The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-10
MINER FINDS LIVING
CHEAP IN MEXICO CITY
scergr1sht. lsse b. shs Mcclure s-~s.p~
special correspsBdent of The wash
tEEtoa Herald.
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Mexico City. March s0-This IL the
cheapest city IN the world TO i've IN lust
now n your income A. On vno6 Hv,.-ts-.
dollars. for everything Is sold for Me,i-
can dollars and at this writing Won car
get thirty-six OF them for one America
dollar
Formerly Mexico city was rather an ~
pensive place 10 live An ~ a. a. -
ural 70 suppose that everything wound
be high priced now on account OF the
scsrctt1- =, tL,,e. o. S..Ns "a - -,
upset and civil war. That IN not tbs $50
Al ali. Tie Mexiesn has not ,,et $500 -
realize that his peso. or dollar n urorfh
only 3 cents in Eold and not "a cents a,
Il was for 90 many years
Then again the ,fand.z5 A. a.. -.
and not fha A,,.-t.a,. S.fi. =.
paid for IN rssos 80 ,,.ss.-t., a. x-,.....
with them An a. ,-htat 49,. .. -
leverytbInT -i6ic,lo,,.,,' .ts. - -
nrics ~ tT,nsIat.S 80 t-s'Ip.. '.l -
'eoi '''O''N''
Food Ia Cheap.
I supposed that ,ooS -, -, ..
very bfgb w. -, -. - -
| raised for IT,. - M 49, 80
on The nor,siati.,,S - ~, ella = hrse peTt
| m stsr,r.tto- o. ~ I 49, on uhe we're
"a cbe.n.r ,I,.,, a. a - -, 70 , ~ Iteh. ~
when 1o,, raoI,o,' ~ :" - iiVeo statss
1900 4, 4. - eI-e NsiOe "a soio IN
knows The ysiy,. ~ -, o-1 men Nno
ieycbsnFc "a No.. = ssS-.. me rate or
and vioIeptI,, faPioS
| 81 tb.t -. ,.,. ...-.,.-- -
ment as % go -. au .t. my st -
AT home I viii - - 'isl
tsbIisb ., Thas. -. :. - -. % -,
from, the Chez, 49,, - -. - 49,
but from the 49,, a,rru,..,.s. n0u lss
ronized bv the SPe,Ithia.t ,,.,..,. a - -.
| city. l give the prices IN American
A. -. 49,.
her street 80 -. .H' Oh ~ IN IN
a I,rgs -, - - u asAeo LOr
he 80, e. 49, me Nhi y! nresn, Io
I b,,, ~, tn,,-t. Y Coets S4--''
| NSpI, q, -, ut Ieeul1r money
49, q ..r,. S.,IS eNeit ana tooo
! A. SiI,-.ro' tLN'. x-,.-,
oyn.,sJ,'e nc mos % no
| . ,,fITJa, t,.L.Htt. ~ tlls Sttg OF mali
/ * 100 O. - 80 - ne - Oills
certs TO- -, .v.aIIt. - - i1se,
csr,s g. -, - ION sSeAA'
4 oort. g. 49,. ~ LO' =
h.TT $500 " l. CshN TOT
J III - 49,, nc iOI CoIlee Aho
Tn - .,'-Is,i , sise IN uoh-
found IN ,bs 49,. EN- Si,,lie - - h1Ne
! =. -. ~. .''I Si's was some as
SssIJFo-,,. .S a. GUY 70 o o. the
| en- -. ., .ue 10y ehG "ilch cost
$50 :, SI,,LIIt-I oI lour slAihh A large
-Is "a GehSious natNe iresh sSpsrag Us
60. - llSu IoI Genus me price OF
$3.50 o.. = n ~. Llueh Inore man nominal
Crahses are very plentiful and very fine.
tn,i+asiI o. zen org ones costs ID cents
uISt1Oits INC oasheI Alngator pears
| -. =" iorh lot u Genus
| p-sSI iLUHl 70 cents mere
! - "I-0s VI al 'arleues are Lully
| ~ as '"es are IN france
Hotel Luxur,
-, ~ az 70 O 'L Inings; l nave a suite
| q 'oiS az lne hoteI IsaOel- which is
M. Osst aho mos expensive IN the city
HS VI an ahIeroom-
| 80 $1,000 ~, VI ~ iSsslile IOoh aho
Se,t.,.-L,I' Loois are Al very larSe ana
Ds.ni ny. nSIeo out Win furniture I'M
| -. -, -hSie ere elecNrlc
Lss.' ~ =, an ~ toorh ana
o.lI.o,Ia anu orts aho
80 - -. - anu ., pllioN :
~ :. tIe HlLSst Iineh- mere are
e li nous ErenGn NlhooNs opening out
~ N-o.,..I rS...,L NnlSh oFeIlooh
b,,ir5,,cs - a. -e-y,l,S me-
49, 80. 60. ~ - " n -
sf,J,rNSoo,,, IN, - q. Ine
NJ aI,LoT,.s, e., = .St.- ~ MS III
| ~. -..,Sa.-,- =. -.
-. .l,s ~. 80. - Z
~. nar+-s,.t 1I, S...S..I., u loI
! satL;,,.t -. a., -. - -. nv - ),
80, IJjs .,-o-btt.,,, -, ., -
5.y '--' .
IN .,,- l.r,, .;,,- q, a., r--,..s Sat-
v-o,,I5 49, 49,, $50 -, -. - :
A. g. a. .,-oo Soa,,,-,sS..t.-s
Po1ts Tor bons.s M, tr eT.-.I,. -.
sane moderate sal. A fr,sr5 rs-,. !.
! -. r-,tsl.,,. So. -, 81. - -
! .sr5enx ,sr,g. r,.-Llo s..t!-s.o 49,,
tifuHy carved WOODWORK and an that for
90 n month -rbs nlsce v-o,,I5 he ,-.I1e6
/ a. about s75o m IN tbs states