Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-19
A TEMPTING OFFER
Made by a Mexican Colonization Company to Alabama Negroes-A
 Land of Glorious CD Gifts.

There is a movement on foot to get tho negroes of the southern states to migrate to Mexico and there follow farming. For some time this scheme has been worked, and the first shipment of about 100 fami- lies is to take place on Wednesday, Janu-. ary 23, with Birmingham as the general starting point After the first shipment others will be made every thirty days.
 A circular which is being passed around in order to get the negroes to migrate to Mexico and farm on one-half shares says:
 "Railroad fare will be advanced together with clothing, provisions, medicines and all necessaries, until after the cropping year; the greatest opportunity ever offered to the colored people of the United States to go to Mexico, which Is better known as the country of God and liberty, '@and which offers unequalod Inducements for agricultural laborers in the growth of cot ton and corn.
 state of Durango, in the northeasterly DOT tion of the republic of Mexico lands are cleared and ready for farming purposes, situated on the railroad.
 ''The soil. being rich and fertile, cotton has only to be replanted every four or seven years, and can easily raise a bale to the acre, and corn fifty to seventy five bushels to the acre, while cotton is worth 17A cents per pound and corn selling at S1 per oushel. The lands are irrigated by a canal that traverses over twenty-five miles around the plantation, and furnishes water when it is needed. Thus you are independent of rains or seasons, and no chance of poor crop or failure. We will furnish mules that are gentle and ready for work, also blows, hoes, harrows, planters and all agricultural implements that are used In the [ nited States for farming purposes. We also agree to furnish comfortable houses to live in, and give every family, during the time they remain on the planta- tion, five acres of land free, for gardening, for the maintenance Of their families.
 ''In consideration of the above facts, we give to the colonists one- half of the cotton, corn, etc., that they may raise on said lands, they, Of course; to repay their in- debtedness to the company"
 The circular then states that the republic of Mexico offers equal rights to all and special favors to none. The circular then goes on to say:
 "All kinds of fine game, such as deer, bear, duck, wild geese and all manner of small game, as well as opossum. Provi- sions are worth about half what they are In the United States.
 ''rhere will be one church and school house to each 100 families. You select your own preacher from among yourselves.
 "You will pay back one-half of your transportation the first year, and four years to pay balance, without interest. No in- terest charged on any advanceInepts of money or provisions.
 ''You will only be charged up with one. half of the railroad fare-the-s half will be made present to you by the con- pany. This is one of the inducements they offer you to come and help settle>up this glorious country and better your condition. They need labor badly, and prefer the col ored people to the Chinese and Italians. An average good family who will. work and live economically, and take care of what they make, can clear from 5000 to S12O0 per year.
 ''Lands can be bought in the same state of Durango cheaper than you can fertilize an acre in the state of Georgia or Alabama to raise bale of cotton.'
 It then winds up by saying that trains will leave all points in Alabama on Jan uary p.