The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-12
MEXICO A FOURTH
AS LARGE AS U. S.
Interesting Facts About Repub-
lie In the South.
POPULATION is IS, 900, 900.

Nation Covers $4,000 Square Miles.
City of Mexico 264 Miles by Rail West
of Vera Cruz and is 7,4oo Feet Above
Sea LeveI-Reached by Two Different
! Railway Lines.
Washington.-The following informa-
tion concerning Mexico was given out
by the National Geographic society in
Washington the other day:
1t is interesting to note that the area
of Mexico is practically as great as
that of the United States between the
Mississippi river and the Atlantic
coast, the great lakes and the gulf OF
Mexico, varying in altitude from sea
level to $4,000 feet. Its climate is af-
fected by these elevations and by
range Of eighteen degrees Of latitude
Twelve hundred miles is the distance
traversed in passing south from Jua
rez, on the northern boundary, to the
capital, and 800 miles more to the
southeastern boundary. The gulf Of
Mexico and Caribbean sea coast line
extends for LOO miles, while the Pa
cific ocean and gulf of California touch
1000 miles of Mexican coast.
Prior to 1886 Mexico, as a Spanish
colony, and the United States covered
approximately equal areas, but the
Texas secession and the result Of the
Mexican war added nearly 100000
square miles to our territory, and the
extent of Mexico now Is less than one
fourth that of continental United
States Mexico has still territorial ex-
panse equal to the aggregate of Aus
tria-Hungary, Germany, France, Great
Britain and Ireland. The total area Of
the republic, 10000 square miles, is
less than that of Texas, California,
Montana, New Mexico and Arizona
combined.
The average density of population of
Mexico approXimates twenty per
square mile, the most thickly populated
portions outside of the federal districts
being the states of Tlaxcaa and Mexi-
co, the former being less than Della
ware in size and of about the same
density of population, and the latter
being nearly as large as New Hamp
shire but with more than twice the
number of inhabitants. The federal
district, modelled after the District of
Columbia, but of eight times greater |
area, is surrounded by the state of |
Mexico, the large population of the |
capital, 100000. materially aiding in |
bringing the average to more than 1,200 |
per square mile.
During nearly 300 years subsequent
to the conquest by Cortes Spain doml-
mated Mexico A century ago a bold |
effort for freedom was started, which |
eventually resulted in the republic of
Mexico of today. More than half of
the first century of Mexican indepen-
dence was abortive, one coterie after
another coming into temporary power
and number of those acclaimed rul-
ers, after brief regimes. meeting igno-
minious death at the hands of the peo-
pie they sought to govern.
The form of government adopted by
Mexico follows in general that of the
United States, having executive, judi
cial and legislative divisions. Each Of
the twenty-seven states is represent
cd in two houses of congress, compos-
ed Of senators and deputies. Congress
holds two sessions each year for limit
ed periods. Each state has its
governor and legislature and is sub
divided into districts or counties, over
each Of which "Jefe pOlitico" is
placed, the districts having subsidiary
with magistrates, pre-
siding officials and councils. The so
called autocratic feature of the gov
ernment may be largely due to the
act that governors hold office with ap
proYal Of the president that Iefe DO