India rubber world . er town where we madeour entry is known as Cuidad Por-firio Diaz—the first wordmeaning city. Hereall was Spanish,or ratherMexican, the adobe houses, thehalf clad Indian children whobegged softly un centavo Seiior,and the placid care-free appear-ance of the railroad men, whohad the air of having but littleon their minds and no cause forhurry or worry—all 111 markedcontrast to the hustling, bustling,atmosphere that is so much inevidence on this side of the bor-der. After pulling out of Diazwe retired, slept soundly, andwaked to breakfast in Torreon,3700 feet above the level
India rubber world . er town where we madeour entry is known as Cuidad Por-firio Diaz—the first wordmeaning city. Hereall was Spanish,or ratherMexican, the adobe houses, thehalf clad Indian children whobegged softly un centavo Seiior,and the placid care-free appear-ance of the railroad men, whohad the air of having but littleon their minds and no cause forhurry or worry—all 111 markedcontrast to the hustling, bustling,atmosphere that is so much inevidence on this side of the bor-der. After pulling out of Diazwe retired, slept soundly, andwaked to breakfast in Torreon,3700 feet above the level of thesea. It was a real Mexican break-fast, although cooked and servedby Chinese, and eaten in a leis-urely way that did not at all sug-gest a waiting train. To digress a moment, when Isay we, I refer to myself and what-ever chance acquaintance Imight at the moment be thrownwith. As far as Torreon I hadhad three such—a sugar planterwho left at St. Louis, an armyofficer home from the Philippines OVER 256 THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD [May 1903. who got off at San Antonio, and a young English miningengineer who was to establish himself permanently at. Zaca-tecas. The last named was a nice fellow, but very seriouswithal, and responded with extreme reluctance to any attempt-ed humor. For example, he had noted, as I had, the influx ofAmericans to the country, and said : By the way, those planters now, what do they raise? I replied : The older ones, who are settled down, raise pine-apples, cacao, and rubber. Most of the younger ones raise Cain. •? But dont any of the older ones go into the sugar bntoo ? he inquired. The whole of the first days ride on Mexican soil wis througha lofty plateau,very barefirst and dry, the MX. Chief Ve§etalion being the giant spite of theclosing of the carwindows, the linealkali dust siftedin, coating makingit quite diflicultto breathe. To-ward evening wereached the min-ing city of Zacate-cas, which is morethan 800
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