Bancroft Uhxmrr

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ilimenf Id Tke NewCity^ Novemimf zi^i&g^

, //'/ ii ladttng im nobUntss, mmd im tktap^eciatiom l^tftftHuu,

nm is not stirfrd wilkin kim «/ tk* sight of mum wUi-f$re momtig^

theimtrU, and who an I0 ouUmst tJke\mu$tmms and tMe$^jimJtif\. jftn^. •Jtetogmixing grtmtness is tk^fitra'ttep toward Mmg great.

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'* /aeorporatarf in Colorado, acylraikcr itf, tIm.V., 'i"? y

ttm 123, ]lo. 1 Broadmay, (leoflbrk.

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. • • Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.—Joubrrt«. *',^

THE T^POliOBAlVlPO COijfbHlSTS. '

Vrr wKi/ </0 o«<' 0/ /«« things,—either lemrm to .oMrt/ the *^^^p

'Mj^ conditions 0/ o8r /itts, or let them control us." •*.^^^

\ HISTORY of tlieir ^pgi^ss bj' illustratioi^ An object lessoqj^for integral co-operators to

^^- study. A new de^'artj^e for man, woman i>tind child. A society based upon eight hours for

work, eight hours for leisure^^Bukure and entertainment, and eight hcuxi^ for sleep. No time, oppor-

tunity or place for anything' tbat is immoral, irreligioAor licentious. The Sabbath, or "home day,"

kept sacred to the sanctity-o£'home. Labor the basis of all worth. Responsibility and intelligence

the basis for control. Tnqiiii^ and investigation the roed td faith. ForeCbought, method and order in

all things done. i '.

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It is a sEtcp higher toMsist mankind to assist themselves. It. is. jligh^r' association, not higher

wages, that societ\' needs. It is to business management, not to politicaKinethods, to which we should

look for better government. It is on ethical culture, not on church rit|fals, that we should base our

religion. It is upon equity^ootiipon technicality, upon which we shouM base our law.—A. K. O.^1-:'

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To what purpose do yo»profess to Ijelieve in theWity of the human race, which is the neces-

sary consequence of the unitSr of God, if j'ou do not strive to venfy 'iiMjy :d*||^IX>ying. the arbitrary

divisions and enmities that Bt!lJ separate the different tribes orbumanity 7 ." Whj' flo we talk of.fr

nity *:hile we allow any of oji> brethren to l»e trampled on, degraded or^pised? The earth i^i

workshop. We may not curjie ft. wi are bound to sanctify it. • • • We most strive to make of hum0it£one single family.

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MazzinL t..'

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." Whatever can be knovn of earth we know," snared Bnrope*s w^ men in their snail-shells

xnM-led. "No," said one map itf 0«tu>a,-aad that No out of t^e dark created lihiis new world.

—

Lowell.

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fo-offraii»m in ttfrylkH^ pmUk. Tlu Crtii( Ptmtitf Cmmpumy A inctrparaUa f carry imtfftal ea-*t*i»liott

tmti eJM.—A. A'. Omm.

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The first party of pAtnted Mvage* who raised a fewliuti upon the Thames <lid not dream of the Londonthey were creating. AU the grand agencies which theprogresa of mankind evolves are formed in the same nn-conscions wav. They are the aggregate result of count,less single wills, each of which, thinking merely of its

own end, is at the same time enlisted by Providence in

the secret service of the world.—Jamks Maktimkau.

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Ignorance of the incorporatedpurposes of The Credit FoncierCompany will not excuse any per-son from having to abide by therules of the company if he or shegoes to Topololwmpo.

— .\. K. OWKN.

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Th*.- plan of putting into practice

integral ro operation , which L i-

Uen adopted by The Credit Fon-iii-r Comf>any, is n work of love.

.mil was conceived for the sole pur|iose of giving tu man. woman andehilil a l>ettrr life, under the broadest liberty ever vouchsafed to a peo-

ple.— .\. K. OWKN.

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Politics are not allowed inside ofThe Credit Foncier Company. Thecompany is strictly a stock com-pany, and political ways and alumrules will not lje permitted at anytime, by any member or for anypurpose whatever inside of the col-

ony.—A. K. OWBN.

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mmThe Credit Foncier Company

does not ask anyone to do any-thing, at any time, or in any way,to aid the company, who docs not

feel imbued with the sacredness

of its cause, and who does notapprove the ways and means em-ployed to attain the results desired.

—A. K. OwKN.

mm ALBERT K. OWKN.

Truth is from everlasting to everlasting. It is eter-

nal, and can never pass away. Such a truth is man'sright to liberty and all that is necessary to develop himinto perfect manhood. Anything beneath the sky that

interferes with the relation of this right of men and

women to develop every organ and every faculty with

w hich they are possessed, and that impedes their progress,

is wrong, and must be moved out of the way. -

PXKDBRICK DOCCLAS.

A i^eroon tvluHtarily agrees to " Our 1

resitle there if he or she conforms to the by-1,

she does not fulfill the pledge made before gettingjiermit — .^. K. CiwKN. .

Principles - and afterwards can tvlmnlarily go to our settlemenU, and be or she can i olunlai i/j

rlaws of the Company ; but no person can lolunlarily the upon the lands of the Ccim:auy if he or

getting a permit to go to onr settlements. No one can live upon our lands without first getting a

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Topolob«a.po materials. Originals proptrty of George Tays.For Dr. Sanford Ko«lc. •

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7*f uUimuU tnd ^ mil /•(^aawai u Ike K*^\f/ Uu ptifit, Xnr, Iht'jfumUil g—* <•/ • P*»^>* " <*">' MVr. Utttiy it ItUu collAlivt bady wkut hfUk ,i lo

fvery iminUmtl ttdy. Ifiltomt luallh mo ^Irmimn tmn tt tejtef if aM« / »itk»ml Ittrtiy lu kapptmtu cam ht tmjn, ty sceuir.—Mottmgtrate.

No great deed i* itoac by Mtcrcn who atk lor ccrtalntjr—Cboko Ruot. Ttw world bM dt ap iU mind nthcr ootcnptooiuly abool thoK who were<learto OolMbas.—GWMtoe KuoT.

I -I br north >bo;r uf the Strait* of Jo«hi;y^t«B, Slay f^i, frooi the baacMount Jo'hua half a mile directly noiithf^ylc look north At tkc caat io

iibaervation Mail I'ionrer Cove i* at its DnVaad the Ca<tom Honic i:

i>n the (horr In the middle >r thr picture laa<ea the aew atone pier and atoreThe railroad will run directly north from thi» landinK At first it will

around the ahuuldera of " Howar.) Hill,' the rievntiun directly :ii>rth untili«to South Avenue again. Aftt-r a little while the bilU will lie (uiineUU^nil

' ererything will t>e made atraight ' Harbor Hall ianeen we^tof the landing; and^kKagineer Knoll ia Alberton Hall—the home of Miu l<li- ll.>Keland and thr.hctam of nf lifdil luHi if I ,ir smaltHi.

' -The»."u»l..ii» btiilt of red

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w) ich i« rcaeiTThe C'Wt waa |»

llnaac la yi a «o feet, with a lo ft wide porchtphyrj^. and i« on the loulheaat come

three «idea.of the block, iSoo a joo ft..

rd for federal offii-e« Pioneer Cove ia plainly aeen to the eaati..- Mexican ailver. and wa. entirely the work of the cotoalaU. who

even burnt the lime and made M.i> o bricks to cover (he r>of and t j make the fire

placet and chimneya. Friend llawley stands at the corner of the houae Throthcra are too ioiUaUnct to be recoKol'cd

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lopolotaapo naterlals, Origln«l8 property of George Tay*For Dr. Sanford Kosk.

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\tfy» are mniwtafdPyriglUfrimeitUt, amianfidfy mwtkmtt* Mf I'm* iSgnUyaftift, Ot tmtfteta^ammiimtmti mtf tt It/lit itUU Utttf.—T. T. Mattftr

4 Thr ' Mnzatliin IrinR •! th« colony pier aatl uolowliaK into the torehouw. rraight for the cotoay. This i« the only pier the " Miutlan " can land at on thThr ' MaMtlan ' i« an (mil uteamer. and pli» between Mazanillo and Ciiaymaa, coaal of the Calf of California.ODckMig at Topolobampai^wicc^oath ^nd twice fnorth each month when ahe baa

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Topolobwajjc nmtoriRlsTfiT Dr. Sanford l£o«k.

Crisinal^ property of Seor^f Tayl.

it aMc pass h* « mtir$m im Si^t* Ihrnt tk* slmimittrjtiom earn m u ^- piac^ im tj» few JUmJt. m^p tkt t^uUtfm i« too aumy ^^^i/t.

