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Show i Ui : - SflT. LHiE . ' r zr.'a FJantaticn in HzrA-co HzrA-co Will Ee OpcrctcJ, end l ino PrcHts Arc Assured I .:rcstcrs. Another evidence of the enterprise of ; local men Is found .In the recent orranl-!tatlon orranl-!tatlon of the Tamplco, Fruit company, I composed of a number of prominent Ibuslnese and professional , men of this I city. The company owns 1000 acres of iland- near r T&mploo, Mexico,' the prln-iclpal prln-iclpal seaport of the country to the , i south. ...,',,.' Stockholders In Itie company, which is capitalized at 1109,800 paid up. Include a number of notable mn in the State. J. A. Hancock Is president; J. M. Jensen, 'funeral manager; W. S. tcCornick, trrx surer, and E. R. South, secretary. - l.anunn-, the real thlnfrs In thin skins, the . mealy kind, the kind that looks tempting, the kind that looks like a square meal, are grown by this com-' com-' puny at an almost unbelievable profit. On the vast tract of 1000 acres, past which runs the Mexican Central railroad, rail-road, this nourishing food Is produced the year round in enormous quantities, and shipped' either to New Orleans or to F.l I'aiio, where it is distributed all ever the United States. . . l lie average yield per acre Is $150, or 'it fioO bunches. Ten or twelve "months r renting, the first crop appears, and s then come with remarkable regu-ty. regu-ty. The company guarantees. It ia imed, a return of 8 per cent on Investment. Invest-ment. There Is no stock now for sale, a! though in a short time, a limited number of ehares will be placed on the market. and purchased by the company is nwnei outright, and was bought from the Kanko Nationals of Tamplco. Considerable Con-siderable Interest -in manifested In the alTalrs of the organisation because of the financially solid men connected with It. 7 . - . . Following is a list of directors and the . alvlnory board of the Tamplco Fruit company: Directors, J. A. Hanock, J. X. Jenson, banker; A. O. Barber, ex-Mate ex-Mate , Senator, Ixgan; W. A- Milea, Vanker. Spanish Fork; George Spencer, ladnlph. Advisory board, M. M. Warner,. W. 1'. Funk. K. 8. Woodruff. Dr. C. A. Cowans, T. J. Tates, O. J. Call. Alexan-W Alexan-W Smith, banana grower, Tamplco,. fxtoo: -Claud. Jenson, Brlgham ' City, 1'tah; John Plngree, First National bank, OKilen; J. W. Funk, Richmond; Noble Warrum, J. M. Jenson; Jr; George Q. Morris. ,. |