Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-15
MEXICO INVITES
C0LONISTS, SAYS
0BREGON CONSUL
AdviCes Received BY Local
Office that Mexican Gov
eminent Will Pay Halt
of Fare of Immigrants.

Foreigners with property who
wish to emigrate to Mexico will be
assisted and welcomed by the Mex
lean government, which offers to
pay half their fare, and to pass
their freight without charge or
duty at the border, according to in
formation received from the Wash
ington embassy by the local Mex
lean consul, Carlos Palacios ROji.
About ten days ago the score
tary of exterior relations in Mexico
sent communication to the Next
can embassy in Washington in
structing that all Mexican consuls
be informed Of the recent DISPOSE
ton Of President AlvarO Obregol
authorizing aid to individuals OF
colonies who wished TO take up
Land in Mexico.
Consul c. p. Roll, who after a
year spent in Santa Fe, opened Of
fices here last week in the KorbaT
building, explains that land will be
apportioned by the Mexican gov
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settlers. The Mexican government
wishes to develop the country aG-
riculturally The vast stretches
Of land granted to the Terra2as and
Creel families in Chihuahua "
President Diaz and remaining I'M
sold and uncultivated have been
taken back by the government and
will be divided among new settlers.
To Encourage Emigration
The proclamation of President
Obregon states, for the purpose of
encouraging foreign emigration 30
Mexico President ObregOn has
made an agreement enabling the
secretary of agriculture to assis,
emigrants with individual trans
pCrtation into the territory of the
republic with so per cent of the
cost OF transporting baggage, fur
niture, agricultural Implements,
farm animals and servants, and eX-
cusing them equally from duties
and custom fees" Instructions
We're given to inform all Consuls in
the jurisdiction.
Mr.. Roji said that already num-
Der of individuals had written re-
garding emigrating and that a
group of 100 families, a large mum
Der of them from Ensenado, N NJ,
wree considering forming colony
and taking advantage of the offer
Of the Mexican government, Mr.
Roll said that six or seven men bad
also called upon him at his office
on the first day it was opened to
inquire as to the chances of work
in Mexico.
Work Is Insufficient.
These men had been laid off
from the Santa Fe shops he said,
some were machinists, and others
laborers. Four or five calls on
similar erTands have been paid at
the Mexican consulate every day.
but present conditions in Mexico
do not afford sufficient work for
the inhabitants, Mr., Roll said
Mr. Roll stated that he believed
there were at least 900 families
from Mexico living in and about
Albuquerque. He said that he
found Albuquerque a much more
active location for the consuls OF
flee than was Santa Fe. When
asked as to the sentiment in Next
co in regard to Americans now he
said that on a recent visit to Mey-
leo in February of this year he
found a very friendly attitude ex-
listing towards Americans.
All passports to Mexico must be
vised at the consul's office, and
should he applied for at the court
house in plenty Of time before a
journey is contemplated. The con-
sui said that he is at the service
of any one who wished information
regarding Mexico or assistance in
any matter in which he could rem
der aid.