Thr MraiU u( )i^hit« Ix^otlx ^JL 1> M«.unl ;.»>iu« ulnvh i*..' < It

h*|th an<Uov«-t<Hl wtth u •IritM- kioh th .| • -^lUilv caiti ami oHwr low irtt^ aikIull l>u<khi% Ihr 1i|*Ti>|> H<<«i<Mr will t>r (' -tummil val>t«^ far« miH nia uprfiul aitwii A vatit»|tr dnvr wil! I-r Imil' ' be i>|h>«klrrx (>r MtMini j..Httua ai«l(•UK thr wain » edxr f<41uwitiK Hit rnV

iKnacio lu l.a« «. apait alottK tbr kuU -viuds ai!h» i

«*ltuira lbivattt|>cifttCil\ THv MaMtlan>*u ihr *litiiF tuc-r lu ftuni- II t» •> s ^. ft. m

>«r friwi t>i tht' i^niU'^Utif «anTuuBtl •«an lKna\.-in. Nav««,ht«ta .-

'*r« al anclKn Thr «torch<MiH.1 .f woimI The CohuiiM^ ir^

»«-tr tlf'-<- <l h;i\ '^t.lr \l..it h > v.j mo^U at M..tL tm thrIntrrtor \lviii t ^ ilbrf. who !«•' h«r \rMt« wa<- Ihr tnrmi in t Iihk«l.iti<lii akmr at iheratmnr H«-i Km iHmtut rhi>m.(H ViiutiK -l

heail .(iiil uhilr lirarj al tbr ir >-tt crntrr next l>> him i'- fiirttit

liti^ctlo \ h <|U:inltlir«(>f •lr;i«ht itivK for Ihr t.'otoniHl*- lw>> \cir'k ;<

(.run iWrvn a KitMian. •4an>U wtlh InLlnl .(tm» ii< st f I h< UNuildiuit i« ^rrn in front of alntchu-^

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1lu|l.i>ki > HiulNkid •! 8r< si>> Tl,t- i. ohiit Ihf col. ni>l> mxlt dinr Ihc iiiilKidfor the CukUni ll(.t;k« II kcB lactfic .il\ oilr. atcvt hall nii:e li- M 11 r T^f f4att<UiD Ihe fotcftvuiid

ii a^iit (<Ki>JaiuuuiJ llowjril lliM ) i

TopolotMnpo n*terlels. CriglMls property of Oeorge T»y<.|1F»r Dr. Sanford Voak.

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«! l»niMM .iivl il'iiitii: iht..I .-'.I l.ilii.lt..! .1. /ri. Im.iil-

. .. - - ,-- .lii<-k.«r'".UlIht' liu k ~.i .III. I,- takr |i-.»»i<.n tti Thnt Itrnh i< icnnd I.

tbr<<»)i>iii«t% <<>n«-rt (Yie« t>vthr li«h\ tl;iv<*t ot the tiir

.It timi- Ml > f>» II..III- rh,

.. lh<- f»Ii>nr ttibk '

.|iy iH'ithof T<.f

r 400 !uic« "II lilt l.n l..i..k of Ihc la I.ORia »r hi

rtipi* Thcfi.inKr RToTe i^oiilhphiRh rvrr •if«n iin\ wnrre wnrn me n m-ii

cnkioiftt* irriKatrd the treed with a from the rt%-er 01 frnin the <tr«..'2ht

-the Fnertt hi«% lieeii ao K>w that there crop* than we have tn-eit at>Ie to laO;

IthelK-sl cr..t«i.f ..iiil ..ii.l I

h:>M- iTrn riV'ial.Ir lint l.v III- Ikn I-

;iffiiu't> t«% tml •uNIri- 1 watn to keep Ihrm fri'tn clylnR At 1 water nn the »liH:ki» far

T.-polcl: ejr.no r.e'rfr'rlr;.

For Ir. onrford Vosk.

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Inlrfl i»»^rrat%tt mumn tmlitt t9ap*t»li€» hy ntry mumhtr oj Uu eamp»my im tvfry pubtie muaturt. Tku>e .-lAo do mot Mint in our fiiKiifl''.

iDr ».>>*i uf *<ir« imiatpomlM lo pfr/orm. in Ikt tift ut hilt dtitiiheJ iH mIstiMif. <<•</ (« "»» nJiJ iiurf mtvis nf paymfmti, atf mil Tfamltd mfun /*

Th»>e vrgrt l.lc« ».cic rawed »t l.« l.oK(5vAta« oniimii wriirh i'; 11>» , the carrot S Ibn, and thr poUloes avetrgc <.nr pound r;ich The> arc us finely flavi.rf.l'^

a* anv r.iisrd in the United State* or rliewhrre.

-Ihr o<:ani»i*at I. • UMta .lanuar>. !•«»'. '"«•»'<>""'»« '•''^'' The Kiver Fuette la leen in the backgraund

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Topoloban^o rjiteritlsa Criminals property of jeorgp Tays.

For Dr. Sanford Xosk.

" 7*/ CoM<lilmliom m M/ kaiuti af the rsw w a wuri toy, with tlu plain laaguat' of vrkkk Ikty flat, matiof il lo wua* aMj-Uimg ot nolhamils Iktm. ixw and Hum. ImUt. »r shall ur Ikal IMit was wkal U w»t inUiulad la it; ikat it wat a fraud, a clual /•<>» lltr hrginmiuf. imia «•«* nrtlkfr /A.

M(rr mar tin tfiHt a/ Ik* Dadaralmm ^ /mA^mitnct ntr tntartd.'

I«rnl> oar frrtahavr the usual knrnt »i.igcur the water. The corrm! for the atock comnia aecn directly on the bank, and the Ion ooloaiaU wca arc ftandlnc in the Ditch.

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I

. Topolot«inj>o aateriftljsi drigintls property r f George leys.}

. For Dr. Sanford Moik'.Jj

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At wt ewtft pahmdes to mvages, harriers to wiid komtit, deport lepen and €o^/hu tMe insane. »o Ut m$ plait- oh tMf otk^r tide of this Lift tint, wkfff tkfi

com do mo tt^mrjr to omfstfors omd tkou w ko/d dear, tJU wten of dntl$sM hearts, of un/oir mtmds, of dneuu-J mamt dispoMttant. those who comceot undet the

nmtwrd st'mblamre of men the inner matures of hyemmi. tigers, t'mltmres and othet toothsome amimtai^.— Mnimttl .it<t

i\ 'the (haraiier >! the wiMmie^ ilit-

Klr fur -ivtii iiiilr* 'i hr ^liimp^ ha<l tuKith Thv t.hat».tTT;4l i- ni<Mlv acacia, w'

I had loclrar one hundred feet and ha*> many Uiuk ruul«. The tier and niotK arc excellent for chatcoal and 'o

out for 4ilMkut unr-ball that furl rquulp'iotiably. to hickory. Tl't% |>itchway has been cleared uofrct wide fr<>ni

a bard and cUmc grained woud, the tail gate. fiMirtecn miU;», tu Tacinc Ctt \ Mtt'

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14 -AlUr thri>(ump*wrrc rcmurrd. by the cbc|ipcr> ami irubbcm. then the »\* and riRhthurx plow* wer>ju>«l I h.- >»li<rcl .cri.iitr^ with two horw> r<illo«i'.l

and (uok Ihc earth tu the top mnd dumped it on the side*

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lopolotampo maiteriels. Orislnals propert;; V)f 3eorge Tsiys. I

For Dr. Sanford Koak. / "»

Tht xrtmktil liiiHg ittolmtt. tji eomttmlrattmt in fn^tt am a strnfU ot/tclfr^m auom^litt tamulhimf Tk* siromgeti. ht Uis^ img of ktfiftmamv mav failla ttnmpluk mmyikimg. Tk* dro^. »» nnlimmtllr /alhmg. Sorn its pasiagt tkremgk Ikt kardttl taek. Tkt kasir Itrtm rmikf< oit, il -..ilk kijf.ix' nfinar .-n.!

V«l l Hn lt.1,1- K-ltiK/l —latltU /

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1 Icpolclampo :.';etRriel!

' ?or It, Sanford Voalc.

)r' finals propflrt;- -f jeor^" Teys.1

^M »/^ Ikf in'l " lit. It, .*'•!.•. l,tH ..*>.* 4

Ml. I hri<lw'v| "l 1 i|ii»rtrr ..r • milr hi-l.m Ihr ^crai.init- fiom Ihf -i.l. . »<T<- -nil .1 I'j. -.11

llrn.l Kali* I !>• The Hitch lolinul IwriiK' Ihr u^itr oprniiiu nil tllr U>>«r • iilh III. tv.hf-ti thiH pf -ictiiph wa< takrtt. M«v, iiSi. thr floods aatl Ihi* itKtr Ulo t-.inltol ii «i'>ni ! uti i

Hr 11.1,1 I. Ii,„i,l„ ..I,,.* ft.Jtnl I..

lopolotasspo rateriels. Cri'ln^ls property of George Tays.For Dr. Sonford HotY.

/#*jrr <»««>>«• tt'*i /w.. ^<f .iitt/ np^mi tm /rt»vr/v M^ wmAT i terallk // s^t^tls /ffti/ar mrfr tkf ^$rfm /..mtttr.i^. and t>id\ tkf .hnut^i ftmtt*

>!>':*.-n '^nmg m/ amJ /0miitk l« tke ttr^rtt a^»>/f of ikt*rm» and htaatt.'~S ti. titm^in.t,

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Tcpolctanpo r^terielr.. Cr'-^lnalc property of jeor^^ Zfjz^

For Dr. Sanford l^oslc. I

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TbtkilosopkU* in a just srmu it but to earrf gotd htttUig a tlt^ kighfr. Ar M/ aetomplithmuiil •/ hrttJlmg n la //am tvkal ii dttmt in com^ny or h,,,Hliful

in mrtSi and Ihr sum of fkilnt^lty it la iMm wkat itjtui im ttutf ami ttmmli/ml in maimr* and Ike mritr a/ Ikt warli.—Shaflnbnty.

tnnip Atrtiinn. ""-'• //"J^X '"" '"'"" •' "*» oc>"I'ie<l '> the Ditch forcr It wa> the last onio r:imp> .ind on thr -ixlh tiiilr

Tfmpftamce and labot urr thf two bfst fikysii:itins of man.—fiotifan

ja.—The plowing group on the •«%-«nlh mile, May, 189.'.

