Bisbee daily review., 1914-04-05
Rosalia in
 Linelight
GREAT ROTHSCHILD COPPER PROPERTY ON
 GULF HAS WARSHIP SENT - FACTS OF IT

WASHINGTON, April 4.-lf any one in the national capital, states man. politician or layman, who has followed the development in Mexico for the past month, has been in doubt wether the shadow of Dig business" has hung over the war ridden republic south of the Rio Grande, all such doubts. real or pre- tended, must have been dispelled by the latest move in Mexican affairs made by France.
 To the casual newspaper reader the announcement of this latest an gel to the Mexican embrolio may mean but little as 1t appeard in pub lie print. It consisted of bare an- nouncement of the arrival at Guay- msa. in the Gulf of California. of the French cruiser, "Montcalm." en route to Santa Rosalia, on the eastern shore of the peninsula of Lower Cal ifornia. This news reached Wash ington as a brief official report 10 the navy department by Commander Taylor in command of the navy tran sport, Buffalo. at present lying in the harbor of Guaymas.
 Rothsehiid intereet Immense
 In official circles. however, the ar rival on the west coast of Mexico of a French cruiser created a stir, for 1t meant that the house ofRoths- child has reached out its hand and purposes to have something to say about conditions in northwestern Mexico. To everyone in Mexico. who is acquainted with the republics in- dustrial life, the very name Of Santa Rosalia is synonomous with Roths- child. but the lawmakers and govern ment officials of the present decade hardly know the extent of the mono poly which this great banking house, operating under the name of La Compagnie Du Boleo," has enjoyed since 1883.
 Receiving it's concessions under the Diaz regime 1t was exempt until De- cember 1912. from all federal and local taxes. except stamp tax, and it continues to be exempt from all customs duties and local assess ments until 1942; also from all ex- port and import duties on the fuel consumed But above all the con cern enjoys exemption from labor troubles or unrest, both of skilled and unskilled men, as under the terms of it's concession all it's em- ployes are freed from all military and civil cervice.
 $3,eo0,743 Exported In Single Year The principal business of the Con- pagnie Du Boleo is the production of copper. But in order to make pany engages in practically every line of industry that goes to make up the life of town of 1000 people, which was the population of Santa Rosalia in 1912. In that same year, by the way, the value of Santa Ro- salia's imports was s1.593,S4S. and of the exports s3,S00,743. the latter. of course, being largely made up of products of the copper mines.
 The town of Santa Rosalia is built on land owned by the company, be- i ing part of this grant of 10000 hec- tares. Cor in American measurement 49, 400 acres) This huge grant of mining and industrial land is in ad- dition to an additional one of graz ing land which measures up 11,920 hectares. or 29. 442 acres. Under the sweeping terms of the conces- sion granted to the Boleo people it has been so completely in control of that part of Lower California in which 1t has carried on its opera kingdom, with the Rothschild resi-. dent manager as it's sovereign" In addition to owning the land of it's seaport, 1t owns also the water front and warfage. and 1t has only been since 1909 that anyone was all lowed to land at Santa Rosalia with out permit issued by an agent of the Boleo company at Guaymas. Up to that time the company owned the only steamer that piled between the two posts. But on July l, 1909, a concession was granted a company owning fleet of small coasting steamers. the Compania Naviera del Paciflco of Guaymas, giving the boats the right to call at Santa Rosala.
 Property Hitherto Unmolested During all the upheavals and at. tempted upheaveals. the Rothschilds' property has never been disturbed,