Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-02-17
TOURING MEXICO
APHOENICIAN'S JOURNEY
Mr.. W. w. Green's Description Of tho
Country Along the Mexican Central
Road.


On Train Of Mexican Central r. r.
/ Feb. Especial correspondence OF
The Republican)-We have passed the
old city of Chihuahua Its elevation is
near 5000 feet. 1t is called an Amer
lean city-vas founded in 1888. and
has a population OF over 40. 900. Il Is
the capital Of the state and is located
in rich stock raising and mining belt.
The objects OF interest are the Mint,
Old Acqueduct and Church OF san
Francisco. which cost over $500. 000
About $50 miles south Of chihuahua,
at Jimenes we pass the Parral Branch
The city OF Parral is IS miles west.
and has population OF over $4,000 II
Is the center OF an enormously rich
mining section and bids fair to rival
the greatest mining centers Of the
world. Many Americans are coming
in here
Dom Pedro Alvarado's great gold
mine is located here. which produces
between $4,000 and $4,000 per day.
He offers TO pay the government debt
of Mexico. which President Diaz could
not accept. He says he will leave the
endowing Of colleges, universities and
libraries To the rich, to do themselves
and he will continue To help the poor
class, the poems Of Mexico. to which
class he belonged only four years
since. He says he gets his money
from the earth ard can take none out
OF the world, but will make comfort
able some Of her needy people.
The great Chapultepec banquet in
the city OF Mexico yesterday. by Pres
ident Stillwell OF the Orient r -
was attended by over POO guests. This
was on his twelfth Oriental Pilgrim
age His special train from -. Louis
contained many prominent Americans
Rocabram's Orchestra played a num-
Der of classic and popular selections.
Mr.. Stiiiwell spoke we'll chosen sen
fences of praise and appreciation %
President Diaz. Mr.. Salazar OF Mexico
spoke Of President Roosevelt as The
Great Peacemaker.' with final trib-
ute TO foreign capital and enterprise.
and a cordial welcome to both in the
name Of Mexico. Next came Geo. W.
Cook who spoke OF Ambassador Creel
Of chihuahua. and Of his own eforts at
Washington To place President Diax.
the great ruler. properly before the
people Of the United States. He also
spoke of President RoOsevelt's opin-
ion of Mexico. at his welcoming OF
Ambassador Creel at the Washington
mission. when he said Mexico occu-
pies place in the front Of the nations
of the world" When Mr. StillweU re-
tired from the presidency of the Kan
sas City. Galveston and Gulf railroad
he proposed the new Orient r. r. into
Mexico and succeeded in getting Mr..
Creel for vice president
The Methodist conference opens at
Monterey today. the 9Th Of Feb. Two
others will open soon. The Central at
San Louis POtOsi- Feb. 18th. and the
Northern at Chihuahua Feb. 2srd.
Bishop Ward will preside.
Americans are flOcking into Mexico.
Ten now to one last month. A hundred
Americans are at the hotel tonight. as
! finish my letter here
The Mexican Petroleum Co. OF Eba-
no. forty miles west Of Tampico. is
going TO put pipe line into the City
Of Mexico and will complete their half
million dollar gasoline plant inside OF
SIX months ". II. GREENE