Arizona republican., 1908-05-26
SUGAR CULTIVATION
 IN VICINITY OF [AMPICO
Other Matters Connected With For mer Residents of Phoenix.

Tampico, Mexico, May 21.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican.)- The Tampico Sugar company, mostly Los Angeles owners, have some thou sands of acres of sugar lands about eighty miles northwest up the Tamesi river. They have been selling stock in California for several years, and now are selling land at S3-50 per acre, Un- ited States currency. But they are oft en needing more rain, being in dryer belt than Tampico, it seems ;and last i fall they purchased a large irrigating plant having failed for two years past to have sufficient rains to start their new cane they had planted. but as the machinery was on the ground and our friend, MT. Hopp, the Ameri- can implement dealer here. and former ly of Phoenix, yves up there ready to set the pump, they got a rain which wet the ground ten inches deep, enough to start the cane; so they did not install the pump at that time. They have some hundreds of acres of cane, but lost some two seasons planting by drouth.
 Some very good men are connected with the company. We prefer more rain like we get at Atascadcr where one of our buyers has bought some hundreds of acres for sugar cane close by the mill site at $10 per acre and says he can get thirty acres of us for what the former company ask for one acre The "Atascador' mill is sure to go in and those who buy first and near it get the advantage. Cane is planted only once in ten years and never,cultivated. They burn off leaves and trash after harvesting. Sugar cane usually brings s4 to S5 per ton in the field. and the mill companies cut and handle it: or s7 per ton put on cars. It yields from forty to sixty tons per acre and is said to produce even more sugar than Cuban cane. It ma lures here.
 A ship load of Jamaica banana plants was lately received by one party near Tampico
 Wiley King, of the Atascador colony, is hauling his zapupa plants from Co., coa station and is planting out five acres. others of the colony have them growing fine one year old.
 "The Great Hunters Paradise" for hunting and fishing, near Tampico, is
 
 900 acres, just bought by wealthy Am ericans, who will erect cottages, make polo grounds. also put up buildings at the beach. They claim to have 200,- 900 deer on the tract besides much other game-wild hogs. turkey. quail. etc. Each membership costs 5000 in gold.
 The great tarpon fishing season is closing and Mir. Pointdexter, the great leader here, is now shipping scores of the mounted" fish to England, France, etc, to museums and various insti tutions.
 The Heights, across from the city, 175 foot elevation, have been bought by pr. Martin of this city and will be the suburban city, like Brooklyn is for New York. The view of the gulf. jetties, lighthouse, city, rivers and lakes from this point makes one grand panorama.
 Electric cranes are soon to be erect ed by the government on the custom house docks for handling freight to and from the ships. The payroll now for this work is s14O.OOO per month. The business of the port increased SO
  a great port city. A second German line of steamships will now touch at Tampico.
 They still say the Big Beach" hotel is going in. We enjoyed a fine surf bath. We have as pretty a beach as Long Beach Calf.
 A few words about Phoenix people at "Atascador" colony and the cost of improving lands may interest your readers. J. A. Wieder's 1000 acre ranch is about 1-3 timber, balance fine prai- rie. He gives the Mexicans the use of the timber part two years for clean | ing it off and setting it to paragrass, l which is better even than alfalfa This | grass has far greater bulk than alfalfa l and fully as rich and fattening, so our | American stockmen here say after | years of trial. One acre will keep three | head of cattle the year round. No hay | is ever cut here for cattle, for they pasture all winter.
 w. H. GREENE.
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