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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
An Easy Creditor.

The stomach listens to no precepts.
1t begs and clamors. And yet it is
not an 0bduratc creditor. 1t is dis
missed with Il small payment, if only
you give it what you owe, and not as
much rs YOU can Seneca
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

Every one OF us, Whatever III spec
ulativc opinions, knows better than he
practices and recognizes n better law
than he obeys. Froude.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Only In Chemistry.

Tommy-Paw. doesn't precipitation
mean the same as settling? Mr.. Flgg-
II does in chemistry, but in business
you'll find that most men III settling
don't show any precipitation ut AL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
Looking Ahead.

Gerald VIII you marry q Ger
aldinc- Walt awhile, don't want TO
get tired OF yon just yet New York
Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

Necessity may render Il doubtful act
Innocent, but II cannot make II praise
worthy .-JOubert.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

M, M " v A.-Langdon Camp, No. $3.50 meets in
se Noodman hall the second and fourth
mondays of each month.
,nu P. P. KoPR1vA, V. G.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

ALDERMAN.
Fi,s, Ward. NJ. L. Sullivan. Jas. Brosnahan
second Ward .....R. Neiklejohn. a. F. Gardner
Third Ward ....... .Chas. Haugh, w. B. Gordon
SCHOOL BOARD.
Members of Board of Education-H. D.
ALERT, Chas. Hunter, Jno. McGauvran, E. A.
Farrell, ]. j. Mahoney.
treasurer ......y. MAluo'
T.. Irua1.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

ths "so. W,-Excelsior Lodge No. 81, meets on
in n tS Sec o! and fourth Tuesdays of each month
- 'ne Hoodman Hall.
E'LINDsTRoM, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

iEOMEN.-Meet in the X. of P. hall, on tho
A'S' and third Thursdays of each month.
600 THos. SHEEHAN, Yeoman.
G. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

hAhY MACCABEES.-Langdon Hive of the
Ia lay Maccabees meet in the X. of P. hall,
nrst and third Monday ofeach month.
MRS. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Commander.
MRS ). {. MCCoMBE Record Keeper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LoDGEoF PERFECTION.-Langdon No. 8
holds regular communications on the first and
third Thursdays of each month at the Masonic
.enpie.
W. I. WINTER, V. Nj.
3oBEET Work, Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

Al A. M.-Lebanon Lodge holds regular
communications at the Masonic Temple On the
tecond and fourth Fridays of each month.
H. MCDONALD, w. M.
RoBERI Work. Secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

LADY c O.. Est. Mary's Court, meets at
We Forester hall on the second and fourth
of each month,
MRS. VIM. FLUMERFELT, C. R.
MRS II. KoEHMsTEDT, Rec. Sec'y.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

4. y. 7. M~.-Langdon Tent of Maccabees
neet 10 the Forester hall the first and third
ihrrsdays' of each mouth.
R. B. FALCoNER, Commander.
I'D. SALTER, X. of R.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

CO. +; No. s0s-St. Alphonsus Court. meets
Oh the first and third Wednesdays Of each
Bank. .IoHN SHrEHAN e. R
Jos 6. scH1LL, sec'y. .
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

DEGREE OF HONOR.-Meets in the Work
han hall on the first and third Fridays of each
month.
MRS. JAS. LoYNEs, C. H.
MRS. BELLE BIRMINGHAM, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

=. Q. Q. W.-Langdon Lodge meets in the
Workman hall the first and third Mondays of
each month.
J.J SoUCH, NJ. w.
1Eos. SIBERIAN, Recorder.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-12-20

OF S.-Laugdon Temple holds regular com.
mplications on the first and third Tuesdays of
each month at the Masonic hall.
MRS. MCGRUER, MRS. r. WORK, w. M.
Sec'y. S. g.. KERR, W. P.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
His Gospel Hard Work.

