The Mena weekly star., 1919-12-25
SAYS MEXICO IS
 LAND OF PLENTY
Mexican Banker, In United States on Commercial Mission, Tells of Pros perlty-Does Not Want War With
 the United States.
tBy International News Service ]

New York, Dec. 1S.--lMexico is to- day the land of plenty and desires more than ever to establish closer business relations with the United States, according to Jose Riojas, a nephew of General Pablo Gonzales, who is in this country on an import ant commercial mission
 MT. Riojas denounced as "sublimely ridiculous" rumors that his Govern ment wishes to force the United States into war and pointed to the fact that Mexico has large surplus of many staple articles which it hopes to dispose of in the United States to disapprove belligerent news dispatch es from the border.
 Mexico has reaped this year one of the largest harvests in it's history" he declared. Heavy rains have fallen for the first time in seven years and the result is a surplus of products which should help relieve stringent food conditions in the United States. Corn is more abundant than ever and the Government has granted permits for the exportating of several hundred cars of this product from the States of Coanuila and Tamaulipas to Ameri- ca
 The cotton industry in Mexico has grown to such an extent that many of the mills have been considerably en- larged and our cotton industry has grown at a corresponding rate. Most of our cotton crops will probably be used at home. You can understand something of the size of our cotton crops when you take into considera- tion that around 100000 bales are raised in the district of Torreor alone each year.
 sThe United States is suffering from lack of coal because the miners refused to work. But do you know that Mexico is in a position to expert coal to this country? Mines in the Coahuila district are now working full blast. Heavy rains flooded some of them, but the water has been pumped out and they are producing at a capac- ity rate.
 American business houses should open branches in Mexico without de- lay There is tremendous field for America south of the Rio Grande, but your financial leaders are permitting European leaders to get in first. That is bad You should send to Mexico re- presentatives who understand the Lat in character.
 T have seen many young men try ing to sell American goods in Mexico, but they usually do not understand the Spanish language Still they get orders, even though they talk to peo- pie they have never seen before and do not understand. Just imagine, then, how much larger the business would be if those salesmen knew the native tongue and the characteristics of Mex jeans.
 Two months ago I was at Guada- lajara A representative of a large American agricultural implement manufacturer had just received an sor- der for several hundred wooden blows. He had to wait three days, though, be- fore his firm wired back that they would send the kind of implement the Mexican concern wanted. The sales man lost the order because his com pany insisted upon making the buyer take steel blows instead of wooden ones When a European salesman is told blows must be painted red, there is no cabling or dickering-the blows are painted red, or any other color the customer may desire
 Poor packing is another thing that costs American houses much good business in Mexico Recently a Chi cago packer filled an order for canned goods worth about $2,000 The GUS toner expected to receive his goods in first-class condition. When the order arrived most of it had been ruined because of poor packing. Goods ship ped from New York to Mexico need al- most as much handling as that coming from Europe. And the European ex- porters are careful to pack their goods well at a moderate price"
 When asked about the forthcoming presidential campaign in Mexico MT. Riojas said the two most important candidates now are General Pablo Gonzales and General Alvardo Obre- gon Other candidates may present themselves later, he said
 Who will win I cannot say" he con tinued, but the elections will be held in June and you may rest assured that the Government will maintain a strict vigilance at the polls to see that the bailoting is lawful.
 T am in this country to interest American capital in large agricultural and grazing lands in Mexico Some of these lands produce much cotton and corn but more capital is needed to run them at their full capacity Up to the present time my plans have not produced satisfactory results because of the Jenkins case, but l hope this is almost over now and that our Gov ernments win be in complete accord soon
 sfBut above all, want to tell the American people that Mexico does not want war, or any trouble. Mexican business men are out for more busi- ness than ever before and they hope most of their transactions will be with American houses"
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