San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-04
MEXICO is PREPARING TO
STAGE A COMEBACK SAYS
CLIFF CROWELL, ENGINEER
Resources of That Country Practically Untouched
and With Present Excellent Order Being Pre-
served 1t Will Be Only Few Years Before
Business and Development of Mines
Will See Remarkable Increase

Mexico is on the verge Of staging
a remarkable come back" and it will
be only few years before the world
will see the development of one of the
richest mining countries yet undeyel-
oped, says Cliff Crowell, mining engi-
neer, who has been operating in Mex
leo for number of years and ha,
just recently opened offices in the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce building
here. The resources of Mexico are
practically untouched. climate conGi-
tons are excellent. labor is cheap and
satisfactory and the present govern
ment is preserving excellent order. Mr..
Crowell tells what he thinks Of the
possibilities in Mexico.
Il have been following the mining
business in Mexico since 1891; at
times as an employe of large mining
and smelling companies. at times as
consulting engineer and at times oper-
ating individually.
During a large part of this time I
lived in Mexico and have only recent
ly opened an office in San Antonio.
The examination and even The direc-
ton Of operations in Mexico mines
does not require residence in that
country although it does. require a
knowledge of Mexico and its people
as well as its mining resources, that
can be secured only after long years
of residence and work in that country.
Likes San Antonio.
Il have located in San Antonio be-
cause it is good place to make n
home and because. in my estimation
it is the most favorable city on this
side Of the Rio Grande from which TO
work properties in Mexico.
What do l think about conditions
in Mexico generally and particularly
as they affect the mining industry?
ITO begin with / want TO confess
that all we old timers in Mexico
think we know all about the country.
past, present and future and the
strange thing is that no two of us
agree. In general. however, we are di-
vided into two classes, 0ptimists an,!
pessimists. l will have to plead guilty
to being an Optimist--you might say
an incurable optimist. not only be-
lieve that Mexico will come back but
/ believe that she is already well on
the road and that we shall soon be n
witness to such rapid progress as will
astonish the world. / believe that the
conference now being held in Mexico
between representatives of the United
States and Mexican governments wti
eventually result in recognition and
this will almost Immediately be TO-
lowed by the investment Of capital in
Mexican enterprises.
1.-THE present Mexican government
is radical but compared with the Car
rama regime it is conservative. 1t is
much less radical now than when il
first assumed control. In other words,
the peak of radicalism in Mexico has
been reached and We may confidently
expect gradual return to coEservd-
tive policies.
Mexican Labor Efficient.
"The old days will not return when
you could hire satisfactory servant
for 1.50 month and when so per
cent of the Mexican people worked fer
% cents daily. We are not even going
TO be allowed TO work men under dar-
gerous conditions and compel them 10
live in unsanitary quarters. The g"E
eral tendency of wages is going to be
higher. As they rise we of the en-
ploying class, will put into the work
mans hands modern tools and proldc-
ton will be increased and consum-
ing public will be created that WI
make business better for everybody
concerned The prosperity of coun-
try depends upon its productive ca
pacity and the productive capacity. of
Mexico can and will be. within n fcw
years. many times what it las eycr
been before.
us Mexican labor, indolent. ;ncap-
able and inefficient? 1t is not. This