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jTopololampo materials. Orlglnale property of Oaorge Tay«.For Dr. Sunford Koslc.

// is im/y /*-! //. .<i«i 'ukt an imimed trith He i^iril /ir a MUr Itft, tmd wht wtU «*r mtt cirtmmtlaHcn atJ 'I all iimi'_ ct-offralf ;i;M;VA/ /.ivi,l; ., ma

pUmtimf imltgrat to aferaimt im Stmaha lluH at* 4ttir*4 in The Credit f*mcier Comfa oy.-A k' IHren.

Ilir.i..|.,r (I: .iK't-aihi'lT Iiu^IkiikIM<» III- firm Thi'»Mirr u;i- Ul ill tlic InUli July mil. iv,-. huiI. with hr« I of hrollicri and fricndu tci ko furwo'jHkb the work »ir iiol ivtii -riii i i the iiiclurinine iiuhro uiilv.it mil ihr m'vcii milr- intiTc of ten huur- Th« hrroc*—thr But thry all havr thr sali»raci ^MnVh come* froiu within tu thu-e Khobnrlii>i>r», ' our •ilciit fritiil^. ' ami the .W-i. riuiiK-d, tietxistrnt men or thio gmup done a good and great woik.iiiiiAl. fur the pre-eiit. remuin uiiiiiimeii 1>ronii'f wc cannot dihtiiiKui'^h them. The

Jl -TheliT-' 'Iwelling I'lace in Mochii- the teof of Mr«. Herring Kngineer Herring »tiiud« close l>> hi- transit.

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Topolottmpc r.6torieln. Crislnels property of Georg*' Teys.

^?d for Dr. Sanford Mosk.

Tk»sr :, *.> art c^mLuI thai [tiimgi lk*l mtef'l etimr ikall he, allomT, ttranK it't»ys: tmlaiii Ihr fonnljiK jnure/ /ttm a

, at a fiUhy foal hrtfds miasma."c*^mf i-»i««i

NOTE-Tnere is cne form only o* ' Credits" used in Th? Cedit Foncier Company. It is sttictly a

home credit to be used at home, for home and by home builders; and it \\ not put in a current form for the

reason that it is for home \x%% only, and is not to be used e sewhere or by persons other than those who live

at home.

NOTICE.

Persons who /Jo to Sinaloa under the .iiis/j/oos of The Credit Foncier Com-

pany ^o pledged to carry out the purposes of integral Co-operation as outlined in

the Publications of the Company ; and they go under special privileges of a Special

Concession, granted by Mexico for a special purpose, AND FOR NO OTHER.

V' ,/ amJ husllf .mi i/i» aie nnt Itkt 'tui.tl iHifuations of »»•* in ftoyint. On* fiaakofpf* "" •' '>•"•' " "'•' ""'*' """> ""•'" '*"" " ''"•" "••"

.•n:mg f« ^ fifU /•*<• gratshi^f/ift »a> *« /.J..- <« t»f »»»/</ *«/ *<• ijt t,H>J/oi-nol*iof it y«'t. So lke>t a>e noiiiVi kmlleii among mrm a*,. s..m I., hatr

... wi.<«i» fy,.fi /,. ,l,„ tlu «a»i; ytl Iktt mat katt « fluct im Ikt graml Koncmv of lift, mkilt tkt moit ejfi^nl i^ittn are t-ilnin in l/ionnki/ut

If^rr -V * T<m,, •»

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lopolctwnpo r.atorielf;. Cr'.-lr.elf nrc-'^r*- f 3eor^ ".^-sf'^'^r It,- Sr.nforcl Yosk.

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iHHrf»t» it U* woiktr a/ good \luek, m-J < " *'"" «" "•''•r' *» .vnhulry. Work i

^ t ----^ : ^A w os/btf lo-d^ A«w mmA >m au)> l» kMJtr*d

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At

LESSON IN F/IYnCNTS.

.V^ The moHt imporAi I^sons iu actual pafmei^ts are two. FitsiyvJHie plan by whieh .tbe*

maricei-honM in St FW<«, CHi(>niHeT was balll, by order of tlM<govc(nor. This in recorded^

by Jonptl^n Duncan in " liis now very rare book, entitled, if I recoil^ correctly, "The Bank

of mgland's Carter. "' Thig little volume la, at hiimt, -fifty years old; but like good wine,

it iH i^^the better fot, its age, having been written entirely free fro» the influences of the

money pbtjentates^hi^fni those oar. days, make basinets men, legislatop and governmentn tremble

'when a step 'is ]>ur|)o^^pio interfere with the bankers' monopoly to inflata .oar currencies.

•ii

»r Company paid for

lot this ditch is 6}

^;the main ditch, 325,000

klly decreasing to 3

k^ 8 feet, with a doi^e

Ipurths of a mile, to

40,000 acres of hind

•ere. This work was

uiy, and thin scrip.

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- .-• The second gi3fi|l. lesson in payments is the way The Credit F<1

' i^ ; greflfr irrigating ditch, at Topolobanipo, Sinaloa, Mexico. The le|

,'Vfbih ; the length of Iserals, 8 miles ; the amount of earth excavated

'««bie yftrds. ' The (leJb, «t the head-gate, at the Fuerte Biver, 22 feet,]

feet at tail ^ate, at wh^i point the laterals begin. Width at bottom of!

•o^ 1 to 1, Tir angle of^5 degrees, gradually increasing, at the last tk

/flS {^ 0t tiOB bottMn.. With teu feet of water in this ditch, from 3(),*

can be irrigated }.'fl^^itch acre irrigated is worth from tlOO to $500 p^

fkaid fox by the Im'|\rpT^ment Fund Scrip, issued for The Credit Fonciei

knowk m "Ditclf ScripT by the colonists, will be redeemed by the waf^^'iues of the said ditch.

The onTy money used ^by the colonists was to buy food, which" we %mA to import from the

Uniljid StftteH. Any future work f>f like nature, such, for instance, as «njQding the road-bed for

a niiroad«4ju>d tlif laying of sloepers and rails , building stations, nted Jiouses, and machine

aboipmvd, after it is equipped with rails and rolling-stock, operating |||||| il^ilroad, can lie done

l^ tht ijMonists^ without money, for their food can be supplied from

now io-A good vA^ilitid^, and is growing some kind of crops every mont^

There hRs l>t>oi^no other ctpial example, in modem times, of a

on the Guernsey M.irko^-hoQse plan, as the great ditch, completed by Th}-

and, after a little whil^, persons who are watching this experiment iv iamral aoifeiation, will

begin to apprecintc tke^ marked success that, these colonists have alre^y alined in sustaining

the fixed plan ami ili» settleil principle with which thej went to 43insMs, undcf^ao many,

difficulties, discoura.re*^nt8 and expenses to Work out ' ""^

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Alberto Kiirisey Owen, en Septieiiihre de 1872 re-

conociu los terrenos sulyaeentes a hi H;ihi;i de Topolo-

li:iiii|»o; hizo somleajres en los di versos ennjiles de iKpiellu

IJaliia; y, deliido li los infornies que prodnjo por eserito

\ a sns recouiendaeiones al Dr. Kenjamin U. C;inn:in.

asi eoino a sns deseripeiones e ilustraeiones, dadas per-

honahnente a 1). IJIas Ibarra, de bi villa del Fuerte (8i-

naloa. en Me\ie(»), inniediataniente despues de haber

t'stado en T())K)lobanipo. fiie cunio llego a forniarse la

asoeiaciun entre los expresiidos Carman, Ibarra y Owen,

y cunio fueron denunciados los terrenos adyaeentes a la

Habia [destinados a la fntnra cindad (pie alli ba de le-

vantarse], lus terrenos de«1S(»viri,» a orillas de la Babia,

y los de oLos Mocbis,)> algunas millas mas al Cste.

Fueron los InfonneSjpublicados, de Owen, asi conio'

los niapas que el mismo formo, y tambien publico, los

primeros que dieron d conocer al Gobierno Mexicano y111 publico en general, el puerto de Topolobanipo con su

bahia interior. Owen fue quien indujo al General Tlys-

808 S. Grant, a la sazon Presidente de los Estados

Topolobampo iriateriels. Originals property of George Tays.For Dr. Sanford Mosk.

Tnitlos, a onlenar al Coniodoro Geor;re W. D. wev, dc

la marina de gueira de Hquel pais, lueni d prncticar uii

lecMniociiniento, pnicticara sondeos y forma ra la carta

<le la entrada de la Bahia de Topolobauipo, en el aiio

de 1874. Y tainbien fue Owen qiiien \orm6 y pnlilico

la prinieni carta correcta de la costa oriental del Golfo

de California, prenentando a la Bahia de Topolobainpo en

sns relaciones geogrtificas con la America del Norte y el

Ocenno Pacifico, y con hus islas y sus contas.

