Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-22 | Page 2 | Dowie Closes Deal

DOWIE CLOSES DEAL. Will Now Begin Work of Establishing Establish-ing Zion in Mexico. MEXICO CITY, Ma 21 Gladstono Dowle, son of Zlon prophet, John Alex andcr Dowle, and Judrjo Barnes, a legal adviser, are In the city completing details de-tails for tho taking over of a largo tract of land for tho purpose cf establishing a Colon I" Mexico similar to that at Zlon City, 111 In an Interview today Mr. Dowlo said; "Ye havo secured an option on one of tho Gonsales haciendas, emhrarinK 700,- fi acn -i "f territory in the State of T.i- mullpaa, Wa ore also negotiating to acquire ac-quire farming lanils, maKli b total of 1,000,000 acres. Ths naperi closlnj? the deal have been signed by tho Zlon agents and LJeut.-Col Manuel Goniales, tho oirner of tho hacienda, and in a few weeks we will begin tho active work of establishing our colony."