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Show THE MEXICAN COLONIES, Chihuahua Enterprise. The majority of the houses iu Colonia Juarez are built of brick aud for the Vnost part are two story houses built on the American plan. The brick used are furnished by the two brick yards of the city. The ;iev: furniture factory and plaining plain-ing milt, recently built by Joseph Jackson, Jack-son, at '"'olonia Juarez is now opera-ling opera-ling on a small scale. At present they are only turning out doors, window ashes, moldings, lath and shingles, hut will commence making furniture of ,1! classes this fall. When running in Villi capacity the factory will employ V0 men. The new brick hih s.'hool building jit Colonia Juarez is rapidly Hearing completion and will be thoroughly equipped for the fail term which will open in September. The largest candy factory in this State is at Colonia Diaz. It is owned by E. W. Johnson and has been in operation j for seven years. The capacity of the factory is 2"0' pounds per day. I Higher wages are paid in the colonies i than in any other portion of the rcpub-' lie. Conimoti laborers receive from ' sl.-jO t ) s.;!.00, skilled labor 85. 00 and' native labor f 1.25 per cay. I The Mormons in the western qart of' Chihuahua have cooperative stores in Colonia Juarez, C'loiiia Dniz au-l Ou'o-ian. The tannery at Colonia Diaz in ruu-iie.g ruu-iie.g to its utmost capacity. This py the cooperation r.ud is unier the tuantigemeut cf Wil'-iaai M.u-ri'.l. A prominent ranchman at Colonia piaz raised 500 bushels ot tine potatoes ell four acre; of land. President lvuis. the agent of tire yJormuu Colonization Cenipany, ha; Commenced work on his new residence Jlone at Colona Juarez, which, when completed will be an imposieo s:ractiire. There are three saw mills owned by the colonists iu tne Sierra M.r.:re Mountains. One at Gatvia. one at Clvuchi'.pa aud one at Paeheeo. All are in geoa rnnninr- oreer and wording steadily. .Coloai x J uarez V.so has a w-ll ea'-'-in- err'tii-ip .,t' tlo- lloui' iu .o jr. Cr, e . ,. .1 ,-i.-i i . i, |