Show V SILVER IN MEXICO Use of White Metal Building Up the V Country Joseph Jackson formerly of Ogden but of late years a resident of the state of Chihuahua Mexico is In this city stopping here a 0 few days before departing for mission work in Eng England England land Mr Jackson was formerly a contractor and builder in in this city He has prospered in Mexico and talked instructively to a Herald reporter of conditions In the republic to the south referring especially to the Mormon colonists there Mr Jackson says the colonists are in the main prosperous They are farming successfully and of late are engaging V In manufacturing V with profit There are about colo cob nishi Ini In the state from he came The Mexican government offers ope special cial inducements to settlers giving them among other privileges exemption tion from taxation for ten years yearn and the right to take all their farm and household goods in free of duty V They V may also aliro Import goods duty free to the amount of per year V This Thin latter privilege however is not such an advantage as might at first be supposed said Mr Jackson The money in Mexico ia hi all silver or paper silver being the basis of the coinage If I t is a splendid system for the coun country try t ry there but when the Mexican silver comes co cog mes in competition with American gold g old it is as you discounted over o Consequently the people pend u their money at home as far as j possible p and it is just juat this that is i b up the country so rapidly and ando s o thoroughly V V |