Arizona republican., 1906-12-10

alongside of the docks and elegant,
new steel. stone and brick custom
house. The large fine steamer, City of
Washington. between 800 and 400 feet
long and drawing 32 feet OF water. Is
now unloading at the custom house.
She sails direct between here and New
York-first class, with board, $40. She
makes no stops, unless possibly Ha-
wanna. Twenty-Five lines of steam
ships leave here. The great CONNER
cial point of Mexico, like New York
for the United States.
We met w. r. Hearst and his fam
lily here in his private car. making a
tour of the republic. He says he is out
of politics now. He enjoyed himself
here and caught some fine tarpon fish.
One of our party OF Americans here
was out two hours on the river and
brought in one feet long that weighed
40 pounds They are beauties-shine
like silver. This is a fish story. but
true-I saw IT, and Mr.. F. w. Dom,
also OF your city.
orange and banana picking is on
hand. The river is full of boats loaded
with them, coming in every day. Pine
dDDltS kTOW anu Athdh al
15c Mexican, TIC gold, and 75c per
dozen. which is S7Isc gold. Mr.. Hops,
the American implement and hard
ware dealer, took me out to his 3-year-
old orange grove. three miles north
west. where he has 1000 trees three
years old as large as California trees
at seven years and scores and hum
dreds Of oranges on them. One older
tree has 1000 oranges on 1t. His banan-
mas are fine.
Oranges, bananas, lemons and
pineapples all grow wild here. North
ern people are coming in rapidly and
buying cheap land. DR.. Warner with
thirteen homeseekers is here. We all
went on the railroad to the beach and
jetties. seven miles out. Nine went in
surf bathing.
The beach is fine and the jetties i'm
mense. constructed Of great rocks. Of
tons weight. going out one-half mile or
more into the Gulf of Mexico and 1000
feet apart, making a channel 80 feet
in depts, for the largest vessels. This
rock was brought by the railroad from
near the mountains so miles west and
then on boats. at a cost Of $4,000, 900 to
the government.
This city has a water system costing
one and a half million. and will soon
put in a sewerage system now under
contract for $225.000.
DIR. Porter and wife of the Baylock
Colony. are here. They sail on the
City of Washington tomorrow for New
York. He says property and life are
safer here than in the United States
and it is more healthful. That in two
years practice here at Baylock. with
500 populations. he had only three
deaths. and they were of children I'M
der three years. Their colony has sold
their mountain and timber land to a
large company OF Canadian lumber
people who will put in saw mills and
cut the pine. mahogany. ebony and
fine timber and connect with the Mon
teray branch of the Mexican Central
railroad
DR. Warner. with thirteen men from
Oklahoma. is locating 90 miles west.
just south of the Mexican Central rail-
road. part of them. and some go to
PrOgnesso colony. eight miles north,
where Mr.. Dom and ! have located
500 and 1000 acres respectively. along
side OF the oil company's land, and ad-
joining Mr.. Watts. the company's cat
tie manager. He has two 1900 acre
Para grass fields DIETER than alfalfa.)
And has just brought in from Texas
100 head Of shorthorn bulls. one year
old for the 5000 herd he runs. He has
two American jacks. The company
never allows any intoxicating liquor on
the hacinda. II employs hundreds of
men on ranch and oil work, and never /
a drunk man. Gives them a barba- /
cue every three months. Mr.. King OF
Oklahoma colony. adjoining. just /
brought in twenty-five grade shorthorn |
cows and his neighbor. Mr.. Hornbeck. |
of Texas. brought in thirty-five of the I
same Mr. King located 100 acres on !
Progresso colony. few days since for |
New Mexico men, Pope. Walker and !
Davis, who will move on at once. Mr.. |
Hornbeck says he has bought 1900 |
acres for himself and relatives at s. |
per acre. He and Mr.. Kink were the !
first settlers one year ago. They have
their second crop of corn this year.
Mr. Watts corn, raised with wooden |
stick plows. will make thirty bushels. |
We saw nine deer in one day.
Another settler will bring in 100 |
head of shorthorns soon. Beef is as
high as in Arizona. There is a good /
market. The new railroad direct to
Mexico City is being built.
A Salt Lake. Utah. Fruit Co, ST.
100000 capital. has located 500 acres
on Tomasi river six miles from the
city and is planting thousands of
oranges and bananas. etc. Larg