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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, August 02, 1908, SECTION TWO, Image 11

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: TIIE ARIZONA" REPUBLICAN" SUNDAY lOUN I Xfi A U(J . 2, 1 90S.'
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Per Acre
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Rich Agricultural, Fruit and Grazing Land, at $4.00 per Acre, on terms so easy that everyone can
own at least a quarter section. 40 inches rainfall, temperature GO to 90 degrees,
. most healthful climate on earth
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This photograph shows the general lay of the land, as well as the heavy
growth of grass.
IN THIS" SPACE WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO SHOW WHY WE CALL
MEXICO THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
HOGS
The official records show that 6?' per cent of the hog products, such
as ham, pork, bacon, lard, 'etc., are imported from the United States.
Jlain and bacon sell in the City of Mexico for 25 to. SO cents (gold) per
pound, wholesale; lard, 13 cents per pound, wholesale. Necessarily tho price
of hog products will be governed by the price in the United States, freight,
duty," commissions and other expenses added, and as a result it will be sev
eral years before production will equal the consumption in Mexico. As a
country for raising hogs, Tepic should, in a few years, lead the world.
POULTRY AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
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U. S. Vice Consul Charles C. EIorhardt, Mexico City, reports that there
M money to be made in- dairy products and poultry. He states:
" ; "'During the- fiscal year 1S02-03 the United States sent to .Mexico frch
eggs to the value of $62,153, butter to the value of $36,41, and cheese to the
value of $51,963, and in 1905, according to American statistics, butter and
coeese shipments amounted to $133,257 and $40,329, respectively." The op
f'ntunities in this line can hardly be overestimated, as conditions in Tepic.'
arc ideal for both industries.
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Showirg heavy growth of grass in the timbered section.
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HORSES AND MULES
Both do remarkably well in Mexico, and there is an excellent home mar
ket. Mexico City is a splendid market for fine driving and riding horses
Tie principal carriage and riding animals are imported from the United
Slates. There is a splendid market at high prices for. high grade work
horses and mules, the demand being much In excess of the, supply. Well
matched teams of spirited carriage horses command from $000.00 to $1200.00
gold per pair. s
SHEEP '
The sheep Industry is assuming considerable proportions in Mexico.
There is good local demand for mutton sheep, while many Iambs are shipped
to the United States and' eventually go to the Chicago market. Wool is sold
to the local woolen mills at 14 to 16 cents, gold, per pound, for common
grade. Better wool Will command higher prices, but as o rule Mexican
bleeders are just beginning to improve their sheep.
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Showing heavy growth cf grass the best evidence of richness of soil.
This land is the old "Luis Garcia Teruel" hacieVida, located in the Terri
tory of Tepic, Mexico, in the section being opened up by the great Guaynias-Guad-alajara
extension of the Southern Pacific, railroad. This line of road is rapidly
Hearing completion, and a large. portion of it is alreadj' in operation.
-Having an altitude of nearly 5,000 feet, our , land is above the hot zone
found nearer the coast. The climate is as nearly perfect as could possibly be im
agined, and there is no healthier place to lrve on the face of the globe. The air
is clear and pure, and practically no humidity prevails. - -. ' :-
. . .That portion of this tract of 300,000 acres which we are selling to American
people in small tracts, comprises some of the choicest agricultural, fruit and stock
raising land in Mexico. Practically every product known to the Temperate or
Torrid zones can be grown here in abundance, and the ample rainfall settles the
irrigation problem. " . '
The country is rolling, comprising of table-lands, valleys and rough, broken
lands, the latter being set aside as grazing lands exclusively. Some of the pro
ducts are wheat, corn, oats, barley, alfalfa, tobacco, coffee, oranges, lemons, v limes,
pine-apples, grape-fruit, apples, apricots, peaches, pears, grapes, and many other
products too numerous to mention. Fibre plants ("Maguey") carr be grown on any
portion of the land, and a conservative estimate of the income from this one in
dustry alone is placed at from $50.00 to $150.00 per acre. It is from the fibrous leaf
of this plant that we secure the raw material for rape, binder twine, etc., while a
by product of alcohol is also a source of considerable revenue.
This section of the Republic of Mexico has been held back for centuries be
cause of the lack of transportation facilities. Broad acres that will yield fortunes
to progressive American farmers from now on have never been developed because
of this draw-back. But this Problem of Transportation has Been
Solved by the Southern Pacific Rail road t and in a few short months
the tide of immigration will sweep over this rich section just as it swept over
our own great West, only a few years ago. Land that can today be
purchased for a few dollars per acre will then be held at fancy prices,
and few will sell at an)'thing like the present figure. This land of perpetual
Spring of sunshine, fruits and flowers needs but the touch of the progressive
American farmer to make it give up its riches. It is the land of opportunity not
only for the agriculturist, fruit or stock grower, who expects to make his home
there, but for the wage earner as a safe investment for his savings or the capital
ist for his capital.
