The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-09
TAMPICO FRUIT co.
MAKES GOOD
Their Assertions Regarding the Value
of Their Holdings Cor
roborated.
VISITORS CAREFUL
INVESTIGATION
Grant Satisfy Themselves That
the Proposition Is Every
thing Claimed for 1t.

Before investing money in an enter
prise the average man wants to know
something of its merits and become ac-
quainted with its possibilities. When
the TampicO Fruit company offered
some acreage for sale a great deal
of interest was aroused and many
invested, satisfied with the rep
reservations made by the mem
bers of the company The well
known integrity of the members of this
company inspired faith. Those who
knew them personally were willing to
take their word for it, but some who
were not thus acquainted felt like MAX
ing an investigation. The promises
made by the company were too unusual
to disregard, and if true were too i'm
portant to pass by. In Davis county
alone over 100 acres were sold when it
occurred TO some that it would be 4
good thing TO send some one in
whom the people of that section had
confidence, down to the plantation to
see for himself and report. The COM
pany encouraged the idea. They knew
their representations were correct and
could only gain by an intelligent inves-
tigation. Mr.. George V. Stevenson OF
Layton concluded TO go. Mr.. Stevenson
had already purchased 20 acres. He is
a man who has made a study of horti-
culture and kindred subjects and in ac-
tual practice has succeeded as a farmer
and fruit raiser. He is a good Judge CT
soil and is practical man who is ,om-
petent to form an opinion on a subject
of this kind. Mr.. Stevenson left Salt
Lake City Wednesday. May 10, and ten
days later writes from Tampico as fol-
lows:
''Tampico, Mexico. May %, 1907.
THE Tampico Fruit Company, Salt
Lake City, Utah:
"Gentlemen-In answering 10 your re-
quest to state my findings after in
specting the plantation of the Tam
pico Fruit company, 1 take pleasure in
saying that the place is just what you
have claimed for it. The soil is excel
lent, the productiveness remarkable.
The place is now growing tame hay,
corn and cane that look splendid. Sur
rounding farms are producing bananas
and other fruit, which grow luxuriantly
and is of very fine quality.
THE water of the Panuco river can
be used for irrigation if irrigation be-
comes necessary. I have examined the
waters and they are fresh and entirely
suited for irrigation. No trace of salt
appears several miles below the place,
as good crops are produced six miles
| below by irrigation, and / personally
! drank from the river in many places to
satisfy myself of the purity of same,
and found it free from salt.
Il have already purchased 20 acres
of the land, and will on my return ar
range to take as many more as my
| circumstances will permit.
Il have found things just as you
have represented them to be and can
endorse your statements regarding this
place. 1 can safely recommend others
to do as I am doing in securing much
of this acreage as they can.
VERY truly yours,
(Signed) GEO. V. STEVENSON
Bishop F. D. Grant of Canada, who
has been engaged by the Tampico
Fruit company as foreman on the
place, has also written a statement OF
his observations which we print Mr.
Grant, as stated, will remain on the
place. Mr.. Stevenson will return to his
| home in Layton, where he is the owner
of a fine farm. Mr.. Grants letter fol-
| lows:
''Tampico, Mexico, May %, 1907.
THE Tampico Fruit Company, Salt
| Lake City, Utah:
| Dear Sirs-Having carefully inspect
ed the plantation of the Tampico Fruit
| company, and after inquiring of those
who reside here. besides seeing for my
SELF the surrounding conditions, have
no hesitancy In saying that this eoun-
| try is a natural banana country, and
that your land is a very fine tract. It's
soil is of the very finest and will, with
out doubt, produce splendid crops of ba-
nanas. I find the cultivation of the ba-
mana to be very simple MATTER. Most
of the natives give them no care what
ever simply pick the fruit when ready
for market and let it go at that OF
course, careful cultivation will pro-
duce better results. but 1 men
ton this to show the simplici-
| ty of its cultivation. You have
| plenty of water, if irrigation becomes
necessary. and some are irrigating, ]
am told, during the dry season.
| There is no reason at all why you
| should not succeed in your undertake
| ing. and I can say that I have found
everything as you have represented it.
| Very respectfully,
IF. D. GRANT