Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-31

COL0NIA JUAREz,
Drouth Brokon-uenorai Health aud Pros
perity Good Place for Iiome-ssekers.

Drouth Brokcn- General Health and Pros
perity Good Place for iiome-ssekcrs.
Special Correspondence.
Colonla Juaroz, Mexico. July 2i.-Af-
ter n severe and protmcted drought
abundant showers have ROBBED our hills
and plains In green. giving promise Of
abundant hay upon the mrsna and good
crops Of corn without any irrigation oN-
copt that from above. We have had an
unusually cold. frosty spring. which
killed nearly an fruit except grapes and
small fruit. though we will have some
peaches, pears. plumH ana apples.
Everyone iH busy general good health
prevails. with peace ana general prose
petty, evidenced by the erection OF nu-
mcrouH dwellings ana barns. one resi-
dcnce, that of President WINS, would do
credit 20 Salt Lake city.
WOOD WORKING ENTERPRISE.
a company Of local business men re-
Gently purchased the large wood work.
Ing plant Of Mr.. Joseph jackson. the
latter retaining an interest, for. ua uu.
derHtood, ten thousand dollars. Backed
with abundant means. the company will
do a large business In the manufacture
Of doors. sash, m0uldlngs, pressed work.
furnlture-ln fact almost everything
made OF wood.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOME SEEK
ERs.
New settlers are continually lncrcaa-
lng our numbers, and that without the
necessity Of 10 much persuasion as "
being used to get colouistH Tor Alberta.
Mexico ~ cminently the place for a man
who has small means TO begin with, as
We have no long, hard winters 10 eat
M our summers labor. there not being
day In the year that viii prevent q
man from working, our great want
has been the scarcity OF tradcsmou. as
carpenters, mnsonH and other artisans.
In new country there l. always q cone
slant need and demand for houses and
men 10 build them. But for those who
like cold climate. no doubt Alberta II
all right, ana 10 n wise policy Tor men
who own no farms nor homes. ana who
cannot buy In Utah, TO strike out and
make homes for themselves. In 20 do
INK Few years OF industry properly
applied viii make them comfortable
ana Independent In circumstances. II
not wealthy, and far better on than 60
hang around town hunting "A job most
OF the time.
Tossed followers Of tho Savior, aided by
the salt Lake Trlbune-the pronounced
enemy of tho fntter-day Snints.-are
doing all they can 10 bring another per-
aecution upon the people. How any
Mormon can help sustain such n
paper N beyond my comprehension. II
~ u paper that from the first has been
most bitter enemy as II II today-n
paper that openly advised our young
men TO become corrupt and ndulterouH:
ana without doubt II has caused much
persecution 90 our missionaries. one
thlug " certain, persecution cannot
overthrow "Mormonlam" nor retard It's
advancement, but like the wind that
shakes the tree VIII only cause the
roots TO take firmcr hold.
The Gunynopa mining region near
Chuichupn n developing very rich
mines Of copper, silver gold and lead:
and large ameltcr h TO be erected
there soon by w Pnso parties.
! enclose clipping from the IN pasn
Daily Herald, giving an idea az 20 how
our nelghhorH look upon the Mormon"
colonies In Mexico.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
our quarterly conference has lust
been held, and much valuable instruc-
tlon given by Apostle Brigham Young.
President WINS and other speakers.
We were pleased 10 note among our
visitors Moses Thatcher /. d. Hniues
and Luclen FAR of Logan, Utah. MIR
Thatcher, II is understood came on
business pertaining 10 his timber prop
efty and saw mills IN the Sierra
Madres; the others to sec the country
ana Tor an outing j. II. NJ.
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