The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
NEW TAXES ON MINES IN
MEXICO o RUINOUS
Many Operators Refuse to Extend Explorations TAX.
ing Out Only Surface Ores-Dynamite
Shipments From U. s. Seized.

chiefs order n the order from the
railroad officials"
bribery"
Yes. and ] won't do IL. Just rs long
a. I'm In charge there is going to be
no bribery. l don't mean that I hesl-
tate to corrupt the Mexican officials.
tributions In that line would be painting
the lily. ! mean that ] won't lower my
sslf.respect. which. I assure you per-
sists. Notwithstanding the cataloguing Of
US all by Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Bryan
as thieves and pirates and Adventures.
The corruption of one oficiai makes
certain the need Of corruptine another.
Orders amount TO nothing from any
one. ranging from ar ofice clerk up TO
CarransA. Why. we got an order signed
by CarranSa for the return of some
property. We gave the order to the
ohicer who had stolen tho property. and
Instead OF tearing up the order. Is Is
CUSTOMARY, he wrote on II a particu-
larry abusive remark, signed his name.
and asked that we send 1t to Carranza.
ObreGon had much better control than
Carran1a has.
But. to 20 on. We have not our dyna-
mite yet. and our mines are closed. In
closing they threw 5000 men out Of
work-the men for whom the Govern
ment Is theoretically working, and those
men still are out OF work. unless they
have Joined the army The Ole Jockey
Club. one OF the most famous clubs in
the world, was closed because rich men
enjoyed their membership In 1t. The
nne old building Is now headquarters
Tor the L. w. ".
A man is discharged by his employer.
maybe for dishonesty. maybe for mere
Il 1nC0nnAfRnCv nAyyhA hA,.- 49,. -z-
pany can no longer proHtably employ
SO many men. The I. W w, through
the Government labor bureau. informs
inc employer the man must be taken
BACK. and sometimes tho employer Is
fool enough to be blurred into II.
Good Work spoiled.
Here Is another novel idea In work.
Ing for the common good. one Of the
mines hah to keep soine men ON the
Job TO avert flooding. but. as transpor-
tation was cut of. the pay roll could not
he forwarded. The local manager re.
sorted to scrip. which was readily a..
cepted In every store.
The first thing he knew the Gov.
ernment agents were on his back with
the complaint that he was 'defraudins
the Government and explaining that
whereas the company's scrip was taken
at face value. the Governments money
continued TO depreciate. The com
pany was warned II must make good
10 the Government-thc difference or be
hned. The company laughed.
Then the Government proposed tina,
the company turn over to agents the
amount OF scrip outstanding and le,
the agents pay the scrip holders, not II
old. but In Government paper. The
company laughingiy agreed to do II II
the scrip holders would accept-whic
the holders declined to do.
The inefficiency OF the Government,
ana the dishonesty of many Of Ia
onicers are almost equally noticeable
You cant escape either. with such d
crowd ! wish nothing TO do and unit
we get a lasting peace. which | an
sorry 10 say ! think Fan com. only h,
armed intervention and Intelligent ad
mlnistration, which I know can com,
only by banking. II moi armed interyen
ton. ] will not order work started in ,
single shaft"
That man is the leading official in on,
or the best properties in Mexico. psyin,
In former years from $500. 900 10 81. 900
600 In annual dividends. The compan
DOCKS now show that instead o: This an
nual profit there is an annual deficit O.
sIoo.ooo Tor the maintenance Of IN,
snafts. This does not take into con
sideration The injury to machinery. no
the loss OF business. nor the decrease /,
' me value OF the stock. The mine ais,
iost about 10000 pesos stored for pa,
ron. as well as several locomotives.
a ittle later the manager Of one O
'ne nigh yield mines gave his opinion
which was that the Mexican mudd,
would mud a solution, and tina, the mine
had not suffered much anyway. So II I
possible 10 lind contrary opinions, but III
one predominates with a frequency /.
great as to make 4, almost unanimous.