The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-02-11
MEXICO. in 1913
BY FRANK q. CARPENTER.
copyright. 1919. by Prank G. Car.
penter.)
Mexico.

stand with me on n Of Monterey's
inree~story skyscrapers n take a
look at the Pittsburgh of the Next
IN republic. That mighty stack OF
II the right belongs to the biggest
steel plant south Of the United States
boundary. It has a capital Of $780,
o00. 900 and Is now turning out steel
-ails for the new roads which are |
building. In another direction are
the huge smelterS controlled by the |
;uggenheims which represent a CAPT. !
al OF millions. and still farther over
a great brewery which loolls as
Dy up from Milwaukee o. St. Louis
and dropped down here on this Mexi-
.on plateau.
Monterey lies In a rich mineral
orntry. The mountains about It
,.eld silver and gold and its railroad
ra~cilities are such that it has coal
ana iron. The most Of its industries
re highly protected. and h steel
II makes costs almost double what
The price would be II no duty were
paid.
The Metropolis OF Northern Mexico.
Now take a look at the city itself.
Monterey 10 the metropolis Of northern
Mexico. and It Is a fair sample Of an
np-to-date city this side Of the line.
United States boundary. in a beauti-
rui valley. which is as high 0 the
SEA as the top of the Blue Ridge.
The valley Is surrounded by noun
Gains as ragged as those Of the
Rockies. which now shine in opa-
descent hues under n rays Of the
&c mi-tropical SUM-. One of the peaks
t-~1,- ;,,y< Nira \hA hV1vnn ~ a Ui~
santic camel and another has a head
aike u bishops inter. The Sierra
Madre. or Mother Range. IN this clear
air, seems to be q great etching cut
by the stencils Of the gods.
The slopes of these mountains are
thirsty and dry, but the valley L
green and the Santa CAtarina river
gated fields. 1t also brings floods
which. at times, carry away buildings
and drown hundreds OF people. Thi!
river flows right through he town
only about three years ago It swep
away hundreds Of houses and de
stroyed owe 5000 people.
Monterey lies on both sides Of TIL
river. 1t is n fiat city Of perhaps 80.
o0G, mostly made up Of one or tw'
story buildings. built close to tn
streets. the DON running aroun'
courts or patioS in which are a.
sorts Of vegetation. A little America!
boy here. in writing back HON AbOu
Mexico's buildings said:
"in the United States we put a var
around the house. Here in Montere
The people build the house round tn
sard."
This we'll expresses the sight "
have from the house top Ever
building incloses a yard, and we ca
see banana trees, bushes and Otht
vegetation growing out Of the house
The roofs are all fat, and the Cit
Is more like one Of the orient thar
the North American continent 4
first sight it reminds n OF the Spa
Of an hundred years ago. but tn
impression fades as you see, not I;
from the principal plaza, q million
dollar hotel Of reinforced corcree
and some big business blocks Ct Il
same material. while further out q
many new villas Of American style.
Now TURN your Dyes to h ST. ee'
They are narrow, n they cross "a
other at right angles. with plazas.
parks here and there. The town
paved with brick. n it has a bst
factory, which Is turning out tenS
millions Of brick every year. In sol
sections American buildings are q
!ng UP made Of brick. and the a
or brick and concrete seems to
crowding hat Of abode and stuc'
The concrete construction is larg'
the work Of an American architectu
engineer, Mr.. J. +. woodward, W
has been installing such buildings
oyer Mexico.
\ Hat Investment for Canadians
As We lOok at the streets we can
the electric cars flying through the
and this reminds one OF the Tat c.
tract which Mckenzie 4 Mann.
Toronto capitalists, have gotten
OF this town. They came here Il
or five years ago and obtained q c.
cession for putting in water VOL
sewers, electric lights and the Str
railways, and IN payment made a G.
tract with the government for Dol
equal to the amount invested at
per cent interest for ninety-nine ye4
The contract was so worded that
more money they Snont the better