Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-03
PRICES Died
HARD IN TAMPIC0
Money Came Easily I'M Mexico's
Oil Metropolis and Was Spent
With Lavish Hand.
EVERYTHING WENT SKY HUGH
Prosperity Continued After Most Other
Communities Were Experiencing
Setback-city Is Now Under
going Readjustment.

hington.-'Aruericans who saw
prices skyrocket ut home and who saw
themselves and their neighbors nearly
lose their sense Of money values.
would have felt thoroughly at home H.
Tampico, the great Mexican oil TOWN.
during the last few years says i
bulletin issued from the Washington
headquarters of the National Geo
graphic society.
This was the port tn which United
States .unboatS were sent recently
VI iien the closing down Of American
III wells and refineries because of
heavy Mexican taxes threw thousands
CT men ont of work, and disorders
were feared.
FloEted to Prosperity or Oil.
''FaE.pico, long a port of Iio grea;
Importance. has had a mushroom
growth i'm the last fifteen years con
tlnucs the bulletin, Its population i'll
crc: .ilg from less than 11,'rU ia l:hG
tu we'll over 100000 today. And ih'
equalization for this great stride for
ward can be given i'm one word oil
The biggest 'guSl;cr' the world ha'
ever known WAS drilled near Tauipic''
in las, and STORES AZ other huge
Streams; of oil have been uIrned up H.
the slime vicinity since. Huu,Ir"ds oi
mil!.ui;S Of gallons Of oil have PASSED
through Tauiricu. and the town. has
h,.Cil thc financial and BUSINESS hra".
Iuari"FS for fields many miles AWAY.
Money flowed easily in1. the peck
els or Il large number of American
managers and technical workers whu
were brought in. and into the hands oi
Mexican landowners, merchants ai,.
day laburers The World war raised
the dciiiarl for liquid fuel to unhear'l
of heights and il SEEMED that everyone
in Talnpico WAS becoming wealthy.
Conditions closely paralleied those in
the oil towns of the United States.
silk shirts were not the vogue that
they were among the loungers along
every American Main street, but IN
their way Tampicans became equal.
as proficient spenders. There was lit
tie inclination To count rhe change
The cost of all articles of food and ap-
parel rose tremendously. Rents
soured until ordinary accommodations
for Americans could not be obtained
for much under 500 10 $500 per
Eonth.
Because the after the-war indus
tries of the world required petroleum
no less than did the navies OF the tight
ing nations during the war, Tampico's
prosperity continued after most o.her
communities whose business Was
luickened 10y the war Were expert
encing II setback. Now. beiatedls. the
..ity is undergoing the readiustmeft
nat came TO the rest of the world.
Has More Freight Than Vera. Cruz.
Although Tampico owes its pros
perity predominantly 10 oil. il has
other factors that contribute To lis irii-
portance. Thanks TO q railroad from
Monterey, connecting with the mining
region of north-central Mexico. and IN
excellent harbor improvements. the
town is All important port of entry
and export. IL has surpassed Vera
Cruz in the bulk of commodities han
died. though the latter city probably
* the port of entry for products Of
greater aggregate value.
'The city Of Tampico Is not direct
" on the Seacoast. but is situated Il
few miles up the Panuco river, WHICH
is broad AMI deep and affords anchor
age for II large number Of oecRn-goini:
ships. AT the mouth df the stream ~.
In Earra is supplemental harbor
Near the ,iattcr place is one Of the
finest sea beaches to be found.
Until Tampico found its buried
freaSure and shook Oft it's lefharcy II
was an exceedingly unhealthy place
often being subject To epidcruics Of
yellow fever. DRAMA &c and the april
cation of other modern methods of
sanitation have greatly improved the
health conditions. The families " uit-
merous American and English employ
ees Of the big oil companies have
moved In, aud thriving English
speaking colony exists In the higher
- ,,f tho city !"