Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-06
MEXICO TO Be
A MONTE CARLO
WITH US. DRY

aboard for MeAlcdIl' ia JudHd' Iii
senada! Plent yof Sunday entertain
Tnepts in Old Mexico. Horse races,
buIl fights, cockfghts, games, dane
ing. theaters and an abundance of
moisture All aboard.
This is what may be heard after
July l. next, when the United States
goes dry and by which time it is ex-
pected that peace conditions will be
firmly established and the already
considerably relaxed border restric-
lions will be largely done away with.
Lower California does not propose
TO throw the lid off to any sort of
Iawlessness or vice, but that national
prohibition in this country is likely to
make the nearby towns below the
international border line a series of
GASES and way stations in a paradise
of sports is generally conceded.
Among other projects of the sort, a
distillery and brewery have already
ego liuqor interests are contemplating
similar moves at Tia Juana.
Plan Great Casino.
OF greatest interest, however, is a
plan in which three well-known Los
Angeles sportsmen are credibly re-
ported to backing with large
means at their disposal-nothing more
nor less than a great casino to be
erected below the line and modelled to
some extent upon that at Monte Car
IoAwith the necessary notifications
consequent to an expected American
clientele. Coupled with this projected
structure, to include everything usual
ly associated with such establishments
and as many more modern amusement
as an inventive genius can devise,
there will be capital to promote race
tracks, ball parks, boxing rings and
outdoor sports of every kind
The site of the projected casino
has not been definitely decided on,
although it is said that it will be at
either MeXicali or Ensenada The lat
ter, while now a very quiet coast
town is made easily accessible by
e.. land by the fine new highway from
MeXicali, recently completed under
Governor Esteban Cantu's direction
and may also be reached by boat, be-
ing but few miles below the border.
The attitude of the government to-
ward new industries has always been
one of friendly encouragement, so
long as they are law abiding and
make for the general welfare and
prosperity of the country itself. That
the plans success would bring an
immense amount of money yearly into
Mexico and would mean tremendous
revenues to the government is not
denied. 1t is emphatically not the in
tention Of the local men to attempt
10 revive any old time border or
woody western stuff in Mexico but
to put brains and money into the crea-
tion of an amusement center which
will attract sportsmen from every
where.
Sunday in Mexicali is now a lively
Gay for the three thousand Mexican
residents, five thousand the Americans
and others who go back and forth
with border passes and the four thous-
and Chinese who live in MeXicai At
Tia Juana the big game is horse ra-
cling
Big Race Meet Planned.
The Lower California Jockey club
As planning to conduct fifty day RAJ
cling meet at Tia Juana as soon as the
lime is opened. Border officials at San
diego believe that will be the moment
peace is signed. The line is now freely
opened to commerce, all articles, ex-
cept arms and ammunition, being per-
Eaitted by the United States War
Trade board to be sent into Mexico
Other possible developments include
the building of hotel aE3 sanatorium
at the hot springs near Tia Juana.
r. G. Barbanchano of Governor
Cantus, executive staff at Mexicali
who was in Los Angeles recently, de-
cIared that no credence should be
placed in reports that the Mexican
congress at its coming session in
May is planning to declare dry after
July / 10-mile strip from the Dor
der into Mexico, in order to assist the
United tSates to enforce prohibition
Great loads of wet goods have beer
going over the border and are being
stored there There IS enough III stor.
age there now to last until the $500
900 brewery to be built at once is
brewing. Some of the beer now solo
in Mexicali comes from Monterey, Mex
To any Americans who are contem
plating setting up wet shop in Ca
IeSjco it might be mentioned that tax
alton for concessions of this kind come
high. The Owl pays $4,000 a year total
for all kinds of taxation, and $500 a
month for all taxes would not be
unusual for medium-sized saloon
Law First, Then liberty
This is what Gov Esteban Cantu
says Of the prospects Of increased
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