Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-13
THE COUNTRY'S GREAT FUTURE.
American HustlcrS Are Making Money
In the Production Of Rubber
And Other Articles.
TWO UTAH MEN WHO TAKE WATER
Official Report Of Trip to be Made Il
Officers OF the Utah Mexican
Rubber Company


turned from a trip to old Mexico lasi
Sunday. comes back much impressed
with what he saw there, and fully con-
WINGED that with proper facilities that
country would rank with the foremost
In producing coffee, cocoa, rubber ana
tropical fruits,
MIR. Smith and party left this city
Feb q, as representatives OF the Utah.
Mexican Rubber company, whose pos.
sessions have their location In the state
Of Tabasco. From here they went d..
rect to the city Of Mexico where they
remained three or four days, during
which time they fell In with a delega
ton from El Paso, and adorned with
Texas badges, paid a visit TO President
Dlaz. Thence they proceeded by rail
via Cordova, Orizlba and San Lucretid
to Coatzacoalcas, whore they stopped
for few days preparing for the tlrn
into Tabasco, At Coatzacoalcas, a sea-
port town, immense piers. warehouses
etc, are being built while Jettys are
also being constructed to enable steam
ers TO cross the bar, In this work the
government has spent several millions
but when completed II win doubtless be
Of great advantage 70 that section.
IN INDIAN SAILING BOAT.
Leaving Coatzacoalcas the party took
an Indian sailing boat to the mouth Of
the Tonala river, Here they stopped
over night In one of two villages locat-
ed on either side Of the river On the
left hand side is the property which
w, w. Cluff and party were talking of
buying Thence they proceeded 10 Las
soledad, where they stopped az a plan
taton owned by eastern people and in
charge OF Mr.. Water OF Indiana. These
people have an elegant place on the
rght side OF the river going up. on II
they raise nearly everything that can
be grown In that country, including cof-
fee, cocoa, bananas and citrous fruits.
They also have 1000 acres planted In
rubber trees. The party was royalty
entertained ana felt right at home
while they remained there. Las Sole
dad Is one OF the principal cities Of Vera
cruz and very promising town IL is,
From here the visitors went TO ire
vocas, where they remained over night,
part Of them sleeping in the boat, and
others In an Indian house, where they
We're well received. The next
stopping place was at point
on the Zanapa river, where they
at AlN'N Ut ItlhilAhlAA anu bdiA NVR Va
the hospitality Of q family living there.
Although the family had retired, they
were very kind 10 the visitors and gave
them q nice bed I'm which to sleep. In
the morning they continued up the
river and stopped at a molasses mill,
where the Indians were grinding cane
and making sugar, the quality Of which
was NOT unlike the maple sugar bought
here. on Sunday March ~. they
stopped at Paso del Menn, an Indian
village, where they received a most
cordial welcome,
UTAH-MEXICAN RUBBER co,
Then they rode IS miles horseback
10 Lagunillas, whore they entered the
property of the Ctah-Mexican Rubber
company, in the state Of TRbasco. This
trip was replete with amusing incl
dents, Luclan FAIR sliding from his
horse Into the river, and Noble War
rum going backward In a similar d.
-eotion. The Companys property
which consists Of 5000 acres, they
found IN good shape with the work ot
clearing proceeding nicely. Tho
ground Is mostly covered with
jungle, with about one acre In
I'VE as prairie land. The party
spent four days on the ranch
and then went 10 Huimanguillo a city
of about 5000 inhabitants, thence 10 tho
plantation OF Mr.. Adolph q. Weiss,
known under the significant title OF
Chicago this being the town from
which the gentleman came. Here the
visitors spent some time. going over
the place and finding everything IN
good shape. 4 Nh Manson OF Pasa-
dena, cal, is his partner, and together
they are doing well and making money.
RUBBER EXHIBITS.
Mr.. Smith exhibited ball of rubber,
which had much the appearance OF a
ball of tWiue dipped I'm molasses, the
rubber hcng soft and strlngy Tha
gentleman explained that the liquid had
been permitted 90 coagulate, hence its
peculiar condition. The rubber tree,
said he, has two banks, the outer one
producing the rubber and the inner one
the sap with which to keep the tree
alive. I'm many cases the MeXlcans
split the trees open with their ma
cneites and IN this way render them
useless FOR further production.
EXAMINE THE TREES.
Going 10 Cardenas the party exam-
iued the trees growing I'm that section,
some of which We're seven years old AMI
81 inches AROUND. 4 number OF these
they tapped and found them 10 he
very productive. Al this point they
boarded "a canoe and made their way
10 san Juan Bnuusta the capital OF
the estate. Here they met o gentleman
by the name NJ Karl q. Schwickhardt
Of Hamburg, Germany who is doing
good business buying rubber for Ham
burger a stack OF New York Mr..
Schwickstordt stated that In 1909 he
bought four tons, IN 1908, 20 tons, q IN
1908 and this year he expected to buy
sNl more, The results OF his pur-
chase. he said, We're very satisfactory
I'm this city they met the governor Of
the state by name Abram Pandallo,
also Nicholas Pizarro the Jeffe Poll
uco, by whom they We're we'll received,
and who offered them all sorts OF in
ducements 10 extend their business in
tprcsts In that section.
HANDSOME BUILDINGS.
San Juan Bautista is city AZ per-