The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12

Ubero Plantation is situated in a land
that is just entering upon a period of great
prosperity and advancement
Heretofore the agricultural interests OF
our neighboring republic, Mexico have been
chiefly In the hands Of it's citizens. though
European capital 10 a limited amount. as
well as American, had previously found
profitable employment. When. however,
the wise, progressive leadership of Presi-
dent Diaz and his clear-sighted broad and
at the same time just and liberal admins
tration placed the government OF his coun-
try ON a solid foundation; when its laws in
spired confidence at nome and abroad; when
the frequent recurring local revolutions had
become a thing of the past, and when life.
property and all vested rights Of its citi-
zens, as wen as Of IT'S foreign inhabitants,
mad become secure and as amply protected
In Mexico as In other and older countries
THEN THE EYES OF OTHER NATIONS
WERE ATTRACTED TO THE NATURAL
WEALTH AND VAST RESOURCES OF
THIS RICH DOMAIN.
Foreign capital began 10 seek and found
safe and profitable investment there. 1t
has built 1000 miles of railroads; IL has
strung telegraph wires throughout the
length and breadth of the land; it has inn
proved and furnished means of navigation
on its rivers; it has created safe harbors
and built docks where the ships OF the
world may ride in safety; 1t has opened up
many valuable mines and inausuraIed many
Industrial and manufacturing enLerprIses
III HAS Den OTEO ITSELF TO It1E DE-
NELOfMENT Or. THE VAST AND WON
DEhtDI1LY RICH AGRlC1LTuRAL RE-
SOURCES OF THE COUNTRY.
Millions on millions OF foreign money are
invested and earning large pronts TO the
investors England, France and Germany
great opportunities tor pacing their capital
in Mexico by investing nearly sz3J,00O,vU0 in
railroads, banking and agriculture. The
people OF the United states are employing
nearly S10OO0.O 00 of their capital there, most
OF which has been invested within a COM
parativeIy short time The greater part OF
American capital employed in Mexico is be-
ing used in constructing RAILROADS AND
IN TROPICAL AGRlCULTURE.
The cultivation Of cofree. rubber. vanilla,
pineapples and other tropical products is at
tracing, much attention, and Is being en-
gagged IN by Americans from every State in
the Union. The lands of the world adapted
10 the growing OF rubber and coffee are
limited, and in favorable locations rapidly
Tehuantepec there Is only strip of land
thirty miles in width and one hundred miles
in length that is adapted to the raising of
the finer grades of cOf1ee, such as the sub
varieties OF Mocha, Java and Maricaibo.
The land especially along the railroad.
within two years. This is owing to the fact
that this narrow strip of land is attract
ing the greatest attention and is being most
sought for because of its having the
requisite conditions as to SOIL climate mois-
ture and proximity to railroad transporta-
ton.
The putting through, of the Tehuantepec
National Railroad three years ago opened
I'D to settlement the richest and most pro-
ductive body of land on the globe.
The UBERO PLANTATION is located at
the geographical center of the Isthmus,
and this railway runs four and one-balf
miles through this property.
II Is impossible TO read the financial pa
pers Of London, Paris and Berlin without
being struck with the steady growth of feel
ing that Me xico is upon the eve or a period
of great prosperity.
The tide of investment is now setting in
that direction and the whole country is
energy that is pervading this latest addi-
ton TO the commercial nations. 49,
A Plantation a Few Miles Below Us.
The plantation Of Las Chirriras is probably
one Of the best managed in Mexico. The cof
fee trees on this plantation, six years old
yielded during the past year a little more
than three and one-half pounds to the tree
He has 400 acres of bearing coffee trees
when he had 200 acres bearing, he was of
fered Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
for his plantation but refused 1T.
FIRST DIVIDEND 10 PER CENT, DE-
GENDER 81, 1899.
Our first dividend of 10 per cent, which
has already been declared, is payable De
cember. 81 Of this year.
The following is a copy OF a letter. datet
August l., from Mr.. +. L. Torres, our gen