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Show TALK ABOUT MEXICO. George XV. Brown Gives Some Interesting Information on Mexico. Provo, Aug. 12. Special George W. Br.nvu, an old-time citizen of Provo, and well known through the territory, is visiting friends here for a few days. He is now located lo-cated at Diaz, Mexico, where many people from Utah have settled. Thinking their friends would be pleased to learn of their situation. The Times representative interviewed inter-viewed Mr. Brown. "It is reported that you have a severe drouht down in Mexico and that there is great suffering among the people," said the reporter. "The rainy season that usually begins early in July," repiled Mr. Brown , "did not come on last year only to a very limited extent, hence the corn and bean crops are considerably injured and were much less in quantity than usual, causing great suffering suff-ering among the poor class of the native population, who rely mainly on these two crops for their food supply. The govern-raent, govern-raent, however, made au order admitting those products free of duty until September next, which greatly aided the sufferers." "How about the Mormon popu'ation?" "There has been some suffering among them, but not so much as amon;r the natives, na-tives, owing principally to their having more means at their command with which to purchase breadstuffs and the principal part of the wheat crop, in that vicinity, was bought up by them quite early iu the seaon." "What about the prospects for the present season?" "The wheat crop is good and about of the usual quantity: the corn crop good in quality, but less in quantity; beans and po tatoes are likely to do well as the rainy sea; son commenced about the middle of July, and should it continue as it usually" does, it will cause all business interests to Took up-" "What progress is John W. Young's railroad rail-road making?" "None at all. Last summer he got nearly all the laboring portion of the Mermon people peo-ple to work on the grade and failed to pay them, which has been the greatest source of suffering and trouble that they have had to meet. Of course the work stopped and there does not appear to be any nrospect of it starting again. The whole affair up to date is a flat and irtter failure, involving many good men to a ruinous extent. As it was given out by Mr. Young's agents that it was a Mormon affair, it has done irreparable injury in-jury to the Mormon cause in that country and on the Un ted States border." "Are there any mines ia the vicinity of the Mormon settlements?" "Yes, several good ones are running and turning out plenty of ore. There are many prospects that look and assay well, but they I are uot being worked at present." Mr. Brown will remain in Utah for some time visiting friends and relatives, but will return to Mexico where he has large financial finan-cial interests. |