Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-07-20
FORMER NOODBUR|AN
INVESTS IN MEXICO.
M'Callum and SpFiqman Close S40O,
600 Land Deal.
From the Mexican Herald. June So

VVO E0AsU UGuls
From the Mexican Herald. June So
An important land deal in which oyer
1876, 900 acres Of choice land on the Isthmus
Of Tehuantepec quietly changed hands was
consummated in Mexico City last Tuesday,
the purchasing parties being ". H. Mccall
lum and E. r. sprigman both Of Pbiladel-
phia. Pa. The amount involved in the
transaction was approximately $500 600,
gold, and the tract purchased lies IN the
neighbosieod Of Santa Lucrecia. It is the
purpose Of the purchasing parties to IN.
anguTate probably the largest stock ranch
in the republic and to raise choice beef
cattle for usage in the republic as well as
shipment TO Cuba and southern parts Of
Yneatan and Central America The land
will be stocked with high grade cattle to
meet the constantly increasing demand
here and elsewhere Mr.. McCallum left
Veracruz on the yigilancia for his home
but Mr.. Sprigman is yet in the city, a guest
at the Itugbide hotel. Mr.. McCallnm viii
return to Mexico some time in October with
his family and will then proceed to the.
active development on the enterprise. Some
OF the most promiDent fnanciers and mon
led men Of Philadelphia are said to be be
hind the deal which is assured of all the
capital necessary . carry the project to al
successful conclusion.
PRIMARILY a CATTLE RANCH.
~of course there are large forests Of ebony
and other hard woods on the land, said
Mr.. sprigman last night, but il is not onr|
intention to attempt to do anything with
them. We are in the cattle business first
last and all the time, but if later it appears
that we can market the haTdwoods TO adj
vantage we shall not hesitate to divert some
OF our capital to this sorce ofreYenue. Ac-
cording to our present plans, which already
have been formulated, we contemplate inn
porting first class beef cattle which we shall
breed for domestic and export use. There
probably is no spot in Mexico more adapted
to that purpose than the properties which
we have purchased and considerable time
was spent on the lands looking into the
situation before we determined to 90 into
it on such large scale. Our cattle will
come from the recognized centres Of high
grade cattle IN the United States and we
propose to start the ranch as soon in Oetob-
eE as is possible after the stoppgae of the
rainy season. Mr.. Mccallum, will haye
direct charge Of this end Of the business
FACILITIES FOR SHIPMENTS.
With two railroads, the Veracruz & Paci-
fc and the National Of Tehuantepec, we
will have every facility for shipping the
cattle 10 either the eastern or the western.
coast as well as to northern Mexico Our
export haTboTs will be Of course, Coatza-
coalcos and salina Cruz, principally the
former and through them we expect to send
thousands Of heads to Progreso, Frontera,
Cuba, Jamaica, and other places on the
eastern coast as well as a number Of places
along the western coast of Mexico and Gen.
tral America. BY the time Ours Sc bnsi-
ness has assumed the proportions to which
we hope to bring it there will be a number
Of packing houses in different parts Of Mexi-
co and with these we hope to do consider
able business. Present plans do not g h
template anything except raising cattle but
it is more than probable that we also shall
enter into the growing Of pigs and sheep
and other domestic animals used in the
slaughter pens for human consumption.
Without wishing to appear too saDguine,
must state that | believe we have cattle
raising proposition second TO none in the
republic of Mexico.