At the time, Cantonese could be heard everywhere in Mexicali and checks written out in Chinese Characters were accepted as legal tender. Neat rows of social halls, temples and other Chinese organizations sprung up throughout the bustling city. Every evening in the tea houses and Chinese theaters you could hear the beating of Chinese drums and the rasping of Chinese fiddles.
那時的墨市，「唐話」（廣東話）處處可聞，「唐文票據」可做合法支票，唐人組織﹘﹘中華會館、致公堂、海晏公所、各縣邑會館、各姓氏宗祠…… 更在鬧市中櫛比鱗次羅列著。