Garland Globe | 1907-03-09 | Page 4 | Simply Carrying out Orders

SIMPLY CARRYING OUT ORDERS. Mexican "8kllled Labor" Evidently Not of High Valu Tho Inefficiency of Mexican labor wo undoi discussion by a group of mining promoters. "On my last trip to Mexico," said ono, "whllo our train halted at Jim-ulco, Jim-ulco, a dinner station on tho Moxlcnn Central, J alighted and watched tho mechanic who went from car to car sounding tho wheels with a hammer, presumably to test their condition. Ho was a fair typo of tho native 'skillod workman.' Just to draw him out a little I Inquired: "'Why do you rap tho wheels?'" 'Setting down his torch, ho sturod at In amazemont. 'Because the mast mcchnnlc tolls mo to,' ho replied. re-plied. 'But why?' I persisted. 'What good docs it du?' 'I do not know, senor,' said ho. 'Tho master mechanic tells mo to strike each whool and 1 do B That Is enough for me.' " 'How long havo you been working at this Job?"' I asked. "'Two years, ho replied. For two years ho had been going through tho form of sounding tho car wheels without with-out tho slightest knowledge of tho object ob-ject of tho test or the slightest curiosity curi-osity concerning It." Philadelphia Record.