Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
OUR NElGHBORS.
"pRETTY coLoNIA JUAREz.'
The Headquarters Of the Thrifty
Mormon Settlements In Mexico.

our correspondent In Mexico sends
us the following glowing description of
the Mormon" colonies lu Mexico. a.
given In a recent issue Of the ~ Paso
CroxaO Daily Herald:
Lying In picturesque valley. lin.
itcd IN size, but no limit 90 landscape
beauties, IL Colonla Juuroz. the hrst
OF the Mormon" settlements to rise In
little hamlots growing into hahita-
BILE communities.
II a 10 miles from Casna Grades
station, the places being connected
by daiiy stage. and the traveller who
has hr5akfnHtcd In ~ pasu can enjoy
with Mormon" family that evening
d supper with large, rosy rcd and luH-
cl0us strawberries. picked az hour
before from the garden. fresh butter
made that day, and fresh cream from
the mornings milk.
The view from the crest of tho
mountain as one II about tO descend
Into the little village nesting below
u " pastoral scene ~ beautiful aH
was ever vouchsafcd by nature 90
mun.
Soon after the visitor finds himself
amidst cluster Of beautiful little
brick homes shaded by large
trees planted by tho "MOrmons" when
they came into the valley ~ years
before. These trees also line ana exc
tend their shade over wide and clean
~ Kept avenues, their own roots see
curing moisture from a constantly
running riNulct along the curb.
The air IN resonant with the twit-
tutiuF and singing OF beautifully
plumagcd birds and fragrant with
the perfume OF pretty foWcra. Every
front Yard has ita flower garden and
tho little hamlet seems 70 b. realm OF
roses and 10 be buried Ia bloom.
Ever whore IL evident that nrlis-
tee taste In landscape beauties for
which tho Mormon people are noted.
aud the natural grandeur ~ the pref
~ vale has been Improved upon until
II presents an appearance as near
like u paradise as ~ ever given NOR
tai eyes 10 look upon. Even the we'll
TOD house dog. coming 10 greet the
stranger with "a wagering tail, IL
mute Sign that peace and content
ment reign here supreme, " those
twin virtues are found at all In the
Watch the rosy checked lads and
lassies tripping homeward from school
talk with the happy and contented
people Of their prospects and ambi-
uons-livo among them FOR n few
days aud one Will leave the communi-
y with reget, feeling that he IN bid
ding farewell 10 Utopia.
Of these people. how well you would
like 10 enjoy the happiness II seems
TO bring or " their well known thrift
ana Industry mainly responsible for
the happy order OF things that - ovi-
dunily prevails among thom7
Junrcz Is the oldest OF the colonies
and when you admire aloud the charm
% the whole scene, the pleased in
habltant viii tell you that It's beau
ties VIII BE- repeated at Dublan. Dlaz
ana the other Mormon colonies, when
they are as old ns this,
Apples, peaches, pears and aprlcots
as raise. here, are magnificent fruit,
while prunos, pluma, ncctnrincs.
strawberries hlnckberrlcs and cur
rats are also raised In great guam
tity,
Though having canning factory
A. Iunrez, with daily canning capa-
city of LOCO pounds OF fruit and every
corcclvnble methods OF preserving
frnlt, fuch AZ evapOrating and drying
was undertaken, last seasons fruit
crop az Junrcz was 30 large that wag-
on loads OF II rottod on the ground.
The houses are All costly furnished,
the little pnrlora are most cheerful, and
here, far away from commercial cen-
tiers, where books can be bought, are
little libraries containing the works OF
the best authors, ana not there merely
TO make the room more attractive, as
one VIII md In starting II conversation
with the very Intelligent young people
Of the household.
Colonia Juarez has an excellent
academy, and other school facilities and
also has It's Mutual Improvement so
,oleties for young people, and a La
dies Ala society and primary" so-
ciety for children.
The Young Ladies' Mutual Improve
mont society meets once a week, the
Young Mems society OF the same
name meets rs regular. and once a
month the two have Joint meeting,
Mt which there are debates, a litera-
~ program " furnished and extracts
from tho Advocate. q Journal edited
by the members OF both societies are
read, and a general Intellectual feast
Ia enjoyed,