Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-03-27
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for profitable improvement. in the breed Of
horses, cattle and sheep.
The immigrant is allowed free exercise
of religious worship. 1t is guaranteed 70
him both by an, ordinance of the Empire
and dispensation of the Pope. He In also
entitled, on entering the country, TO free
duty permit for all of his cattle and effects,
and exemption from all taxation, for one
year, and from military conscriptions for
five years. He is allowed to bring In his
arms also, and, with his neighbors, to form
n sedentary militia for their own defense
against robbers who are daily becoming
less bold.
But he may not bring in anything for
sale, exchange or barter, without the pay
ment Of full duties.
In the rural districts the Indians gen
orally are honest-indeed, in some parts Of
the country theft among them is unknown.
They are gentle and docie race.
Simple in their habits, they are supersti-
tious, entering zealousiy into all the fes-
tivities and ceremonies OF tho church.
They seem not to care to earn more than
dollar or two week, and when they have
dono this, whether by two or more days of
labor, they generally stop work, and trolic
till the money is gone, when they are ready
to earn by labor in the field the next in
stalment. The Sabbath Is not much OBJ
served by them, or the Mexicans generally,
except as day of parade and pleasure.
As q rule their wages are paid weekly in
cash, and at the rate generally of from Is
to SO cents a day, the laborer finding
himself.
Silver is the principal circulating me-
dunn; there are also gold and copper coins,
but no bank notes.
The implements of husbandry are gem
orally rude, and agriculture by no means
in a high state of improvement. Never
theless, the Indians and the mixed elasses !,
Of whom there are about 1000 900, are
skillful laborers in their way. This mode
of husbandry is so much the better for the
display by the European or American
farmer of his exquisite skill and of the
virtues Of his improved implements, which
last he can bring in duty free.
1t is not ad yisable at present for emf
grants without money to come to Mexico,
unless they como under the auspices Of
some friend, who can assist them, or under
tho care of some one of the various com
panies for establishing colonies that have
been recently Incorporated. Some of these
propose to bring the immigrants into the
country, to furnish them with land, to es-
tablish them on their farms, to subsist
them for d while, and to receive O certain
portion of their crops for the loans adj
vanced for these various services.
Many who have some means and desire
20 come in companies to Mexico and estab-
lish themselves on some of these fine, but
abandoned, haciendas, wish to know where
these haciendas are and their price. An
swer. In almost every part, and at any
price, from few cents TO a few dollars
the acre.
I'm
though moderate, are the asking prices.
* II Is best for every such company of i'm
migrants to send some of their number
ahead to select place, and bargain for it
themselves. Bryant, from Arkansas, has
established colony in Chihuahua. Nit
chell, of Missouri, another on the Rio.
Verde, in the Department of San Luis
Potosi. Terry, of Texas, an other in Jalisco.
They rent at first with The privilege of
purchase in the mean time, at stated
price.
Then there is the fine colony of Carlotta,
near Cordova, where the lands were aban-
doned. There was a number Of haciendas
in that neighborhood that were indebted
for more than they were worth to the
church, and which, by the Juarez Govern
ment, were eoniscsted. These have been
sKappropriated by the empire and applied
to colonization.
These lands are sold to immigrants at
81 per acre in five equal annual install
ments. Generals Price and Shelby, Of
Missouri, Governor Harris, of Tennessee,
Judge Perkins, Of Louisiana, the Rev. Mr..
Holman, of Missouri, and number Of
others, have already established them
selves there. They are all highly pleased
with their prospects. By the time the
railway through to Vera Cruz is com
pleted, and the last instalment falls due,
they will have improved their farms, W hen
the most staid among them expect that
these farms will be worth $40, 800 and
even $50 the acre. gentleman from
Louisiana has been there for seven or eight
years. He established coffee plantatio
of so acres, which is now in good bearing,
and the crop from which last year was
valued at $l6 900.
The Cordova coffee sells in the New
York market as Java, and the tobacco
equals that of Cuba, while the sugar has
IA per cent. more of aaccharine matter
than that Of Cuba.
1t will cost at the rate of some IS or &c
an acre to clear, inclose and bring these
lands under cultivation. Hence 1t will be
so much cheaper for those who have little
money to buy hacienda with ground al
ready cleared, fences made, and houses, or
at least walls of houses, already erected.
All the lands of this colony are already or
soon will be taken up.
Each married man there is allowed $40
acres, but 1t is now generally admitted
that one fourth of that quantity will |
probable be quite as much as one family |
will be able to cultivate. 1t is SO fertile |
and wonderfully productive.
But to emigrants with little capital, |
the speedy filing up of this colony should |
not be disheartening, under the idea that |
there are no more good lands and choice |
spots. There are better lands than these |
both about Cordova and Jalapa which. |
present owners, not being able to work.
are ready to sell on favorable terms.
Agents have been established at various
convenient points to assist emigrants on |
their arrival in the country, by giving
them information and furnishing them
with the necessary certificates and pass
ports to enable them to pass the custom
houses, to enjoy all the rights, privileges
and exemptions of the Emperor's decree.
1t has not been as yet practicable to es-
tablish agencies on the Rio Grande, but as
soon as it may be one will be stationed at