This land Is selling rapidly, Over 50,000 Acres Having Al
ready Been Sold to American Colonists and Investors. The far
sighted investor is buying this land for its future value, and for the profit he can
see in such an investment iu a country which is so rapidly coming to the front.
The homeseeker is buying it because the largest percentage of homeseekers today
want cheap land land that will increase many times over present values. He
recognizes in Mexico the opportunity, and he is not slow to grasp it. . Remember
that.mauy of us smiled a few years ago when we heard of land being bought in por
tions of Our own West at a few dollars per acre. We had it figured out- that the
land would never be peopled or developed.
We did not appreciate then what railroads would do toward peopling
and developing a country. We could not then conceive, of a, whole state being
populated in a year. Today, however we have this knowledge to guide us. We un
derstand the possibilities of a new country the great opportunities offered to the
man of moderate means the wage earner or the capitalist. We have learned
that land is the safest of all investments that Cheap Land is the surest in
vestment to yield large profits.
Mexico has arrived. It is today a power to be reckoned with in the com
mercial world. Its development has been the wonder of the civilized world. Its
agricultural and mineral resources are little short of fabulous, and the wide awake
American is the one who will reap the benefit of the opportunities. Already there
are over 50,000 Americans who reside in this country, and that many more will go
across our border within the coming year. Over a thousand millions of American
capital invested in Mexico is the best evidence of the safety of the laws and the atti
tude of the Government toward the American investor.
The land which we are selling to American people is a good investment.
Its agricultural possibilities are practically unlimited, Vhile as a stock growing
country it is without an equal. The land is covered with a heavy growth .of grass
which furnishes an abundance of feed; lunning water or well water is on every
hand in ample quantities; and the mild climate permits of the stock being out the
year 'round without the necessity of shelter,
We are selling this lanfl at $4.00 per acre,, payable 50 cents per acre cash
and- like amount every six months, with six per cent interest, and No Taxes
until land is paid for. With every purchase we give Free a town lot in the town
site of Castellot, located on this tract. Tlie price is exceedingly low in comparison
with its actual value the terms are so easy that you can buy and pay for your
land and scarcely miss the payments the rise in values is as sure as the sun
shines. -
. Perhaps you cannot see your way clear to meet the payments on the larger
tracts, and to meet this contingency we have decided to offer a block of the land
in tract3 of 40 acres each at $5.00 per acre,' payable $20.00 cash and $5.00 per
month, no interest and no taxes, and a free town lot in Castellot
to each purchaser. s
Therefore, no matter what your capital may be no' matter what may be
3'our income it is within your power to own some land, the safest and surest of
all investments the basis of all wealth. .Your opportunity -is plain - aid you
should grasp it at once. Don't wait until the land is all gone and the prices have
gone up: Act today. Our illustrated literature tells about it. It is free for the
asking. ,
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Another view, showing the small Comotlan River which runs through
the tract.
GOATS
The breeding of goats is one of the most profitable branches of the live
stock industry in Mexico. These animals thrive on brush and grass and
like a rough, rugged country. In Mexico they are hardy and breed rapidly.
Goats, like other stock, are sold in Mexico right on the range, where
buyers take them in bunches of hundreds of thousands at a time, at prices
running from $2.00 to $2.30. gold, per head, moving them at their own risk
and expense. A herd of goats will neariy double itself annually, i
The following is quoted from a report of Consul General Duhamie for
the year 1904:
Turing tho year 1904 the consumption of goat meat In the State of
Cn.ihuila was 275,553 animals, valued at $S22,0S9. During the same period
the consumption of mutton was 14,200 animals, valued at $55,891. Goat
meat is sold per kilo (2H pounds) from 14 to 16 cents, usually sold by the
carcass at from $2.00 to $2.25."
The rougher iortion of our land is especially adapted to goat raising, be
ing rough, covered with grass- and tender shrubs, with plenty of water and
shad Angora goats are not bred to any extent in Mexico, and there Is a
wonderful oiening there for this industry. The statistics above given refer
to ,Xavajo" goats entirely. Angora goats wuuld be much more profitable to
raise. Angora goat breeders desiring choice range should take the matter
up with us at once. We have something of special Importance to say to
them.
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Herd of "Navajo" Goats in the Sierra Madre section of the
Mexican West Coast.
MARKETS
The farmer and stockman in Mexico has the advantage of a good mar
ket close at hand, the local demand being far in excess of the supply. Prices
are subject to less variation than in the United States, . as there are no
trusts or combinations manipulating the markets.
Only the practical stockman can fully appreciate the advantage of being
able Jo sell his cattle and other animals right on his own place, having no
rii.k or expense for marketing. -
The above statistics, in general, are taken from Government reports,
and can be relied upon as being correct. 5wing to. limited space we can
quote only a small portion of the reliable and interesting information that
we have on this very Interesting country. We will be glad to answer any
questions on any specific subjects, either in person or by letter.
Cattle scene on Santiago River, Tepic, near our land.
BISMOiP
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136 West Washington St.
Phoenix, Arizona
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