San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-05
THE BUENA VISTA OF THE
SIERRA MADRE.
A News Paper Man in Luck. He
Struck a Bonanza-Commer
cial Reports-Personal
MentiOn

cial Reports-PersOnaI
Mention.
SALTILLo, Mexico, May /, 1891
DAILY LIGHT.
Mr.. E. Levan who is well known
throughout Southwest Texas and
northern Mexico; arrived in this city
ON the 4th of March last. While
here he organized the "Buena Vista
Real Estate and Improvement Co."
He then made application to the
governor for the mesa or table land
that out looks the city for the pur.
pose of developing it. The
governor asked him to put his
proposition in writing SO that
he would have it translated, and
if it met his appreciation that he would
let him have the land. This he did,
and when the governor saw what
Mr.. Levan proposed to do, he told
him to 60 ahead, organize the compa-
ny and that he would give him the
land. Mr.. Levan went to work, Or
ganized the company, and on the 14th
of the month they notified the gov
erner. On the 10th he called q special
meeting of the Legislature for the pur-
| pose of conveying and confirming
| title to the land. The Legislature
met on the 18th, confirmed the title,
and they had the contract and title
published in the official journal on
the Goth and 21st.
| This tract of land was given to Mr..
Levan without costing him u dollar
| and it contains about 1000 acres, or
80, 900 lots, all in the city of Saltillo.
"Buena VISTA is surrounded by the
grandest M untsin scenery ION the
American continent. The property is
estimated to be worth $4,000. The
company have three engineers sur
veying and mapping il and as soon as
| they get the mays out. they will adj
! vertise ana put the property on the
market.
Mr.. Levan informs your correspond
ent that be has received the most lib
| eral concession from the state of Goa
| hula, that was ever accorded to an
American and that he has q bonanza.
The company is limited to thirty
years with the privilege OF twenty
years more if they want to. All their
property is exempt from state and
municipal tax, and all who purchase
from them are exempt from state and
city tax, including the improvements,
| fOor ten years from the time that they
purchase from the company.
| There are eight stockholders, and
| each one of them holds ten shares
each. The personal of the company
| are: Hon. Jose Ma Cara Galan, gov
ernor OF Coahuila; Hon. Jose MaMuez-
| quez, ex-governor, ana state senator;
| Hon. Jose de Vale, attorney-aJ-law
and mayor OF SaltiIlo; Hon. A Alexandra
| ElQuezabal, member of congress from
the Saltillo district; Hon. Pragidis de
| Ia Pena, attorney-aI-law and capital
| list; Hon. John Woessner, American
consul and capitalist; Col. Juan
Hayes, merchant and capitalist; and
| E. Levan.
The officers of the company are: Jose
| M. Muezquez, president; Juan
Hayes, treasurer; and John WOess-
| ner, secretary.
The directors are: jose M. Mues-
quez, Alexandra. ElquezaDal, Pragedis
de la Pena, Jose de Vale, Juan
Hayes, John Woessuer, +. Levan.
Mr.. Levan informed your COR
respondent that when he gets fixed,
| he will invite the State Press to visit
| the Buena Vista of the Sierra Madre,
and entertain them for q week.
In addition to the above Mr.. Levan
has q third interests in the sale of
5000, 900 acres of valuable land in
Coahuila, and is interested in the
sale of several millions of acres in the
states of Nuevo Leon and Tamali-
pas.
COMMERCIAL REPORTS.
Your correspondent is I'M
der obligations to Hon. John
Woessner American COun-
sui for the following statistics, for the
year 1880.
March 81, goat skins, silver bullion,
kite horse, copper are $50, 632, IA:
June 3Oth $50 ,20S, 40: Sept. 3Oth $751;
O61, Al; Dec. 81 $685.. ,l6. Total
$685., ~ 3,7l.
The following FOREIGNERS are ell
gagged in business in Saltillo"
Col. Juan Hays, hard ware u furni-
ture; John Woessner, lumber mer-
chart and mining; J. d. Carothers,
drugs; Denato Volpi, dry goods;
Simerret & Graves, dry goods; Cole &
Martin, commission merchants and
anufacturing; VIM. Purcell, banker,
merchant and manufacturing, Ber-
nando Soto, dry goods; Mario Bros,
dry goods; Jose Migrate, dry goods;
Austino Martinez, groceries; Woess-
ner Il Martinez, lumber merchant.
Messers. Cole d Martin are engaged
in the manufacture of soap and can
dies. The building ia 160x175 feet,
two story; capacity Of the mill $4,000
lbs week. They make three grades
of domestic soap and four varieties of
toilet soap. They ship their goods to
all parts of the republic.