San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-20
CORRALLiNG A CALIFORNIAN.
Some Pointers From the PacificS
An Interview With Doctor
Breeding-Mexican Colo
nization Schemes,

All WIFI DSNNc'
Breeding Mexican Colo
nization Schemes,
DR.. Breeding, whose return from a
sojourn of some months on the Pacific
coast was chronicled in yesterdays
LIGHT, was interviewed this morning
by a representative of the LIGHT.
The Dr., who was. for several years q
resident of San Antonio, went to the
Pacific coast late in 1887 and took up
his residence at San Diego just about
the time that the big boom of 1856
1887 eliminated and was showing
symptoms of having expended it's
force From long conversation had
with the DIR. the LIGHT is decidedly
of the opinion that the prospective
immigrant gains nothing by leaving
a home in Texas for location in Cali
fornia. Lands there are very much
dearer, and olly men of considerable
resources can place themselves there
The craze which
eliminated in 1887 has left an impress
feel for years to come. San Diego
best natural harbor upon the coast,
had gone up like a rocket and when
it came down came down like a stick.
Property today within the central por-
tions of the city Is selling at about
fifty per cent. of what 1t brought in
the summer of 1887. and suburban
properties are worth even less, the,
present prices ranging from twenty
HNyn tn hi rtN five Of
prices. The old inhabitants are
couple of years, particularly en-
couraged thereto by the prospect
of Union Pacific railway connec-
tons within two years. The Ill eff
fects Of such an initiation can not be
removed or negatived in two years
and those who have their thousands
there have put money in hole from
which it will take them years to ex-
tricate it. The DIR. gives very
pleasing picture of the location of
San Diego and seems quite enamored
of its climate, but frankly admits
that the high lands to the west and
north of San Antonio are no whit IN
ferior as sanitary resorts.
During the months that DR.. Breed
ing was in California he made two
excursions into Mexico and gives a
very conservative, careful view of
the colonization work attempted
there by the international colonial
ton association. This company, un-
der concession of Mexico, claim to
have Is, 200, 900 acres which they are
inducing immigrants to settle on. 1t
was the understanding with the Mex
lean government that one-half the
colonists should be Mexcans, but such
has not been done. The colonists
were to receive seed and other assist
ance in carrying on their farm work
until they were established, but from
the complaints made, these promises
of the company have not been met,
and nearly all who could command
means to leave have gone, the coms
pany being compelled in some ins
stances to refund the money. A new
management has been sent out by the
English capitalists having the
matter in hand, and some re-
forms may follow, but accord
ing to the best information the COM
pany does not control more than l.
100000 acres of pillow lands. The head
quarters of the company are at Enci-
NADIA on the coast about 60 miles be-
low the United States boundary line.
The harbor there is very inferior and
in bad weather steamers make no at
tempt to enter.
The DR.. has made very careful OBJ
servation of the whole ground of
southern California promise and en-
terprise, and those who mediate a
movement into that country for pleas
ure, investment or residence will
find him possessed of fund of very
valuable information.