. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. of a semi-tropical sunshine. It is surrounded by some ofthe most beautiful mountain scenery in the world. The houses are well-builtand tasteful both in architecture and interior decorations. The Casino is theprincipal club. Honorable Philip C. Hanna, the American consul general, has endearedhimself to the people of Monterey. He was appointed the special representativeof the American Red Cross and did a notable work during the flood which camenear destroying Monterey in 1909. At the Consulate he protected hundreds ofthe u
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. of a semi-tropical sunshine. It is surrounded by some ofthe most beautiful mountain scenery in the world. The houses are well-builtand tasteful both in architecture and interior decorations. The Casino is theprincipal club. Honorable Philip C. Hanna, the American consul general, has endearedhimself to the people of Monterey. He was appointed the special representativeof the American Red Cross and did a notable work during the flood which camenear destroying Monterey in 1909. At the Consulate he protected hundreds ofthe unfortunate, giving food and clothing to the desolate in the flooded district. Monterey is only a few hours ride from Laredo, in Texas. 11 is a very Amer-ican city, with splendid churches, schools and manufacturing establishments. SAN LUIS POTOSI No country is more beautiful in its picturesque vegetation and useful pro-ducts than San Luis Potosi. There the highest trees give support to a multi-tude of creeping vines and to a swarm of vegetable parasites which create an. PLAZA ZARAGOZA. agreeable confusion and form obscure thickets where the foot of man hasnever yet penetrated. The multitude of color, the green leaves and the divers NEUVA LEON, SAN LUIS POTOSI, AGUASCALIENTES 375 hues of the flowers, with a half-light produced in many places by the shade ofthe trees, allowing an occasional vista of purest blue sky; the silence of the
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