Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-23
MEXICO'S GREATEST NEED DECLARED
TO BE RAILROADS; ARCHITECT SAYS
PEOPLE ARE FILLED UP ON FIGHTING

Ill PAso. April gs,-Mcxlco's great"
~, need II an adequate transportation
system. according To- e. T.. hrghhaugh
an III Paso architect. who has returned
from tour through the southern r..
public.
While he was In Mexico. MIR. Bargle.
baugh was IN nearly every part Of the
country and was a critical observer OF
conditions. In speaking Of the situation
there he said.
ny talking with an CLASSES through.
out the republic. found that the people
are iirdsof fighting believe the pres.
ent government IL determined to crush
all evolutionary and annrchistic tcndcn.
ries and that the minority ~ the people
OF Mexico really wan, peace. law and
ordrr.
"Thc thing that II needed most In
Mcxico h. an adequate transportation
system. The fact that over half OF their
frcigh, cars were destroyed and that for
ten years Their, has been no new rail.
road equipment bought OF built In Mex
leo makes the present situation acute.
Purchasing Own Equipment.
Il found that the largest mining com.
pani,s and tho American smelling and
Refining company were purchasing
their own equipment IN order 20 trans
act business. AZ Mexico City. Guadaln.
jam. Torreon. Aguas Caliontcs Chihau.
hau and other railroad o,nters. large
forces were working In the shops r..
pairing and rebuilding cars. The road.
beds ~ IN, various railroads are In fair
condition. with some exceptions. and
those In the vicinity II Mexico City are
In excellent condition. The worse de.
siruciion was on the Mexico Northwest.
en- lines
The street railway systems OF Mex.
ico city and Guadalajara are modern.
They ara furnished with power from
hydroclectric stations owned by tho
Pearson syndicate ut EDglund. The scry.
icc il much better than IN NEST ~ our
American cities and there probably II
no better stcrrt railway System IN thu
world than that ~ Mexico city. I'm all
ether cities I visited thu street railway
service WIS inadequate.
Mexico city and Guadalujaa both
| have modern water systems built dur
lug the revolution. and thsy compare
fuyOrably with any on the continent.
Most ol thr smaller towns | visited have
Hnclunt aquc,llcis many NJ them dat.
ing from the time Of Curtcz
There are many American uutomo.
/ NNi.. a.. fl.. nffl.u uuH f.ttt.s and aat,.a
In the country districts that | visited.
There II u great market Tor American
automobiles
Goods Come From america
II WAS surprised 10 find that large
| portion Of thc goods saw In The shop
windows ~ Mexico were from the
| Tinted States. there being some French
gods ard some from England. This was
accounted for in part by the lack Of
/ transportation facilities during the war.
but particularly because the McNlcsns
would rather trade with the American
business men than with the Europeans.
n American business interests viii fol.
low d. some extent the customs OF Mex.
/ leo W. mny continue 10 supply Mexico
with practically all ~ It's goods.
AS Mexico Is but the gateway 10 the
/ vast i.atin.Americnn countries OF South
America. II is desirable that We main.
| tain cur lead.
I THE Mexican merchants complained
a. me thai they could not ge, sufficient
crefiis In this country. although during
/ the revolutionary period the failures In
Mexico were few. according 10 statistics