. Facts and figures about Mexico and her great railroad, the Mexican Central . e Mexican tanners. As a rulethey employ cascalote and various barks. Canaigre is preferable,however, and when properly prepared performs its functions in amuch shorter time than is required by cascalote. Large quantities of canaigre are now exported from Texas andSouth America to Europe, in spite of the fact that the plant growswild in Mexico and attains a high degree of perfection on thearid plains of the great central plateau. Cascalote is found ingreat quantities in the states of Jalisco and San Luis Potosi. Itha
. Facts and figures about Mexico and her great railroad, the Mexican Central . e Mexican tanners. As a rulethey employ cascalote and various barks. Canaigre is preferable,however, and when properly prepared performs its functions in amuch shorter time than is required by cascalote. Large quantities of canaigre are now exported from Texas andSouth America to Europe, in spite of the fact that the plant growswild in Mexico and attains a high degree of perfection on thearid plains of the great central plateau. Cascalote is found ingreat quantities in the states of Jalisco and San Luis Potosi. Ithas a remarkable growth in the Rio Verde district and also in thecountry west of the city of Guadalajara. From the pod and thebean of cascalote tannic acid is obtained. Mexico now exports nearly all her hides to Europe and theUnited States, and from these countries imports all the bettergrades of leather used in the republic. The hides are sold andthe finished product is bought, and thus the cost of much of theleather used in Mexico is increased by jobbers profits, by duties,.
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