Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-18

| ''Mr Martins Is the last word on
the matter Of the title to the land,
altho Mrs Il. W. Wheeler, of Seattle,
| Wash. whose further statement re-
garding the Jalisco tract appears be-
| low, has the following brief mention
| TO make of the title, which mention she
does not substantiate by any dates,
| instances or proofs:
For over one year, and I am told
that for three years past. the company
has been advertising that the land was
for SALE and yet for matter OF fact.
when l reached .Ia1isco. found they
had no title to the land itself. and
! understand have not az yet perfected
the title And almost at the close of
her statement: Another misreprescn-
tatior Is found In the prospectus,
from the Mexican government and Is
perfect
1T Is perhaps customary in most
cases like the present be able to hear
only the growls and the cries OF the
dissau siled ones. who have some par
ticullrr grievance, but 1t has been
the intention OF the investigators to
get us nearly as possible down into
the root OF things, and to learn. IL
possible. both sides OF the question,
with view to presenting the matter
fairly.
TO this end, a statement is publish
ed herewith, signed by thirteen men
who have made Jalisco their home.
which should bear not little weight
in the matter although this weight
may be lightened BY the advice that
these men are employees Of the land or
the railroad company, which may or
may not be true. The statement ia
dated Jalisco Chiapas, April 8, 1906.
and is as follows:
1--WE the undersigned investors and
people who live in Jalisco, Chiapas,
have been informed that certain adj
verse criticisms have been made re-
garding this country. and that com-
plants have been offered to the effect
that the Pan American Land and Colo
nization company has misrepresented
the true conditions of this section.
Nov. In justice to ourselves and the
country, as we'll as to the aforesaid
company. we wish to say that we have
beer here long enough to make thor
ough investigation of the Jalisco trac.
the conditions have not been misre-
presented by the company, and will
further state that the company is doing
even more than 1t agreed to do IN its
contract with the purchasers to make
a successful and harmonious colony of
Americans.
Signed: Length Of time
in Jalisco.
Residents. Months
S. "A. Nelson, Oklahoma City o. IT, 3
w. q. Bell, Anadarko, O. T,...... .
NJ J Bell Anadarko, I. T.... 2
M. j Card. Ardmore, I. T. $4,000. s
j. r. Bryant, Bloomington Grove,
Texas ................... ]
J. T. scannell, NJ. D., Oklahoma
City, o. T. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6
Ira Altman, Springfield Mo. $500. 3
l.. Altman, Springfield. Mo-. 3
George w. Waters, Frederick. 0.
T. ..............s....... =
s. NJ. Stafford, Buffalo, N. Y. ;. 4
A. c. Munson. Jalisco ............ =
Against this may be placed the
sworn statement of three men from
San Jose. Cal, who went to Jalisco In
March. with the intention on settling
down, each Of them leaving good bus
mess in San Jose to throw their lots
with Mexico and Jalisco.
Statements Highly colored.
1--WE, the undersigned persons, have
visited the Pan American Land and
Colonization Company's grounds at
Jalisco Chiapas, Mexico. We find the
statements made in their literature
ard by their agents to be highly color
ed and overestimated. We find that
some of the land is good. but without
irrigation they can produce but one
crop. Their literature states 1t Will
produce three crops of corn. The ma
tives say that but one crop can be pro-
duced without irrigation. The word
"irrigation'' is not mentioned by them.
They claim 1t Is a tropical country.
SD are some parts of California, Ari-s
zcna and New Mexico. We have asked
MIR. Bidwell about it. He said he
could show us spots here and there
that were just as represented. We
found that instead Of gentle zephyrs
blowing there were heavy winds or
'northers' that would blow everything
d,wn unless we'll braced. We found
no trees that would be fit for lumber.
The lower part of the land was good
grazing land; in fact, the cattle looked
fine and fat, although the grass was
dead. They represent that the grass is
green all the year round. There is no
200 room hotel being put up, and no
intention of being put. There are no
two saw mills on the Jalisco river. We
found but very little water in it. This
may be a good henequen country, for
we found it very dry and hot, the low
est being 90 degrees in the shade UP to
1O2 degrees.
1--WE would advise no one to go to
this country, unless they have suffi-
c'ient means to take them away. Peo-
Pile are going there all the time and
leaving disgusted The sooner that the
people of the United States know the
facts about the colony the better.
1--WE have each of us the following
number Of lots:
as. M. Summerville and wife, 15 lots
at $25 gold each.
"Fred Shaver and father, 2 lots at
%25 gold each.
&C. A. BUSHNELL, 2 lots at $25 gold
each.
Signed:
as. A. Summerville San Jose, Cali
fornia.
&C. A. Buswell, San Jose. California.
"Fred Shaver, San Jose, California.
Mrs. WheeIer's Statement.
"By far the longest Of all the state
ments secured is that Of Mrs. r. w.
Wheeler, of Seattle, Washington who