The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-26
This Is Statement of Brya1
Hinckley of Deseret
Gymnasium. d
BACK FROM VISIT TO
MORMON SETTLEME
Mormon Colonies Are Pros
GUS; People Doubt Nader,
Capacity. 4

Bryant S. HinckIcy. general aeer
OF the Descret gymnasium. returned
terday from Mexico, where lie ma
BRIEF tour OF the Mormon colonies.
settlements Mr.. Iiincklcy reports
in A flourishing condition. They
not greatly affected by the recent nd
tlonary operations. and the season
been one OF good crops. Contrary f
condition prevailing in the last "a
three years. the colonies this wear
experienced no drought, and as n d
Gmence the crop yield will be large.
liinckley SAYS there are live ND
settlements I'm Mexico, containing r.
mon population Of about 1000. Tho ID
Of these are Colunia Dublab and q
Juarez. each with about 1100 Nd
people. The church schools. Eaye
Hinckley. are In splendid shape an
academy at Juarez has about 300
dents. This school ranks high an
cation of which fact is found In a
children there.
The country ig still considerably
turhed OH account OF the revolfl
said Mr. H!nckley last night at his
$40 East Seventh South street. "bu
feeling generally appears TO be u1
confidence: the people believe that 4
have a good effect ultimately In
politically, just now centers in the
Dental election which takes pla<
tionary leader. and General Ber
Reyes, who held a high place In the
cabinet, are the coniending caudd
1t is the general understanding Il
Reyes is elected Madero will be give
first place in his cabinet. There ar
to be A good deal OF doubt about
dero's capacity for handling the sItu
He Ia much beloved and Is regard
d mild scholarly man. and the do1
as to whether or not he would be
enough TO grapple with the delicate
lens with which Mexico is confr<
Education Is Needed.
The supreme need OF Mexico, II d
to me. is education One OF the Re
which Madero promised is comp,
education. and they will have to hi
before the people will amount 10
As they now are, the Meyican|
strikes me as being beaten peoples,
arc shiftless and improvident and
themselves as little as possible. In.
culture they are far behind the Amei
there, They confine themselves le
10 growing corn and beans, and q
soil with implements that are al
scrawny little horses. and they
selves are scrawny little people,
THE army officers, however. arr
far superior 10 the general run, G|
Blanco Is a commanding figure, vel
perhaps 225 pounds. One OF the ar
sights I witnessed WAS q review by
eral Blanco OF his troops There
lined up for review about 500 OF thu
gedest little fellows YOU ever saw.
a . nj N
the soldiers had no shoes, and som
poor apologies for shoes. That nu
so-called soldiers was about typi<
the population.
Just now the chief interest. In
dustrial way. ccnters In the build
great sawInill about eighteen
south of Casas Grandes, In the I'm
ate vicinity Of one. OF our coloni!
am told that this mill will be the b|
sawmili In the world. The compa
composed OF Americans, and Am
capital is doing the work. The Cd
Is called tine Pearson company, In
-tion tn lhe mill itself. the comps
building a town with good houses.
roads are also heing built TO reac|
timber, which Is To be found In abun|
In the hills. There seems to be d
OF pine forests there.
"The country is also rich in n1i|
and as soon as railroads are buI
tap the mineral zones tho mining \
try will take big boom. Now g
silver and gold orc is brought q
railroad stations on the backs OF b|
and no small quantity is transport
this way"
Fine Fruit Country.
Nr. Hlnckley says he never saw q
fruit country than that In the regI
Colonia Dublan. The very finest
ever saw" he said, 'are grown.
Grapes. too. thrive exceedingly we'll
pies and peaches are also succeH
grown. Tho alfalfa crop is one q
principal Yields, hve or six cuttinE
ing possible every year. The Mo
people have splendid houses, much
ter than ] expected to see
Mr.. Hinckley visited several o1
hattlefields of the recent revolufiou.|
Juarcz." he said, "a town Of 15,09o
pic. the buildings are pretty well sno
Scarcely n structure there bur p@
bullet scar There were not many
al Juare5. but there VAS no laQ
shooting. A, Casas Grandes. wher@
biggest fight OF the Insurrection, occu
battle in The town, because most %
lighting took place in adjoining u|
fields Three or four hundred were
at Casas Grandes."
The chief ambition OF the MOI
says Mr.. Hinckley. is 10 wear
belt filled with cartridges. Sometin|
hundred cartridges being lugged
These. with a big revolver or rlne.
plv the Mexican with all his hear
sIres. 81
Juarez stake, which includes all o.
Mormon settlements In Mexico, -
sided over by JUnlus Romney. tne ne}
OF George Romney OF this city. 4
d academy at Juarez is In charge OF
C.. Wilson. formerly of FairVieW.
Hinckley delivered q series or inc
at the academy oil American nisuV'