The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-08
NOTES or PROGRESS
IN MEXICAN STATES

discovery has neen maze IN the
mountains near Tampico Of q deposit
OF onyx that is said to be Of superior
quality and to he equal 10 he famous
qaarries OF the same material III the
state Of Puebla. whose product has
been utilized extensively in the en-
Enlistment of many public and pri-
Vate structures throughout the repub-
lie and elsewhere. The new diseoV-
cry will be developed al once on 4
large scale
The government now has six OK
tensive gardens for the propa cation
of trees Of various kinds. including
many varieties OF fruit. aud d grand
total OF over millin ana d half arc
produced each year for general dis
tribution. Attention is being paid to
the reforestation of extensive areas Of
land that have been denuded of Their
former forest growth and are not
adapted to agricultural purposes
The total transactions Of the public
registry Of property and commerce in
Mexico City for the month of March
were $872l,632.92, while for January
the total was S679S,A67.5T and for
February s2,0a6.432Sl The increase
in business transactions thus indicated
is justly~regarded as proof Of the con.
hdence OF all classes in the stability
Of the present order
The governs of the state Of Querc-
tago reports extensive additions 10 m"
educational system and q general con-
ditton OF prosperity. The coming
crops OF grain promise TO be the larg-
est ever harvested The entire state
is in order except for few bands
of marauders in whose pursuit and
determination aeroplanes are being
used with good results.
The municipal authorities OF Tor
reon report that a large portion %
the hitherto untitled lands in that
section have been put under cutiVa-
ton under it's regulation and that as
consequence, climatic exigencies ex-
cepted, the coming crop VIII be suf
hcient TO remove all danger of short :
age or consequent suffering among
the poor.
In response to the request OF the
governor OF the state OF Nuevo Leon,
the department of agriculture has sent
10 that section supplies OF seeds and
also number OF tractors for the uss
OF the poorer farmers. The seed will
he distributed free OF charge and the
tractors will be ultimately sold on
time 70 those making use thereof.
u has been found necessary 20 sus-
pend construction work upon the line
OF railway traVersing the center OF the
petroleum region of Tamaulipas and
Vera Cruz and connecting with Tam =
pico, owing TO the embargo which
prevents the shipment of the neces-
sary material from the United States
and which is now held at Laredo,
Tex
Application has been made TO the
department OF communications for
permission to esta blish a new line of
steamers connecting the ports Of la
Paz. in Lower California. and Topolo-
hampo. in the state Of Sinaloa. Com
mupication between those pla ces has
hitherto been difficult and develop
ment has in consequence been re-
tarded
Instructions have been Issued for
the opening OF the agricultural ex-
perimental school which has been es-
tablished at the Rancho San Jac!nto,
in the valley of Mexico. Alumni from
that school will be sent TO variou8
portions OF the republic for the pur-
pose Of giving instruction In the most
modern agricultural methods.
The board Of directors OF the cham
Der OF commerce OF the city of San
Luis Potosi has esta blished a library
for the use OF it's members and for
the dissemination of the latest scien-
tific and commercial information that
is available.
Among recent additions to the edu-
cational and social features OF Tam
~plco are " M. G. A. and a school
for the education OF foreign children
The customs collections at the port
OF Tampico for the month OF March
reached a total of $602.2472i.
Arrangements have been made for
providing transatlantic steamers with
coal at the port OF Tampico. instead
Of at Vera Cruz as in the past The
fuel Is brought readily and quickly In
quantity to the former place from the
mines of Coahuila. and the supply
available Is unlimited The people
Of Tampico are confident that In a
brief period their port will surpass
Vera Cruz In the amount of business
transacted.
Secretary Pastor Rouaix, of the de-
partment Of Fomcnto and agriculture,
has been visiting the A.angana region
OF Coahuila and Durango and after
inspection says that he IL satisfied
the wheat crop alone OF that locality
will aggregate twenty thousand TONS
sufficient to supply all the needs OF
the adjacent states and leave . large
surplus for expectation 70 other por.
tons OF the republic.
Nineteen women who have been en-