Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-28

office as the recognized CauanZa GOV
ernor Of Lower California barely more
than few days, already the announce
ment has been made that he is likely
to remain only a short time The
statement was made last night by NJ.
G. Paroles, Carraaza consul Al CaleN-
leo
Colonel Cantu has recognized the
Carranza government and he has sent
me notification by a letter that he
recognizes my official position Con-
sui Paredes said last night.
Although the consul declined to
make positive statement concerning
proposed changes in Lower California
his conversation carried the impress
sion that the district would undergo
radical changes.
Among the most important changes,
according to his statements, will be
the transfer of the capital Of Lower
California from MeXicali to Ensenada
as soon as Colonel Cantu surrenders
his position as governor. Coinciden-
tally with this will be the appoint
ment of civil. military and municipal
Officers to replace those now in pow
er.
81 do not know when Colonel Can
tn will leave" the consul said, "and
| do not know Va his successor will
be- He declined to treat seriously
the question that he might be the next
governor of Lower California him
self.
Colonel Cantu, he admitted is es-
sentially a military leader. Educated
in Tehuantepec in military tactics, he
went to Europe later and completed
his studies in modern warfare. He
has distinguished himself for conduct
in battle. All the eXnenence he has
had in government administration, the
consul said, has been gained during
his stay as governor Of Lower Califor-
MIA.
The removal of the capital of the
district to Ensenada will make that
town the most important in Lower
California. At present the population
is 1000. 1t was considerably larger
before Colonel Cantu, during the rev.
olutionary period when there were dis
quieting possibilities of an attack
moved the capital to MeXicali and with
/ it his army.
! The Carran2a consul explained that
/ Ensenada had been designated by fed
eral officials of Mexico as the capital
Of Lower California and consequently
the capital could not be changed with
out sanction hy a similar body of Of
ficials.
lie limited that the change may have
an important bearing upon the con-
cesslons which have been granted by
! Colonel Cantu.
"Ihc settlement of the concessions
which have been made will lie be-
tween the governor of Lower Califor-
MIA and federal officials at the CITY
Of Mexico" he said.
! He said he did not know what the
! Carranza government would do toward
the gambling houses, dance halls and
places beyond the moral pale in Mex
icali. He was unable to tell what
would be done concerning the voiding
or acceptance of the racetrack con-
cession recently granted at Tia .Ju-
ana.
I Duties, both export and import,
may undergo important changes, he
said. The export duty which Colonel
Cantu now maintains on cotton is 81
a bale. The Carranza export duty.
Consul Paredes said last night, was
Officially listed at cents a kilo,
which is equivalent to cents for
each 2ll pounds of cotton exported
from Mexico, The listing is made in
a manifesto issued by Venustiano Car
rama de facto president of Mexico,
at ezra Cruz last September
Recognizing that cotton growing is
one Of the important industries in
Lower California, Consul ParedeF
said:
81 shall do everything | can to
make the duty as low as possible.
1t may not go free, but think it can