Private issues (Guadalajara - San Gabriel)

Guadalajara

In October 1914 it was reported that some small businesses, because of the lack of small coins, had issued fichas with which to make change. As these could only be used in the same establishment, it seemed that the government would take steps to stop the practice^{El Reformador, Tomo I, Núm. 64, 15 October 1914}. However, in June 1915 a newspaper could report that it had received complaints about the paper money issued by cantinas, shops and even hawkers in the market. Although people had done this to overcome the shortage of small change, the practice was illegal and the public were not obliged to accept such paper or cartones^{El Presente, 6 June 1915}.

M. Ascencio Morales

Salon Azteca

Teodoro Campos Kunhardt y Assoc.

Tienda de Antonio Bayardo

Compañía Hidroeléctrica e Irrigadora del Chapula, S. A.

This company ran the trams in Guadalajara. In 1905 the local electricity company and several horsecar operators formed the Compañía de Tranvías, Luz y Fuerza. This was absorbed in 1909 by the Compañía Hidroeléctrica e Irrigadora del Chapala, which had a power plant at El Salto de Juanacatlán 30 kilometres south of town.

In December 1915 it was said that the company was considering withdrawing its bonos because of their poor state. The company was the winner because it did not exchange or make good any bono that had deteriorated^{Boletín Militar, Tomo III, Núm. 333, 1 December 1915}.

Again in February 1916 it was reported that the company would recall its bonos which would make the lack of change even worse^{Boletín Militar, Tomo V, Núm. 391, 8 February 1916} but the next day the managers wrote to say that because of the effect on the public in agreement with the competent authority they would not be recalling their planillas para pasajes^{Boletín Militar, Tomo V, Núm. 392, 9 February 1916}.

The Drogueria Alemana (German Drugstore)

This was run by Carlos Ibarra.

Date	modelo	Value	Number issued	Total	Comment
19 June 1915	5266	5c	4,000	11,500	pink cartón
		10c	4,000		deep blue cartón
		20c	2,000		Nile green cartón
		50c	1,000		green cartón
		$1	500		yellow cartón

"El Fenix"

The Drogueria y Ferreteria "El Fenix” issued 10c and 20c notes dated 11 May 1915.

Hotel Francés

The Cantina of the Hotel Francés issued a 5c note, with the name of Enrique Villa.

La Fraternal

A 10c note, placed here because of the similarities in design.

La Imperial

A 5c note.

Restaurante “Valdez”

A 10c note with the name of Francisco Valdez

Cantina “La Fuente”

A 10c note dated May 1915 with the stamp of Tomás R. Rosales.

Cantina “La Metralla”

A cantina called “the shrapnel” obviously dates from the Revolution. A 20c note with the names of Manuel Romero é hijo

Empresa de Kioskos

A 5c note with the name of Rotter y Franco

Depósito de Carbón y Lena

This was run by Salvador Martínez Frías.   

Date	modelo	Value	Number issued	Total	Comment
24 April 1915	5235	5c	250	2,000	round cartón
		10c	750
		50c	1,000		round cartón: two types
					second issue: no details known

Leopoldo López Zavala

On 19 May 1915 Leopoldo López Zavala, owner of two bars, asked the Presidente Municipal whether he could issue boletos of one and three centavos for his customers to use, attaching samples for consideration.. He was refused but told he could issue cheques^{AMGuad, Hacienda 1915, exp. 11}.

Celso Vergara

On 22 November 1915 a José M. Silva wrote to J. E. González, the Subsecretario interino, that he had $45.50 in cheques issued by Celso Vergara. He had presented them to Vergara who refused to redeem them as the time limit had expired. Then he presented them to the Tesorería Municipal which said that they no longer had funds from Vergara. So he was asking the Governor to order the Tesorería Municipal to exchange them. González passed the message on to the Presidente Municipal who replied, on 24 December, that none of his offices had information on cheques issued by Vergara^{AMGuad, Hacienda 1915, exp. 145}.

Juchitlán

Compañía Enrique Fletes

J. N. Arreola

Notes dated 15 July 1916 and valid until 30 November, in infalsificables.

Lagos

Comercio y Agricultores de Lagos

Date on note		Series	from	to	total number	total value
1 September 1915	5c	A
		D					includes number 44771CNBanxico #11406
	10c	J					includes number 2636CNBanxico #4594
		Q					includes number 28977CNBanxico #11407
	20c	T					includes numbers 3548CNBanxico #4595 to 3582CNBanxico #11408

 

These notes are dated 1 September 1915 and on the reverse they state that they are a temporary measure (emisión transitoria) solely to facilitate making change and are of forced circulation according to an agreement authorised by Manuel M. Dieguez. They have provision for the signature of an Interventor as well as a Presidente and Secretario.

La Huerta

Juan Gómez González

Purificación

José Maqueo C.

San Gabriel

Carlos Vizcayno e Hijo