Arizona republican., 1907-09-06
PORT OF TAMPICO
 A SCENE OF BEAUTY
Surrounded by Natural Advantages in Reproduction of Edenic Ideals.

Reproduction of Edenie Ideals.
 Tampico. Mex. Aug. 27.-(Special correspondence of The Republican)- The new terminal plans for the Mexi- can Central railroad short line have been approved by the government and s3O.000 is to be expended in this work, in wharves etc, especially for the use of this railroad in landing its con- structing material and rolling stock This point is called Arias. and is some five miles up the Panco river. Here the new direct line now building to Mexico Cit- will make its terminal. and junction with main line, and bring Mexico within 250 miles. instead of 700 miles as now via Aguas Callientas
 The Cental is soon to receive the three hundred new freight cars, order ed some months ago. from the United States. Ten car loads of beef cattle were recently shipped from this port by steamship to Europe. Many of these steamers are elegant and pala- tial, especially the new German Fuorth Bismarck. fitted with wireless tele- graph apparatus. printing presses. li- braries etc, so passengers keep in touch with the world. These great vessels look like small floating islands
 No idea of the immense amount of stuff Of all kinds received from Eng land. Germany, France and the United States and of exports such as silver lead, zinc, gold, copper etc, can be formed correctly without seeing it.
 Hundreds of workmen are day and night loading and unloading ships and cars and opening thousands of boxes in the custom house.
 Some Arizona people who were here recently. have returned. being highly pleased with this country and have se- lected land. The sooner they come the better, for they cannot secure land al $5 much longer
 Americans are still pouring Tn. and second American hotel of 54 rooms Is now opening in connection with an American restaurant. Last week we spent two days in the state of Vera Cruz. just across the river. in the not ed orange grove district about Pueblo Niejo. TampicO. Alto and Rio Rievera with our friend. Mr. Geo. Vests fam- lily. They are Topeka. Kansas. people Their daughter recently graduated al Manhattan, Kansas.
 Many people over there are clear ing land and planting oranges. with the full knowledge that the Mcdonald Bros. grove of years has demon- strated that they can produce as large bearing trees here in and , years, as Florida. California or Arizona can in s to 10 years. This is a fact. Let your readers ask MT. dllett of your city, who saw these groves. This means that in half the time. We get produc- ing orchards making an income of from $500 to $500 per acre. and land cost ing from SIP to S25 per acre in place of sl00 to S2O0 as in California Then irrigation is not needed here. showers every few days. while water and labor for irrigation Is costly. McDonaId's lost a fortune of sl5O.OOO in one nights freezing of their Florida grove. No frost here to hurt trees and not even a white frost last winter
 Last November, when l first came here. there were oRly seventeen Amer jeans on that side of the river: now they count about seventy. Land is doubling in price yearly. Ii is a lovely locality for residence-alway a good ocean breeze from the gulf and most delightful views of ocean. canal and lake on the east with the large Pueblo Viejo lake on the west This narrow strip of limestone country is a ridge 15O to 200 feet above sea level and from two to four miles wide extending south some twenty miles. and thence to mainland. extending down a miles on the west short of the beautiful Tamichua lake. and over valleys and hills and mountains on to Mexico City. The dim range of mountains near there being easily seen on a clear day. Seldom any marsh or swamp lands along shores A good view of the city of Tampico is seen in the forenoon from the heights acress the river. as the bright sunlight is reflect ed and Pueblo VieiO's lake shines like silver in the afternoon sunlight
 We claim this locality is fully as beautiful as San Diego Cal. and a stIll better all the-year- round climate. Winters same temperature 60 to 75, as san Diego in summer. And summer an average of so degrees as govern ment records show. The great Pamico and Tamesi rivers. three lovell lakes. canal and ocean view for 25 miles out. with the city of Tampico set as jew el in bright sunlight, fully equals San Diego and its bright ba-. we think.
 W. H. GREENE.