El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1900 Page: 3 of 8
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EL PASO DALLY TIMES, FRIDAY, JAN UARY 5,1900
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SWAPPING MONEY
WITH MEXICO.
HEW POSTOFFICE ORDER THAT
WENT INTO EFFECT TUESDAY.
Laredo Gets the Exchange Office, but El
Paao Ik Made a Money Order Office—A
Complicated Arrangement for the Ex-
change'of Money Orders Between the
United States and Mexico.
Money Order Clerk W. J. Rusk of the
El Paso postoffloe is mastering the in
tricaoies of a new money order rule.
Last Snnday postmasters of internation-
al money order offices in the United
States were notified that nnder the pro-
visions of a convention ooncinded Sep-
tember 20, 1899 that the direct change
of international postal money orders
with the republic of Mexico is authoriz-
ed and the new order went into effect
Tuesday last.
Money orders may be drawn on t|je
republio of Mexico in any number and
in any amount from $1 to $100 They
will be payable in Mexican money in
Mexico and at the current rate of ex-
change as quoted at Nuevo Laredo, on
the day of the arrival at that plaoe of
the exchange list from Laredo, Texas
As the great bulk of the railroad mail
passing between the trade centers of
the two republics passes through Lar-
edo, Texas, that place was made the ex-
change office for the United States and
Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is the exchange
office for Mexico.
This arrangement of having only one
exchange office, makes the exchange of
postoffice money orders between the
two countries so serious and complicat-
ed that the man who tries it once will
not try a seoond time. For iustanoe, if
an order is issued in San Franoisoo for
" a man in Juarez, Mexico, the Juarez
man Lao i,u send it to Laredo and await
its return before getting his money; and
if there happens to be a few washouts,
as there usually are, on the S. P. road,
the Juarez man may loose several dol-
lars, on account of the fluctuations In
the price of Mexican silver, besides
waiting two months for his money
Orders issued in Mexioo and payable
in the United States will, in like manner,
be converted into money of the United
States at Laredo, Tex., at the rate quot-
ed on the day the exchange list is dis-
patched to Laredo.
Nuevo Larado, Mex., is the exchange
office. Money orders received in the
United States will, on the day of their
Ibe Weber Hoisting Engines
are built to meet
the demand from
mine owners,quar-
rytnen, ship and
dock owners and
others, for a strong
substantial and
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that, would b e
more economical, more convenient and
more reliable than thesteam holster of the
past They are meeting that demand
everywhere. Bend for catalog.
Weber Gas ami Gasoline Engine Co.
427 S. W. Boulevad. Kan .as City, Mo.
receipt, be oonverted into Mexioan mo-
ney, and money orders idispatohed from
Mexioo will be converted into American
money on the day of its rsosipt at Nue-
vo Laredo. Money orders drawn in the
United States should be mailed by the
purchaser to the party to whom they
wish to send the monev- This should
be done as'a matter of information and
for the parties who are to be paid the
money. Payment will not be made on
each original orders, bnt will be made
on additional orders which will be re-
issued at the exchange office at Nuevo
Laredo.
The po8toffice department requests
that senders of money orders nse the
utmost oare in giving the correct name
and address, and the state aud city
where orders are made payable in Mex-
ico. This order does not apply to a'l of
the cities in Old Mexico, bnt to a very
large number, nearly 500 being includ-
ed Names of these offices can be as
certained of the postmaster at Denver.
A fee of Scents for each $10is charged.
In case of a loss of an order, a duplicate
will be issued upon application. If the
department is unable to find the person
to whom the order is sent, it will be re
paid to the remitter. The value of
Mexioan coins at the present time for
one dollar Mexican money, 47J cents;
American dollar in Mexico, $2 10y Un-
der the present arrangement these fig-
ures will vary slightly from day to day,
owing to the fact that American money
is based upon gold value and Mexican
money upon a silver value.
Money orders will not necessarily
have to be drawn upon the city in
which the party may reside, as the
Mexioan government will direct pay-
ment of the order to the office most con-
venient to the place of residence of the
person to whom sent. It should not be
forgotten that the address of the person
should be accurately stated. The name
of the city aud state should be legibly
written, aud the occupation, if known.
