El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-09
BUSINESS B00NS
ON WEST COAST.
Industries Are Developing;
Crops Heavy; Railroads
To Be Constructed.

Hermosillo. Sonora. Mex, April g.
Though bronco Taquis still are in the
field, banditry appears to have been
quelled throughout Sonora and bust
ness is getting down to its pre-revo-
luton basis. The southern Pacific
branch is operating without molesta-
uou down the west coast as far as
lAcaponeta- though south Of AaZatlan
armed guards are sent with each train
+ Tor protection against possible IaQui
IfOrays
The tracks. long neglected and lat
terry washed by floods, viii need ex-
tensive repairs The company is to
have new freight depot and new
roundhouse at NOgales. sonora, and
has been DetitiOned by the chamber
OF commerce Of MaEdalena 10 erect
q depot at that point TO replace one
destroyed by fire.
In official circles is heard a rumori
that the Mexican government viii give
large support TO a INSTRUMENTATION
corporation that is planning to build
a railroad from a Mexican Central
connection in Chihuahua westward
through northern sonora to a crossing
into Lower California Of the Colorado
river below Yuma. the line TO end at
Ensenada. south OF san Diego.
To Build in Fuer1e VALLEY.
The southern Pacific Will build a
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valley Of SinalOa, TO handle the pro- +.
duct OF large sugar plantations This
district already is producing annually /
nearly 10000 tons Of crude sugar. al I
most wholly shipped into central Mex 4
leo, through the United States in 4
bond, most OF it loaded at NaVolata. I
the shipping point for great planta-
tons This sugar industry just now
IS absorbing most Of the labor turned h
or at Cananea and other northern So
nora mining camps. at an officially
fixed wage OF four pesos a dav. with
free transportation Nearly 1000 men
and families have been thus sent south
within the past month
1000 Cars Of Tomatoes
tremendous development work has 4.
been started IN the rich Fuerte valley
lelIa- Sinaloa Light Water and Pow
ar company is to bring water power
rom the upper river, build a IS mile
electric railroad system that Is 10 con-
meet the principal agricultural Sec
tons with the railroad center OF
Ahome. which also is 70 be provided
with electric light and power and with
3 water distribution system Lack Of
proper transportation now limits the
ihtpments Of tomatoes, which this year :
VIII be grown in the frostless zone to
he extent Of at least 1000 refrigera-
or carloads, for shipment TO the Unit
ID States. The finest grade OF gar
lanzos also is grown in this valley, for
shipment TO Spain or central Mexico,
through Nogales.
Japa TO Develop Big Tract.
Under concession from the national q
authorities. japanese capital viii de- S
-elop a large tract on the Rio Sonora. u
leloW Hermosillo- toward the Gulf OF z
california Engineers already have ]
urveyed the necessary irrigation
works and have plotted the ground for
-uotment TO settlers. The state gov
'rnment VIII have share in the ad- q
Of the enterprise
Among new enterprises IN Heruo- a
illo is to be a company, with both g
lexican and American backing, for 2
ne making Of automobile tires and I
ubber goods generally Large prof
Is are expected through the operation
4 the Mexican protective tariff. which
s exceptionally heavy on such manu-i
actured articles. Toilet and laundry
Gaps OF high grade are to be made
ere BY a local company. while the q
rug Galvez industrial school has been =
rovided with machinery for making
hoes Of the best quality.