Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-05-31
THERE IS MONEY IN IT.
Albert Herman Gives His Views OF
the Mexican Rubber Industry.

Albert Herman, who returned ten cos
DAYS ago from trip 10 the Utah-MeX- arr
lean Rubber Co.'S. plantations thus en-
writes OF his views of that indus try:
Having had from the very beginning IL
a great deal of faith and confidence IN w
the feasibility of rubber culture, I'M 81
hesitatingly invested the most OF my y
surplus money in that enterprise ana a
when the invitation was given me 70 q
visit the plantation and report progress 9
on the same, gladly for comblna- q
ton of reasons-accepted it. The jour- :
new of SO days to the plantation ana c
hack was one OF the most pleasant feats
of nv life. It has recuperated my
health and given me an ease OF con
science regarding the enterprise that
perhaps could not have come through
auy other source Where before,
had only faith based upon the evidence
of other men, I now have positive
knowledge indelibly impressed by cold
facts and figures that cannot be denied
The Utah Mexican Rubber Company
owns 76, 900 acres of the choicest forest
and savanna land in class proximity t"
the city OF Huimanguillo in the STATE
of Tabasco, Mexico. The land lies
about 40 miles south of the Gulf OF
Mexico, and il no more that 90 feet
above sea level. The soil is about 10
feet deep, and mostly covered with
hard wood forestry of such dense growth
as to defy description. The RAIN fall
averages about $50 inches per annum,
and the atmosphere is of nearly equal
warmth day and night, summer and
. winte-, Abe wear around. There are
hardly any winds deserving name
And the combination of this ideal eli
mate, soil and moisture produces
a growth SO prolific and fast that no
other spot on earth can possibly sur
pass it. | have seen vines grow to a
height of Il feet in 80 days and trees to
a height of about 30 feet in single
year and everything else in proportion
In fact one can see things grow as he
can see the hour hand of clock move.
The greatest difficulty of the agricul-
turist is to keep things from growing
where they shouln not.
Broken pottery and numerous mounds
Z give evidence that the land must have
supported in prehistoric days at leas
800 souls to the square mile Palenque
Militia and many other Nepnit ruins arr
close around. The forests are LITERAL!
H.. lei. b;.da and haoafn of the mos
gorgeous fur and plumage
The company has now completed tn
planting of the third series-6OO0 acre
in all, and all of trees belonging
these respective series are CROWN
nicely. The Oldest trees are thr'
years old and measure on an aVerai
about III inches around the butt al
ale from 15 to II feet tall tapp
some of them and received considt
able rubber. The youngest trees o
from one year to few weeks old.
is intended to tap the trees for co
mercial profit when they have reach
the age of 6 years. Trees OF that
weld an average of one-half POUND
pure rubber each, the first tapping a
increases ever after, according to
growth, to 10 pounds pure rubber ea'
A pound of rubber brings from 81. 90
81. 80 today, with prices still rising.
the last series-of which there are OIL
a few acres left on sale-the compa
planted 300 trees to the acre, and
price of those few remaining acres &
still can be bought is 5000 each, G.
down or one year time.
Older plantations adjoining o
have commenced tapping their y
old trees and are rejoicing over til
lucrative returns.
look upon the U. M. r. CO., fathe
by the leading men of Utah, as
greatest boon that has ever come to
investor of moderate means. 1t
tainly will surnass the sugar or any
or staple industry within my knowle
many times over. / know wheret
sneak for / have seen the trees
tapped them and have now in my
session rubber that have taken t
our young trees. have also seen b
of rubber ready for shipment to !
land, Germany and Boston.
If you have any money to invest,
is the place to put it. 1t is q qnes
whether you will be able to get 81
acre in 8 months from now, since
company is contemplating to dis
tinue planting till the first series
bring a dividend and then charge
as much an acre should they decd
sell any at all.
Being able to speak from knowl
the company has given me the az
for this part of country.
ALBERT HERM.