The oasis., 1901-11-02

Saturday, Nov. ?, 1901.
Inauguration of Great Enterprise.

there will be inaugurated a great en- terprise tor more correctly four such enterprises) which are destined to be of vast service to the commercial in-
 terests of the two republics upon the
 Pacific coast. These enterprises are
 the Mexican Coast Steamship Co.,,
 and the Mexican Colorado Navigation
 Co. The first named company will ruG line of steamers from San Fran. cisco to all the Mexican ports along the coast as far south as San Benito, close to the Guatemala border thence up the coast and Gulf of California to the mouth of Colorado river, calling at all the parts between and accOmo- dating great and valuable traffic. At Salina Cruz the Mexican Coast Steamship Co. will connect with the Tehuantepec railway. to the port of Coalzacoalcos, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, thence connecting with the Ward line of steamers to New York, via Veracruz, Tampico, Progreso and Havana, giving con- plete through line from New York to ports on the coasts of the Gulf of Color ado all the way from San Benito to Yuma, in Arizona, and all along the Pacific Coast ports of the lower Mex can states, the Peninsula of Lower California and of the state of Calf. ornia all the way to San Francisco.
 The Mexican Colorado Navigation Co. will ply line of light draught steamers from the mouth of the Col orado river to Needles calling aC Yuma and all the landings along the river numbering some thirty-fve. giving them water competition with the east, and making them practically ports in the worlds commerce. giving them the advantage of the cheapest known transportation and assisting greatly in the development of the vast natural resources in a great aud wonderful region in both Alta and Baja California, Arizona and Sonora.
 The Gulf of Californla & Yuma Railway Co., now under construction, is the third enterprise, which will ex- tend from San Jorge bay on the east shore of the Gulf of Colorado, ID the Altar District of the State of Sonora, to Yuma and Phoenix, giving the latter city and intermediate points the advantages of connection with water transportation afforded by the two first named c mpanies
 The fourth of these companies is the Sonora Land & Mineral Coloniza- tion O., which owns an immense grant of 5,S0O, ,0O0 acres of land in the Altar district, extending from the international line along the Colorado river and the gulf shore to San Jorge bay, and including a great scope of very rich and fertile country, hitherto tierra incognita on account of an almost utter lack of transportation facilities.
 Upon the occasion of the inaugura- tion of these great enterprises Yuma will be scene of festivity and frat ernal intercourse which will be inter national in it's character and well worthy of going a long way to attend. The governors of Sonora, Arizona and New Mexico have been invited to at- tend and will be present with their staffs and large delegations of business men will be present from all the cities in Arizona and Sonora which will be benefited by the development of these great enterprises. It will be a notable gathering and the event 1t will com memorate will be one of the greatest significance to Arizona and Sonora.