The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-05-09
NJ AzA 7 LAN
CONSULAR
DISTRICT

One of the most efficient represen-
tatives in the United States Con-
sular and Diplomatic Service abroad
is Mr.. w. E. Chapman, Consul at
Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Mr.. Chapman
keeps in close touch with affairs in
his district, and from time to time
the bulletins the State Department
issues as from his office are interest
ing, instructive and Illuminating.
"The Oasis" is in receipt of the
latest of these bulletins, from which
the following excerpts are taken:
AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE
Mazatlan, SinalOa, Mexico.
The following information is Of
fered in the interest of the American
export trade:
Extent of Mazatlan Consular District
The Consular District of Mazatlan
comprises the States of Sinaloa and
Nayalit, the latter formerly the
Territory Of Topic.
Area and> Population
The following data is taken from
the census reports of 1910:
SINALOA
Area Population Aver. per 81 Mi
1SAO7 so. Mi 323,642 1888
NAYARIT
Area Population Aver. per So Mi
7,348 so. Mi 171,l73 1929
Total, Area 25,755; Total Population,
494,S15; Average per SO. Mile, 1921.
Topolobampo and Altata, Sinalca,
are also seaport towns and there are
numerous small towns all along the
railway from northern Sinaloa to the
railway terminal in northern Nayarit;
and of course the various interior
towns are fed through those having
railway and seaport advantages.
Shipping Routes:
Exporters in such of the United
States as border on the Pacific Ocean
usually ship by water to MaZatlan
and San Bias; those esat of these
states by rail through Nogales, Ari-
zone; there being a railroad all the
way from that point through to
northern Nayarit. Some exporters
on the Atlantic and Gulf coast do,
however, ship via the Panama Canal.
A firm in Maine recently shipped by
water to Galveston and then by rail
to Mazatlan
Language for Correspondence
Correspondence with importers in
this Consular District may be in
either English or Spanish, but where
the American exporter has the facil-
ity for doing so he should correspond
in Spanish only, as many local i'm
porters do not read English, and
while they can always find someone
who does, this adds to their diff
ficulties.
Chambers of Commerce at New
York, N. Y, New Orleans, La, San
Francisco, and Los Angeles, Calf,
can furnish names of customs brokers
in their respective cities who handle
expectations by water. Local mer-
chants have their own brokers for
shipments arriving by water routes.
Packing:
American houses should see to it
always that goods exported are we'll
packed. but packing cases should be
no heavier than necessary to handling
without breakage as duties are in
great many cases assessed and col
lected on packing cases in addition
to the contents. Sometime small
parts of machinery are lost due to
poor packing; then fines are imposed
for differences between papers and
numbers of items.
Climate:
The climate in this Consular Dis
trict is semi-tropical and at seaports
is very humid and destructive to
metals subjects to rust. This is es-
pecially so in the rainy season, which
lasts from July to October. The
climate is most ideal in winter and
no artificial heat is required for per-
sonal comfort.
Topography:
The land is generally level and
very fertile for a distance of several
miles from the sea coast but rises
irregularly to high mountains along
the eastern borders of the two states.
About six or seven small rivers run
from the mountains across the low
lands to the sea, offering excellent
advantages for irrigation and there