Show Mexican Land Purchases I ST Louis April 18 Advices from Mexico state that the following notablo American investments in Mexican real estate have I been closed recently A syndicate composed of Chicago capitalists and United States army officers has purchased a tract of 500 000 acres lying in the states of Coahuilla Durango and Chihuahua in Northern Mexico The tract is traversed by the Mexican Central and also by the International Interna-tional road which Huntington is building from Eagle Pass to Laredo Of this tract 100000 acres is the finest cotton land in the country It is in the famous Lazvana district A purchase of 235000 acres has been made in the western part of Chihuahua by Utah men As this tract is adjoining the Mormon colony the purpose of the purchase pur-chase can be readily guessed Clay Mann a Colorado cattle man who bought 360000 acres in Chihuahua about two years ago has sold his tract at advance of 100 per cent |