Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-16

find intelligence, education, ambition. Not long ago l learned of a colonizing scheme that was good all through: but somehow they permitted an un- necessary white lie' to creep into their talking point They say that they are in Old Mexico-in the heart or Old Mexico-but that this colony makes it's own laws, and that these laws are exactly the same as the laws of the United States. and that the colonizers must obey these laws. Now that's straight buncombe; because. while they may make all the laws they care to they cannot enforce a blessed one if the Mexican officials didn't care to have them do so. The matter of comforts is a serious one. One will find the duties are very con siderable on many things essential stoves, table linens and crockery. dress goods, bath requirements, medi- cines, timed foods, sugar, flour. But in most cases one can easily get along with the goods made in the country. For instance, at Cuiiacan there is a sugar refinery which takes the sugar cane and sends out cube sugar. At Navalato there is another and even larger similar plant. This is a sweet CT product than that We get in the onlted states. Flour, however, is not so good-not so white and lacks something the Northern wheat gives ours. Ham and bacon are not so good because We are accustomed 10 specially prepared, but after awhile one gets to learn to like these prod ucts of the Mexican markets, even though they are not sugar-cured. rot nicely packed. The fresh meats are all right, and I suppose one would finally get used to seeing it as it hangs in the Mexican markets-but truly for long time, l believe, one would do without a great quantity of fresh meat. Not that they are dirty at ail-but, gosh. they are careless Some Of their dulces tor sweets) are the real thing-and some are not. You simply must learn to like 'em. The path has been primitive matter for long time, so the "civilized'' Ameri- can may find it difficult in this re- gard. l saw one woman bathing at | a pond 20 yards from the railway. And while she did squat down as the | train passed and hold "gee-string' up in front of her, it was easy to see. while she had failed to hang her clothes on hickory bush. she hadn { kept away from the water But every body don't Dathe out in the open. so- fashion. I suppose these would be ! little trouble to get a rubber tub in, , and surely that's one of the finest substitutes for enameled one you ever saw. Don cost much, either. The clothes you wear, and a reason able. amount for future use, you may take, but after that don't know what you can do other than buy right. there. As for that, you can buy clothes cheaper in Old Mexico than you can in the States, as duties are not so high and one can have silks and satins down there where you might not feel like it here. And some of their commoner goods. too. are all right. The only thing that T used to think was bad made in Old Mexico was shoes, but now see. they've got that down better than they had it. and 90 you can get fitted in these. too.
 I really cant see where there fs to be- any great hardship for anyone. coming into the Mexican west coast country, if they only co4e prepared for section where everything must be brought in as yet, and where the
 little delicacies We have learned to expect may be lacking It takes good sense anywhere. and if one feels that he is going out the pale of everything. he'd best stay away.
 It will hardly be feasible. either. for anyone to go 10 Old Mexico eN- pecting to live well working for some one else. sugar cane plantation
 isited during my visit gave be a big meh who dig the ditches and do the
 heavy, laborious work, are paid 3S cents a day. Mexican money. at that
 And the Mayor omc. the hesdman
 gets S1.10, Mexican Some classes of labor are paid better wages, bG- not very much. A good man unds stand ing both languages, having facility
 with the stenographic pen and who can make typewriter think for him
 vii get 200 month, Mexican-but there are very few such jobs. and they're taken, Newspaper men don't really get anything. much-'ceBtfn' the goodwill of everybody in his po- litical party, and the bad will of the others. Some of the editors have made money down here. but printers wages are about 2 Mexican. This is to show what the skilled artisan may expect. However. there is one other thing I may say that will take some of the blackness off this: Mrs. R. C.
 Wing, wife of the agent at Culiacan for the Southern Pacific. (and by the way, this same MT. and Mrs. Wing
 were for long time in charge of the Southwestern at Fairbanks. and are well known both in Douglas and
 Bisbee) told me that sl09 Mexican money. would go as far there as s1NO
 gold. would in the United States. [
 believe this is true. Oranges. for in 1 stance. the best 10 be found sell I5 for 10 cents, Mexican. That is less | than a cent apiece Sugar is less; { peck of the finest green peas you i ever ate for 35c; potatoes for sl a
 bushel, and everything in proportion. unless you insist on American canned
 goods. when you will pay the price. |" Some of the canned goods, for in | stance, pays duty from the United | States of 80 per cent of their value | Thus, can of pineapple that costs | 15 cents in the United States whole saleD would cost in Mexico 9 cents. and the cost to the buyer would prob
 ably be 90 cents, gold. You can buy
 a whole pineapple. raised within d jCoatiaued cn Page Twelve.)