Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-29
OLD MEXIC0.
An Interesting Letter from an Amcri-
can In the Land OF the Aztecs.
Outline Of the Colonization and Home.
stead laws Of the Republic.
Undevelopcd Wealth and Resources Of
the Country.


year ago the Picayunc prophesied that
the people of the South would be far
more cordially welcomed In Mexico
than those from any other portion of
the United States; also that more citi-
zens of the South would emigrate TO
Mexico than from all the rest of the
Union. So far from the commence
ment of Biglow's RAILROAD invasion
of Mexico,n so few people have come
into this country 10 settle from all the
Southern states Texas excepted
that no one hardly ever hears of n
Southern man being here. Tennessee
has five of her citizens engaged In en-
terprises in Mexico where Louisiana,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippia and Ar
kansas combined have one. Texas
has at least twenty-five citizens located
in this country TO one for all other
Southern states. There are ut least
-, 900 Californians in this republic.
There are more Philadelphians en-
gagged in mining and other PURSUITS in
this country than there are from any
other city of the United States. San
Francisco is next. There is but one
citizen of New Orleans in this COM
monwealth, that Is station agent
Michaels of the Mexican Central rail-
road of this city. Possibly there may
he one or two more in all the state.
During the last two years, fully 5000
colored people have arrived, but they
came mostly from the North, have re-
ceived large wages as cooks, railroad
squad bosses, teamsters and mechanics.
They have made money. They are
fuvorites with the MeXicans because
they are peaceable and industrious.
Ii is quite proper that Texans should
be on hand first on the opening OF adj
vantages in Mexico, especially in the
states bordering on the Rio Grande.
The cattlemen of the state should seize
upon every opportunity to
SECURE THE GRAZING AREAS
of Northern Mexic. But they must
not come into this country with the
idea of doing business in the purchas-
ing way as they do In Texas. To buy
n large plantation or hacienda one
must expect that six to twelve months
time will be required 10 survey lands
and perfect titles. He must expect
most aggravating DELAYS. If they
come here laboring under this impress
sion and quick work is done by law
yers and land owners it will be II prec-
edent in this country. Time Is not
money with our Mexican friends.
They can not understand an Ameri-
cans idea of eXpeditiug business nor
can land owners of this generation
open their brains enough TO ever learn
IL. Their children will have to learn
il or go TO the wall. The new
COLONIZATION LAWS
recently passed by congress open way
for individuals or organizations TO To-
cate here on any surveyed or unsur-
veyed lands. Each head of family
can homestead one hundred hectares or
| 247 acres. Ten years time Is allowed
for payments. The first ins,ailment
will be called for Mt the close OF the
second year, thus giving the colon
| ist time to put affairs in shape. Du-
ring these ten years all family supplies,
or for an adult unmarried man, are
duty free. This includes seeds, team,
wagons, tools, agricultural machinery
and provisions. All lac grows may be
exported free of duty. Building mate
rial, as lumber, sash, nails and other
necessaries for houses, barns and fences,
rs well ~ furniture, come in duty free
for ten years. The important point for
an immigrant TO attend To Is 10 secure
IA certificate on the border or elsewhere
from n Mexican consul that he Is II cit
izen of such and such state. He
does not have TO pay any
fee for this porsmptorily nee
essary document. Ifhe comes without
one, he cannon occupy land until he
goes TO the delay of writing for and Sc
curing IL. The colonist Is exempt from
military duty and state and federal
taxation for ten years. He may, but
Is not obliged TO, become citizen OF
Mexico. This covers the ground OF
the
REFORMED LAND LAWS.
Public lands range in price from 374
cents per acre TO 81. The price varies
according to the proximity of the tracts
10 large cities. The least priced will
prove more valuable to TIE settler. One
tenth of the homestead, at least, must
be cultivated for five consecutive years,
before the government will grant u
title. One individual can apply for
certificate of citizenship for from two
to then thousand settlers, or in other
words for colony, no matter what
the number. Government pays sur
yeyinI expenses. Much Of the lands
open for homesteading will grow from
two to four crops of grain and yege-
tables annually.
THE MEXICAN CENTRAL.
Track-lny ing on the gap between El
Paso and the City of Mexico has
closed, 30 that ut the close of the day
yesterday the telegraph announced IA
distance of seventy.siX miles. Thirty
five days, or at farthest March Isl, VIII
see the road tied up with the north
end of the south division, thus COM
pleting the most important network
OF railroads on the continent.
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS
of Fort Worth, it appears, should not
hesitate day TO put their agents on this
line to secure fair percentage at least
OF the great trade which the populous
central states of Durango, Iacatecas,
Jalsco, Aguas Calieptes, Gaanaguato
and others demand. The visitor down
this table land from Ell Paso 10 Chi
huahua sees desert only, as compared
with the country south OF here. CHI
huahua, ny compared with the large
cities south on this road,
| il to each IN all relations
M Big Springs or Abilene Is To Fort
Worth. The.great cattle, sheep, mule,
burro and horse-breeding states are
Jalisco, Mlehoacan, Hacatecas, Gua-
najuato, Colinia, Sinaloa and San
Luis Po.osi. chihuahua has very few
| outtla IN Othar auiunl2 eunpareQ WILL