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Show NO COLONIZING SCHEME. Mormons Are Not Engaged in That Line in Mexico. Special to The Tribune. OlTY OF MEXTCO. Aug. 17. Noblo Warrum, secretary and treasurer of the Utah-Mexican Rubber company, and B. F. Grant, one of the directors, are here from Salt Lako City. Mr. Warrum denies that It Is intended to colonize Mormons from Utah on tho land which the company com-pany owns in tho state of Tabasco, lie said : "Colonization docs not enter Into our plans. Owing to tho fact that there are successful Mormon colonies ln Chihuahua. It seems to be rashly concluded that all Mexican enterprises founded by Utah men Involve a colonization feature. This ifl an error ln the present Instance, and In several sev-eral others that I know of. Our company la not composed exclusively of Mormons, and It is purely a business- undertaking. The Utah-Mexican Rubber company holds about EO.CO0 acres of land ln Tabasco Ta-basco There is considerable hardwooa timber on the tract, and C00O bend of cattle are being fattened on tho grazing lands that It Includes. Several thousand mbbcr trees were planted by tho company last December. It is expected that the trees will mature ln six yearn. |