John ID. Rockefeller attributes his
success To hard work. persistence. ap-
Uucauou. economy. and attention TO
details OF business. So does ENRIQUE
'. Creel
John D. Rockefeller is a firm believer
iu the hef.ttiuluess OF early rising: so
is Enrique G. Creel, for he gets I'D
every morning at o'clock. summer
and winter alike. and IS hard az work
an hour later. Enrique c. Creel puts
in daily from twelve TO fourteen hours
OF work. and even at his age, John u.
Rockefeller keeps close TO this pace.
Like Rockefeller. CreeI devours
newspapers with svidity-hs has sev-
eral leading American dailies at his
plate every moruing-and keeps i'm
close touch with Wall Street and poH-
tics. Do is said that for years there has
not been an important move in Wall
Street that has escaped Creel's Cand.
certainly, RockefeIIer'-l notice
But If there are certain simiIaritics
between John d. Rockefeller ana his
contemporary type m Mexico. there
arc also differences. with the baIanc.
OF credit. ethicaUy speaking. much
greater ON the books Of ENRIQUE a.
Creel. II Acting Governor Creel has
any hobby. iu addition 10 that Of get
ting rich. 10 is that of uplifting fha
common people" Rockfeller's ia
popularity believed 20 be that Of crush
ing them and seeing them writhe.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Enrique TO the Rescue.

Then II was that Enrique came
brayely to the rescue.
IT shall work, save and win out" he
told his father. See II / don't" Be
fore ne was out OF his teens Enrique
had secured a position as teacher I'm
Il private school in Chihuahua. His
earnings all went to support his par
ents and his brothers and sisters. Some
Well-to-do Mexican citizens noticed the
ability OF the lad who had done err
rands and collected bills for them u
his spare moments
Enrique has the-what YOU cali itr
Yes. hustle" they said admirirgly. u
halting English 90 his proud parents
We give him the good job. We get
hack all the money We Iay out. too.
Oh yes"
So the kind MeNcans put Enrique u
the way Of starting "a small mercantile
business. His Keen ability and push
soon brought him success and before
his parents brcathed their last iu Tie
strange country, Enrique was 0u the
highway 10 prosperity and wealth. Tie
dranched out into several lines 0f busi-
ness and added 10 his fortune. iu time
being rated as one of the WCalrhiesJ
men i'm the state of chihuahua.
Iu spite of his many enterprises En-
rique found time 90 court and we'd tHe
nauuCu daughter of Gen. Luis Ter
razas. "a capitalist of vast wealth and
influence. and after that there never
was auy question as To his financial
status
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Kissing Dens Of Horror.

81 lived in their kissing dens OF hor-
ror" said Senor Pereyra. iu his report
20 Acting Governor Cr-eI. 81 lived
cheek by iowI with them for months
] ate their f0od-eveu the less repuI-
Sive snakes and sort or rat. 1 ae-
c0mpanied the brave on their hunt
ing expeditions and I made gifts OF
rinsel and Uf glass beads 10 their
women 1 was one OF them and they
called me what ln our tongue would
signify "Glunt-Rib,' because their
abominabIe provender so disagreed
with me that I rapidly lost flesh.
1t was with great difficulty and the
giving of many presents that 1 gained
the confidence or their chief. a hide
Gus, though stalwart man. whose fore
head appeared To begin about half an
inch above his eyebrows. This ruler
and q few Of his close relatives and
choicest warriors dWeit i'm a hut. but
the mass of the people burrowed in
close and dismal caves as men did
when they fought the huge reptiles OF
prehistoric ages.
The children go stark naked. con
tlnued the report until they are four
or five years old. when they are sup
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

had utteriug wells I'm shrill staccato
GO Iet thzir ,Nuberance OF sGirfts as
cape
But my jumping days are all over
m spending AN mv time now, and
money. too. trying 10 fly Parachute
jumping. besides bringing in money,
helped me with ideas for my machine.
Sometimes when ] was jumping the
FAIR management would give me dol
iag ElII- so throw down as I went up.
and Jhe z.ezlE movement OF those
bank notes as they futtered down
gave mo one idea The movement Of
a cIamsheH when thrown into this
water is the same as it sinks. It is a
gliding shifting movement. and the
wings on my machine have identically
th- same movement reversed There IS
also taH and "a head ON il which
largely control irs flight. 4 got that
.5ed from watching pigeons They use
the balance of their heads and the
movement of their tails To guide their
cours, and TO alaht. The longer tiz
neck and the larger the head. the fast
or the flight No bird can touch the
swan or the goose for long and strong
nguts. lf you are. going 10 learn 10
Hy you must study nature"
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

