Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-01
II MAplso sll.sHS I riAaiM.ilLvNetsEo:.
Not All Of Wealthy Mexican Clan Are
With lnsurgent Leader.

4 house divided against itself is the
| Madero family of Mexico. Francisco
l., leader of the insurrectos, has broth
els, sisters, uncles, cousins, and monde
| script name relatives sufficient to
wipe out the governmental army of
| 25, 600, could he unite them for his
cause. The fact that he cannot Is one
| of the reasons for the ineffcctiveneSS
| of the insurrection so far.
There is no limit to the devotion of
Franciscos brother Gustayo a. But
| In Mexico the rebel general has a
! father. Francisco, Sr. a grandfather.
Evaristo, and other relatives. near and
| far, who do not particularly relish his
| attempts to gain for them and the un-
Maderist half of the population a gov
ernment purportinG to represent all
| instead of one man. Three of his
eight brothers are with him to the bit
| ter or pleasant end. Raul is in the
| field with him. and Alfonso Is in San
Antonio looking out for the interests
| of the revolutionists on the border
The Madero family is prominent be-
cause of its high standing and wealth.
owning enormous tracts of land. Eva
risto, the grandfather. has large fam
ily. and all his sons received a college
education in the United States and
Europe, just as have those of Fran
cisco, Sr.
The interests of the Maderos are
principally agricultural. but they are
also heavy owners of lead and silver
mining properties. In the smelling In
dustry they control the large Torreon
smelters. They are also engaged in
banking. Ernesto Madero, an uncle of
the lnsurrectionist leaders. being the
president of the Banco de Nuevo Leon
in Monterey. For some years past
the family has taken prominent part
in the development of Mexican rub
Der from the guavule plant. The Mad
ero hacienda-a large property en-
hracing a number of ranchos--in the
northern part of the state of Coahuila,
constitutes in many respects a remark
able institution. 1t embraces an area
about so miles wide and 200 miles
long. This property is devoted largely
to grazing. and on il vast herds Of
cattle are raised. The stock consists
chiefly of horned cattle and sheep
Certain members of the family are
large wheat growers. The Maderos
nave eNleHSlNe NllitN III idtt, the
largest in Mexico. They have in the
town of Parras, not far from the line
of tho Mexican International Railway.
which is now part of the National
Railways system of Mexico. flour, wine.
and cotton factories. A highly mod
ernZed flour mill converts the wheat
they raise into flour for export and
domestic purposes. For making wine
and liquors of their grapes they have
an enormous establishment. Their
cotton mill-the Maderos also own
large cotton plantations-is also 81
modern affair where prints are made
on a large scale, as we'll as the raw
cotton being prepared spun. and
woven. The power for these three
manufacturing establishments was OBJ
tained by driving a number of tuA-
nels under the mountains near Par
ras. This water power system is ii
costly work, showing great engineer
ing skill.
Far from being the traditional rag
tag reVolutonistS. the Madero family
is thus seen to be large and wealthy,
For all that, they have no voice in
tile government of Mexico, they say
New York Evening Sun.