Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-13
GREAT VALLEY DEVELOPED BY
 HARTMAN ROAD
Immense Territory That Will
 Be Opened Up on West
 Coast of Mexico in States / of Sonora and SinoIa.

course Of construction down tne west coast of Mexico, through the states of Sonora, Sinaloa. part of Jalsco, and the territory of Topic, will open up an immense territory of fertile az ricultnral iand and ultimately add vastly to the commercial importance of Los Angeles, is the profound con viction of Col w. Fl. Holabird- who has just returned from two months exploration of that little known sec ton. Thus speaks the Los Angeles Times in an interview with Col Hol- abird. part of which is herewith re produced
 Col. Holabird believes the vast re zion will be opend gradually and set tied by American and. European pio- neers of the hardy type, and thai, as the country is developed, lumber, ear ly vegetables. fruits and mineras will reach Los Angeles over the Southern Pacific ines and their connections by way oT Nogaies. and Tucson.
 In his tour. Col Holabird went over the completed railroad, and then over the section under construction With a guide and interpreter he pen etrated into the forests and noun tains. made full records of his obser- yatfons. viewed vita critical eye the character of the soil and noted the opportunities for future development He is in a position to speak with authority os the vast possibilities that are presented.
 s'Tfe so-called Southedn Pacific con cassion begins at Navajo" stated Col. Tfolabird yesterday, in the course of q brief description of the territory
 H. 4~fF southern terminus is Guadalajara- The railroad trek is constructed to a point half way between the Mocorito river and Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa. It probably will reach the caDitaI about July 4 Construction also is proceeding from MaZatan to the San Lorenzo river, twenty-six kilometers north Another scene of activity is on the great plateau be tween Guadalaiara and Topic, capital Of the territory of the same name.
 q regard the completion of this road as of great moment to Los An geless. It will more than quadruple the trade 0f the city, because it will open up for settlement the largest area Of fertile agricultural land (out- side of California; on the Pacific coast. It also will bring about the development of mining properties that hitherto have languished be- cause of the extreme cost of trans portation At present it is not con sidered wirth while to use ore car rying less than $100 to the ton. Thousands of mines now lying dor mant will be opened when the rail road Is iE operation
 He stated that ultimately there would be 9 good opening for a smell ter near Guaynas CT Mazatlan and that the demand for mining machin- cry will tax to the utmost the capac- ity of the Los Angeles factories.
 T hesitate to quote any figures. :" he said, they would be so stupend- ous. Contiguous to eleven rivers which cross the railroad and the states, flowing to the sea, are i'm mense areas of land capable of high deyelopment This territory is meas ured, not in thousands, but in millions of acres.
 "The variety of products is aston ishiHg. Corn produces fifty bushels to the acre and beans grow wonder fully without irrigation. Without question. the future of that country is far more promising than was that of Southern California years ago. It's uatnraI- resources are more abunudus, hut the work of reclamation probably Is more difficult. Timber must be re moved. canals dug and other work done-
 eOne great reason why I think Sc E5sH1y- If that great region is the fact that everybody in these days IS looking for cheap land. If the settler can find rich agricultural land Tn NICK ico. at low figure, there IS no req eon why ba should fear to live under the Mexican flag. s
 Col HOIabird states that the Mex can government is extremely frlendlS fo American investors and settleTs 5 and that there is no more dithcuit! aIout titles than has been the case II other sections along the Pacinc coast coast He believes that immigration ron E7Urone should be encouraged ant ssvs that Italians. for example, WouC make ideal farmers along the Wes coast of Mexico. q,
 He will not hazard a guess as ue fine date of the completion 0 lh' frnmense undertaking of laying Lht eteel rails over this virgin territory bBt if is generally understood that ' is nlanped in 1909 to join the link O inc long chain of road as far as Mag atlaE- ss-
 aTeplc is a fine territory, contin ned the traveller. Tt has a hne cll nafe and it's estates are largely IF inc hands of a few wealthy land own ers. The poor do not own the lanC tbey work. but lease it. Vita Amer ican enterprise and push, all that dis trict ultimately will be opened. m SiBaloa Land company has mt holding in Mexico, and many othei companies I might mention have De gun development that otherwise neV er would be accomplished
 Turning from the subject or rali road building and development oi tbe contiguous territory, Col Hola bird spoke enthusiastically of thf bird and animal life oG Mexico. He stated that be had never seen its equal in foreign lands, although he E familiar with the animals of the Philippines and other tropical coun tries. He spoke of the swarms oi parrots. the abundance of strange brilliant i ignicgcd birds, and thc