The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31

Butte. which we are told is next to
Bingham in vour state, the greatest
copper camp IN The world, and then
down over The Oregon Short Line rail
road TO Salt Lake, through a region
that is wonderfully diversified. Well,
what can we say? There arc no cXcla-
nations beyond one-wondcrtul.
tAnd now We are i'll Utah. the home
of irrigation. Where arc your dry
farms. on which we are told YOU raise
-. ~. 30 bushels of wheat TO the acrcI
Where do YOU grow hay! Where do
YOU grow fruits and vegetables and the
vino! Have YOU IN arid region! IS
there an arid region Are we in one!
II seems not Yet there are your If
rigating canals. your great dams. your
laterals, and up there on the benches
are YOUR arid farms. Bnt what is the
use to talk This is thc arid region
OF the Rockies and vet IL is not. for
here the desert blossoms as the rose,
''As TO Mexico. You designate the
unknown But is it! Civilization cX-
istcd there thousands Of years ago. We
have mountains there with mean Gle
walton of 10000 feet; our area Is IbI,
400 square miles, our greatest breadth
from east to west is 30 miles, and
our extreme length is 1000 miles Yes.
we have Il great country. Mexico IS
considered Il hot tropical climate. but
this is not true: we have the most at
tractiVc climate in the world.
'"Tmc, occasionally n farmer on the
mountains fails of bis farm and kills
himself. but that is because nc cult
Yates bench lands. But if you could
see our forests OF mahogany, rosewood
and logwood: if you could see our
growing crops of coffee. cotton, maize
(Which is the original staple OF Mex
ico), of tobacco, rice, sugar cane,
oranges. lemons and bananas, you
would say. All hail Mcxico,'
"'Wc have taken out Of the Ncta
Madrc lode. IN Guanajuato. $50, 600
UGO in silver. We have produced near
ly half Of the world : supply OF tho
white metal in The last four centuries.
Our output of silver is nearly $4,000
600 annually; of copper. nearly Slj,-
600 900, and gold. $25,O0O,0 ,0OG. Yet
some people say we are not progress
siyc.
Mexican Products.
'.Rreariiug agricultural products.
we rate our product ia kilogrammcs
Chat is. 2.20lG pounds ayoirdupos)
We raise of rice. thirty millions;
wheat, three hundred millions: SUGAR.
ono hundred and ten millions; sisal
hemp, Que hundred millions; cotton.
sixty millions, coffee. forty millions;
tobacco, fifteen millions; and iu corn
or Indian maize, thirty-thrco million
hcciolitros.
''We raise livestock, too: for in
stance our livestock is worth %l2J. 900.
900. Then we export TO the United
States alone %6O,000000 worth of stuff
every year.
''Thcrc arc twcnty.scycn states and
three territories IN unr rcpuhlic, as also
II federal district, Our ordinary rcyc-
uue amounts to $l0j.O00,0OO, while our
expense is $4,000, ,DO0; OF this, II per
cent is for administration and 1. per
cent for railways.
- Education is free in all the states.
and it is compulsory We have more
than 10000 schools and over 100000
enrolled pupils. All religions are toll
Grated. The Catholics number IL 4.0UO.-
600; the ur0testants, 5000 our FOR.
cigu population Numbers about $4,000.
- That there is Il more than cordai
feeling between the United States and
my republic Is demonstrated by the re.
cent meeting on the center of the
/ bridge across the river Rio Grapdc.
! between III Paso and Ciudad .uarcz,
! of the president Of your republic aud
/ Of President Diaz Of McXico.
/ There arc many people OF Your
| state interested in our republic. No.
! ! am not talking Of religion but of pco.
! pic who are interested in our mines
number of whom hayo couccs-
! sions from our government for the
! building of railroad to mines and
| forests. Judge Bartrh formerly of
! your supreme court, ] understand. is
| general counsel for IN American syn.
! dicate that has Il concession.
about Salt Lake. 1t is beautiful
city aud Mr.. Knox has shown us ali
about il. When we are told that This
magnificent city has been practically
made within the past five years. It
| seems marvellous. We 20 from here 10
san Francisco, thence TO Los Angeles.
aud thence home, The Junior member
OF our party, Scnor Madcro. knew
Senor Knox & sons ut school in the
east. Adios, senor'