El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-18

dressed flea from our own plantation,
senor," to a little god of the Toltecs,
an idol of the Aztecs, a jewel case OF
the Conquest or a hand cannon OF
Iturbide's day.
Everywhere American Goods.
Everywhere one sees. evidences Of the
supremacy OF American trade interests
American engines, American cars and
American rails are used on its rail-
roads: American automobiles and
American carriages are in general evil
dence on its streets; American clothes
and dry goods are for sale in its shops;
American meats and canned goods are
displayed in It's markets Whatever
may be said about the failure OF the
American exporter TO get his share OF
business in other parts of Latin-Amer-
lea, it cannot be charged against him
in Mexico. Every British consul In
the country appeals TO his home ex-
p>rters to emulate the American in
Mexico. No one understands just why
England allowed her former trade SUI
premacy here to decline until she now
holds second place, but that has hap
pened.
Germans Strong.
Indeed, John Bull. while still hold
ing second place, has allowed Germany
to step in and bid for that position
The German in Mexico is but repetl-
ton of the German throughout Central
America He permits himself to be
assimilated into the local civilization
With a special gift in the matter OF
learning languages. it is not long be-
fore he speaks Spanish as IL 1t were
his mother tongue He soon ADOPTS
the ways and customs of his surround
ings. probably marries into a Mexican
family, or else his children do so, and
soon he is part and parcel Of the peo-
pie They maintain a sort OF separate
civilization. Blood is thicker than
water and the American and the Eng
Iishman in Mexico set up sort OF
Anglo Saxon civilization Of their own
They have their colonies In the big
cities and never permit themselves 20
become aSSimilated like the German
The Soap Industry.
One NAV form some idea Of what
foreign enterprise has done for Mexico,
outside Of the development of its mines
and the construction of its railroads,
by gIancing over the list Of important
manufacturing establishments The
largest glycerine mill in America, with
a yearly capacity Of q thousand tons
is one Of the holdings Of the Indus
trial Soap company Of the Laguna-
This corporation dominates the cotton
seed industry Of Mexico. and was or
ganized in 1892, with foreign capital
back Of IT, The daily consumption OF
cotton seed amounts to 500 tons, and
the soap department turns out $4,000
boxes of rs pounds each. The divi-
dends last year amounted to 70 per-
cent. on a capital OF S2.5O0,00e. gold
The Bueno Tono cigaret factory, es-
tablished by Frenchman named Pu-
gibet. and now the largest producer OF
cigarets in the world. with a daily
capacity of $4,000. 900 cigarets, pays a
dividend Of u percent a year on a
Capitalization Of s3.250. 900. gold
The Mexican National Packing COM
pauy, backed by English capital. DOM
mates the packing industry of Mexico,
under a concession which runs until
1928 During that time there can be
no other abattoir built in the City OF
Mexico. and no livestock may be
slaughtered except by It. 1t also IS
entitled to a rebate in the taxes for
sIaughtering livestock in the republic
which amounts to at least a quarter
of a million dollars, gold The COM
pany is incorporated under the laws OF
New Jersey, and has capitalization OF
ST. 100000, gold It owns its own re-
frigerator car lines, and is now export
ing meat to Europe. Its dividends are
enormous and would make those Of the
American beef trust appear a widows
mite IN comparison
Iron and Steel Works.
The Monterey Iron and Steel works.
organized through the efforts OF Eu-
gene Kelly of New York. with a capt.
talization Of $4,000 900. gold. is now
turning out s3.Oo0,0 600 worth Of iron
and steel a year The National Rail-
way lines Of Mexico have placed with
1t contract for 10000 tons OF steel
rails. Heretofore practically all the
railroad iron used in Mexico has come
from the United States. The National
lines will consume 50.000s tons a year
in repairs and construction during the