San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-19
COLONIZATION CORRESPONDENT
Mexico as she looks to the prospec-
tors-Ferguson and Ellis view
the goodIy land.


our trip to this country and also as
| to what success we are having in
| the "Land of God and Liberty" in
regard to our plans of colonization.
After a long journey through States
of Huero Leon, Coahuila, Zacatecas,
and other adjoining States, we reached
| the city of Mexico all safe. 1t is as
| tonishing to know the advantages
| that Mexico has over any country in
| America especially in it's climate.
Passing through the State of COahui-
la we arrived at junction called
TorreOn at p. m. The State or
Coahuila bordering on the Rio Gran
de, has a climate similar to Texas,
and has lands suitable to the Gu ltiva-
ton of cotton, corn, sugarcane, ra-
mie and other products grown in the
South. Also it has extensive coal
fields. All along the International
r. r. we saw small towns beautiful
ly loca ted, springing up, which leads
US to believes that this r. r. will be
the most important road in this Re-
public, as they now suppl y Texas and
Mexico with coal.
Mr.. Huntington being very smart,
shrewd railroad financier, is using
all means in his power and holding
out all inducements to settlers, to
locate along the line. After reaching
TOrreOn, which is the end of Hunting
toms road, we boarded a train on the
Mexican Central (Which is English
you known a road that is managed
and controlled by English capital.
1t is good equipped road and eX-
tends from Ell PasO to the City Of
Mexico. A few hours after leaving |
Torreon we retired to bed, the Their
mometer standing at 50 degrees, and
awoke next morning in Zacatecas,
300 feet above the level of the sea, to |
find it at AZ degrees, and every body |
wearing overcOats, some even had |
blankets over their top coats. Just
think OF such climate in Mexico on |
August End, while in Texas it is so
hot person can hardly keep cool in
refrigerator.
We found the climate of Iacatecas |
too cold for the growth of cotton or
corn unless it be in the extreme |
southern portion of the state, which
has some beautiful valleys, in which
cotton and corn are cultivated Oh a
small scale. The principal pro-
ducts of the state are beans,
ramle, potatoes, and other vegeta-
bles. The mining interests are very
great and some of the most profitable
mines now in the world are now be-
ing worked in the state Of Iacatecas, !
thus giving employment to several
thousand of its citizens. One in Tex |
a. would not imagine that III their |
sister republic there could be found
such a diversity of climates.
aafcy Of LON
onsisting of millions of acres in Laca-
tecas but found the climate too cola
for people raised in southern coun-
tries. We reached Aqua Callentes,
che capital of the stale of that name
The state lies in the valley formed by
hills of Iacatecas and highlands OF
Mexico City. We found in Aqua Cal
ientes fruits of all kinds growing in
abundance, and the climate to be
we'll adapted to the growth of corn,
cotton, sugar cane, etc, our only 90
lection being that they having but one
railroad running through the state IL
is very difficult to get your produce to
market. This is the only drawback
to that state. Our next stopping place
was town named SilOa, in the state
of GuanajuatO, and about Il miles
from the capital of that state. 1t Is
nice place, though the country seems
to be mining district. From Silao
to this city we pass through the
richest agricultural country ON earth
and known as the alley of Mexico"
in which the people raise two crops OF
Indian corn year. We saw cotton
growing that had been planted five
years ago. Straw berries, grapes figs,
and in fact most all kinds of fruit and
veUeta bles ; re grown here.
Our next stop was here in the city,
with which place we are delighted, as
IU contains good hotels, restaurants,
theatres, etc, public institutions sup
ported by the government, schools,
colleges, churches Of all denOmina-
tons, parks, and prOmenades, street
cars. electric lights and well paved
streets.
Its population is Cosmopolitan, con-
| 5isting of all natlOnalities and Creeds,
| French, German. English, Americans
and Mexicans all seem to get along
without any prejudice whatever, and
in fact they show disposition to help
each other. Labor is very cheap, the
ordinary laborer works for Sl.OO 10
$3.50 per day and lives on 80 cents
now when everything is in season.
| We have met the president OF the re-
| public and his cabinet-have been
| very cOurteously treated and encour-
| aged by them to go 60 ahead with our
| scheme of colonization and assured
that they individually and Ollie
tally will assist us all i'll their
power.