Ku^ Owen quien marclio a Atlanta, en Mayo de

1873, llevando nna carta del Gobernador Walker, de

Virginia, dirijida al Gobernador Smith, de Georgia, pa-

ra que le presentara a los Gobernadures de los Estados

del Snr, que por atpiel entonces cHbiban reunidos en

Ctuivencion, con el objeto de impuUarel esUiblecimien-

to de nuevas linear de comercio que abrieran al Nuevo

Sur; de recomendar las ventajnH de una via ferrea dewde

Norfolk (Virginia), iH»r la via de Austin (Texas), hasta

Topolobampo. Fue Owen quien obtuvo el consenti-

miento del Gobierno Mexicano, y entre Ioh aiioa del

1873 al 1878, recomendo con instancia al Gobierno de

lo» KstadoH Unidos que ordenani al Secret*? rio de la

Guerni mandara practicar un reconocimiento para una

ruta postal desde Austin (Texas) htista Topolobimpo;

fue el mismo Owen quien tralmjo porque las Comisiones,

en las Camams de Diputados y de Senadores, voUiran

^5e procediera d ese reconocimiento, y que la Secretaria

tie la Guerni ordenara la redjiccion de un Infonne sobre

los dates adquiridos acerca de las ventajas de aquella ru-

ta, y acerca de los recursos de la Sierra Madre y las

costas de Sinaloa. Fu^ el mismo Owen quien, en 1888,

Topolobampo aaterlals. Originals property of George Tays#

For Dr. Saxiford Mosk.

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fiiela Kansjw Cily, gfe puso en comunicacion con los

niiembrofl del Ayuntamiento de aquella ciudad y conlos.principales hombres de negocios, de la misma; y, pormedio dfeslas columnas del tKansas City Journal,^ pro-

puso—y d^nostro con mnpas y documentos—la impor-

tancia de Ki^isas City, de Presidio del Norte y de To-

polobanipo.

La priniepii visita del Dr. Carman (*) d Topolobam-

(*) Kl/t)r. Benjamhi R. Carman fii^ OJnsul de htn Kstados

yu'uhm de AuWica y el principal m^Hlioi>en >Uzatldn, por lUi'i* de trein-

ta anoH. Kl fie quien priniero dijo a Owen que habia iin lugar que

H' Uaniaha TojM.lobauijK). F>t«) paKaba en Aj^t<» de 1872. cuando Owentue u MaZiitl m, viniendo de San Bla*», Jalisco, y dirijiendose & Ouay-

man. Sonora, cuando ne ocupaba en praeticar Ion reconmiiuientnK de la

i-o^ta y MiH puertoM, para d ( General Wm. J. Palmer y el Mayor Ge-

neral Wni. S. ll«»KCcrann, los <|ue :i la sax m trabajaban por prolon^r

i'i KcrriK-arril do Denver y Rio (rrande, dc«de Colorado Sprin^js, a la

ntsta mexicana del Pacifico. Kl I)r, Cannan babia recibido Ian noti-

ciax que tunii, ac.Tca di Topdob.imp >, de don mineroti americamjH que

babian eHtado trabajando en la Sierra Madre, al Oriente de Topolobani-

|Ni, y quieues, <|ueriendo embarearHe en al^un bareo que f'uera ruml>«)

al Xorte o al Sur de aquella co8ta, !si<>:uieron el camino de berradura

que iba de las niina.x de eobre de Bohueracbic, al uRetiro de (Vntra-

bandistan, M en donde ne haeia el embarque, Hecretamente, de loh meta-

lo, pan Svvanaea (Gales. ) KntonceN, el Gobiemo mexieauo eobraba

tuert«H derechoH por la exporUciiin de metalea. Kl I)r. Cannan pert«-

necfa a una antii^ua frmilia de Filadelfia; era de buena presencia; y

era persona eonmidtsima en toda a<|ueUa costa, debido & su genero»«a

biMpitalidad. L h uficiales de los buques de guerra americanos, quo

navegabao en a(|uellaM aguas, sabian de anteman<» que el Dr. Carman

loH re<'ibiria muy bien, baeiendoleH grata su permanencia en MaxatUo;

uisi es <|ue tenia muy buenos ami)^)s entre ellos. De manera que, cuan-

do w)licit(> del CouHMloro Truxton, que fuera personalmente 4 Topolo-

Topolobampo materials. Originals property of George Tays.For Dr. Sanford Mosk.

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po y tiernis a<lyacente8, y A (cLoh Moclii8,» fiie en Abril

de 1881, en cuya ^poca Owen remitiu |. 10,000.00, en

oro, por condueto de George SV. SitninonH, de Oak Hall,

Boston (Mass.), quien, con su juven hermano y el ca-

pittin Price, de Independence (Missouri), fueron ecMiii-

Hionados por Owen para acompnnar al Dr. Carman, <les-

de Mazatlan A Topolobampo. y de este ultimo pun to, si-

guiendo la linea escogida por Owen para el ferrocarril,

a travesde la Sierra Mi Ire, y, por la via de Santa 1^'

salia y de Eagle Pass, hasta San Antonio (Texas). Fue

en esta priineni y (in'iai visita del Dr. Carman a Topo-

lobampo y a Fuerte, cuando Owen, sabiendo que el Dr.

Ciirman y Don Bias Ibarra ba))ian descuidado pagar al

Ooliierno mexicano el valor tie los timbres-estampillas

para lo^^ titulos de los terrenos de (cLos Mocliis»— pag<»

que se le babia asegarado que estaba liecbo, hacia tieni"

po-^reunio entre sus amigos la suma de $5,880.00 en

oro, y la remitio. Con ella fueron pagados los deslin-

des y medicion, hecbos por el Ingeniero Fitcb, los ser-

vicios de R^tes, y las estampillas y titulos de todos los

terrenos de «Lo8 Mochis», que comprendian muy cerca

de 70,000 acres. Aquella suma de dinero fue enviada

banipo, para reconocer el puerto y su entrada, en su hiique wJanieH-

t<)wn,» el Como«loro no ne negi; fu£ alia; practictf divernos Hondeos; le-

vantd una carta del puerto; y did al Dr. Carman un infonne particir

lar, por eacrito. Esa carta y ese infonne, mus tarde, lle^ron a

formar parte de lo§ documentos del Archivo General, en Washington.

Sin embargo, Topolobampo Dunca figuraba en carta alguna, de

las que »e publicaban en Mexico, den los Kstados Unidos; y no figu-

r6 sino haata despu^ de que Owen editara su wMapa de la Kepubliea

Mexicana,»(riladelfia, 1882.)

''Topolobampo inat6riars» Origlxials property of George Tays.

Por>iDr. Sanford Moslc.

& Oeor^ W. Simmons }• al Dr; Benjamin R. Carman,

qui^nes, por iiquel entonces, (Abril tie 1881) se encontra-

b.in en l.i villa «lel Fuerte, (Sinaloa, Mexico) y to«lo esto

pasabu uiios dos aiios antes de que John H. Rice hubiera

oiilo ni una palabra acerca de los terrenos de tLosMochis)!

El 50 por ciento de esos terrenos fu^ dado d la

Compiitiia del Ferrocarril y Tel^grafo de Texas, Topolo-

l)ampo y el Pacifico, puea ciertos miembros de esa Com-

pania habian adelantado el dinero; el 301 por ciento de

log niismos lerrenos (*) fu^ puento d cargo de George F.

Simmons (quien era el (ideicomisario de la mencionada

Com pallia del Ferrocarril y Tel^grafo) para conservarlo

Hujeto d bis (Srdenes de Carman, de Owen y de Fitcb; yel resto fu^ dado d D. Bias Ibarra y sus amigos, por su

aynda a Owen y d Carman, en llevar a cabo en toda re-

gla el denunoio de los terrenos.

(*) Kl 5^ |M)r ciento del 30^ por ciento, perteneciento? a Fed.

<ir. Pitch, a quien llevo Ow^n 4 Topolobiiaipo en Septienibre de 1872,

dcjandole alii para que hiciera Ioh deMlindes y niedicioneH de laf ticrraH

de Topolobaiupo y «Loe Mochift,* etc., i'a6 comprado, hace varios afioM,

p4»r Owen y John H. Rice, de la Viada de Fitch, para los colonoH de

Topolobanipo, porque Carlos S. Retesy el Dr. Hubbard, en reprcHeuta-

citin de la Viuda Fitch, sin dcscanso importuuabaa u Owen para que ani

lo hiciera. Por aquel entoneet*, la Viuda de Fitch se encontraba uiuy

urjrida de dinero. Pero el 25 por ciento—de Carman y de Owen—lo

se«ruian reprenentando loe herederoe de Carman y el mismo Owen, hasta

que, hace doe ai^os, fu^ comprado por la Sra. Maria Luisa Bigelow de

Owen, de Baldwinsville (N. York), quien lo poeee, hoy, en parte, para

loH colonos de Topolobampo, a quienes Owen establecid en ellos & prin-

cipioH del ailo de 1886; y, en parte, para ella. La Sra. de Oweii, po-

fee tambiC*n en propiedad un block del 50 por ciento dc kLob Mochi8,N

que pertenecia 4 la Compaiiia del Ferrocarril y Tel^grafo de Texas,

Topolobampo y el Pacifico.

™polobamp© iniHierials» Originals property of George Tays..^!

