Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-10
RETURNS FROM THE
LAND ON THE GULF
Mexico Has Many Wonders, Says
Resident Of Layton G. v.
Stevenson.
DESCRIBES UNUSUAL SIGHTS.
saw Sixty Miles of Banana Trees
Takes Trip Down the Panuco---
\ wpterless Island

S;eorgs v. Stevenson, prominent
resident OF Layton, and j. M. Jensen OF
This city have returned from three
weeks visit to the Tampico fruit plan
tations In which both are interested
The party which left this city for Mex
ico comprised besides the men men
toned, NJ. NJ. Jensen, manager of the
farms. Leo Jensen. son OF J. NJ. Jen-
sen: Franklyn ID. Grant and SON
rranklyn S. Grant and William Hardy.
with the exception of Mr.. Stevenson
and j. NJ. Jensen thes emen remained
IN Mexico and will spend the summer
there MIR. Stevenson is a practical
egrlculturalist and fruit raiser ana
shrewd business man. lie was seer
nv News reporter and immediate
~ launched INTO an interesting account
of his trip and description of the couh-
try visited
FARMS ARE INDUSTRIOUS.
II was simply amazed at the posi-
bilities of the Tampico country, ne
eaid enthusiastically Some time ago
/ became interested in Tampico fruit
projects and decided to go down 10 the
Gulf TO look over things for myself.
am mighty glad ! made the trip be-
cause IL took me through a country
which Is already blooming ana olos-
soming like the rose, now that AMER
cans have taken hold Of it. For the
raising of bananas, oranges or, in tact
any tropical fruit, the territory along
Inc Panuco river simply cannot pc
heat The soil is a silt of unknown
DEPTH II appears to be the sediment
left by the rivers during hign wa 1pit,
periods for while | tested 1t thoroueniy
for depth ! could not get below IL
The climate is, OF course, wholly
ADAPTED to the raising of tropical
fruits. A short distance above tue
mort OF Tanpico is where q NUMBER OIL
Utahns have taken up 10000 acres OF
land which is divided into plantations
of various sizes. It was this particu-
lar district that I visited, being espec-
iallv interested In the showings there;
The Caro- Col plantation comprises l,Soe
acres When We were down there the
land was Being prepared for the plant
ing OF 10000 banana bulbs, expected ~
from Jamaica most any day lnese
hubs will be planted Ia feet apart
each way. We saw one farm Win ~
rows OF banana trees. each three miles
ia length: in other words one part OF
The plantation had GO miles of banana
trees.
planting and preparations for plant
inc are on I'm earnest at the present
time and owing 10 tine influx OF Arnerl-
cans into the district 1t IL more active
than il has ever been When the ARMS ~
are once Welding piers can be built 6O
feet out from the river banks and Dig
steamers can then load right at the
farms The water in the Panuco is
% feet deep and over 60 feet from banks.
y trip up or down the river is worth the
trip to Mexico. Vegetation grows pro-
fuse and wild along both sides; the
boat is half the time floating through
trees and vegetation which over
hangs and droops into the water. On
the Caro- Col farm there is a ,200-acre
tract of land called The Island This
is not surrounded by water but Is sort
Of fat surface rising W from de-
clivity In the land High gras grows
In the gulch and on the Island all
sorts of soft and hardwood trees, weeds
brush, underground aud wild fruit trees
grow in the widest kind Of rrofusion.
Wild pIneapples. lemons. <lanas.
lines, oranges and other fruits grow so
thick here it is almost impossible TO
make your way any distance into the
island With proper' attention and Gull
tiVation wonderful results could be OBJ
tanned on this peculiar island
Near the old city OF Tampico, two
bachelors by the name Of Mcdonald
nave 100 acres OF land and are trying
TO get 40 additional acres, TO plant in
oranges. From one fOur-year old tree
thcy told ms they took 5000 and some
odd oranges last picking. Eight other
trees brought in net SIS each. They
have owned this farm two years and it
, is beautiful place already. Fouryear-
old trees planted 90 feet apart are now
interminglng their branches. This
shows how large and big they are.
STRANGE BANANA BY PRODUCT.
Have YOU eve, heard of banana -four
and coffee3 Both are by products of
ihc banana raised near TampIco. The
banana IS dried and ground. the coffee
having the appearance of ordinary cof-
fee and the Hour slightly yellowish in
color. Both are excellent foodstuffs and
down below the line are in great de.
mand An American concern will be
putting these two articles on the mar
ket before long and they will meet
with instantaneous favor. They cost 30
cents american money! per pound and
are worth it, ] rode around the various
plantations an horseback and on all
sides was impressed with the excellent
field for American capital and enter
prise q gratifying feature was the
fae' that Utah men are the first to see
ne opportunities and In 40 doing getting
the choicest land"
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