and tlmbIed thirty or forty feet but
fortune was always with me, Para
chute jumpers control their course by
tipping I'D the edge OF their canopy
and making plane. down which they
slide at = longer angle and also mu-h
faster
II could always Sol down some way
There isn't any doubt about you. hjt-
ting tne earth iu some shape or other.
Tus- never worried me. didn't mind
barns 1r houses or trees hsIJ Su much
as ] did curious people. and p1rt.cu-
larry the people in the Southwest. EN-
citemrIl always brings ont the wild
ness iu I'd man. and down there the
Spectator, ger worked up To- great
pitch over parachute jumper. Tbsir
psn.-uU feeling has. ills effect ON the
jumper. too. and tends to ra-Jlr him.
Jumping isn't Tie pIcasanJ-si o-cupl-
ton iu Ile world and ID is large
sight more unpleasant to hear bullets
singing past You. either coming down
nr going up A balloon ascension in
my -1rly days uuJ West wouldn't have
been natural without The uappug of
s.N-Shoo ers. II Was aIl done iu PLAY.
Of course bat wueu Is man gets red
liquor iu his ~g.-u and a gun in his
hand irs un lace Tor a balloon. The
old say .na Voc can't hit "a balloon
is ali b5sh. k.ow better. I've spent
a good MANY hours sewing up bullet
holes ia ml spptratus
Another disroneertmg thing was TO
look down as you tell aud see . STRING
oI mounted men come riding cross
lots al IIG Jump. shooting as they rode
AID v-ljns like Indians 60 See wh"
would be- iiTSt 10 get under YOU aS you
ueared tha ground Usually these ciJi-
zrHs would have "a small bel uu ou
The result uI the race. Add This little
personal interest To the excitement OF
the lump. ard the result Was enough
20 make YOU want to keep on going
risht through the earth and never stop
on top, The wild look Of excitement in
some of those ewes I'll remember 10 my
grave. As many as could would get
their hands on me the moment they
came up. They would slap me on the
back. punch me. pinch NE. offer me
tobacco. whisky, guns. everything they
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Champion of the Poor.

Mr.. CFecl Is doing all in his power
e" place the less enlightened and moor
eT classes iu the way of Improvement
as Co their social condition and g.l-
eral weIl-being- He believes that the
progress and development of a nation
lies in the education of its people. He
hasn't endowed colleges that the rich
only can afford 10 attend. he has do
mated no institution 20 correspond To- "a
standard oil university hut under
his direction. cordially assisted bv the
federal government he is constantly
improving the educational facilities of
The state of chihuahua. u is one of
his ambitions To- give Chihuahua the
best public school system of any state
iu Mexico, and to- place il on par
with that of auy State in the United
States.
But The humanitarian work which
Mr. Creel considers his greatest re-
form movement is the attempt 20
bring the hitherto intractabIe and
ierocious Tarahumare Indians under
the benign Influences of civilization
Besides being caye-dweUers and almost
uuappyoachahle by white men. the
Iarahunares who live i'm the fast
nesscs of the rugged Sierra Madres.
are voracious snake eaters and have
been such for ages. They are savageS
in the deepest and widest sense Of the
word. and besides. il is said, have not
the iutellisence of the American In
dian of the Western and Northern
States. So ar first Mr. CreeTs task
seemed luDpI-Cs
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

