The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27
Americans Who Expect
To Invest in Mexico
Warned to Be Careful

MEXICO CITY--Americans who
,vish TO invest in land in Mexico are
now the game staikod by innumer-
able swindlers, according TO a real
,gatc man here. He says that
trrricans should be warned that
II would be folly to buy land here
Without having seen II. Before COM
,leffng purchase and paying out
money. he says, the American in
weston should examine the tracts
carefully and make inquiry regard
ing titles.
Persons who have dlsregarded
this prpcaution have in many cases
fallen victims TO rogues.
gharpcrs are well aware OF the
rrcat interest manifested IN tho
United states I'm the possibility Of
nrofiiablc investment in land here.
In addition TO the thousands OF
Americans who are thinking OF
coming here after recognition, there
are other thousands who are con-
yincod that the value OF Mexican
lands must advance from the pres
cpt low levels and that this offers
opportunlty TO invest savings In a
way that would bring substantial
returns within a few years.
Promoters who formerly formed
wildcat oil companies, gold and sill
yer mining companies and similar
stock selling enterprises have now
turned ther attention TO land. They
or their agents are offering farms
in Mexico" i'm many parts of the
United States on beguiling terms.
Much Arid Land.
Land such as these promoters
want is az easy TO get as mining
claims where there is no mineral,
or oil leases where there Is no uIl.
Mexico is a land of wide cXpansc.
Big as Texas is, Mexico Is larger
wide as thearid tracts in Texas
are. the arid tracts in Mexico are
wider.
some OF these arid tracts may be
put under water in years to come.
but the development of a supply Of
water for irrigation would call for
-. the expenditure of great sums OF
money. Persons who make pur-
chases in such tracts may wait
long time before they could sell
their land for even enough TO get
back their original investments, or
be forced to spend additional money
10 save their investments from to-
tai loss.
Land along the rivers OF Mexico
which are few in number when the
size Of the country is considered,
is not easy parted with by the own
ers They want cash and do not
readily consider the promoters
usual terms, for they know that
their land is located where irriga.
tion IS possible, II dams and bitches
have not been built already
Irrigation Difficult.
Away from the streams, which
usually are mere threats OF water
when compared with the majestic
streams of the United States, irri-
CATION Is far off Sometimes the
rolling nature of the land makes ir-
rgatiOn impossible, even though
water were near. Sometimes the
land, although apparently pre-
pared by nature to make irrigation
easy. Is too far from water to make
Irrigation anything more than n
distant prospect--in ages to come,
when swindler and victim have
passed away and Mexico has its eN-
pected population of 20O.00O,O00.
The roguish promoter who comes
TO Mexico. or Is a product of the
soil usually lacks money with which
TO acquire really desirable tracts,
or, II he has money, intends to keep
1t and add TO his fortune by dis
J which would not even be an accept
able present.
Rains Work Changes.
After the rains In Mexico, which
come In the summer and fall
months, even the bleak mountain
sides become green with verdure,
and this condition continues for
some time in sections which at other
periods OF the year are dry and uu-
attractive. Persons coming TO Mex
leo after the rains could be de-
eeiyed easily as to conditions, cspe-
v sally II they are not experienced
farmers
These tracts which grow green
alter the rains are endless. Persons
touring Mexico in automobiles pass
through such land for days, seeing
only occasional haciendas or farm
houses where there are springs or
wells or dams holding I'm storage
the water flowing from the hills
after rains.
These immense tracts are suitable
ior cattle raising, but a person buy
ing land that has not been improved
would find 1t necessary to go to
considerable expense in providing
water for patt1a rrhfs ,ap In dana