Milford chronicle., 1914-07-31
A Peep AT MEXICO
The COuntry's Area Now and
What 1t Was Originally.
HAS LOST A VAST TERRITORY

h. ""iOH square Miles of H.,
III Land Have Been Added to the Un;+s5
states-stilI Big Country, rbouob
+ and Has an Enormous Coast Line
l. II Is interesting to note that the sro,
OF Mexico is practically as great Ne ,to.
OF the United States between rho t,,. va
d sissippi river and the Atlantic coast
+ the great lakes and the gulf Of Mevico
varying In altitude from sea level 70
$4,000 feet. Its climate is affected ~
t these elevations and by a range Of
elghteen degrees Of latitude. Twai,a
hundred miles is the distance travarsa6
IN passing south from Juarez on tba
noa nortnern boundary, to the capital and
OOO miles more to the soutbeastarr.
boundary. The gulf Of Mexico and
CarlDDean sea coast line extends fo, I
A'oO miles while the Pacific ocean and
gulf Of California touch 1000 miles ~
Mexican coast. u
Prior to 1886 Mexico ne S,,.,.,
colony and the United States covered
approximately equal areas. but the
Iexas secession and the result of tbe
Mexican war added nearly miuio,
square miles to our territory. and tbo
extent of Mexico now is less tban oaa
fourth that Of continental T-nftad
states. Mexico has still territorial ov ,
pahse equal to the aggregate of Ans. j
trla-Hungary, Germany. Franco croo+ 4
Britain and Ireland The total oroo ~ j
the republic 10000 SQUARE mIos 4,
less than that Of Texas. California
Montana. New Mexico and Arizona
combined. '-''''''
Inc average density Of population v
OF Mexico approximates twenty nar
square mile, the most thickly populated
parts, outside of the federal district ae
Delng the states Of Tlaxcala and Mex. pc
lco' the former being less than Della. m
ware IN size and of about the same TO
density of population and the latter ba Of
ing nearly as large as New Hampsbira nu
out with more than twice the number in,
OF inhabitants. The federal district pri
nodded after the District Of Columbia ca.
out or eight times greater area. is sur. I
rounded by the state Of Mexico the lit
arge population Of the capital, 100000 no,
aiding in bringing the aver. sta
lge to more than 200 per square mile oil,
Durlng nearly 800 years subsequent hal
o the conquest by Cortes. Spain domi- da,
lated Mexico. A century ago a bold see
mort for freedom was started. which wit
resulted in the republic Of he
ieAIco OF today. More than half Of the
be first century Of Mexican independ- It i
nee was abOrtive, one coterie after nur
mother coming into temporary power NOR
nd number Of those acclaimed rul- that
rs after brief regimes meeting igno. OF I
linious death at the hands OF the peo- due,
e they sought to govern. the
Ihe form OF government adopted by for
exico follows in general that of the bree
nited States, having executive. Judi FL
al and legislative divisions Each of and
e twenty-seven states is represented also
two houses of congress. composed Of Odor
natOrs and deputies. Congress holds hous
% sessions each year for limited pe ing
IDS. Each state has its governor and ton
,isiature and is subdivided into dis build
cts or counties. over each of which a flies
e politicO is placed. the districts shoul
wing subsidiary municipalities with fitted
gistrates, presiding officials and The
lncils. The so called autocratic fea- "Bett
e Of the government may be largely yard
: to the fact that governors hold Of ard,
with approval Of the president. sity
t jefe pOliticOs have similar reIa-
IS with the governors and that the
'ers Of the municipalities are gener- A "
controlled by the tefe politicos. guara
he church and state are independ- into a
and congress cannot pass laws cemeL
libiting or establishing any FeH- built
l. OF the 100000 inhabitants solid
ffths claim direct descent from from
ent tribes or families which are made
pied as the basis Of Mexican his roof
, twO-ffths are of mixed native well "
foreign blood, the remainder being
led under the common appellation
foreign"
e City of Mexico. 264 miles by rail
Of Vera Cruz and 7,4OO feet alt-
is reached by two rail routes
)ing from the hot lands through
llt mountain passes. one Of which
y follows the trail taken by Cor
] 1919. by General Winfield Scott II
American troops in 1917 and over n.
! fifteen years later the invading :Et::;5ss
,h troops passed. It is the most - q
Gus city. One-half Of the railroad r,rPURI1
ge Of the country is between sea 4ho
iliu o'OOO Ieet ailu aDouI an an eguai platform
~ ,yt, Det cen O'OOo anu iOoOo leel' boards
ingtOn. ,e-,.-I
layer Of