The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-05
ACAPULCO CITIZEN
PAYS CITY VISIT
Talks of Famous Port and Tells
of Wonderful Possibilities
of Country.
HERE TO PLACE ISLAND
ACROSS BAY FROM CITY
New Railway of Which Judge
Bartch Is Chief Counsel
Means Much to Country.

An interesting visitor IN The city is
Walter j. Veaic OF Acapulco. The famous
port on The Pacific coast OF Mexico. II
IS now the second greatest harbor in the
world. but with the completion OF The
Panama canal il will bc In the direct
pathway Of all the commerce moving Via
the Orient
Mr Ecalc has lived i'm Mexico for hf.
teen years and is wcll vcrscd iu its gen
cral history. and especially its wonderful
development from AN industrial stand
point now GonG ON. III" is here with q
view 10 placing large body Of laOd
which he owns. consisting Of an entire
island TWO or three miles across the bay
from Acapulco. The land consists ol
10000 acres aud Is known as El Potrero
island. It's landS arc perhaps the rich
est and most fertile of any known, being
of alluyial formation and made from the
d"cIycd tulc which has been dccIyInG
and depositinG itself over this area for
centuries. remarkablc fact about the
island is th1t IL has bccn formed by two
rivers flowing into the bay, and thus
wafer for irrigation is plentiful. should
irrigation be desired. bat tho rainfall
amounts to from - 10 100 inches annU-
ally. so irrigation viii not be needed cX
CepL In certain cases.
At present growing on 5000 acres of the
island is parra grass. which will support
three head Of cattle per acre the year
round. This acreage is under fence. The
posts used being of mahogany. ebony,
rosewood and other valuable hardwoods.
Suitable for Cocoanuts.
The land is particularly suitable for the
raising of coCoanuts. which is n very
profitable business, as the trees bear
early and live from l95 to $50 years. The
trees require but little attention other
ihnn the picking of the nuts four times
year, which work Is performed by small
BOYS who receive y cents q day. The
Huts grown there arc used for the cX
traction of the OIL and the oil is shipped
from. Acapulco TO all parts of the, world
FOR the manufacture Of cocoanut oil soap.
The island is also especially adapted
L" The growing OF oranges. lemons. pine
apples. cotton, and, in fact. almost
everything except wheat
Acapulco has about 500n people. and
tw" large railroads are in course of con-
struction. thus adding 10 the future out
look. One road is being built direct to
Mexico City and Will bring the capital
ton with this seaport. which is the near
est To The largc city. Is large enough to
hold the entire Mexican navy OF the tu-
turc. and is destined To be one of the
really great Pacific coast ports.
When asked about the Mexican Pacific. |
the road OF which Judge G.. w. BaVtch |
OF this city is chief counsel, Mr.. Eyeaie
stated ,hat il is line of great possibll |
ties. destined 10 open up an immense
area along the coast between Salina !
Cruz and Alanzanillo and touching at
Acapulco and other ports. The fun de- |
tails of the country to be tapped b this |
projected line were given lin The Tribune |
last Monday but Mr.. Fealc adds that |
II is wonderfully fertile stretch OF |
and while il has not produced |
any great amount mp 10 the present. il |
IS solely owing TO The fact that there Is |
no way OF getting the produce to mar !
Sct and this lack of railroad facilities |
Will be obviated when the new line is
built and there are sufficient people 10
produce large tonnage
Climate Ideal.
The climate Of the whole region along
The coast Is ideal. Even in summer II
IS not unpleasant. the Japan current
morning until late ut night.
immigration Is going along steadily on
the coast. Above the port OF Acapulco
/ Seattle COMPANY Is operating and will
,oIonizc from the northwest. \ short
NAY above this company tract. at ST.
luatancijo. Canadian company has It's
and aud has agreed TO place 1000
families on the land this year.
At the mouth OF the Flo Balsa river
,crcs. which arc now being prepared for
bSG French emigration. and a short |
lis stance up that river, where IT is fed
~ the Marques river, a company from
Wallace Ida. has Il tract which Will
ilso bc coonizcd. and there are. in addi-
ion. three or four other American col
mics
All in all. Mr.. Veale gives most in
erostnS story Of the republic TO tho
'Xcept by those who have lived there
That IL has a wonderful future seems
0 be assured and il Is just such things
IS these great railroad and colonization
schemes that are going to build up the