The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-17
The LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES
Illinois Man Grows Enthusiastic Over Possibilities of Old Mexico
Country and Writes to His Home Paper AbOutIt.


sas City, Wednesday, June2nd, at
$3.50 q. m, on the Mexico Inter-
national Land Company's special,
accompanied by a small party
gathered from a dozen or more of
the different states, We crossed the
fertile prairies of Kansas and
Oklahoma, and there our eyes met
the beautiful fields Of golden grain
that grows abundantly in these
two states. As we wended our
way down through the Lone Star
state Familiarity known to us as
Texas, we saw the immense cotton
fields that looked as if they we're
bounded only by more cotton.
The corn also looked equally as
well throughout the southwest.
This section of the country having
recently had good rains, the crops
are assured for this season.
We arrived at Lasedo, Friday,
June 4th at 5 a. m, This city
being on the boundary line be-
tween Texas and Mexico, the GUS
tom officers met US here and in
spected our baggage. These men
we found to be gentleman in every
respect. We left Laredo at Z a.
m, and we're ushered into a COM
plete change of scenery and sur
roundings.
After crossing the fertile plains
of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas,
to almost Immediately into a rain
less and mountainous country
was indeed a change. This is the
true home of the cactus, which
are there by countless millions,
and grow as large as trees. In
this section you would think life
extinct. but not 80. Here you
find cities of immense wealth, and
populated up in the thousands.
These mountains that yon look at
and think to be worthless are the
same ones that you read of in his
tory, telling you of the great sill
yer mines. They r immensely
rich iAsilver ere.l ~ i
Some of the principal cities you
pass through in this section are,
Monterey, Saltillo and St. Louis
Portosi. These cities have from
$4,000 to 40, 900 inhabitants, and
many of them are Americans.
There is also considerable Ameri-
can capital in these cities, invest
ed mostly in manufacturing.
On arriving at Mexico City Sat
urday, June 9th, at 9;S0 p. M,
we decided to spend Sunday there
IN sightseeing The City of Mex
leo is, | believe, the most wonder
full city on the American conti-
nent. Here lives over half a mil
lion people, including an Ameri-
can colony Of about $4,000.
While in this city the land COM
pany use the New Porters' Hotel
for headquarters. This | can say,
is a we'll selected place to meet.
1t is a new American hotel with
all the modern conyeniences.
Roll call Sunday morning found
Us all present, and we found at
that time that the plans for the
day had been personally looked
after by Messrs Jay Jackson and
S. 1. jackson, president and treas.
urer Of the Land Company. They
had selected fer us, q competent
guide to show us the most inter
esting parts Of the city. First we
visited Gaudloupe. This is about
two miles out from the city, and
on the top Of a mountain. This
is where the City of Mexico was to
have been built, but for some rea'
son It was changed to it's present
site. On this mountain is located
the oldest cathedral and marked
grave yard on the American con
tinsnt. There are 20 tons Of gold
aud silver used in decorating tbs
interior Of this great edifee, anc
also a great amount Of gold an6
silver used in fencing aud making