Por Dr. Sanfori Mosk. . . |

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Fue Owen qiiien, en 1880— 1881, orgiinizu en Bus-

ton, en New-York jV' en Washington, una reunion dt*

personaB distingmdaiji pjira obtener eoneesioncs y coiih-

truir un ferrocarhl desde Topolobampo luista el GoUode Mexico; y quien, debido a la bondiidosa y efieaz

cooperacion del General Ulynses S. Grant y del lion.

Matuis Romero, (siendo el ultimo Ministro de Mexico

en Washington) reunio un fondo de $80,000 en oro, pa-

ra gastos; y quien, con la ayuda del General Grant, del

Ministro Romero y de U. S. Grant, hijo, en la ciudad

de Mexico, obtuvo la primera concesion que se otorgo

para un ferrocarril partiendo de la Rahia de Topolo-

bampo.

Los caballeros a quienes Owen supo atraer, en aqud

entonces, para interesarse en esta empresa, eran de 1oj<

mas conocidos en los Ratados Unidos: el General Benja-

min F. Butler; Wendell Phillips; Henry Hastings; Fre-

derick 0. Prince, ex-alcalde municipal <le Boston; el

General John B. Gordon; y el Senador Joseph E. John

son y Ben. Hill, de Georgia; el ex-Gobernador de Ten-

nessee, John C. Brown; E. A. Buck; Drake De Kay;

Gnint y Ward; el General Samuel A. Price, de Missouri;

el Ingeniero en jefe Sickles, del Ferrocarril Union Paci-

fic; y otros.

Despues, Owen intereso en su empresa a personas

de la valia del Hon. William Windom, Walter G. Gibson.

Jesse R. Grant, el Hon. W. K. Rogers, Noble E. Daw-

son, y otros.

Fue Owen quien hizo que Frederick O. Prince y

E. A. Buck (este (iltimo editor y propietario del «Spi-

rit of the Times,i> de la ciudad de New-York), aceptaran

Topolobwapo aaterialst Origlaals property of George Tays.

Ipr Dr. Sanford Mosk.£

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111 prefliileiieifi y lu vice-pi*e4i(lencia <1e la CoiiipaitiH dol

Ferrociirril y Telegnifo Texan, TdpolobamiH) y el Paci-

fico; ^1 fu^ quien, miU adelatite, hizo que dejaniii hus

puestos al Hon. William VVimlomy & Ulyt^^es S. Grant,

hijo; ^1 fue quien hizo deponitar en la ciiidad <le Mexi-

co, lo8 ^K^O.OOO en moneda inexieana, eqiiivalentes a

$84,745.76 e«. en (»ro, conio garantla, de parte de la

Cumpania; ^l fue quien, |K»rKonalinente, hizo el prinitM'

recon<»ciniiento para el trazo de la linea del ferrocarril,

de8<le la Bahia de Topolobanipo; el fne quien liizo la lo-

cation de las do millas primeras, runibo al Kste, y quien

hizo desmontar y nivelar la primera seccion de 25 ini-

llas; el fue quien descuhrio 6 hizo reconoeer y estudiar

las unicas dos rut^is pnictieables para encunibrar y pa-

Har la Sierra Madre, en aquella region del Continenle;

y ^1 fu^qnien.ora perhonalmente. ubicn con ayu<lanles

bajo »u dirccciun, hizo los rcconociinienlos de nia!< <le

4,000 niillas de ruta, para una via ferrea, deade Top(>lo-

banipo rnmbo al E8te. al Norte y al Sur.

Owen fue quien hizo que el General John C. Fremont,

el Vice-Gol)ernador Dorcheimer, de N. York, y John G.

Ford, de Tennessee, funionnron »U8 proyectos de Ferro-

carril de Shreveport (r»uisiana) hasta Presiilio de Uio

Grande, con el proyeoto did ferrocarril Texas Topol<>-

bampo el Pacifico; y Owen fu^ quien hizo que el Haron

Von Reinach, de Paris, se prestara a lanzar al nier-

catlo 8US bonos; aunque por desgracia, la avidez y la

torpeza de las personas que fuenm a Pari* A cernir las

negociaciones, las hicieron abortar.

Fue Owen quien hizo deslindar y niarcar con im>s-

tes los limites de la Zona SmiiUirla; fue el quien trazo

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Topolobftmpo inaterl«l8» Origlnils property of George Tayg.

[y^y Pr» Sanford Moik,

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la fiiiuni Cimlsid «lel Pacifico hacieiido que el GobicFno

aproharu Idk planus respectivos; fu^ el quieii dcHmoiito

la playa hanhi el (lesenibarcHclero, quien hizo coiiHtruir

el ina^nifico edificio de la Aduana; quien hizo eonstruir

el mueile, hoy en uro, con una profundidad de IG pies

<le a«^ua; quieii construyo un gran Aliriacen »obre ese

ninelle: quien edified el «Alberton Hall,» para oficinas,

y el « Harbor Hall» pani servicio y comodidad ile los co

lonos, {i su llejrada. El edificio <le la Aduana fue cos-

teado per la Colonia, y entregado al G<»bierno, para (pie

este tuviera en cuenta hu eopto en pago de futuros

adeiidoH. contribuciones 6 impuestoH.

Fu^ Owen quien hizo pnicticar sondeos en las

aguas de la costa Norte del Estrecho de Josue, levan-

tando una carta de todo atpielio, asi coino hizo |)reparar

los pianos para el proyecto de prolongar el niuelle de

piedra hasfa llegar a 33 pies de agua. Todos estos pia-

nos y proyectos fueroii aprobados por el Gobierno, yexisten archivados en el Ministerio respectivo. El fue

(piien hizo colocar bis prinieras dos Ijoyas para niarcar

la entrada de la barra; el \\\6 quien hizo que Topolo-

banipo fuera abierto conio puert^i de cabotage; el fue

quien conipro la prinfera enibarcacion, para cstablecer

la comuiiicacion entre Topolobani[)o y Guayinas; el fue

quien remitio de los Estados Unidos, la primera laneha

de vapor que aparecio en las aguas de la 13abia de To-

polobanipo; el fue quienconstruyo el primero y unico

cauiino carretero, dando vuelta u los estribos de aque-

llos cerros rocallosos, sin cuyo camino era iniposible

llegar con un carro al desembarcjidero.

Owen fa6 quien hizo lo necesario para abastecer de

Topolobainpo materials. Originals property of George Tays.

f9r T)r. Sanford Mosk.

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}igua pobible &, la Colonia, trnyendo el precioso liquiclo

de «Las Copas»d shI^ millas de distancia, couHervando-

lo en el desembarcadero,' psira gentes y animales, que

llevaban cargao que iban a buscarla El fue quien es-

tflbleciiS la primem estacion meteorologica en Topolo-

bHinpOy cuja oficina i*endia in formes mensunles acerni

dei tieinpo al General Greely en Wnshigton, D. C. Kl

fue quien hizo que ei Gobierno Mexicano estableciera

biH priniera.s agencias de Correos en Topolobaninpo yLo8 Moclii.s; ^1 fue quien bizo que el Gobierno niexiin-

no nombrara el primer Agente Sanitario y Conii.sionado

especial para cnidar de la caza y la pesca en Topnlo-

bauipo y sns alrededores y on la Zona Sanitaria; ol fm*

(|uien desenjbarco la piiniera earga y los prinierr)s colo-

n<»8 que llegarou u Topolobampu, y que, a pesar de A'

protvHta eh'nuln al Gobierno Mexicano por los hahitiinivs

ili'l Valle del Fiierle, en luf/iie deelaraban que hontbres blan-

€69 perecerian lodoit ai Mf Ich ftennilia tjue se quedurau en

TopolobaiHpo, en donde haula los mixmott indios nunca se hn-

btan alrevido a pennaneret\ establecio d un grupo «Ie sus

colonoH, los que por enpacio de 16 anoK ban vivi<lo a ill

en aquella eoala morlf/era, gozando de la niejor saind yde un clini'i mngnifico, lo niismo en verano que en in-

vierno, y como no lo ban enconlrado en pnrle algniia

del inundo.

Vu6 Owen quien fu<$ el prinient en abrir escuelas

« y el primero en establecer una biblioteoa [compuesta

de inAs de 300 vol{imene»] en Topololmnipo; ^1 fue

quien public6 el primero y rmico periodico en Topolo-

bnmpo («The Credit Foncier of Sinaloa»)alli fu^dotide

hizo que el Profesor Daniels de Gnnston Hill, Condado

lopplobaapo materials. Criglxials property of George Tayi,for Dr. Sanford Moak.

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<le Fairfax (Virginin) ensiiynra y experimeiitnni el •^m«le de pitHhalla,» que resulto ser el c(»tiibu»tible y ol

nlumbmilo mejor y miis barato que jamas se descnbrie-ra en Mexico o en cunlquieni otra parte.

Kue Owen quien obtuvo una eoncesionM Oohier-no ^fexieano para toinur H;iua(lel Uiodel Fuerte; quientnizo, levanto el piano y rurniuel pi-enupuestu <le diver-

wiM lineHs fwira la constniccion de un canal de irriga-

tion; quien HonieliuHl Gobierno huh proyectos ^ infonnes;

lo^4 hizu aprolmr, y abrio el Cantil de vLos TastesD, de

(Hniforniidad eun la conceiiion que tenia y eoii los pia-

nos y perfiles que le fueron nprobiidoH. F]l fnc quien

liixo pnictiiiir reeonociiuientos en el Rio del Fuerte yquien pre(»ent6 pianos etc., al Gobierno Mvxicano para

la ronntruceion de una preaa en dichu Ho, to«1o lo cnal

le fuoaprobudo y exinte en log nrchivos del Ministerio

«*n Mexico, bujo la fecba del 15 de Abril de 1890.

