New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-17
REAL MONEY LIKE
SUBWAY TICKETS
Fractional Currency Used
in Monterey, Mex,
Made of Cardboard.
BANKS BET 2 TO |
ON THE REVOLUTION
Buying Up Carranza Bills by
Observation-Disclosures En-
ployed in Treasury.
BN (UARIES 4. IOGIE.

BY CHARLES \. LOGUE.
Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, July
s. They have two kinds of money in
/ Monterey bills and subway tickets"
The bills look like money, and will be
if the Constituencies army pushes
down to Mexico City. The subway
tickets" called Wales" supposed to
represent five and ten cents. will still
be nuisance if the army pushes down
TO the Straits Of Magellan.
For these army bills and wales the
thrifty natives will take United States
money at three to one. If you are
struggling with Spanish, two to one -
some little above par under Don Por-
frio is the rate imposed. But if you
strike a foreign banker, he may be
persuaded TO do business at four TO
one. And at that it's hard to tell
who's stuck. They make money here
so fast, and in other states so fast,
that who would be without it?
Perhaps you have eaten it is the
custom here as in the States only they
use less red pepper
olga" you call. and. when the
waiter has drawn near, you turn your
book Of Spanish in Six Lessons" to
the subdivision entitled "In Restau-
rants and Railroad Stations" and
B there. neatly filed away opposite the
English How much >" you strike the
word "Cuanto?" Like a regular don you
strike an attitude as if merely looking
in the book by accident and repeat il.
Dos pesos" replies the man.
You search your riding breeches and
pull up some one and five peso bills.
NJ u1iLa npa do IN In
range. by the Bank OF Durango; an
other by the Bank of Chhuahua; an
other by the Bank of Mexico; another
by the army Of the Constitutionalists
(CarranZa money, and another is
Villa money.
You tender the Villa fve-peso bill TO
the waiter. whose right title, in pass
ing, is "mozo." Only, since the revolu-
ton. the term is quite faux pas, call
ing for Mauser mediation and the sub
stitution Of "Oiga," meaning hear, or
pay attention.
mo, senor." says Mr. Mozo. "Aqui.
no es bueno." In other words, Villa
may think it's money, but Carranza
doesn't.
) Brings Back Tickets.
Having permitted the waiter TO look
over the assortment, he picks out sew
; eral, any one or all of which he will
take if you don't protest. You signify
he may have two and bring change for
third that you may bestow largess
! on him. Presently he returns with
. handful Of pink and blue tickets. The
pInks are for five centavos, but they
play the blue for a place at ten.
At any rate. the waiter accepts
ticket with gratitude all out of proper
tion TO the look Of the thing.
The newest and most acceptable bills
arc those of the army tEjercto Con
, stitutionalistal. They are printed IN
Washington and shipped to Monterey,
where the mint is located. There they
!. receive the stamp and number that
, make them genuine.
I, A trip to the hacienda de tesorero is
full Of interest. About the first things
you encounter are a dozen or more
Adams Express freight trunks, which
Senior Amaya, chief of the mint. tells
YOU arc filled with printed but un-
, stamped bills. In long counting room
score of pretty senOritas are sorting
packages Of one peso notes.
Here. as elsewhere in Mexico. the
machinery is American made. Every
thing is trim and tidy, and II seems
the only thing connected with the
treasury that looks as if it might be
"made in Germany is the subway
ticket" which is of soft cardboard,
done in hurry and without benefit Of
tariff.
In one corner stand the stamping
. and numbering machines. Two fine
"Mcxicans,' respectively Senior o. p.
: Walker and Senior {. {. Gaylord, from
FL Paso. do the operating. They are
under contract and receive payment IN
gold.
"Not that the bills aren't nice" ex-
planned Gaylord, "but you know there
is something about gold, after all, that
YOU know"
Senior Amaya admitted with some
Gffidencc that stamping machine was
i'm the hands OF villa. Here is where
the rub comes IN. Villa. n is under
stood, has plenty OF Ejercito Cons,itu-
tionalista money ready for stamping.
After that, who can tell?
Three hundred thousand bills a day
is the capacity Of the plant, and the
product is snapped up as soon as is
sued. The people here have lots OF
confidence in Carranza and his army.
and so might any one after looking the
city force over.
Some s3O.000.00O printed in Wash
ington. was the latest issue Of Car
rama money That may be all needed
TO get TO Mexico City.
Monterey Goes Celebrating.
A. this writing every bell, buglc.
drum and whistle IN Monterey Is work
ing under forced draft celebrating the
news Of the fall Of Guadalajara and
the news that villa has submitted and
viii come INTO the fold once more. How (
true the news rs VIII be known only 4
when Villa make his next move
The rapid shifting Of money has