The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-08-11
IN The MAIL Box.


liza Juana. Mexico, July III, 1919.
Editor Of Herald, Dickson, Tennessee.
Don't think for minute that AIN
patriotic enough to he here ~ light A
DusiBrss engagement brought me into
this country. and attn thinking that
bret statement oi the conditions along
the border, IA. we'll IA short description
OF the country might be OF interest 20
some Of your readers, 50 while am wit
lug to get passage back " san Diego 'u-
night, | will write you few lines
IL coming across the border into Mex
100 the MeNlcan Government officials, IN
stead OF examining your luggage, greet
you with smile and bow and are really
painfully polite. On the other hand, when
you go back into the u. ). our custom
officers not only examine everything you
have ada question you very closely as to
what YOU bought IN Mexico, but charge
sou duty on every thing OF value over
81 80 except tobacco, however that has
not bothered me, AZ have only had oc.
CASTOR to make one purchase, and th,s
wgs 81 ,UO0 worth OF VILLA money that
cosl nae Thirty Cents My headquarters
nave been at National City, Cal night
On the border where can go across the
line aud back as | wish
Troops, both regular and state, me
lined UP eveIy wher, on uul side, bat tlrvIr
chIei occupation seeus to be playing es.rds
and baseball. M ONE seems 10 have a
disposition ~ want 10 tight, NJ fact, most
every one seems To be happy aud cb eeriul.
Gambling IN every conceivable form is
carried on openly and aboyc-boayd. and
seems 10 he one Of the chief occ upal,ons
aud virtues, You can try your hand at
most any Kind ot Saine. but one time is
Usually enough. Lbs hIg Iace meoiIng
closed here last sunday Tor while, but
the bull and chicken light 20 on forever.
am told that this part OF Mexico
Lower California has never been mix
ej w With the uprising over acruss the
Gulf the Governor vi this section hayina
never recognised the sovereignty Of any
ot the so-calke,i leaders or rulers,
Ii Just had 81 T.dwcll. Nun Curlrw,
Sll Hicks (no ferapa here. Jess lloiley
tieorge Wright, and a lev other old II and.
hys. With Tom Dickson 10 entertain the
crowd aud teliN ilickerSDn to u,ana Se the
finances, We could make fortune buying
This villa money, then help han 81 asl up
his government and uiakr II good Boys,
don forget To bring lit. llenlec and
bob Boyle along 10 help on, on the Imam
teS. We Won netd them 80 hght, but
yoa might bnng Ton Patti IN and Jack
! q, lor la th1s purpose, All i llenry smith
t. talk Spanish for Us.
J gu SCI from the above that am kind
81 nomeslcA. Well, the bridges arr all
" shed out, AND 1t IL slow travelling, but
ain bach aer.ss the line.
About ths, country. You see thous-
anis and thousands Of acres OF beans,
barley AMI oats, drove the other day
through over iuO miles OF orange trees
Mas ~ the centre ol the k,mon district,
m orchard containing $1,000 acres, This
nut y being gathered here now--whon
.hey~rs yet hands 10 work plenty OF
abosets but the mos. OF them belong to
he Il Noa't Work elias 5, fiss, banAn-
Is, tngllsh wslnuss and ,o.lye trees every.
'hcre, This rs called H. gard en- SPOT Oh
he world. and 1t looks j, am making
he letter too long. but want 10 tell
our resders thai | have vlsitA most OF
be countries in this oh world, md to me
here IL no place like Dickson @ ,unty. /
eiieve one can hive better and N ska more
honey taisiag tobae CO in DlckAar County