Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-17
REVOLT RESULTS IN
THE DOWNFALL Of
TERRAZAS
Ruler of State Of chihuahua
Loses Vast Possessions and
Former Dictator is Now
Practically All Exile.

Chihuahua. Mexico. July IT,
Whatever else may be the result of
the revolution IN Mexico. IL has all
ready accomplished the downfall OF
tho great house Of Tcrrazas.
II b. the irony OF fate that Gen.
Luiz Tctraz1s. who for more than
half century was practically the
ruler OF the whole state OF Chihua-
huu, should lose hts vast possessions
in The same manner that he acquired
thc nucleus nf them n was by
means 90 war that ho obtained his
first grasp upon the Industrial affairs
OF this state, and u Is through war
that ne has suffered during the last
eighteen months LOSSES aREr,gaiiuR
many millions
After long years ct financial and
political dictatorship OF region en-
htucIng some at tho greatest re-
sources iu Mexico General Tcrrazns
is now practically AN exile So strong
Is the feeling against him ou the part
OF the new element that has risen la
arms against the government that hc
deemed h advisable several months
ago to go Go california, whore he BIS
living quietly with little expectation.
% is said, OF ever being able Co return
Go Mexico.
Luis Tcrrazas was born n the city
81 chihuahua tn lS29 Al tho begin
ming ct the Mudcro revolution b, was
the richest man In Mexico aud one Or
the Richest ON tho continent Ills
wealth VAS yariously estimated M
SiU0.OOO.0OO Co $4,000, OOO gold.
u is said that he owns onv-third of
the houses In the city of Chihuahua,
besides his $4,000. 1000 acres Of land.
mines meat packing plant. factories
of various kinds. banks. livestock and
various other kinds OF property. His
investments are found In great
number OF enterprises In other parts
of the republic. lie was said 10 be
the greatest cattle owner IN the
world
During the thirty-six yeara of the
Diaz regime General Tcrrazas was
Diaz's right hand man. looking after
the rigid enforcement of the Diaz
policies Ia the state Of Chihuahua.
he is piaz type Of man.
when the country was invaded by
the French under Maximilian, Presl-
dent Juarez placed General Terrazas
az the hcud ot a division of the army.
and 10 WAS then that hc gained "a
high reputation as military man In
March of 1867 Terrazas defeated "A
division of IA, French army In this
city After tho war the government
donated to him a tract OF 5.O0e,O
acres of land m this state, tho
nucleus of his later vast landed hold
ings.
Al the outbreak of the revolution
which resulted ben the overthrow OF
DiHz there were 900 the employ of
Terru2aH more than 10. 600 men.
Most of them boiuug'c Go the poon
class aud lived on his nu,hcs aud
farms
II Be- claimed chat tho uprising In
the state of chihuahua. which prac-
ticully won for Madcro, was due
chiefly To inequalities of taxation
pructiccd by the Tcrruzas govern
monL Il is stated that notwithstand-
INK his vast possessions Trrrazas
himself paid only "a fow thousand
dollars In taxes. The revenue was
obtained chiefly from the middle and
peon classes
with the breaking Of the power Of
Torrazas great number men who
belonged Ca the arm of laborcrs
have Joined the revolutionary forces.
with no scmblunce or law or order. in
the rural regions at the state for
many months, the blk properties be-
ionknR Co General Terrazas. have
been az the mercy of froebooters.
most Of them posing as revolutlonists.