The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-07-06
Ipack train load went in several
days ago and another outfit will
gd out next week.
FROM THE LAND OF REVO-
LUTON AND HOT TAM
ALAS.


Reforma, Mexico, June 81, 1911.
Dear Friend Branscombe:-You
will see by the heading of this
that | am again in the Tropics,
where the birds are singing and
the flowers are blooming the yea
round.
| arrived in Mexico City on the
evening of the eighth inst. the
day that Madero made his tri-
umphal entry, and also on the day
of the most severe earthquake in
the history of Mexico. The earth
quake occurred at ~ a. IN. Ma
dero arrived at 10 "a. nj. and your
very humble servant arrived there
at 8 p. IN. and while | had expect
ed brass band to meet me and
a, throng of the populace, / was
disappointed, for / did not see
one man who was ready to greet
me even with a hand shake. But
then the people had very siren
uous day and of course forgot
that | was coming, so | wendell
my way to hotel alone and I'M
attended. / was obliged to lay
over there one day, which l did
not regret as there is so much of
interest there for an American
that the time did not drag on my
hands.
| | wandered about the streets,
and through the beautiful plazas
which are scattered everywhere,
and also made trip out to Cha
pultepec the national capitol. This
is surely beautiful place, some
thing so different than one ever
sees anywhere else in the world.
The buildings are located on a hill
which looks as if it might have
been put there for that purpose,
but it is as rugged as any hill in
the Idaho mountains, with wind
ing stairways leading up to the
top, many places being left in its
wild beauty, others being plant
ed in lawns and flowers, also all
kinds of shribbery. In one place
the building ON top is built on a
bluff of rock which stands fully
so feet high perpendicular, and
, tha bluff and building clear to
the top is covered with a flower
ing vine which hangs there in
) masses. Here are very large ced
: ar trees, monuments, dark pool
. of clear sparkling water, beauti
| full lawns and driveways. 1t is
3 beyond the power of words to de
t scribe the beauties of this place $
: | will give it up, but hope to hav
E lsaid enough so that if you ever
t have the opportunity to view thi'
spot that you will not pass it by.
$ | was told by different ones
/, here that the reception giver
{ Madero was the first public de
' monstration of its kind ever car
: ried out in Mexico without th,
{ soldiers being called upon to pol
ice the city, but at this time TIN
people were allowed as much free
: dom as in any place in the Uni
: ted States, and that they had M
| disturbances of any kind what
|. ever. There wer no more arrest
g than on any ordinary day, ant
when | arrived there the street,
l we're as quiet as in any American
r ity of 10000 people. This repul
5 lie is undoubtedly now goint
: through great crisis in its his
n tory, but all the Americans | hav
S talked with express their conf
i dence of the outcome. Every
!. thing so far has gone to prov
/ that the leaders of the progress
e i've party who are now getting
e in power realize the great re
: sponsibility that rests upon then
. also that the eyes of the worl'
: are upon them and that they ar
6 in dtuy bound to give to this re
3 public better government thai
r they have had before.
/ | arrived here (at Reforma) OF
the 10th and found things yer.
d much as | left them last winter
:, | was greeted very cordially b.
i the people whom | knew here
Y Which of course were mostly ma
o tives. ! could not carry on an
a conversation with them, we coul
only embrace each other. But d
e not mention that outside, as m
e wife might hear of it. This va
lie ley in which / am located ha
S seen no trouble at any time dul
It ing the revolution, all has bee
peace and quiet down here an
l. business of all kinds has been &C
n ing on as usual all of the time.
e The weather here is delightful
n II has rained almost every da