El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05

ing up hunting parties and excursions
of various kinds During TINS time me
guests had white horses only, the old
hacendadOs having picked out OF MS
thousands of animals those Of that
color and had them trained for the pur-
pose
Don Luis's big estate came largely
Il cm a grant which his father obtained
for his services in the war for Mex
icO's independence, and in 1859 ne got
other grants for his own work in hold
ing the state of Chihuahua against the
army of Macmillan. He has. ] am
told. something like $4,000 peasants
working for him. and some OF them
are engaged in the present rebellion
Many OF the buildings on the Ter
razas estate were put up long ago
They are surrounded by stone walls 20
feet high, with square towers at the
corners. upon which there are cannon
The houses are OF Mexican style, the
flooring Of the patios being of dia-
mOnd-shaped tiles of different colors-
In the inches Of the wall stand statues
imported from Italy, and the patio
itself is filled with all the plants OF
the tropics, while fountain plays IN
The rooms are large and they face
the patio, the windows being barred
with iron, Sc that they make you
think of a prison Some of the quar-
tiers are beautifully furnished, having
paintings and carvings imported from
EurOpe. When Terrazas went to the
ST. Louis exposition ne carried 50 mem
bers of his family with him, and he
took a special train for the journey
The Day Of Small Farms.
It is believed here mat the day OF
moderate sized farms is already at its
beginning. The agitation as to the
subdivision or the big estates IS in
creasing, and besides there are nu-
70 give lands to the people. The gov
eminent owns about 52-0O0,000 acres
OF public lands, scattered throughout
the various states and territories, and
it is retaining millions more from the
ccncessiOnaries who have failed to live
up to the terms OF their contracts Is
TO colonization ana Development Most
OF the public lands have been taken
off the market, with a view to resur-
veyinE them and TO the gathering OF
statistics as to their character and
soil. L is the intention to plat the
farming lands into small tracts, which
viii be offered to natives on long time
payments at a low cost per acre
The government is also backing a
development bank with large capital,
and this institution has been author
lied to issue one hundred million dol
lars worth OF bonds for the improve
ment and progress OF agriculture
uatiVe farmers at reasonable rates and !
on long time Some of it will prob
ably be used for the purchase of lands, !
and great, deal Will go into irriga- I
ton enterprises and into buying tools ]
and livestock.
Money IN Farming. /
There is no doubt but that there will /
be eventually a great deal of money
made in Mexican farming. and that not /
only through selling to Mexico, but /
n exporting farm products to the /
United States and elsewhere. This
should be one of the best corn raising /
countries of the world. Nevertheless,
The government reports for last year
shows that some 1900, 900 pesos were
sent abroad for corn alone, and very
large amounts for cotton and other {
crops which can be raised here. I am
told that the prices of corn. wheat and
beans, which are the staple foods OF
Inc country, have become about double
those of the United States and that
he land. If property cultivated. Will |
WELD just as much as our land per
lcre. In many places two crops can
be raised in a year. but the farming
IS so rudely done that the total OUT