If possible, it is requested that the
writing be in Spanish, as it will greatly
facilitate the handling of the business.
THE POLICE COURT.
ZONA LIBRE
LOST ITS CHARM.
MEXICAN FARMERS WILL PETI-
TION FOR ITS ABOLISHMENT.
It Shat. Their Products Ont From Their
Legitimate Market—Free Zone Alio Re-
tards the Growth of the Mexican Bordtr
Communities — It no Longer Hurts Kl
Paso.
Two Charges of Unlawful Pistol Carrying
—Boys at the Opera House.
In the recorders court yesterday Cruz
Castro was fined $2 for beating his
wife.
John Rice and Santiago Parra were
fined $2 for being drunk and disorderly.
Pedro Madrid was arrested by Officer
Chrietly on a charge of unlawfnlly
carrying a pistol. He explained he had
just arrived in town and had riden in
from Brunswick, New Mexico, after a
doctor for his wife who was very ill and
the complaint was dismissed.
Last night a number of boys raised a
disturbance at> the opera house. Offi
oer Billy Smith arrested the largest, a
colored boy, named Joe Madjoy, and
looked him np as a warning to the rest.
The ancient John Doe was again on a
spree lssfc night. Persons saw him with
a pistol and informed Officers Platt aud
Denniston, who arrested him.
Just received a carload of Pillsbury’s
Flour and Vitos at the ElPaso Grocery
15c, 25o, 85o. Opera house tonight.
Mexioan farmers living in the free
zone want to get rid of its restrictions
on agriculture. The Chihuahua Enter
prise says:
“A petition has been circulated
among the farmers of the Colonia Agri
cola del Mnlato in this state near the
Rio Grande, which will be presented to
the government, asking that the Zona
Libre (free zone) be abolished, at least
as far as tPeir being compelled to pay a
duty on their products coming south is
concerned.
“Under present conditions a duty is
imposed on goods shipped from the free
zone which extends south from the
border for fifty miles.
“It is supposed this free zone was
originally established because of the in
ability of tbe government’s inspectors
to prevent smuggling unless they had
more lee way to detect contraband
goods than the bare river front gave
them. It is apparent, however, this
same precaution has worked a hardship
on the farmers and others residing in
the district known as the free zone.
The petition has been forwarded
to President Diaz and will prob-
ably go before the legislature to be acted
upon.”
Mexican officials say that the free zone
was established to encourage the estab-
lishment of towns along the Mexican
border.
For years the free zone retarded the
growth of El Paso as smuggling was
carried on extensively. But when Capt.
Charles Davis was appointed collector
of customs he devoted his best energies
to the suppression of petty smuggling
and succeeded so well that the zona
fibre become almost a dead letter so far
as its interference with trade in El Paso
was concerned. Collector Dillon has
maintained the standard of vigilance
inaugurated by Captain Davis, and to
still further add to the inconvenience of
dealers in tbe free zone the Mexican
government levied on them special taxes
that amounted to almost a protective
tariff.
A gentleman residing within the free
zone said the other day: “As a matter
of fact the zone fibre has never worked
ft pernmnent benefit to the people resid-
ing within its precincts. Borne few
traders have reaped transient benefit
through smuggling European goods
into the United States. But the per-
manent settler has always been ham-
pered by the fre« zone. While it is in
Mexico, Mexican's residing in the zona
libr ehave been barred from marketing
the products of their farmes and little
manufacturing industries in Mexioo.
That is we have to pay a duty to get
our products to Chihuahua or any in-
terior Mexioan market and we have to
pay a dnty to ship into the United
States
“Juarez, bnt for this free zone, wonld
long since have become a manufactur-
ing city of some importance. Most of
the manufacturing industries establish-
ed at Chihuahua would be in Juarez if
we had never heard of the free zone It
is a privilege that has become a burden,
and no town in the free zone wifi ever
become more than a little tradiug stat
ion until this so-oalled privilege is abol-
ished. ”
Over a year ago Mr. Max Weber went
to work to try and secure a concession
from the Mexican government that
would enable-Juarez to establish man-
ufacturing indnstries. Mr. Weber rec-
ognized that Juarez to attain some de-
gree of prosperity needed industrial
enterprises; that it must produce some-
thing. but that it would have to first
provide free passage into some market
for its product.
