Arizona republican., 1920-07-24
GOODYEAR CO. IS AF TER b|G TRACT
 IN OLD MEXICO

reported deal for a vast tract of cotton and sugar producing land sn- voivsng possibly more than 1z.o00.0oo pesos in the state of Navarft, Mexico, by the Goodyear Rubber Company of Anserlca, the organization of Q perma- nent mineral industrial and agricuI- tura1 exposition at Noyales Sonora, and the organization of an all--American commercial federation at Mexico City, lead the Phoenix chamber of commerce to the conclusion that there possibly will be a great commercial revival in Mexico it was announced yesterday.
 One letter from the Society of Con- tinental Solidarity of America, dated Mexico City, seeks co-operation com mercially with Phoenix, Arizona and the United States
 From Nogaies, Sonora, comes re- ported negotiation between the Good year Rubber Company of America with the great house of Aguirre Sucesores in Topic for an option to purchase its immense estate in the state of Nevarit. consisting of areas of land already planted to cotton and sugar with large tracts of grazing lands contiguous. The price is reported in the millions, all though the definite price is not stated in the advices- However, it is stated that in 1912. before extreme hostilities, deal was on for the same property at 12,0oo.000 pesos. The deal was WTtCkeO Dy the AdauGTO TeVOiuuOu-
 Tn the reported Goodyear deal Is in cfuded cotton factories, sugar mills. and merchandising establishments and all else that goes with one of the old time Mexican haciendas that were principal ities of themselves. Expert account ants are reported at work on the in- ventory. The estate mentioned is owned by BaSques, whose ancestors settled in Mexico 200 years ago, first establish ing a big sheep ranch, later a cattle, cotton and sugar ranch. It is assumed. according to the Nogales advices, that the Goodyear people want the estate for its cotton possibilities, following the same policy of development used in the Salt River valley and the Imperial valley.
 A third piece of information reaching the chamber Of commerce is a letter from the Exposicion Industrial del Pacifico, dated Nogales, Sonora, and telling of an exposition of minerals, ag- riculture and manufactured articles of Mexico which will be opened as soon as possible. It says: Chamber of com merce, Phoenix, Arizona, gentleman: I beg to advise you that have been ap- pointed by the states governor, as di- rector of a permanent exposition in this city (Nogales, Sonora), in which there will be exhibited all the minerals ae- ricultural and industrial products of~the state as well as those of the west coast Ol 44cA1COs SO ldIuOUS LOT US natural resources and industrial facilities; also all kinds of raw materials, such as hemp fabrics, vegetable silk, cotton, hides, dye woods, medicinal herbs and many other things.
 eIt is the purpose of the exposition, in first place, to increase as much as possible the commercial relations be- tween your country and ours and to this end I will certainly be more than pleased to hear your valuable sugges- tions regarding the needs of buyers and dealers in Mexican products in the United States, and to submi samples and complete information to any ad- dress you may request. (Signed) Ex- posicion Industrial del Pacifico, by L.. E. Enenus, director.
 America Ahead" is an organization with headquarters at Mexico City, or ganized to promote commerce between