The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-04

Governor Kilby delivered a short ad- dress of thanks to the Mexicans, in which he predicted long period of pros perity for the people under the new ad- ministration. Saltillo was the next state capital reached, the train arriving at that roint late Monday.
 The farther the special train goes into Mexico, the more convinced do Amsri- cans become that Gen. Alvarc Obregon has the sympathy and support of the people. Many look upon him as an idol, and believe Mexico under his regime will return to a position of great influence among nations.
 Business through the republic has been at a standstill for many years, but is being opened again. At Monterey the large smelling plants are being run al full blast. and are extracting copper from the mountain side. It is needless to state that the Monterey brewery is in full operation. It does not stop day or night, and is one industry which ran through the many years of the revolution.
 Mexican mountains are full of precious metals. The nation is on a gold standard and it is not unusual to have your pock- e full of gold which had been obtained through presentation of large bills Tn the ordinary course of business. Amer ca quit the use of small gold dollars years ago. Mexico still has the dos pesos (two pesos). which is s1 of American money. It is about the size of a $l gold piece
 Gold and other precious metals may be found in the most unusual places The story is told that company not many years ago took over certain prop erty for the operation of placer gold mine. GA placer mine Is where the gold is washed down the mountain side and mined at the foot of the mountain) On this property were several adobe houses which had been used by peons for many years. The company decided to analyze the mud bricks which were found to assay large amount of gold. This was one time where gold bricks brought more than return of the money. The Mexl- cans had never known their homes were lined with gold. In fact, they never thought there were any houses made of gold this side of the pearly gates of heaven.
 MONEY IS PUZZLING
 It is a task to keep track of Mexican money At Monterey it took one mem- Der of the party 10 minutes to pay diez centavos @ cents), for bit of candy. The adjutant general of Oklahoma hand ed down $1 bill of American money in payment for a newspaper. The cash boy threw into his hands as change Mexican
 
 almost filled the hand. The general in- sisted that the boy had given him too much money, and it was 10 minutes be- fore he could be convinced that no error had been made. The 50 centavo piece is as large as the American half dollar, and is worth only 25 cents of American money. The exchange rate is s5.20 for diez pesos Q0 pesos), but the customer is always given twice as much Mexican 1rs- nov
 American money is good almost every where. Mexicans look upon the Amerj- can dollar as the standard of value, and they are very glad to get it.
 Attached to the special train on which the Americans are travelling are the cars of General Trevino, one of the prominent military leaders who went to the border to act as escort for the American vis- itors. General Trevno had Govern ors Kilby of Alabama and Hobby of Texas as his guests at luncheon Sunday.
 The Americans have been assured that the Mexican people will give them the time of their lives. Two large hotels in Mexico have been taken over for the sole use of the Americans. A special bull fight has been arranged for next Sunday, in which will appear two of the leading bull-fighters of the world. Mexican peo- pie now are greatly enthused over the fact that the Mexicans have wrested first place as bull-fighters from the Spanish Bull fighting attracts as much attention is Mexico as baseball does in America. Bulls are bred especially for the bull ring. and one is valued at from 1000 to 4.G00 pesos ($1 900 to s2,000 in Amer ican money). A bull fight does not end until four or five bulls have been killed. No bull which enters the arena is per- mitted to leave it alive. If matador (bull-fighter), is gored to death by a bull, another takes his place and the fight continues until the regulation mum Der of bulls are killed. Mexicans claim foreigners soon learn to love the grew someness of bull fighting. and to rejoice at the first sight of blood in the bull ri