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Show American Investments in Mexico Americans bave invested approximately IMsV i.si.m.i In Mexico during the past twenty uve esir, a small amount In comparison with the total wealth of the country, but that ISOO.-(OaVlH ISOO.-(OaVlH has accomplished ir.'re during that , m" f.,r (h- le ISOOMnl Of Ha SjSO than all the lest of the .enltal of the ...unto We hs-'e Invested ITS."1 MS In Mexican mines -and nwldaatally hove got the money back In payraVst f,,r mining machinery sold to the Mexicans. Bui we hse taught Mexico modern mining methods. nd have thereby Increased th jgRrejate value of Mexican mines probably n hundred fold. W- tia Invested tSx.O3S,0Oa in agrl-ultural enterprises In Mexico, and during th same time we hae sold to Mexico alout that much agricultural mawhlnery. We have taught the Has leans hew to farm, and have added t., th. Ir r-otcntlal wealth In foaming lands a hundred tlm.s . W hare Invested a few million In Mexican Mexi-can banking enterpri and h taught the Mexico-is banking and the use of hanks We base built hydraulic power plants and taught the Mexl. ens how to ul Iliac th enormous amount I f .n.rri which was going lo waata In their waterfalls by trwnoformlng It Into electrlcol energy We ar paving city streets with nsphalt. putting In sewer and waterworks systems, electric lighting plants snd street car I y Stems, replacing euinbroue old bulldlnga with modem, steel-frame structures, changing the ext-nal upcarnnce of things gen. rally We nave lnoted In city real ratste, snd are leaching the Mexicans how to build a city Wltnesa the remarkable change In th City of Mexico In the psat ten year. Review of Review Re-view a. |