The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-09-04
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Coronado, California,
q. - August 20, 1909.
Trimble- Anderson Co.,
301 Union Bldg.
San Diego. California.
Gentlemen -
have read the letter to you from
Messrs. Arnett and Frye Of Dickinson.
North Dakota, and as had the pleasure
of accompanying these gentlemen on
their trip and over your land l desire
to state that their ideas about conditions
in general seem to be the same as my
own. They have given only the facts
anyway and need say nothing further
in reHard to the matters covered in
their letter. I am in the building busi-
ness and naturally looked into that line
to some extent. find good grade of
bricks manufactured in Culican and the
adjoining country and selling at from
So to $40 per thousand. The bricks are
about the size of three ordinary ones SO
the price is low. A fine grade of roof
tiles are also made and selling at the
same price per thousand as the brick.
Native cedar lumber sold in Culiacan
at $40 per thousand feet, and OREGON
pine sold at the same price. Nearly all
buildings are constructed of brick as
that is the cheapest and best material
to use. ,,,.F
also tried to find out something
about the cost of clearing the land on
Tamarindo as expect 10 put the land
I purchased under cultivation. One
party offered to clear the land, cutting
all the roots and cut the tap root five
inches below the surface, pile and burn
all the brush and leave the larger trees
standing, all at price of $12 per acre.
Another party offered to do the same
work in a similar manner, but take
away all the trees and wood for his own
use at price of $5 per acre.
I expect to place my clearing contract
at the same time and in the same way
as you place your own and I would like
to have you advise me about 1t VIXEN
the time comes.
+ Your townsite Vitaruto has fine
location. nice and level and q splendid
view of the mountains. The soil there
Is very heavy aud will not get dusty as
the lighter soil and ii will hold the
moisture better. No one needs to worry
about the hot weather down in the
part of Sinaloa where we were. ! was
very comfortable compared with many
day and nights in Minnesota during the
summer time. It felt real cool to get
in among the shade trees direct from
the deserts of Ari zona and Sonora.
found nearly all kinds of farm pro-
ducts higher in price in Culiacan than
in the states, which shows good home
market. This may change to some
extent with more production but it is
fair 10 suppose that with increased
production on the farms will come also
increased activity in industrial and
commercial lines and in the develop
ment of the mining country Immediately
adjoining the agricultural portion. and
in that way increasing the< home mar
ket With the completion of the railroad
now under construction to connect with
the Mexican Central system there will
be direct and close connections with
the city of Mexico and the thickly popu-
lated central plateau, which according
to what I can learn is fully as. good a
market as Chicago. So far as fiber,
sugar and most other permanent crops
are concerned, the markets of the world
are open and eager to buy and with
both railroad and ocean shipping >facil-
tiles right OF hand, there should be no
trouble in disposing of any kind of crops.
You know I bought only one lot be-
fore going down on this trip. have
made it two lots since I came back here
and as soon as it is possible for me to
handle it to advantage I. am goinR ia
have a hundred acres of that land. This
shows what think about the country
and the prospects. It is surely the best
land investment I, have ever seen. /.
Respectfully yours,
rs l. F. MOELIN
Home address. Cambridge, Minnesota.
sT0ckMENs STATE BANK
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