The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-05
G. e. Jordan's Party Received by
President De La Bara.
Mexican Official Welcomes the
Americans to His Country.
NEED THEM THERE.
10 DevelopResources of Tropical
Mexican Land.
Large Crowds Attend Indian
Greek Fair.

e. E. Jordan of 1922 North Jackson
street, who returned from Mexico
edhesday, tells of meeting Cooper
jackson, former Topeka newspaper
man, now managing editor of the Mex
leo CITY Herald. Mr.. Jordan also de-
scrlbes how he and party of Ameri-
cans We're received by De La Bara. ap-
pointed president of Mexico pro tenn,
after the revolution forced Diaz to re-
sign Mr. Jordan accompanied a party
OF land seekers to Santa Lucretia, $50
miles southeast of Mexico City He
brought back with him samples of the
fruit and other products of that coun-
try, including a lemon nearly as large
as cocoanut.
AT Mexico City saw Cooper Jack
son, who went to Mexico City with
Paul Hudson. Mr.. Hudson is now edi-
tor OF the Mexican Herald and Mr..
jackson is manager. The paper prints
an English edition in the morning and
one in Spanish in the afternoon.
w hen De La Bara, who was ap
pointed president pro tenn after the
recent revolution forced Diaz to re-
sign, learned that a party of Ameri-
cans were thinking of locating in the
country he notified their headquarters
at Kansas City that he would like to
meet them.
The Sunday after we arrived in
Mexico City he gave US a reception at
the Chapultepec, a beautiful building
Washington. He was to meet US at
10 O'Clock in the morning. However,
he was a little late. While waiting in
the reception room we had opportun-
ity to notice the interior. 1t was a
large apartment, beautifully furnished.
Some of the chairs were inlaid with
gold.
After little while De La Bara
came in. He shook hands with all of
us. Apologizing for his poor English.
but at the same time speaking excel
lently in our language, he welcomed
US to the city and country. He said
that he was glad to have substantial
Americans locate in the country be-
cause they were needed to develop its
resources.
HE posed while a couple of our
party took his picture He is a most
pleasant gentleman.
1.-The resources he referred to are
wonderful. Without much cultivation
corn yields forty bushels to the acre.
The natives get this kind of a crop by
merely planting it and blowing with
the ancient crooked stick. And the
corn brings so cents per bushel. OF
course, there is an abundance of tropi-
cal fruit.
Yes, / attended one bull fight while
there and will never go to another
one. Three bulls were killed and when
the blood began to flow the natives
shouted like Americans when the
nome tear makes a nome rum
dinner was given at the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church by the La
dies Aid to create an interest
in the church work and to celebrate
the 'steenth wedding anniversary of
two of the congregation. However, for
some reason or other. the identity of
the couple who were married ever so
many years ago has been kept a pro-
found secret, although the tables were
decorated and a wedding cake was cut
in honor of the occasion.
In spite of the threatening weather,
large crowds are attending the second
day of the fifth annual Indian Creek
grange fair at the grange hall, four
miles north of Topeka on the Central
avenue road. today. Talks by Profess
sor Con an Mrs. Simmons of K. S. A.
c. were features of this afternoons
program. A corn judging contest is
being held The farm products and
pantry exhibits are being judged. To-
morrow prizes will be awarded to the
best walking and driving horse. About
fifty horses have been entered. The
fair closes tomorrow.