aged Hv th- graphic report. but. rec
uea.z.ne the difficulties of his under
failu-. set about its accomplishment
with aI tn- more visor As "a first
step iu his general plan. he obtained
lram -aa Federal government a grant
ur aH- aTIaH acres of land in the
middle OF te. State. adjacent 60 the
a.a home ar -a- tribe He is now ar
ranging tn a1rarlou this Iaud among
iue members of the tribe and 10 move
them o.t of their dismal cave homes
into comfortable houses. which ue will
have built fur them upon the roserva-
uun. Each working member of the
tribe viii re required TO cultivate
stipulated amount Of land and no
d~ones VIII be tolerated Schools are
TO be provided and capable instructors
employed If the Tarahumare Indians
do not submit quietly TO the changed
conditions ih-y VIII be forced 20 ac-
cent the benefits Mr Creel is trying
TO bring TO them. for Enrique G. Creel
has jus as much win power as John
u. Rockefeller
Ana what is more. both classes OF
his people support his stand.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

killing Mild game with the yeagou.
HGl .h- average Tarshumars would
rather eat live snakes. with the ashes
~ aH aromatic wool on a iraf for
--tsouiuE. THAN dine ou the choices.
of food Ine country affords
A very sim. T.. marriage ceremony
IS vDseEy Ell. When Young brave Dee
comes su.itteu with the charms of "a
young female member of the tribe u-
goes 10 the entrance Of the cave where
she lives and drops his quiver on the
ground. II the girl takes BE- inside
she accepts him and the act seals their
marriage. but IL she throws &c away
ii means the offer of marriage is re-
jeCted. When "A brave tires OF wife
he drives her from his cave and gets
another one.
The Tsranumares are splendid
specimens Of men and women physi-
caliy. and the men are noted long dis
fsHcs runners
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Prone to Mix Metaphors

r. OWN MARKHAM ~ dinner
- in New York said OF mixed
metaphors
When I was teaching in Los
Angeles J used 20 read every week
little country paper whose editor
metaphors were an uufailing JOY TO
me once j remember this editor
wrote of a contemporary.
THus The black lie. issuing from
LlS base throat becomes boomerang
in His hand and. hosting him by his
own peJard. leaves him marked man
for life
He said i'm ana article on home life:
The faithful watchdog or the good
wife standing at the door welcomes the
master home with honest bark
Another time ON more personal
matter he declared our COW has been
MIXED iu the pasture for three morn
ings running before we got around to
H. We know who the misCreant Is
and If he does il again we viii men
tiou his name, let the chips fail where
they will
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Lse fOr LlS hands I always stIa pped
myself 10 the trspeze bar while going
up and then turned my attention 10
the folds OF The parachute. You see ia
j. necessary that they do not become
lang cd. bur are perfectly free 10 open
tae minute the Jumpers weight
stretches them uut. Then again the
jumper has also 90 think of his bal
loon s1d where it is going TO land.
ills object is Jo Zip Jue bag over and
throw Jl- opening al thu bottom up
ward as Ice leans. Su that the smoke
and not air guay escape quickly. al
lowing The balloon 10 drop some where
near himself and the parachute.
oJuerw Sc il would sail on for miles
ald ne lost Balloons cost money
and Ne can't afford TO buy very many
OF them
Every parachute is fastened TO the
side of tha balloon with the rrapezs
bar tied CLOSE jo the seat of the opera
tor. There is also cord by which 10
may lee detached. and when the jump
,r is ready Q" I-r go. he sees hsJ
every ching is clear. and Jhen swings 10
oHe side So thsJ he will pu.l the top
uI The balloon over. Here Is where his
JIrn- h, pulls the cord ths, frees him
and t.e parachute and botu shoot
downward. The parachute sIouid
"p-u n lVe or isJ feet. but I've known
jumpers to drop twice thst distance
h-Gor, the canopy initiates and checks
5h,- descent. This check at times -
sudden. and often the force reuds jhr
parachute IN twain. Nothing CA save
jue Jumper then. To guard against
such accidents : always had round
hole seWrd iu The Top of my parachute
TO serve as a safety waive. This hole
1 think. also helped $50 stra gn,en out
the canvas more quickly.
With the parachute opeu. the
weigh Of your body shoots you
nroIgh The air At a rate of from eight
to ten miles an hour. That is fast
enough to jar sou when YOU hit the
earth. ana. besides jumpers have 20
let go Their parachutes and f1lI twenty
feet with nothing TO aid them-this to
prevent them from being Smothered
by the folds OF the canvas. ] have
often hit house, or a barn. OF tree.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

