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Show SIMPLY CARRYING OUT ORDERS Mexican "Skilled Labor" Evidently Not of High Value. Tho Inefficiency of Mexican labor Has under discussion by a group ot mining promoters. "On my last trip to Mexico," said one, "wlille our train halted at Jim-ulco, Jim-ulco, a dinner station on the Mexican Central, I alighted nnd watched the mechanic who went from car to car sounding tho wheels Yflth a hammer, presumably to tost their condition. He was a fair typo of tho nntlvo 'skilled workmnn.' Just to draw him out a llttlo I Inquired: "'Why do you rap tho wheels?'" "Sotting down his torch, ho stared ut me In amazement, 'IJecauso the master mechanic tells mo to,' ho replied, re-plied, 'lint why?' I persisted. 'What good ' doss It do?' 'I do not know, scnoi,' said he. 'Tho master mechanic tells mo to strike each wheel and I do o. That Is enough for mo.' " 'How long havo you been 'working at this Job?'" I nsked. "'Two years,' ho replied. For two year3 ho hod 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 tho slightest curiosity curi-osity concerning It." Philadelphia Hecord. |