Show ib OF CACTUS tote remits wild IT MAY BE UTILIZED by the mormon colonies in mexico A tannery talked of COLONIA march 13 94 by a perusal of your newsy sheet I 1 notice that au endeavor is being made to call the attention of to the very useful bat mach neglected while experiment and private individuals in new and utah are trying to see how it will grow I 1 am happy to he able to inform yon that it grows wild in its original habis tuda within SO or 40 miles of juarez colony there is in my estimation not the least bit of doubt but it can be on any of our mormon colonies and be turned to great account and benefit for our people I 1 express myself so positively on this score as the genuine canniere grows wild and uncultivated almost bv millions on aba site of aolonia hidalgo 35 miles of hare moat of your readers perhaps have beard of aa a mexican plant but it ift also well known that mexico ia a vast coun it is found much varied according to location eo I 1 am certain that not every oue could know that it cicrow at the new colony only 8 or 10 milea from ocr juarez these to colonists aa well ai to their friends ia a matter of especially as this region for miles around has countless bida independent of far off rumors there are prospects of the establishment of a large tannery at leant at the colony near Galean fl as competent parties are we have eta of a fine fruit as ano froats beem safely past trees are in bloom the wheat crops are mostly in and the colonists are now attending to their gardening the weather is fine grass plentiful and the cattle and hordies are doine well there is a fine opportunity now at colonia hidalgo to detain good farm land at an acra about amari money aa now stands and water right with abundance of water at 5 mexican dollars the attention of intending colonists is called to alia fact that those alio abu pay their dollar an acre and bettle aa colonists at colonia hidalgo are exempt of taxation military duty etc for 15 years and have the right to import building manufacture WK and other goods ea well as work and breed stock free of duty no other colonists BO far seem to naye en joyed after all the sensational stariea of te etc it only amount to a small baud of outlaws who have been unable to do mis chief aa the mexican troops are quick and efficient in stopping stop pinc lawlessness of any kind all is eafe |