Wages and Living Costs in Mexico Contrast with El Paso Rail Work
A Texas observer reports from El Paso that Mexican railroad workers earn far less and pay more for housing and clothing, while Mexican dollar value lags behind the U S. The piece details salaries for engineers, firemen, conductors, and telegraph operators, compares rents and food costs, and portrays vast wealth and deep poverty in Mexico amid a growing railroad system.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Torreon
Mecan Central
Republic
United States
Hfe
Mexi- Thore
Section 19
San Antonio
States
Price contrasts and beggar woes in Mexico City markets
The article notes a large beggar population in Mexico City, with estimates of 7,000 homeless among 300,000 residents and widespread poverty. It compares prices across the border, listing beans at 5–6 cents per pound, sugar 14–15 cents, soap 9 cents, and textiles priced per yard, alongside Mexican cattle and horses costs. The narrative, attributed to D. C. Mavoy, highlights currency values and daily wages around 26 cents in Mexican money.
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United States
Mexico
Kansas
Topeka
Fl Paso
Texas
Juarez
Rio Grande
Republic
Chepuitepec
el Paso
Oreman
D. C. Mavoy
Roman Canals of Britain Foss Dyke and Caer Dyke
The earliest British canals are Roman, notably Foss Dyke in Lincolnshire and Caer Dyke. Foss Dyke runs eleven miles from Lincoln to the Trent near Torksey, with Caer Dyke stretching about forty miles from Peterborough to the Witham near Lincoln. Foss Dyke, famed as the oldest artificial canal, was deepened in 1121 by Henry I, and restored around 1841 to 45 feet wide and six feet deep at a cost of forty thousand pounds.
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Britain
Caer Dyke
Foss Dyke
Lincolnshire
Peterborough
Camden
Henry T
Telford and Nimmo
Texas drought claims rebuttal from Texas farmer
W S Herndon of Dallas argues against an Atlanta doctor’s dire drought portrayal of Texas. He cites local prices and a Smith County farmer’s strong gains, noting Texas harvested cotton and corn despite dry spells. He urges readers to trust regional reports over sensational distant accounts.
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Atlanta
Tyler
Smith County
Tex
Atanta Journal
Texas
Lone Star State
West
Helena
Ark
Mississippi
Nebraska
Dakotas
Hark
Mississipp
Georgia
International & Northern Railroad
Union
W. S. Herndon
Dallas News
Col
W. 8
Herndon
Congress
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Uncle Sam
Rio Grande River
R. F. Campbell
Aidavit
Silva
City of
Mexican Central
Armour of
Kansas City
Caboose
Elid
Rio Gra
Diaz
Common Carriers
Canale A
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