"Heu they al a captive balloon iu
that city Z stayed with the balloons
until 1915. when } made my nrs- jump.
out u Iowa. and after that 4 stuck
10 Jumping More money I'D TO- When
d town I- getting rr a show. OF o., Cl.g.
or = picnic, and wants q crowd. YOU
contract -u deliver lie goods ThaHs
all There Is ,u DE- lru.re paid to give
the people scare. ANA your job iS 90
keep y4ur end ol -ae contract
lis easy money. Sometimes the
people are uur-a-oua uIe. and fieu
you have tu risk your neck or be-
called fake. by tue local spapers
if 80 IS bad weather. or your balloon
catches fire. cor Jhe wind Is too high
ana you Jr.HN you have good excuse
tp stay duWu- lHe crowd aollrrS thsj
you re a coward the newspapers say
you're playing "a shell game. and thai
hfrt@ yaHr business. The nest to.,n
won hire soa. So after you are adj
l-r,r>.d there .s u,Jh'lg To- do buJ 90
up. Wind-,HEm. lia. ar anything elise.
Give tine p,opi, Jn-.- mou-s $ WORTH.
THE most dang ruus hug .H these
situations IS lire. All jumpers bal
looms a.e INFLATED with not air and
mus.ul u1c.. oul lie must cast nT
and go Up with his bag abIsze. talk
i4s his caauc-s ou Jumping before The
balloon barns enough Jo drop.
Al Buffalo ono, . was billed 90
jump -rou ID h- she "r l..u' fee. and
hrcaJSe shaved 5rn of ,H- first day
inc management crird fraud and held
up the money. N,NJ dag There was =,
mob on jh- lair grounds ami those
u-ar-sl the balloon jeered al ne. ]
made the longest drop of my life that
day. After i ,as, of and wen, up hung
To the balloon unUl ! lost sight OF Ruf-
faIo and then cut loose. The wind ear
ried me beyond Towauda. I had my
mad mp that day and IL there hadn'
been a duty on balloons. J would have
crossed the lake and dropped in can
ada
spectators at d fair who come to
see a parachute jump get the impress
sion that the man depends entirely
upon his hands 10 hold to the trapeze.
This is q mistake. The jumper could
not AFFORD to do this, because he has
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

- Hlkl years rs o parachute
jumper is a life more venture
some than falls 80 the lot Of
most men. That anyone who
attempts il should end his days as
sound I'M body and health as Rhs. ha
.sHs'aT is remarkable and yet one may
5i7a many parachute jumpers AT the
Ar.o Clubs cEhihit AT the automobile
show They usually gather around
The lying machines. where they spin
yarn and talk about next season.
Alexander Wilson. OF Bar Harbar
Ne, is dean of The fraternity despite
the fac, that Inc has given mp an eN-
citing career to settle down TO The
daily grind OF an inventor Wilson
is sixty. hu. supple and strong as
when Ae Was .~upiuE from the clouds
90 drawing card for county fairs
and farmers piCniCs
to took rG paracnU. 5amplnG when
aE engineer app-.uGc-. because il
offered Him more money ,auu ue could
make pounding rivrIS. Besides. he
wanted funds lo help uim secure a
patent ior flying machine That
was in r9. and today Wilson has his
device perfected. the papers su MS
pocket and his creation is on exhibition
among tho heavier than air. ma-
chimes 30 looks like he skeleton OF "a
square ury goods box. with two wings
propelled by a motor within the frame
work
The popular idea Of parachute
jumper is spectacular sort of person.
loud iu his talk. dress. and manner.
Wilson - the opposite. Like many
other Inventors he has his ccccnuriri-
Ties. Hcis slow i'm his speech. careless
as Fl" his clothes and has The down
East drawI one might easily mis-
take him for "a fisherman.
Wilson can fly His longest hori-
zoutu progress tarough the air has
been loo feet. P,rpendicularly he
has made several hundred times that.
but fhis he doesn't count. FOR, accord
Hs 90 nim, anyone can iump from
q balloon
Il began going aIoft in lS5s-anyway,
i was about that time. he said when
nierviewed in New York. 1T was
the year of the Boston Peace Jubilee
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