Fue Owen, quien hizo noinbrar a John II. Rice co-

mo fideieomiHario de Iom terrenoH de cI^h Mochis* en

sulwtiuiciun de (teorge W. Simmons; el fud quien esta-

l>lei;iu colonoH en «IjOh MochiH;» ^1 fu^ quien hizo rozar,

linipiar y pn*parar aquellaa tiemiH |mra defftinarlas d la

agricultura; td fu^ quien, en persona y de Rti propio i>e-

rulio, pago las primeras y unicas eontribuciones que se

ban piigHdo sobre el 801 per ciento de los terrenos de

«I^s Mochis* durante varies aBos; y hasta que otros,

que representaban un interns en ellas, vieron que, de-

bido al inees inte trabigo de Owen y de sus coloaos,

aquellas ti«*rras iban adquiriendo valor.

Owen fu^ quien obtuvo del Gobierno de Mexico

concesioner, quien practioti reconucimientos; y quien

lobampo materials. Originals property of George Tays.r Dr. Sajiford l^osk.

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forniu la carta de la costa y las \sh\» al Norte y al Surlie la Bahia <le Topolobampo, asi coino de todos los te-

rrenos cuarenta milia8 tierra-adentro, conienzando por

la oosta y ii ambus lados de la linea del proyeetado fe-

rroi!arril, que el habia ya localizado. El fu^ quien abrio

pozos [Mira recoiiocer la clase de aquel suelo, y donde

habia inaiiiiiitiales de ajrua; el fue qiiieii establecio liiier-

tas, <leino.<tnindo lo que »e podia cultivar; quien hizo

labriear Indrillo para probar la clase de barro que se

eiicoiitraba eii el terreno destinado a la ciudad y en otras

partes del V^alle del Fuerte; quien despacbo expedicio-

nes a la re^rion inontailosa para buscar miiias, e infor-

ni:ir .-uerra <le ellas, asi conio para dar una relaciun

poruienorizada sobre la clase de tirboles y las inadenis

qu<' pudieran explotarse; y, en fin, sobre cualesquiera

otrjis enipresus que pudieran plantearse, a fin de acre-

<'entar la iniportaiicia de Topolobampo y del ferrocarril.

Owen fue el (pie fundo y publicaba cuatro periodi-

cos s<*nianales-^inio en New-Jcrsey, otroen Topolobam-

|)o, otro en la ciudad de New-York y el cuarto en Kan-

sas City—con i\ objeto de dar a conocer a Topolobam-

po, su puerto, su clinia, sus ventajas jreognificas, el lugar

esc(>«ii:ido pan t'undar la ciudad, y su Itinterhiwl^ con to-

<los Hus recursos, inclnyendo los terrenes de «Los Mo-

<'hi».»

El fne quien publico y envio mapas. ilustraciones

V folletos. ct)n dcscripciones de Topolobampo y de «Los

M(Kbis,)) li todos los Estados de la America del Norte

y de Europa; el fu^ (luien, desde el principio hastael fin,

lia sido ct fhiico que ha sacado y conservado, durante

una serie de anos, concesiones para la construcci<5n de

' Topolobampo materials. Originals property of George Tays.rs T\ » A . «» .

'"For Dr. Sanford Mosk. '^.. v

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lineas ferreas y para colonizaeion, a un costo total, en

timbres y depositos, de muy cerca de $150,000 en oro;

(A ha sido el linico que ha publicado respuestas y repli-

cas k loK ataquen de que ha sido el bianco, personalmen-

te, y que se han lanzado contra Topolobampo, la barra

del pnerto, su cliroa, su proyectadoferrocarril y las va-

rias rutas para salvar la Sierra Madre. y sus ventajas

para pretender ser- como realniente Iocs—el luirar me-

jor para un gran centro coniercial, nianufaeturero ya<rricola.

Owen, por espacio de treinta anos, ha sido el uniro

que constantey consistenteinente, en todos ticmposy de

todas nianeras, ha esbido favoreciendo los intereses de

Top(dobanipo y de «Los Mochis.w Al hacerlo, en Mexi-

co, en los Kslados Unidos, en Europa, ha gastado y ha

lu'cho gastar varios centenares de miles de pesos, en

oro; y jamas se le ha ayudado, ni en un s<do centavo, nl

por el Doctor Carman, ni por Don Hlas Ibarra, ni por

niexicano alguno del Valle del Fuerte. Durante la ma-

yor parte del tiempo que ha durado esta prolongada

lucha para presentar (x Topolobampo de una manera

favorable y para atraer la atencion y despertar interes

en el; Owen ha sido combatido, ha sido traicionado, se

ha conspirado contra ^1, y esto por personas a quienes

habia interesado en hacer una visita a Topcdobampo ysus alrededores, y por personas que viven en Sinaloa y

que han recibido y seguiran recibiendo la mayor parte

de los beneficios derivados de la prolongada labor suya.

En ningiin tiempo, ni en manera alguna, ni Don

Bias Ibarra, ni ninguno de sus parientes 6 sus agentes,

se ha ocupado de fos terrenes de Topolobampo, ni ha

Topolobampo materials. Originals property of George TaysV

For Br. Sanford tfoalc*

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chistalo, ni h:i hecho la menor cosancerca de ellos, desr

<le que fueroii desliinlados y niedidoa por F. G. Fitch, ydesde que Carman ^ Ibarra obtuvieron del Gobierno

Mexicano los titulos de die hos terrenes y los pusieron

A disposiciun de Owen, con un poder juridico en forma,

C^) que llevaba aparejado un inferes, 6 representaciSn en

(*) Kate poder fue otoivado, en su ori'gen, en Mazatlan, el 29 de

Junio de 1873., jMir el Dr. Carman y Don Bias Ibarra, y Ihv^ha apn-

irjado un iiiffres ile 10 por ciento, (J 8ean unas cuarenta millas cua-

drada}« de tierra«, en Topolobanipo, y adyaeentes a a(|uel puerto; ^,

pur In mltnno^ r^ir pmhr «r«,jf c«, irrrevocubh.

¥j»ie Poder fu^* prutocolizado, cuando fu6 otorgado, en Mazatlun

y en Fuerte. Exi.sten uia8 de tien cartas originalen, eonfirmando el

intere8 que Owen llevaba en acjuellaH tierras, y la abHoluta autoriza-

tiiin (|ue tenia pnra ilLsponer de ellti*. Estas cartas »on, reKpectiva-

nionte, del I>r. Carman, de Don Blah Ibarra y de F. G. Fitch, con fe-

chaH dende Agoflto de 1872, hasta Ioh priuieros afio8 de 1880 en ade-

lante; 6 lo f|ue e» lo niisuio, hasta qne todos ellos habian fallecido.

Kste Poder y este interA* en esas (ierras, (por parte de Owen)

fuerou confirmados por el Dr. Carman y por IKm Bias Ibarra, y |)or

fus retijectivas e»>{M)sas cuando aprobaron el contra to de veuta, hecho

por (>\ven, vendiondo 7040 acres de dichas tierras ti personas.de

B(>s on, el 20 de Knero de 1881; y volvieron a aprobarlos y confirmar-

liiH cuando feancionaron otro contrato hecho por Ch^en para la venta de

los mixnios 7,040 acres, a las mUmas personas de Boston, el 5 de

Marzo de 1881.; y de nuevo, cuando aprobaron un contrato hecho por

Owen para la venta deesas tierras, a individuos, en Washington, D. C.

el 28 de Junio de 1883.

Kn este ultimo contrato, para la venta de euas tierras, hecho por

Owen, como apoderado del Dr. Carman y de Don Bias Ibarra, los in-

tereses de Owen fueron menciouados de una manera expresa como im-

portantes un 20 p<ir ciento, y se estipulo cUra y distintamente, que

ei«o» intereses //wiw apnrrjmlo* con el referido Poder que le autorixaba

topolobampc materials. Originals property of George Tays.

f''or Br. Sanford Mosk*

16

(Uchos terrenos, para que el referido Owen los eonsor-

vara, los desarrollara y mejorara, los venjiera 6 los hi-

potecani, etc., etc.

Desde el priiicipio, esto es, desde 1876, fecha dt»

los titulos, hasta la horn presente, Owen ha poseido, no

solo las copias certificadas de las patentes u escrituras

del terreno destinado d la ciudad en Topolobanipo, que

le fueron reniitidos cuando recibi<5 los pianos delos des-

lindes practicados por Fitch, y el Poder y los denids do-

cumentos, por el Dr. Carman y Don Bias Ibarra, paten-

para consen'ar 6 para di^poner de Ian tierras, !<iendo im-nn-ahle. V

ese eontrato, que no ae llevd a cabo (como lo8 otme), fui> firniudo |Mir

cada uno individualmente, y en prcsencia de dos teutigos, por Don Ben-

jamin R. Carman ysu eHpoea Klizabeth Watrou8 Carman, por Hlaslba-

rm y ppr hu eHposa Zenaida V. de Ibarra, y tauibk'n por Fed. G. Fiteh

y por KU espoHH Rotuirio B. de Fitch.

