Show -- 59- could be termed unique was the leather industry The chief leather factory was located at Colonia Juarez and engaged in the manufacturing of harness saddles and shoes The shoes were considered of excellent craftnanship and found a ready market among the natives as well no the Mormons U1 industry was the second largest manufacturing industry of the Mormons The colonies in the The result of the inmountains excelled in this product dustry was the extension of the Mexican Northwestern Pail-ro- ad It was by ’’ora on contractors into the Sierra Cadres said of the railroad that it was the beginning of the end ndoubtedly the lumber 55 of hard times for the colonies Regardless of the poverty which was usually the 8 condition in a new Mormon town the settlers held to true characteristics of a Mormon group" by dedicating the first 56 ' Omitting the consideration public buildings to education of grammar schools which were set up in all colonies it was not until 1S97 that schools for more advanced learning were established Then Colonia Diaz and Juarez each instituted an academy but the financial burden of this cause was beThis being true it was yond the ran me of their ability decided that Juarez should be the educational center From --d V 55 October Letter 1936 5s ibid from Andrew Jensen to H U Foster |