The border vidette., 1927-11-19
SONORA GOVERNORS SPLENDID
ADDRESS AT c. OF G. BAN
QUIET. NOV. i2.

ward all. and expressed hope for
better conditions in Mexico, de
livered by General Fausto To-
pete, Governor of Sonora. at the
banquet in NogaIes, Sonora,
Mexico, given in his honor by
the Chamber OF Commerce, last
Saturday. will be Of interest to
hundreds of American readers
of The Border Vldette.
Governor Topete said:
Gentlemen: It affords me q
great deal of satisfaction to be
honored by you, who represent
vital powers of the different
branches of commerce, with this
banquet given to me as token of
esteem and living proof Of your
frank desire to cooperate with
the government presided over
by me, for the good Of my State
and of my people. My greatest
satisfaction is to see the bonds
of sincere friendship existing be,
tween thu people of Nogales,
Sonora, and Nogales. Arizona,
and my most ardent wish is that
these bonds may be strengthen
ed more and more to the end
that mutual approach may be-
made more effective from day to
day aud forethe good of all. Mr..
Ibarra Seldner said justa a nom
ent ago: In honoring the Gov
ernor of the State of Sonora you
are not doing honor to the in
only, but to all the peo
Pile represented by him." these
words were very proper and fit
for the occasion and the truth in
them makes me feel even more
thankful and more obliged to
you for your demonstration of
kindness and appreciation to
wards me.
It is my purpose, gentlemen.
that my term in Office be marked
by commercial and industrial
progress and welfare for my peo
pie, and to leave an honorable
name when l retire; not for me,
but for my children.
I will now answer the question
propounded by the Mayor of No.
gales, Arizona, Mr.. Karns. to
the effect that he knows from
unofficial sources that I enter
tain plans for the building of q
road connecting Nogales and
Guaymas. It is true. gentlemen.
and I will accomplish what is
now a project; within a period of
four years you will see the com
pletion of q highway from No
gales to Guaymas, which will
involve an expenditure of $2,.
500. 900. 90 pesos. The question
may perhaps rise in your mind:
How will you make the neces
sary money for this work avail
able? / will tell you in a few
words: Since the first of Sept
ember of this. year I have been
urging every possible economy
in government expenditures and
up to the present time I have
succeeded in effecting a saving
of $3.50, 10000 pesos, this added
to $40O, 10000 pesos which will
be appropriated for the purpose
from the budget for 1923 and
$3.50, 900 pesos to be contributed
by the Federal Government, give
a firm financial basis on which
to begin the construction of the
road. I am prompted to begin
and complete this work by my
belief that roads are the avenues
and channels which facilitate
and give stimulus to trade and
commerce, the life blood of ma.
tions. Because I am convinced
that many schools and good
roads are two factors which
serve as basis for the develop
ment of countries into great ma
tions and some day, within fifty
years perhaps. our dear Mexico
will be country, if not so ad,
vanced as yours, surely more so
than it is at present.
Now gentlemen, I thank you
very heartily on behalf of the
government of the State and of
the people of Sonora and per.
sonally. for the many distinc.
tions and courtesies you have
accorded me and urge you to
continue the good work you have
so successfully begun endeavor..
ing to bring in closer contact
the people of these two cities
and strengthening the bonds of
friendship in which the two No
gales are so happily united. BY
all means within my reach will
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