. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. s given this city the appearance of a business centre. The hotels are alivewith mining men and travelers of staunch purpose, the colonies are alert withsocial enjoyment, while the government of the city is conducted with zealouscare and attention. The conditions of the state, especially under the presentGovernor, lend themselves most favorably to the establishment of new enter-prises. Senor Don Pedro Ladislao Rodriguez was born in the State of Oaxaca, fromwhence came so many of Mexicos noted statesmen. He has given his e
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. s given this city the appearance of a business centre. The hotels are alivewith mining men and travelers of staunch purpose, the colonies are alert withsocial enjoyment, while the government of the city is conducted with zealouscare and attention. The conditions of the state, especially under the presentGovernor, lend themselves most favorably to the establishment of new enter-prises. Senor Don Pedro Ladislao Rodriguez was born in the State of Oaxaca, fromwhence came so many of Mexicos noted statesmen. He has given his energiesand active service to his country. He fought in the War of the Reform, the Warof the Intervention, and afterward retired to a private life of strenuous became expert in all branches of telegraphy, erected lines between MexicoCity and various capitals of the states, besides being the director and managerof telegraph offices throughout the republic. He evinced such strong interestin political affairs that he was elected to Congress and through his strength. SAN JULIO MINE. and splendid bearing in public matters he rose to the prominence of one ofMexicos leading political powers. Since assuming this important office, he HIDALGO 319 has dedicated his best efforts to the advancement of his State. Through hiswise administration, Hidalgo has paid its public debt, has a large surplus inthe treasury, and the government has been placed on a splendid business instruction is one ofthe main features of the ad-ministration of this able ex-ecutive. He is endeavoringto wipe out illiteracy amongthe people; the school sys-tem has attracted wide-spread attention. There isa Scientific and IndustrialLiterary Institute in whichare prosecuted the studiesnecessary for the occupa-tions of assaying, topo-graphic, hydrographic, andmining engineering. Thereis also a practical miningschool belonging to the Fed-eral Government where allpractical training in miningexploitation und
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