Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-26
RAILROAD NEWS
Oklahoma Promoters Alleged to be Using
Cananea. Yaqui River & Pacific Exten>
sion for Fraudulent Land Selling
Scheme.

Victoria, the mysterious m~etronol,s
OF the Rio Yaqui region OF Sonora.
MeAico' Is a much sought region Il
would seem at the present time. A
most interesting feature Of the ex.
c'l'ng search for this modern FL Dor.
ado Is that none Of the people who
are seeking the place seem to be able
TO lind II. Notwithstanding the fact
That they own town lots and are pro.
yided with blue prints showing the
location OF the city" on the Can.
anea. YaQui River & Pacific railroad
extension In Mexico. Nligent In,
curry In railroad circles also fails to
bring out any information concerning
the new and wonderful town.
Interesting developments In con
nection with the City Of Victoria may
ne expected to transpire In Oklahoma
City' Okla. within = few DAYS. IN
okianoma City Is located the Offices
OF the Toledo Development Z Ex.
ploration company Of Oklahoma City.
oklahoma. and Ciudad Victoria. So.
nora. Mexico" The company has
been selling lots In Victoria to peo.
pie In Oklahoma. and one Of the lot
owners. Mr.. w. r. Reese, . prominent
farmer and stockman Of Otebo. Okla.
was In Nogales this week, en- route
to Victoria. Here, at the gateway to
Sonora, he could find no one who had
ever heard of Victoria, until quite re.
Gently when letters Of inquiry were
received by residents Of the Line CITY
In regard to the new. booming town
Of Victoria. Mr.. Reese was a very
much surprised mar and remained in
town long enough to consult a number
OF Nogales men who have passed back
and forth through the country de.
scribed many times in the past ten
OF twelve years, none of whom had
ever heard Of Victoria. No one con.
nected with the extension of the Ca
nanea, YaQui River 4 Pacific rail-
road. on which line the town is de-
scribed as being situated, had ever |
heard Of the place.
Mr.. Reese then bought u ticket for
Oklahoma City, with blood In his
eye" He announced his intention Of
filing charges Of fraud against the
members Of the Toledo Development
& Exploration company, unless they
a show him their city Of Victoria.
Mr.. Reese alleges he was told by
the vendors OF the lots that the town
was in the Yaqui valley and that the
new road already had been graded to
the place, but sixty miles Of rails had
yet to be laid before trains would be
running IN; that the valley at that
place Is from one and one half to five
miles wide. and on the foothills, near
the town, are $4,000 acres Of the finest
pine timber In the world; that about
/. 500 men are employed there In the
sawmills and mines. The purchase
price Of the lots was $35, and the deed
10 the lot brought with it to the pur-
chaser the right to file upon $50 acres
If fine farm land, belonging 10 the
Mexican government, with the add
tional privilege Of buying 5000 acres
81 government land at 81 IL cents
per acre.
A printed bulletin" issued by the
company and displayed here by Mr..
Reese, announced the mention OF the
company to run regular monthly ex'
cursions from Oklahoma City to Gu
lad Victoria, beginning March I. when
the railroad to the town site would
be completed. provided they could get
guarantee Of 800 tickets for each ex'
They expect on the first
train to carry at least y
h,v
'raud.
Grill Cars on Central. /,
Az soon as cars, which have beer
,rdered from the Pullman company
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