| Show misrepresentation REPRESENTATION MIT ABOUT MEXICO IN another column will be found a card from mr A J stewart whose name has become prominent in cou connection with mexican colonization mr stewart emphatically denies that his work has hag anything to do with of that country this has become necessary because th the matter has been so much misrepresent ed ad by the press of the united states we have explained this several times if a mormon buys a ranch in mexico it is proclaimed all over the country that there is a mormon exodus from utah if a mormon 1 1 becomes connected with any scheme to obtain concessions concession iq for any settlers in that coli country the conclusion is jumped at at once that teat the Il mormon church is making arrangements afi I 1 colonize the country and press die patches are sent to that effect in every direction mr stewart has been engaged for some time in colonization projects and has obtained favorable concessions so he informs us from the mexican government of a large tract of landt land at santa rosalie on the conchos river riv r near the mexican central railway to illi fill his bia portion of the contract he has to locate SOU colonists in families within ten years of these fifteen per cent only are arb to be mexicans he can give easy terms to families wishing to obtain land and make homes in that country he is in the city and will give iu formation to all who desire it our object in mentioning the matter is to make it clear that this is not a mormon 11 church project nor a nw colonization scheme in any sense ense it is solely and purely a per bonal speculation on the part of mr stewart it is his right to engage in it but it must not be regarded as aa authorized or participated to la by the church or its authorities it bowman necessary euary to emphasize tha because even some of our home papers give giro it the color of a mormon arrangement the ogden post pent on OB wednesday headed beaded a long account of mr stewarts steward project with THE MORMON COLONIES colona 11 and though there to ii nothing in the remarks attributed tri buted to mr stewart to encourage the ideas idea yet the tenor of the whole article to la to make it appear that the santa rosalie settlements are to be mormont mormon colonies which is a great mistake if aay mormon people choose to go there of course they 46 ph have the same rights and privileges as an non cormons mormons Mor mons naP will europeans Euro peana and mexicans of auy sect abot or party may settle there only the mexicans must not number more than fifteen per cent of the population we hope there will be no further misunderstanding or of this thia matter there are no doubts doubt many parts of the elevated regions I 1 in u mexico that offer desirable openings ope ninga for settlement but the mormon church is in not engaged in gaining concessions or shipping colonies to that country nor is in there any intention of making an exodus from the fair valleys of utah for here we expect to stay a and ad build up a grand and prosperous state in the great american union |
