The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
Bridge across Rio orande, connecting
4 Paso and Juarez. fi iss3

there Is even when full Is not over lou
epct vide, Is The Mexican city Of Junrez,
two bridges built by the Gl paso Street
Railway, connecting the two places, ana
there IS Il rare opportunity to sec almost
In a moment the lfo of old Mexico ana
contrast 1T with the p-to-datc state OF
things in bright and modern ~ Paso. pho
great need }is Of water, and much talk
III heard about tho dam to be built above
r I'll iPnso, this dam to- form reservoir
ia feet deep ut It's lower end and forty
,les long, giving enough water 70 airri-
cato 10000 acres Of land. 'Fhc floods OF
q his river are sometimes enormous. nut
come With no regularity. and some years
The total flow is less than e. tenth OF
&t,,nt in others. Every drop o { water which
comes down the river Is needed for lrrl-
cation. and Ethe people express regret
flat any OF 1t passes. s iAi5l
& The public buildings In ~ Paso arc OF
Fl a very attrilctice character, such as an
Imposing courthouse n Carnegie library,
enc OF the shaiidsomest of his gifts IN that
lne d club, the "Tolte &c, with very
fine stores and attractive hotels. From
this fineness the city shades away Into
4 lis adobe suburbs, those Mexican houses
being termed either ''dobes' or ''dobe
shacks.'a Inquiry was made as to the Mt
sti:ude or the Mexicans in Mexico toward
tho Americans, and at was said that
Americans are really only tolerated, and
&t.at there Is u vellcd d!sllk e. rather thin
~ yencered with courtesy.
Little ( Rio = Cirande. The contrast was
sharp indeed. In tho center of the town
where no buildings were NOR. than one.
on two. Tho Roman Catholic Cathedral
built In 1G49, dominated everything Wild
itsfuuaint calnpanilesor bell tower VIII
interior OF the church being. fitted with
carved ahogangy sel 94asla SUGAR nfn eane
and ali sorts of things. the market being
near by and also the cockpit, the latter
looking very like Il brick kiln, witlnn a
Iepp With h. aspace between the roof and
the building 81 SO that 5One could see me
iigt, hats OF the Mexicans on the .upp p.,r
seats was Sunday but n M name nd Ike tEe
streets swarrned with p. psoph1e &c ,,sua, sun
oftuntidy looking but gaily dressed little LIZ,
Mexican soldiers the jallsi !, heng t b nrns
americans. many OF them women n e a n
little children, were pouring me 10 p M
Plaza Tor9n At 9tnar M fter the cureh
t the finest ine pu in the place Seats the
sun soldt.at 50 cents and those SO, IN ,on 1nv
shade ut Sl ~ d0ilarsll taiiicl iStl
is worth So in Mexican The, scene ins ,,.e
Vas very queer indeed All the ,l Lower fnn
feet above the bull ring which id1 y was Iro %
! feet In diameter, n guard rail- A., o. lrVi,
being below the lowest seat Inc UPPER i.
seats, above which Is n low and marrow ~
hood. are OF wood and from these projects
balcony the use Of the 3tlieiais FAY who
Mnxican trunpetcr of the Gishtcentll
Infantry to giveAthe signals. There were
I5cucer sights inside the big circular pu tl
ings :, Z, -, !, .,,,tor.
| nenr them women OF the peon class
above these girls Of the higher class. and
ali in their native costumes, while high
headed men smoked and dranl s the eot-
| IN. American ladies and CHILDREN ana
men. too looked out Of place The M L., l.
can band was playing "Hiawa tina With
ali its might. There Was trumpet bla st
| and thence silence, the excited cries or
| tho Mexican mon being hushed. 55
/ The first thing was what may be termed
the grand entry. Two men, Almost cased
| in leather and with hats very wide rs
| to hrinl, and shallow MS TO their TOP
round, and .with u big rosette on each
SIDE, rode in on very scrawny ~ rses,