Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-29
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
II. G. Burns, Mexican Central Rail-
road Agent, Discusses the Outlook.

r.. C. Burns. general agent of the
Mexican Central railway at Los An
geles is In Salt Lake. MI Burns was
formerly in the City of Mexico where
he had headquarters for seven years,
He is familiar with Mexico and talks
interestingly of the country and It's
inhabitants, The great fault with
Mexico Is its unassuming ways, says
MIR. Burns, ut is not advertised wei
enough. The country offers all sorts OF
opportunities to outsiders, with brains
and money and when the ever ener-
getic American sees what advantages
there are in the country there VIII be
great changes worked with IT. The
climate is ideal and fruit farming can
be carried on with little capital little
cost for labor and yet with great rer
turns. A crop Will return double the
amount paid for each acre. Gold, SILL
yer and copper are the leading min
erals. have talked with miners VINO
have been In Alaska. Australia and
various portions of the United States
and they surprised me by saying they
thought Mexico the best region for
mineral hunting. The rubber plant
industry Is being developed In good
shape in the southern portion of Mex
leo.
''The City of Mexico is a beautiful
place to live in. The rainy season eS-
tends from June until November but
the weather Is never oppressiveiy hot
and never too cool During the seven
years that / was there I never had
fire in my room. Building Is going
on in the City of Mexico In great
shape; the old adobe shack is giving
way to- the handsome, imposing struc-
ture of stone. marble and brick. A
100000 theater which will cover
acres and being built by the federal
government Is under way. The founda-
tons for this are laid but it will take
10 years to build the entire structure.
A new postoffice. completed recently,
is about to be opened. This is COM
plete and handsome affair througho
THE management of the railroads is
now in the hands of the government
and the scheme is being worked with
success. The international, national.
and interoceanic lines have been con-
solidated. The Mexican Central-the
largest line in the country-will soon be
absorbed into this consolidation and go
under government control. Negotia-
lions, being conducted by Finance Min
lister Limantur, are now on, and
it is expected will be consum-
mated within short time.
The railroad officials are retained. The
Mexican Central runs through an area
in Aguascalientes which has been found
contains tin. Mines are being opened
up and great activity is now on in that
district. The Teahuantepec National
has just opened line between Catza-
coalcos and Salina Truz on the isthmus
What Mexico needs is moro railroads
10 open up her vast resources. now Idle
and UNEMPLOYED. American money and
enterprise can do much for themselves
and the country down there. and a
movement is beginning to go below the
border. The country is becoming colo
nlzed to some extent also. In the city
of Mexico there are $4,000 English
speaking people. This number comprises
all national ties. There are $4,000
Americans In the city.
"Montez, the great Spanish bull fight
en- was killed recently, but the old time
game goes ahead. The American game
of baseball is popular and leagues are
being organized. Each city has n real
ly crack team" Mr.. Burns win return
to Los Angeles after a few days visit
here.