The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-22
MEXICANS DEPART
STRONG FOR TULSA.
Result of Trip Here May
Mean Much to Oil Men,
Both Sides Think
TULSANS ASKED SOUTH
Covernor-Elect Lara Says He
Will Pay Expenses Of Trip
TO Mexican Inland

That the Obrcgon ndmluiHtra'ton
n.sna an end Of unlawful activities
~ certain classes Of Mcxiclus many
81 which have aroused the antaRon
ism Of the United StatcH was tho
Assertion of General tCsnt ipp'Z de
Lara ~ tho weekly meeting of the
directors Uf tho chamber ot com
merco In tho tea room Of Hotel
Tulsa FRIDAY noon.
General dc Lara, who is Rovor.
nor elect Of the state pf TnmhuliphH
during his address, which WAS IN
tcrpretcd by ", Y. NzaguIrrc. re
newod the protcstations OF friond
ship toward Americana and roit"rht -
ed his declaration and IN" d"'l'r' -
tion Of the new Mexican government
that cordial welcome awaits
American business men and Amcri-
can capital when they como to
Mexico.
Much wealth Available.
I'VE want you TO know thhi We
will welcome YOU with open arms
and that | will do all In my power.
personally and as governor ~ the
state OF Tamaulipas. 10 make your
business relations both pleasant and
profitable he said AN ! ask ~
that you observe tho laws and this
is something no law abiding Amcrt-
can citizen will object to. Mexico ls
rich In natural resources winch
await only the advent Of deter
mined Americans and American
capital To bring wealth both TO our
country and to thosc who wish to
invest there"
Julio Davila. lieutenant colonel
and chief of STAFF Of tho governor Of
ramsuiipas, who speaks fair Eng
lish, related the story Of oil develop
ment In Mexico up to the present
time. Under. existing conditions the
oil output Of Mexico II literally con-
trollcd by half dozen large com
phnies Tho small operator Is not
given proper announcement Ac'
cording to Davila, u 1000 or u 5000
barrel well In Mexico h considered
small fry" Ia fact. he slNs, the
companies now controlling the
Mexican output hardly consider a
well worth operating unless 1t has
production Of not less than 10000
barrels n day. Tho vast Mexican
fields and especially those near
Tampico. offer riches untold to-
those who viii develop them. Da-
villa said.
Hc believes that Tulsa and Tampi-
90 have much In common, a. tho
foundation OF both cities Is oil He
declared the reception given the
party In Tulsa was the most cordial
II has received during ita entire ca
rcer.
Obrcgon Policy Good VIII.
Vicente Nillasana, publisher OF the
Tampico world, explained that the
new administration IN Mexico had
made public It's desire To cooperate
with outside capital ana that he was
positive this will be one OF the para
mount policies OF General Obrcgun.
The guests from Mexico came to
Tulsa upon invitation hy the cham
Der of commerce. From tho eN-
pressions given by members of the
party. H. In apparent that they have
gained much first hand informa tion,
which Will he beneficial In dealing
with the oil industry hereafter. They
left Friday night on the return trip
to Tampico.
The official welcome on behalf
OF the chamber OF commerce was
given by a. L. Farmer at FrIdaysI
meeting Mr.. Farmer told the party
he believed itr protcstationS oil
visit To Tulsa was a most important
one In bringing about better rela-
tions and better understanding be-
tween Americans and McXicans.
Regular business OF lho direct ors
was sidetracked at Fridays meet
ing.
Invites oil Men Ia Mexico.
That part OF the program most