Identifier: mexicotodaytomor00vinc (find matches)
Title: Mexico today and tomorrow; an outline of the present earning power and future possibilities of her railroad systems. Facts, figures and suggestions regarding the principal traffic producing centers
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Vincent, Ralph Waterman
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: (New York?)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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car lines of Guadalajara have increasedabout 350 per cent. Within the last few days George W. Cook, who is oneof the most prominent American business men in the Re-public, has bought for $80,000 a property in the businesssection of this city, on which he will erect a five-story andbasement steel and masonry structure that will cost ap-proximately $125,000. The building will be the most mod-ern business structure in Guadalajara. Dr. V. H. Hobson, of Richmond, Ky., has obtained aconcession for a distillery, the construction of which hewill soon begin on a tract of land along the Mexican Cen-tral track south of this city. The ultimate plans of thedoctor call for the operation of a large plant. The start-ing of this new industry near Guadalajara suggests a factthat is to be extremely potent in the further developmentof the city. Near by is abundant water power, which caneasily be conveyed to the city, while to the west and southis a practically inexhaustible supply of timber. President 57
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58 Robinson of the Mexican Central, and men here well in-formed confidently believe that Guadalajara is certain tobe a great manufacturing city. There is a colony of about 500 Americans here, which in-cludes a flourishing American club of 180 members. Thecity boasts also of two American newspapers. One, TheJalisco Times, is conducted by Rufe E. March and AustinC. Brady, both experienced and clever newspaper men.This paper would be a credit to any town in the UnitedStates, and apparently the proprietors are well rewardedfor their labors. Besides those mentioned, the city andvicinity have other features that will materially increasethe traffic of the Mexican Central. A well managed branchof the famous sanitarium of Battle Creek, Mich., locatedin Guadalajara, attracts many patients. The whole cityfor that matter is a sanitarium, for the air is delightful andhealthful, and the health conditions excellent. Near hereis the charming Lake Chapala, more than 50 miles long, 18miles wide and the

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