Show THE MEXICAN colonization THE following is an extract irom from a private letter from elder helaman pratt dated at the city of mexico april we had a good conference slid have hare f t been successful in arranging for or those who wish to co colonize louize to be transported at the expense of the government this will be the first time in the history of t the e chuich that any government has approved and assisted in gathering our people the officials seem to be very verv much gratified to q have us take some of their counte countrymen amen to colen colonize tzG with us I 1 received word yesterday that sub minister of colonization fernandez leal would soon visit the colony and a very interesting and fair account of the colony has bus recently been published in one of the leading papers of this city it is printed in spanish french and elc ens lish this article was reproduced U by the two morma Se publics under the head 01 of the colony which I 1 should taink mink in view of their former warnings arn ings to the government and their opposition to us would be very humiliating milia ting to them I 1 I 1 we have just had bad an hour boor and a halt conference with J G del campo and our attorneys and now have everything arranged to conclude the business and have purchased about 1296 acres more land where there is cultivatable land ind grass fuel and abd timber enough for at least fifty or seventy five ta fa miles tomorrow to morrow we hope to get the titles to these and have the titles to the corrig lual hectares hec hac taras near As ceus catis loH loia all these negotiations la in coun connection eRion with the work of getting a town organization a grant or couty contract act ift at colonizing the coralea put purchase permission to open ano and construct a toll road from jaurez to caroles and on to sonora and to have the mail extended to our towns coupled with preparations to take this first company to the colon colony are what are occupying our ai and owing to the very verv difficult manner of transacting buil business ness in this city we have our hands full our health is good and we hope to te have these things all arranged and go by the ad of may |