The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
Saturday, April 10, 1909
yaoui Land g. Water Company.

interesting account of the new deal
in the Yaqui delta properties by
which heavy capital has been in
terested in the great enterprise
which has set about development
Of the great agricultural and horti-
cultural resources of the wonderful
region.
The Yaoui Land and Water Company,
Capitalization $l5,000,000, has been
formed and taken over the entire assets
NJ the Richardson Construction Com
many. viz, the entire stock of the Com
mania Constructors Richardson, S. A.
the Mexican corporation that owns the
100000 acres in the Yaqui River Valley.
The deal makes no change in the active
management, and the Richardson's re-
tain this as before with their stock in
terests.
The officers and directors are Davis
Richardson, president and general man
ager: John Hays Hammond, first vice
president; Harry Payne Whitney, Sec
ond yice-president Win E. Richardson,
third vice-president; james Douglas
Campbell, secretary and treasurer; Her
bert A. Sibbet, assistant general man
aver: Mai. f. r. Burnham of Pasadena,
Lewis S. Thompson, Leigh Hunt, Cort-
land E. Palmer, Thomas j. Regan. l..
G. Sinnard, who was president OF the
International Irrigation Congress the
wear it met at Sacramento, is manager
at Esperanza, the Mexican headquarters
in the Yaqui Valley. Charles f. O Brien,
who has been in charge of various colon
zation enterprises in the north of the
State. is general land sales agent; l.. II.
TAYLOR, late OF the Truckee-Carson irrig-
alton project, chief engineer; Frank
0lmstead of this city, consulting en-
gineer. Mr.. Sibbet has been with the
Richardson's for years. The other direc-
tors represent the new interests.
Just what sum the New York million
aires have paid in cash is not made
public, but it is expressed in seven
figures, say the local officers. Maj.
Burnham is interested as their repre-
sentative and made an examination OF
the land last fall before they invested.
THE YAQUI LANDS.
The lands lie along the delta of the
Rio Yaqui. They are rich agriculturally,
will grow all kinds of grain, vegetables,
fruits, etc, both such as are raised in
California and tropical staples such as
sugar cane. The last two years have
witnessed the introduction of many pro-
ducts of this State, such as lima beans,
tomatoes and many other vegetables
Oranges of the best variety are grown in
Sonora; so are lemons and kindred
fruits. There is good timber, and the
other possibilities are almost unlimited .
Already 26,800 acres have been sold to
25O California farmers. Quite number
OF these have settled there by this time
and are meeting with every success.
The railroad has opened way to mar
ket and products of the region are being
sold in Los Angeles. The company has
just bought $4,000 acres additional to
the $4,000 it has had for some time.
The new adjoins the old. The head
quarters are at the town of Esperanza
established by the company on the main
line OF the Cananea, Yaqui River and
Pacific.
In January last the lands we're taken
ell the market until further preparatory
work was done and another block of TO-.
OOO acres is to be opened soon. The
country is all within the territory of Los
Angeles; the general Offices are here
supplies are all purchased here and the
tact that the settlers are so many o.
tnem Californians insures their LOOKING
inns way for everything. The Southern
Facltc has just put on the first excur
lists.
The company has just shipped a five
Ton ice plant and will send machiner,
ior 3OO-light electric plant for use a
iEsperanza, both from here. Equipmen
for complete machine shops will also G,
IRON this city.
RAILROAD TO BE BUILT
In the fall as soon as the rainy season
- - over railroad will be built to connec
nsPeranza with other parts of the land
ana anu with Tobari Bay of the Gulf of Cal
lOfDla, where thara &c >, avoa1lao+ h. 4,