The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-25
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SATURDAY. SEPT. 25. 1886.
THE T0POL0BAMP0 COLONY.
A MEXICAN CONCESSION FOR A SOCIAL
ISTlC ENTERPRISE.

was ever granted by the Government
than that just issued for Social
istic colony on the shores of Topolo-
bampo Bay, Gulf of Lower Califor-
mia. The body of immigrants who
propose to come to this country TO
take up this concession are said to
be Industrious and property-holding
people whose aims, from a secular
point of view, are quite the same as
those of the Moravians or other COM
munistic societies which have flour
ished in the United States. Like the
early Christians, they propose to
have all things in common, each to
work for the benefit of all, their
efforts being directed by a leader in
whom they have entire confidence.
The concession is granted to the
Texas, Topolobampo and Pacific
Railway and Telegraph Company,
which is authorized, either by itself
or by means of company or COM
panies it mry organize, and without
prejudice to parties having better
right, to proceed to the surveying
of the waste lands which may be
found in the State of Sinaloa, around
the lands which the company al
ready possess on the Bay of Topo-
lobampo and Los Mochis, along the
line and branches of the railway,
starting from said bay, within a belt
of sixty kilometers. The company
is also authorized by the second
article of its concession to survey
waste lands round on either side of
the railway, for sixty kilometers in
the States of Sinaloa and Sonora,
and thirty kilometers in the States
Of Chihuahua and Coahuila. This
second article goes into effect when
the Government shall have approved
the plans of the railway. In COM
pensation for the expenses of sur
veying the waste lands mentioned,
the company will receive from the
Government certificates of pro-
prietorship of one-third part of
lands so surveyed, and one-third
more may be acquired by the COM
pany on very favorable terms, the
company being obliged to establish
on its agricultural, mining and
manufacturing colonies without dis
tinction as to nationality. At least
rs percent of the colonies must be
Mexicans, who shall be on the basis
of perfect equality with the other
colonists. If, within the specified
time, the company cannot find
Mexican colonists suitable for it's
purpose, it shall reserve the lots
destined for them and give notice to
the Government, which shall have
the right to send colonists who shall
have the same terms granted them
by the company as given others.
The company, which alreody owns
lands on the northern coast of the
Bay of Topolobampo and the ranch
of Mochis, is obliged to establish
thereon within two years time a
model agricultural and manufacture
ing colony composed of at least fifty
families, the heads of which shall
have some trade or business. II
shall establish there within the five
following years, 800 families more
on the same conditions. On the
lands which the company may &C
quire by adjudication and sale il
shall establish one family for every
1000 hectares of land. The COM
pany must give its colonists lands
to the extent of at least forty hec.
tares per family. The lands which
the company may survey will be
divided into three belts (zones) Of
equal extent. The company shall
select one of these in payment OF
the part which belongs to it fol
making the survey, and of the two
remaining belts the Government
shall select the one it pleases, the
company being obliged to buy the
remaining belt The twelfth article
gives the company the right to us,
water from the Fuerte and Sinalo.
rivers for daily domestic purposes
for irrigation and the supply O
factories that may be established
The concessionaires are obliged t,
establish in said "Pacifc Colony
schools of primary and secondar,
instruction, as well as of arts an,
trades, in which shall be admitte,
pupils of both sexes, without dis
tinction of nationality. The com
pany must also establish primar,
schools in the other colonies it ma,
found, the teaching of the Spanisl
language being always obligatory
Article V gives in exchange for til
services of the company in establish
ing colonies, the right to import
duty free, for ten years, manufac
turing machinery and agriculture
tools. During ten years the CON
pany may enjoy the right of freel
exporting its products, and shall b
free from all taxes except municipal
Each colonist is also permitted t
introduce free of duty, at one tim
only, effects for his or her person,
use.
The Government allows the con
pany $3.50 annually for two years fc
each family actually resident in til
colony, and $40 yearly for two year
for such single person, the same
be paid or committed, by impol