It is understood that President Diaz
admitted the logic of Mr. Webers
argument aud expressed confidence that
Jnarez could be made an important in-
dustrial center were it not bottled np.
But the free zone is a problem hard to
solve and it is believed it never wifi be
solved until the people of the border
demand as one man that it be abolished
aud the Mexican border be given an op-
portunity to develop its resource and
enjoy the prosperity now sweeping over
Mexico.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET.
Carl Ennis Resigns and Ernest E. Russell Is
Elected Secretary,
Yesterday afternoon the board of di-
rectors of the chamber of commerce
held an important meeting in the read-
ing room of the El Paso club. The
members of the board present were:
President Frendenthal, O. H. Brown.
A. Krakauer, J. P. Pieter, H B. Stev
ens. P. H. Tracey, G. W Emerson, W.
G. Walz and Secretary Ennis.
The resignation of Secretary Carl J.
Ennis was aeoapted with expressions of
regret.
Ernest E. Russell was then elected
secretary aud his salary, for the present
was fixed at $75 per month.
The chairman of the transportation
committee asked for information as to
the authority of his committee. He
wanted to know if the committee could
take definite action on any matter
without first obtaining the approval of
the board of directors
This question was discussed at some
length, and it was finally agreed the
transportation committee should be
vested with plenary power to act in all
matters pertaining to its department
and to report to the board of directors
for approval after acting.
The president and secretary were
authorized to engage temporary quar-
ters for the chamber of commerce. It
was agreed that a large room would be
sufficient for the present, or until the
ohamber got into good working shape.
Ei Paso Foundry
and Machine Go,
EL PASO, TEXAS.
Ore Cars
All sizes and kinds at
lowest prices.
THE EL PASO
Horse-
power
Whi
FOR
$100.00
Please get
Our prices
CALL IN AND SEE OUR GASOLINE ENGINES
received in car lots. Full guarantee on each.
EL PASO FOUNDRY AND MACHINE CO.
—=3=e^'-j~EL PASO, TEXAS —^
THE CUSTOM ASSAY OFFICE,
HQ San Francisco street.
All new specialties,
night.
Opera house to-
Two hundred boxes of new prunes
just received at the El Paso Grocery Co
4 pounds for 25 cts.
if1^
P. O. Boa 440.
Phone .334.
Personal Attention Given the Sampling of Cars Shipped to Smelter.
Bullion Bought and Sold*
Control and Umpire Assays made. We have the largest
crushing capacity in the Southwest.
Correspondence solicited. Send for circular.
If You Want
Assay and Chemical iGOld & Copper Claims
IN THE JARILLA,
Laboratories....
Oorner Stanton and 8t Louis streets.
P. O. Box tf7, Kl Pane, Texsi f or interests in same, address
Umpire and control assays a specialty. We ^ ^ GIFFORD,
act as agents tor shippers of ore to smelter j ' '
Correspondence solicited. ‘ Box 12, El Paso. Texas.
OPEN TO MEXICO
Tine SIERRA MAD^E LINE
Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific Railway.
Smooth Track. Good Service. Best Equipment, i
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Penetrates Mexico’s Richest mineral Belt, embracing Western C hihuahua |
and Eastern Sonora. A virgin field for American energy and capital,with-
in a fewy hours’ ride from JEI Paso. In this new and resourceful region
which was recently brought to the doors of the United States by the eon- |
struct)on of the Sierra Madre Line from El Paso to Casas G ramies,Mexico, 3
prosperity and happiness prevail. The minerals, the forests, the pasture 31
lands, the asrrirultiirnl intewste nml the factories, are bringing wealtli to |
| lands, the agricultural interests and
| the miner, stock raiser and manufacturer.
MAGNIFICENT OPENINGS III ALL IK OF THE.
£ JOHN P. RAMSAY, General Manager
| Further information cheerfully furnished upon request.
J. T. LOGAN, General Traffic Agent
EL PASO, TEXAS
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