The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-08
PEACE IN MEXICO
MEANS TRADE IN
EVERY STABLE LINE
Republic South of Rio Grande
Needs American Foods in
Quantities Which Can Be
Sent by Regular Way.

GALVESTON, Texas. Oct. S-The
hope of Galveston for building up its
trade with Mexico as it was before the
war; and to increase it beyond the ante
bellum basis, is based on the early
pacification of the southern republic
Mexico is rich in natural resources,
which only await the developing hand
OF American energy to make the pur-
chasing power OF Mexico enormous.
Much will depend on the ability OF
Galveston and other Texas ports to OBJ
tain attractive import rates from the
shipping board, but that these will be
forthcoming when the ports show a dis
position to go after the business has
been tentatively agreed
Flour In large quantities is one Of the
commodities which has recently been
added to the items of export through
the port of Galveston to Mexico. There
are also regular shipments of clothing,
machinery of all kinds and machine
parts, stationery, oils and greases, lum-
per and nails and other building mate
rails and paints.
Due to the condition Of the railroads
IN Mexico, exporters are expecting TO
find big demand for crossties, bridge
material and steel rails. Already ships
of the Ward line have transported con-
signments of car wheels to Vera Cruz
and Tampico.
1t has been pointed out that Calves
tons export business depends for its de-
velopment on the building up Of an inn
port trade. and there is perhaps no
where to be found a greater opportunity
to do this than with Mexico. With
pacification of the country 1t would
require but a short time for the people
| of Mexico to attain per capita wealth
that would enable them to buy in any
| for which they would be in the market
These would include farming nipple
ments and mining machinery, automo
biles, talking machines tEAslusical in
| struments of all kinds, e. Shing, dres!
| goods and shoes.
| Mexico produces many commodities
in addition to oil and sisal, now abou
the only imports from that country
which should logically be absorbed IL
this country, and which have not We
! found a general market in the Unitet
States. Basketry, coffee, cabinet woods
chicle, rubber and other forest prod
uts, hides and skins, chick peas, to
bacco and sugar are among the nativ
products calculated to find a ready de
mand in America with the free move
| ment of trade between the two coun
tries.
Fruits, both wild and cultivated, ar
| plentiful in Mexico, among which ar
many that could easily be importe
into America through the Texas ports
They include the banana, plaintair
tuna, chilli pepper, olive, cocoanu
orange. lemon, lime, mango, pome
granate, pima or pineapple wild an
cultivate), fig. papaya, gourd, meloI
guava and ciruela (plum),
While chill peppers and beans haV
been brought from Mexico In receT
years by rail, and an increase in. TIL
traffic may be looked for. there is n
reason why the port of Galveston shout
not, through an organization co-operat
ing with interior business itnerest
build up an import trade with Mexic
which would enable the inhabitants
that country to greatly increase tn
merchandise purchased in Texas an
other states, and of which they al
much in need, 1t has been asserted.