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Show PROSPERITY FOR THE WED STATES Now York, July 20 Predictions of a long season of prosperity for the j United States, Cinada and Mexico j were Included In an optimistic inter- view given by Senor Jose Ives Llman- tour has great wealth aud occupies a before sailing for Europe this morning morn-ing on the LuMtania. Senor Llman-tour Llman-tour has gTeat welth and occupies a position next to President Diaz In popularity. pop-ularity. Ho Is an old friend and admirer ad-mirer of Cob.uel Roosevelt, and he called von and chatted for 9ome time with the ex-presldent yesterday. "Never was the outlook In America so good 13 now," be said to his Interviewers. Inter-viewers. "The prosperltv that greets us on all sides has a solid basis. But for this fact. I would nt be ablo to takf a six months' vacation. "Of course, Mexico is In flno condition. condi-tion. Every one knows that and none better than the people of thl3 country. It Is here we get capital to develop our great resource, ajid we are opening open-ing njp new ones every day. Our republic re-public Is quiet and the citizens are at poace. There was a small uprising in Yucatan, but that was soon suppressed. sup-pressed. "Our greatest need today Is not more slher or more mines, but more agriculture and a higher class of ag rkulturLsts. As I hae said many times,, we need men and women who will not only produce, but consume and until we accomplish this, we shall never be developed to our full capacity. capa-city. We. need more, laborers to build rallroa.ls,. more experts to work our mines, more skilled farmers with Improved Im-proved agricultural machinery and mechanics and engineers to develop our Industries." 1 |