The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-09

rcsti0dtor OF THE SuN and the Chit
,dgo Tribune. foIIo,ps. The 'ortfor 10
rerediing details tDhtch Washington
suppressed or tchtch tcere coiored mp
10 suit the Mcrtcun factions by paid
press agents.
ny MARK =. WATSON.
A few houses on the outskirts are stiil
the north Of saltillo. In coahuila. Mex
leo. with its un~numbered railroad
wrecks. the Quilted and robbed and de-
populated settlements. the ruined farms.
the desoiation which rules OF hill and
valley. is not so apparent here, where
Carranza lived long as Governor OF Goa
hula and where u anywhere the Car
rama power Is dominant.
The American casino across he
street from the cathedral. and corner-
ing on the plaza across which is the
state palace. Is still as II was the day
after the retiring Huertlsta forces fired
II. standing on guard as II burned. 80
that nothing from its handsome furnish
ings could be saved.
A few houses OH the outskirts are etill
unpeoplcd. private railroads, mines. mills
and the like are still closed to business,
but superfcially things are better ny
far than n few months ago.
A brief examination OF the road OF
tina Mazapii Mining Company. which.
known as the Coahuilt and Zacatecas
Railway. covers in Its two branches about
1856 kilometers, shows a sorry state OF
affairs. nearly as bad as II the Govern
ment had been operating II. 1t did not.
because IL Is narrow gauge. or the
twenty-one bridges pot one Is left. Some
Of them have beer rebuilt nine times.
once for each time the evolutionary
and counter revolutionary parties and
the plain not especially designated
bands OF brlgands have been through,
After the ninth job of repairing the
Mazapil company. mainly English owned.
wearied and let repairs wait for better
days.
Won't Rebuild Vet.
"Of course you will rebuild now that
Carranza Is recognized" was suggested
TO one o: the minor officials.
"Of curse We will not" he replied
promptly. TOO often we have seen
peace return 1t cost VI Il good many
thousand dollars gold TO rebuild Just
to allow a fresh gang Of h~ighwaymen
TO come along and undo everything.
NeIc tiIpuSi HcN' Wv Iti ~ l''A VI
track do we repair until we have a lot
more assurance than we now feel
Mazapil is incorporated for $500. 900
over a debefture hond issue of tle,000.-
600. The rsilroad represents probably
$500. 200, and Of this al enormous
amount has been lost entirely. The d.
rect lpss In the mines due to flooding
Is certainly IN excess Of Se.S0",o0 and
the indirect loss from idleness Is twice
that.
That is the heaviest mining loss In
that vicinity, but the big cotton mills IN
the mountains were burned at a stag
gering loss.
At Monterey. where In the old days
the Americans constituted the entire ac-
tive population. there was heavy damage
to The smelling properties. TO the rail
road shops and Of UouTSe W private
stocks.
The American residents, harassed by
bandits and patriots OF the Mexican
variety. who were Neutrality-suspicious. from
the other bandits, and on top ~ that
literally deserted by the United States
Government. which had fostered their
settlement as commercial pioneers IN
Mexico. have dwindled down TO a hand
ful. They have deserted Sal,illn. and II
IL a question whether they viii return
until there ~ some assurance not only
that Carranza can stick, but also that,
when he quits, the State department
will consent to lend assistance to its
citizens resident in Mexico.