Mstc instrumento fud Icgaluado por Frederick J. Freiin(;huytien

,

Seeretnrio de Kntadc de lo8 EstadoH Unidos, y por Matias Romero, Mi-

ntMtro Mexicano en Washington, D. C, en afpiella fecha.

La8 relaciones de negocioH, 6 sea la Hoeiedad de Carman—Ibarra--

Owen, eomenzd en forma legal, par BlaH Ibarra, quien, en Fiiertc,

con fecha w4 de Mayo de 1873, otorgi un Poder amplisimo a Bjnja-

min R. Canuan, para que le representara y obrara en 8U nontbre, dfn-

tro y fue,a de la RepiibUca Mexicana, "a fin de que obtuvieran, etc.M

Kste in^trumento, cuyo original esta eiK'rito en eKpafi(»l, obra cu

poder de Owen, y estu firmado por Demetrio Ibarra, Bhih Ibarra,

Rafael Roch in, Policarpo Zavala, Lcocadio F. Vald^'^s e Ignacio Higuo-

ra.

N. B. EI Ap^ndioe que se agrega deniueHtra Ioh t^miinos en que

Owen fue conirmado en su Poder, ti/mrrjtuio con cierto* interettn, li

la ftason, eo las tierras de Topolobampo, de Carman-Ibarra; en Ioh dc>H

lotee de «Bachomobampo,« ui como en el lote de KBaviri.*

Topolobampo materials. Originals property of George Tayl,For Dr. Sanford Mosk.

tizimdo la representaci^n 6 interns que Owen tenia en

dichoH terrenoA.

Y 68 locierto que, desde 1873, Owen ha ocupiido

e808 terrenos, y Fitch le di<5 las unicas copias de los iles-

lindes de his tierras de cLos Mochis* y de Topolobam-

po, (!0pia8 que .^ fueron archivaihis en el Ministerio.

Las concesiones para colon izar, otorgiidns por el G(»-

hierno Federal k A. K. Owen, en 1881, 1890 y 1897,

toda8 rezan (jue Owen posee terrenos en Topolobanipo

y en Los Mochis, y esa publicacion jamas ha encontni-

do qu'en la contnidiga, y Owen ha estadu en quieta yparifica posesioii de esas tierras por mas de veinte Jinos.

llespecto a la concesilin existente para la const nir-

t\6\\ de un ferrocarril al Puerto de Topolob«m|H>, que

, fue arreglada, en Abril de 1900, en la ciudad de Mexi-

co, con la Coinpania del Ferrocarril Chihuahua y Paci-

fico, Owen fue la persona que consiguio aquel resulta-

«lo. El arreglo se (;onsum6 asi: En Mayo de 1899, lie-

go Owen a la Ciudad de Mexico para procurar la ren(»-

vacion de su concesion ferrocarrilera.

Esta concesion era para una linea desde Topolo-

hampo a Presidio del Norte.

Antes de partir de New-York, habia depositado

con los banqueros H. B. Hollins y Cia. de New-York,

$40,000, para 8er usados como garantia, en la Ciudad

de Mi^'xico. Un amigo de el y de Don Enri(iue C. Creel,

Vice-presidente de la Conipaiiiadel Ferrocarril Chihua-

hua y Pacifico, hizo que tuvieran una entrevista, y de

aquella conferencia resulto el que convinieran en tra-

bajar juntos, a fin de obtener una concesion lomas ven-

tajosa posible, para ir a ToiK)lobampo; Owen, por su par-

Tppolobampo materials. Originals property of George Tays,

For Dr. Sanford Mosk,

te, se comprometio & no pedjr la renovaci^n de su con-

cesion, y d trabajar por conseguir capital para construir

(lesde Concepci6n, siguiendo la nita que 4A mismo habia

reconocido, hasta Topolobampo. El Sr. Creel, porsu

parte, haria que la conce8i<5n de 8u Compania fuera mo-

d ficadii en el sentide de que se 1e dieili nueva subven-

cion para que llegara el Ferrocaml d Topolobami>o, en-

tregando la concesion, asi alterada, a Owen, tan pronto

como eHte tuviera Hf^ta una organizncion, o Compailin,

pani construir el ferrocarril. Cambiaronse documentos

entre Creel y Owen (el 21 y 22 de Mayo de 1899) en

la Ciudnd de Mexico; y el dia 29 del inisino mes, en la

Ciud<ad de New-York, Owen fu6 d ver al PresidcMite de

la ^Jompania del Ferrocarril Chihuahua y Pacifico, quien

con toda la Junta Directiva, sanciono conipletauiente el

arreglo hecho por el Sr. Creel. El dia 7 de Junio,

Owen 80 einbarco para Ilolanda ^ Inglaterra, para con-

frreiiciar con unos constructores de ferrocarrilos que le

habian signitioado el deseo de construir la linea d Topo-

lobampo. La excitacion que eausaba la guerra Sud-

africana paralizo las negociaciones; pero, en Febrero de

1900, Owen consiguio interesar al Sr. Arthur E. Stil-

well y d unos banqueros de Kansas City, en esta enipre-

s«; y, en Marzo, Owen fu^ d Chihuahua y puso al Sr.

Creel al tanto de lo que habia hecho; le presento una

de las personas que le habian ayudado d organizar el

Kansas City, Mexico, y Oriente; y arreglo con Creel que

se viera con Stilwell, y que, per su conducto que vie-

ra nl Gobemador Ahumada, del Estado de Chihuahua, yal Presi<lente Diaz.

Estando en la ciudad de Chihuahua (del primero

Topolobampo materials. OriglxiaIs projjerty of George lays,.

For Dr. Sajiford Moslc. -i^

19

«1 diez de Marzo), el Sr. Creel telegrafio al Sr. Schley,

y al Coronel Payne—que «e encontniban 4 la sazon en

Guadalajara- que fueran k Chihuahua, paraconferenciar

con ^1 (Creel) 8obre este asunto. Esos seiiorea enin

Directores de laCompafiia del Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pa-

cifico. Despu^s de enta en trevista. Owen regreau 4 Kan-

aaa City y preparu al Sr. Stilwell para que fuera a con-

ferenciar con el Sr. Creel d Chihuahua; rtcibio una car-

ta de Stilwell, en la que ^ste declaraba tener d su dispo-

8ici6n $2,500,000, asi como que estabalistopara coinen-

zar d trabajar, tan pronto conio se modificani la coni*e-

siun, cjDii se habii estipula lc),| y le fu^ra tras^asada.

Owen se procur6, tambien, cartas de banqueros de

Kansfis City, que ayudaban a Stilwell en su empi^esa,

cuyas cartas estaban dirijidas d cuatro presideiites de

Bancos Nacionales, en New-York, Encaminuse a esta

(iltima ciudad, y conferencio con los Directores del Chi-

huahua y Pacifico, siendo introducido d ellos por el Sr.

Schley; y esos seSores le prometieron cooperar con el

Sr. Creel a fin de que la concesion fuera modiBead a, co-

mo queda dicho, y fuera traspasada al Sr. Stilwell y d

su compania, ttin pronto como estuvieni modificada.

Ilabiendo tenninado todo esto, Owen regresod Me-

xico (Abril P 1900) para ayudar d Creel y d Stilwell d

que se entendieran en cuanto d condiciones satisfacto-

rias, lo cual aconteci^el dia 21 de Abril. En esta fe-

cha, Stilwell, estnba sumamente satisfecho de que iba d

r poseer, dentro de pocas semanas, la mejor concesion que

\ .janids haya dado el Gobierno Mexicano, paVa la cons-

[trucci6n del Ferrocarril de Topolobampo d Presidio del

[Norte.

Topolobampo materials. Originals property of George Tays.Por Dr. Sanford tfosk*

"N

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Pani concluir, debo iigregar, aqui, que Owen ofre-

v\6, t}iiito & Creel como d l^tilwelly unaopciiSn para com-

i>uiier Urn terrenos del Dr. Carman, en la Bahia de To-

polubampo, los que Owen habia asegurado ya por aquel

entuiices. Peru, confabulados ambo8, cambiarou por

conipleto en sua relaciones con Owen, como han segui-

(lo haci^ndolo posteriormente, y rehusaron.

En vishi de telegramaa urgentes, que Owen recibiu,

8e apresuru A regresar & New York, para firmar la opcion

y haeer los pagofi que estaban estipulados por los terre-

nos aiites mencionados, cuyos pagos debian escalonarse

iJesde Mayo 28, Agosto 15, etc., h.wta terininarel 30 de

Septiembre de 1901. Para poder hacer esto, tuvo Owenque contratar con la Sra. Maria Luisa Bigelow de Owen

para que le supliera lo9 fondos nccenarios. A proposito

de esto, debo agregar que fu^ a Owen d quien Stilwell

envio el Sr. John L. Case, ingeniero en jefe del Ferro-

carril Kansas City, Mexico y Oriente, cuando Owen es-

faba en Chihuahua, en Mayode 1900; y Owen fue quien

presento al Ingeniero Case al Sr. Creel, y quien le pro-

porcioiio mapas, instrucciones y cartas, pani su paso al

trav/»8 de la Sierra Madre y para su recepcion en Topo-

lobampo.

