The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-05-27
MEXICO CITY

m The "a. >ican situation. The whole |
,..,utry j. changing. Everything is
I. > state 81 revolution. and this rev |
,,,i.a means more than the lighting |
v..,ct il now going on in SO many
i,~prent quarters.
1%ie country IL having an intellect
M; revolution as well as q physical
49,. The common people are wax
trc 40 The poems have begun TO
reink Tor themselves n even the
r,,.h are changing their ideas as to
he division Of property. Labor at
last is claiming it's rights. Within h
Eas, few mOoths we ave had a big
..rike "a the railways, n q large
pso of the debates in the chamber Of
deputies is as IA the raising Of wages.
aud me cutting down of hours OF
~ora ia the factories.
The Brigands and Banditt.
Al tee same time the whole repub-
liz - ia . state OF fear az to where
trouble will break out next. Many
1, .a,,,i-s have no order whatever. and
the s.rigsads INC u commit
thsir putrac.s with little fear OF the
result. They dynamite tunnels, burn
brides and tear up the tracks OF the
railroads. AZ this writing nearly
railway system is more or less ONt
~ fNbvstgtvA6HtOAN.
Stray bands OF rebels will hold up
. rssasenser train and go through The
pa.kets of the travellers. If there are
soldiers on the train, they MAJ IRE
uOsn them without regard to the pas
sengers. and at such times they have
n" regard for the tcAin employees.
A few months e some or tlese
resseAs seized o fireman who was try
ing to protect his engine. They threw
49, -l.v> ,OfN thn ArsA-hnK nf thA
Locomotives and he was burned to
death. Another engineer saved his
nc. Ivy taking or his coat and as
suu,iug the uniform of a
Railway Troubles.
These railway troubles have now
extended 10 most of the roads ia tn
republic. The upper part OF the Mex
aaa Central. which runs between r
I'asO and Mexico City. has been out O
commission for more than two years
The conditions we're 80 a there tina
TIE Madero government contemplat
40 Making military cars with u
wallis OF sheet steel and sand IN tn
middle. These were to be used 10
soldiers. and were to be trayeNn!
Qualifications They were panied ~
checker board fashion. the black an
white checkers Disgusting the loop
hol.s.
The LOSSES h We been g" great %
parts of that road THAI certain ArioE
lean mes have not Lot their cars s
into Mexico for fear of losing bot
cars and freight.
The RAILWAY SitAation in he wester
part of the country has. heen eXc"I
t~,Onal!y bad. The Southern fac'a
lines have been damaged l. th~ eh
tent hf tnili,ohs of dollar. ana mar
~ t,e western roads are !t.sw III III
haads ,t the rebels.
~ 20 Nie National II" tfNT ~
rcdt IT, the NcSicar cs4,!Ai tGts y.
Scer oi,.u right al.rs unts. liz iA
r'vututiol. Tht only ~t.oCo;e i.at }'n>
he burning of q few bridges Az"
SnHal, station now and then. Sit SD.
MtIet" ~as killed there mas nee
m'rc az less trouble aloas tnai ~
trt''. t,,. ii i ,sttis nos lis; the ca
NJ" q a." ,t.aing resLitfi,.
N::scd sfss,ns Trit4.tass' .-a~
60 aA.g ,a& C,aGii-.,U5 he ZEE
very 81 - .sutnefn Ae. - anu u
Tar fr"m Mcx,co Cny. 81 Eapau<'i
nave committed sC.,rcs Il oUtra-e
h%"rn,n. ~ nacirndas and n" caa" {
great sugar p~ia nlxtiO,4s- Ih"y ~
attacked the trans. aoi .'"th reg:
AMI passengers are un=sf-.
fhr federal troops I,pw and 'A
guard the trains riiey pursue Il
rebels ana f-stlVciy 1ar~ ,rr 0iiso
ers fr"m telegraph poles. The la
*nGer. cn,t;a" ~ Ca = .H'Anf !ra
"pDTtrd u nta % hanging bod,
VOm >'ich polea on the edge or 4
fedora! dist -;ct. ani said that a do&
rehcts coui,! ne Scea hangio. 10 So'
Trees IL. tar SID, OF the roac.
fDd voulI naturally think that i
w"std str;. travel. IL does not. At /
h"ieI registers here you may see
hafitxi of americans who are cOnai
IN and going out 20 and frcnt
PARTS ''r the republic. The trains 8
"peh 10 the isthmus Of Tehusntep
Vera Cru;:. Cnadadlaiata n
1xmp Laredo. and elsewhere. a
justices although it stops now &
tocU, Is still soing OF everywhere. ~
may be- seen by the last report as
nRpoTtsi. This ma be seen by Z;
last repOr a 10 exports. Tnis she
fhst ","r- Goods were shie0"d Z