z THE late 40's a spare aggres-
siye Yankee and his wife. cast
ing their lot among strangers.
opened a little general store u
Chihuahua. Mexico, hopeful that
fortune would be kinder 10 them
imam it had been i'm the United States
When they were discouraged aul
heart sore. a glance at the chubby Zig
IRE Of their baby son. Enrique. never
failed 10 bring comfort and assurance.
For the tiny fellow. as le Joddl-d and
l1mpcd about the yard. stopped every
now and then 10 be patted ON the head
ay the swarthy customers.
HE makes friends SO readily that he
viii surely he "a uelp 90 uS in our buSi-
ness" confidently said Jae father.
-Our Enrique viii Dee "a great man
s.. We day"
But the EeuIsTeSDmF SI0CcEreper WAS
handicapped by uufamiiiaTiJv with the
AIexicau tongue and more especially
with MeSicau ways. lie could noe VA
dersJand the ''mduaua policy" of put
ling of FOR tomorrow what should be
done today. And then. ne had been
educated az am Eastern college for a
professional career and knew but little
OF practical business methods, espe-
cially those to be applied among "a
dilatOry people
The little business did not prosper.
His customers always put off paying
till the last moment and some never
paid at ALL In the course of years of
hardship and struggle there we're six
additional little mouths 20 hu and the
family began to feel the real pinch OF
novhrtN.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

OF the railroad into . part or their
territory and the Incoming of other
people. few OF th~ tribe having
nrbulous conception og modesty. have
adopted cotton trousers and accession
aliH one OF the Indians may De seen
wearing cottOn SUiJ and a hat. These
additions 10 their wardrobe, however.
are only worn on some celebrated oc-
'aslons. such as q feast dsy.. Many
"' The women wear wide pieces OF cot
Ton cloth wrapped about then bodies,
while few AFFECT robes.
The male Indians wear their hair
long for the most part. a wide band
of colored cloth binding the forehead.
others do their hair up in bralds
The Washington times., 1906-12-30

Institution Of the state OF Chihuahua
lie is a director iu three other banks
and is chairman OF the Mexican com
mission on International exchange
AIr CTeel is conspicuous iu numerous
Industrial enterprises he is interest
ed in many rich mines and owns large
landed estates, lie is director ot
the Mexican Central and other rail
ways. lie controls. as well the mil
lions iu mines. ranches. mauutacur-
ing plants and business blocks of his
rich fSther-ln-law, who practically
owns the state and city of Chihuahua.
The Washington times., 1906-12-30
Mexico's "John D."

Enrique has continued TO acquire
until now he is called THE John d.
Rockefeller of Mexico"
And that is the early history OF the
man, Enrique C. CreeI. who. as MeNi-
can ambassador to the United States.
is expected TO arrive iu washington
with his family on January j..
Enrique g. CreeTs wealth is est
mated at S225. 100000, while John d.
Rockefeller is said TO set $3.50 every
time the clock ticks. has q yearly in-
come of S25o0oooo and doesn't even
Rnow himself how rich ha Isl vet
CreeTs fortune is proporuonateIy as
great Tor Mexico as RorkefeIer.s for
the United States
John d. Rockefeller began life a-
poor boy. so did Enrique a.. Crerl
i.ike John d. Rockefeller. Eur.au.
r rreeI has "a genius for banking.
clreI as early as lS4I.- became man
a4er or the Banco Mineral ore OF the
lleeSt financial institutions ln north
ern Mexico. and is now president or
the Banco Central leading financial