Arizona republican., 1910-06-03
.PhISAhO Y. |. CLARK
 BACK FROM MEXICO
Had a Good Time in the Land of
 Manana.

Vernon l.. Clark returned home yes
 terday from a three weeks summer
 vacation in old Mexico He says he
 had a fine time, but is mighty glad
 to get back before the fine spel! "f summer weather is all gone. He took his vacation early so he can take
 another one later if he wants to.
 Mir. Clark took a tour over the new Mexican west coast lines of the South ern Pacific, partly for pleasure and partly for a personal inspection of the investment opportunities of which he has heard so much He says it is
 surely q remarkable country rich in natural resources to which Amerl- cans of wealth are turning in great
 numbers. From Culiacan south there lis vast acreage of fine agricultural
 country and some of it appealed to
 him so strongly that he dipped in little bit and is not sure that he Vli
 not make further Investments Though for numerous reasons he does not
 expect to go there to live, he believes
 it is great country and he will probably be an occasional visitor 1 there hereafter
 l He went to the end of construction i of the railroad, which is now at the Santiago river, about 1000 kilOmeters,
 or 625 miles. south of Guaymas. Then he went on horseback over the right of way fifty miles farther to the city of Topic. in the territory of Topic.
 It will take the best part of a year to complete the road into Tepic, as the work ahead is very heavy and
 the rainy season. which is just com
 ing on. will delay construction very
 materially.
 The city of Topic has about 25,OOO
 population. and though it is a typical old Spanish city it has many points of attraction. The streets are mar row. but they are all paved with cob blestone and are kept clean. Topic is | the penitentiary town and it has no | other jail. Every offender who is | punished goes to the penitentiary and | the prison labor is used on the streets | of the city. There is an old cathedral | in the center of the city, a plaza and | all the usual features of a well-kept , old fashioned Spanish city. In fact, it is one of the oldest of the Spanish Mexican cities. The agricultural sec tions round about are also managed by old fashioned methods. Rich men own immense ranches and peOns work them. They hope and expect little and get even less. Mir. Clark saw in use many old wooden blows drawn by lazy oxen, etc. But all these things are being changed by the in- trOduction of American capital and American methods.
 When he first arrived in Tepic MT Clark naturally looked around to find a "Gringo" hotel, and was decidedly fortunate, for the town had one It is called the St. Francis and is con- ducted by a young man named Hall. who formerly lived in Globe It is not very large one, for the Ameri can colony is not yet a large one, but it is a most attractive place for the American who chances to drop in. The hotel has about twenty-five rooms, and sets a very good table. the cooks being Americans The walters are Mexican boys, but the service is American.
 MT. Clark says he believes the has a wonderful future since 1t has been penetrated by the railroad. and the magnitude of the railroad can hardly be realized by anyone who has not been over the IL runs through hundreds and hundreds of miles of territory. but little traffic right now, but which is destined to be as pro- 1uctive as any country in the world when developed.
 From Nogales to Guaymas MT Clark had the cOmpanionship of Neil Bailey, a member of the Arizona leg slature, who is now located at Guay- mas in the employ of the railroad In iuaymas MT. Clark met Gus Heyman and Will POmeroy, both well known lere, and Al Bernard of Tucson. They him to go fishing one lay. and he was glad of it. for he is lOw prepared to believe the fishing stories of Jake Miller and Hi Eldred. whom he had come to believe were a pit careless in the handling of the ruth. He knows now that no fish story can be too big to be possibly rue. for during his little fishing trip 1t Guaymas they caught forty seven fish in forty-five minutes, with a rolling line, the fish averaging ten bounds apiece.
 At Mazatlan MT. Clark called on )r. Bailey, brother of Neil, and Ilso known to many here. Farther lowns the line he met MT McGovern. 'ormer superintendent of the Yuma q PasO division of the Southern Pa fife. but now superintendent of con- truetion of the west coast line. MT. clark was also a guest of the Cashion brothers for some time in Grant Bros camps.
 Altogether he had a delightful out ng, going out of his way to see a 'reat many things that interest the ourist, though in a general way he ook the trip on business and is not I orry he did so.