Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-03
MExG0A Great nation, DECLARES
!. MISS GLADEN IN ADDRESS SUNDAY
Diaz Did More for the Count try Than any Other Presi-
dent--Has Kind Words for Madero as Well
aes=4. Wonderful Opportunities.

Miss Dora GLADDEN. gave a very in
teresting address last evening at the
Methodist church at the union serv-
ices. taking for her subject Mexico,
missionary work in Mexico for the
past few years and she had some very
thrilling experiences to relate.
Mineral Wealth.
h speaker hrst took up the ques-
ton Of the mineral wealth of the
country. declaring that 1t is impos-
Eble to estimate. II. When Cortez
went to Mexico 400 years ago there
was untold wealth there then and II
to Miss GLADDEN. the most productive
minerals are silver and gold, while
there are also great quantities Of cop
per, lead, sine and other metals. The
big product Of recent times. however,
is OIL.
Has An Climates.
Miss GLADDEN. declared that Mexico
has every kind Of climate that we
have. In the north, around Mt. Pop.
pocatapetl. is FOUND the climate Of
where Mexico City is located, over ~
900 feet above sea level. is found the
climate like we have in North DA-
kota and Minnesota and the same
kind Of vegetable growths are there
also. In the places from 5000 to g..
900 feet above, sea level, there are
products like those in the southern
part Of the United States. Tho real
tropical fruits and vegetables are neal
Vera Cruz.
The ruins Of the Toltecs and Aztecs
are found in the southern parts Of
the time OF ancient Egypt. Thes.
places ar frequently visited by his.
torians and archaeologists from al
over the world, who take impressions
Of the hieroslyhics cut in the stone
to study az q means Of learning Of the
ancient civilization Of these people
Miss GLADDEN. said.
Beautiful Trip. >.
One of the most. beautiful trips ir
the country Is going from Mexico City
to Vera Cruz. Miss GLADDEN. stated
This takes about four hours on the
train n there is q drop Of 10, 00(
feet in that distance. She declares
that the scenery along the way is the
most wonderful imaginable.
Celebrate Independence,
In continuing Miss GLADDEN. saie
that In 1910 the Mexicans celebrated
the centennial OF their independence
from Spain, under. whose oppression
they had suffered for over 800 years
It took just eleven Years to conquer
the Spaniards and another half cen,
fury for the Mexicans to conuue,
themselves. the speaker maintained
For fifty years the country was in the
hands OF bandits and during that pc.
Rod there YER fifty presidents. Som.
OF these ruled only a few days, while
others were In power for a year OF
more :.
About the time. of our civil war
continued the speaker. the French
occupation. took place and the sac
death OF Macmillan occurred. II
1873 the reform laws under the ole
Indian president, eJuarez, were passed
These separated, the church and state
conascated the immense church prop.
critics and established the public
schools. s,ss
Dias Comes.
Miss GLADDEN.. stated that she and,
that Porfrio .pfak wa very unpopular
In this country, But she declared Their,
are some things concerning him tina
must be given in order to fairly pre-,
sent h situation Of 1910. F..
It was.-left for Diaz,. said Mis-
GLADDEN., to put the reform laws. int
effect and to secure quiet in. this coun
try. She stated that. at the beginnins
of his presidency Diaz called in thu
leaders OF the different bandits in tn,
mountain districts and inquired. Q,
them how much they obtained from
plumber each month. On learning thu
sum. Diaz told these leaders to return
and police the mountain districts
maintain peace and he would pay
them the same salary. The sugges.
ton was carried out and for q quar-.