Owen mismo acornpa ii<S al Ingeniero Case hasta el

extreme de la parte construida del Ferrocarril Chihua-

hua-Pacifico, y le despidio alii bajo los mejores auspi-

cios. Y, tambi^n, fu6 Owen quien proporciono d Stil-

well cuantos datos i informes poseiti sobre minas, ma-

dera8 y otros recursos de la Sierra Madre, d lo largo

del trazo del ferrocarril de Topolobampo hasta Presidio

«lel Norte; y quien le dio un juego completo de mapas.

Topolobampo mftteriels. Origin»ls nroperty of George Tays.

21

recoii(M;imietit4)s, perBles y presupuestos del costo de to-

«1:i la linea; iisi como presupuestos de todos los gastos

en general; y ademds, fotografias, informes y folletos,

publicados por Owen en su folleto (Londres 1894), que

Hon los mismos que Stilwell estd aprovechando ahorn

en su Prospecto, para atraer capital para la construe-

cion de su ferrocarril, al trav^s de la Republica Mexi-

cana, hastn Topolobampo.

JOSE HAMPL,,

' Antiguo ColoDo de Topolobampo.

^^ .

j Topolobampo materials. Originals property^ George Tays.Fpr Dr. Sajttford Maak. .^^ TlBa»

APENDICE.

Parte «le iin In^triimento otorgado en Washington

(1>. C.) el 28 (le Junio ile 1883, que confirma el Poder

a favor de A K. Owen, que lleva aparejados ciertos in-

terescH cedidole en losterrenos de Topolobampo, conoci-

d<».s eonio «lu;rar para la Ciudad del Pacifico)) y Bavi-

ri:

—

cPor cu.into a que, en la Ciudad <Ie Boston, el dia

ll> de Mayo de 1882, cierto convenio por escrito fue

lieclio y eelf^i>rad(>, copia del cual es como sigue, u sa-

ber:

—

«Este Instruuiento, otorgado hoy, 10 de Mayo de

18S2, en la Ciudad de Boston, en el Estado de Massa-

chusetts, en los Estados Unidos de America, por y en-

tre Benjamin B. Carman de la Ciudad de Mazatldn, en

el Estado de Sinaloa, en la Republica Mexicana, y Bias

Ibarra, de Ta Ciudail de Fuerte, en el mismo Estado,

y Alljerto K. Owen, de la Ciudad de Chester, en el

Estailo de Pensylvanin, en los Estados Unidos de Ame-

rica, apoderado de ambos, y el mismo en lo particular,

partes contratantes de la primera parte, y la Compania

Kir^^craar

T9polobampo .laiiterials. Originals property of George Tays»for Dr. .Sattfo|^d.,Mo$kt . . df

del Ferrocarril y Tel^grafo de Texas, Topolobjim|K) y el

. Pacifico, parte c.ontratante de la segunda parte, ATES-TIGUA: que por cuanto d que el dia 29 dei Junio del ano

de 1876, en la Ciudad de Mazatldn, arriba mencionnda.

lo8 referidos Benjamin R. Carman y Bias IbaiTH, otor-

garon al referido Alberto K. Owen m poder, autorizando a

dicho Owen para negociar vender y traspasar his indi-

visas tree cuartas partes del todo de una cierta exten-

sion de tierras conocidasy descriptascomo « Ciudad Car-

man)» (*) y comprendiendo Unas 28 millas cuadradns,

situadas en la parte Norte de la Bahia interior del puer-

to de Topolobainpo, en el Golfo de California, conocida

como San Carlos, u Ohuira, en el Estado de Sinaloa, en

la Republica Mexicanai, cuyo reftndo Imtrumenio fue ih-

bidamente protocolizado y drchivado en la ciudad de Fuerfe:

dicho poder llevando aparejctdo un inferes en dicha propir-

dad, asignado al expresado Alberto K. Owcn\

Y per cuanto d que, en virtud de la autorizacioii

conferida por el referido poder al mencionado Owen el

dia 20 de Enero de 188i en la ciudad de Boston, conio

queda dicho, celebro dicho Owenun convenio por e.scri-

io con los subscriptores d un fondo para los gastos (jue

tendriuD que erogarse al gestionar la concesion de cier-

tas franquicias de parte del Gobierno Mexicano, para

la construcci^ia de un (errocarril desde Rio Grande, e!i

[*] «Ciud«d OniiAiiJi'otmbi/) bu nombre por «Ciiid«d Goiizulex,» y

este Ultimo nombre fa^ eambudo por el de «Ciudad del Pacifioo*.

- Este Ultimo nombre fu^ aprob^do por el Mioistro de Foments el

dfa 4 de Mam de 1898, j no ba sido alterado. (V^aw el uiapa oficial

de «Cliidad del Padieo.*) ^

T rs^^'Xr

Tppolobampo matdrip-ls. Originals proper-ty of (Jeorge T^ysFor Dr. Sanford Moelc.

25

el limite' occidental de Texas, hosta el ya referido puor-

to de Topolobampo, en el Oolfo de California, y segiin

los t^rniinos de dieho convenio, el expresado Owen, u

nombre y en repre8entaci<Sn de los mencionados Benja-

min R. Carman y Bias Ibarra, y en su propio nombre yi represeiitaei^n, esHpvlS y convino en el jmgo dc $25fi00

al contado contra la enirega de una quinta parte del capital

en arciones de at/uella Campaiiia, que mds adelante seria in-

eor/x>rada // organizada para la construccion del ex/tresado

f'errocatTil, (*oinpronieti^ndose a entregar a dicha Com-

pania once niillas cuadradas [7,040 acres de terrenos],

parte de Ion referidos tres ciuirtos indiyisoH <lel expresa-

do lote Hituado en el puerto de Topolobampo y cono-

cido coino Ciudad Carman, que es la pro//ertada cstanon

i terminal del referido ferrocarril, aiemjtre que tal pago // la

entrega de avcione^ tengan verificaiivo deniro de Ioh seneuta

dfas de la jWha en que quede organizada,

/// referida Corn-

pa it ia;

i V por euaiito d que el referido Alberto K. Owen,

yen nombre y represent ac ion de los expresados Benja-

t niin R. Carman y Bins Ilmrrn, y en su propio nombre

y represenhieioii, volvio el dia '» de Marzo de 18SI a

eoiivenir, en rirhid de qiie^ rinnido reriba la nfith'dad de

$J-'),00(1 // la qiiinta parte del rajntal en arrionex, liherada,s,

de dirlia (^oniftaiiia. denfro de Ion 90 dias de la J'erlta del

otorgamiento de dicha roneeHilin, como se nienciona aqui.ope-

rard el fnt^pa so // venta a dicha Compaaia^ tie los yji

nieneioiiados 7.040 aeres de tierrns;

Y |M>r enanto Aque, babiendo expirado el pbizo pa-

ra dieha entrega. pues que la referida Compiinia hn si<lo

debidam<*nle ineorponidii y organizada conformv a las

Hpolpbampo materials. Originals property of George' T^ys.

For Dr. Sanford Moek.

2G

leyes del Estado de Massachusetts el dia 8 de ^Jarzo de

1881, bajo el nombre y denominacioii de «Compania del

Ferrocarril y Tel^grafo de Texas, Topolobampo y el

Pacifico,» y habiendo el Gobierno de Mexico otorjrado

concesiones a dicha Compania el dia 18 de .luiiio de

1881, y todas las obligaciones de dichos convenios ha-

biendo cesjido por expiracioii del phizo, <le conforiiiidajl

con las estipulaciones del misnio conviMiio. se dc(*lar;i

; <jue todas sus obligaciones son nuhis y de nin<run valor.

y cesan de tener efecto al<rnno sobre las partes contra-

tanles. >

Hn Te ile lo cual las partes contratantes de la prinic-

ra parte firman y sellan el presente

15. R. Carman, lirmo y sello en prcsencia de A. An-

derson y de 1. V. Knight— P^Iizabetb Watrous Carman,

firnio y sello en presencia de Win. K, Rogers y de Tra-

cy Waller—Fred. 0. Fitch y Rosario (J. de Fi<cli, firma-

ron y sellaron en presencia tie A. K. Owen y de Camilo

Veira.—Bias Ib^irra v Zenaidai V. de Ibarra, firmaron v

sellaron en presencia tie A. K. Owen y de Camilo Vega.

«:^

I

Topolobaropo OTTOrWe. Originals' property of George Tays»

For Dr. Sanford Moak.

ERRATA.

IVii:. '•. Ii'iioa 21, tlicr: jtriiKf'nHiiniif^ lirln- itin'r: /unioHitrtin.

Topolobaaspo materials. Originjils prbp«rtu of George Tays,For Dr. Sauoford Sosk.

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TOPOLOBAftPV MAHBOR^Cnpynghttii IHW hy A. K iMivn

{iiitliriioii. Iitimi franchUte, home rirtue, home itonhip, home tdeab.Tkia paptr ut for homr—httmr mtmrjf, homr i-mjtUit/nuHl. h• >•, • ^ - J ^ . , . home pr<olr. «»>vJ /mm' 'loy.

Vol.. 1. NEW YOKK CITY. (KTOBER 22, 18M. No. ».

THE NEXT THING TO BE DONE.

Evcntfifif tli'-l»»t «ht imiiitht* hnv. il.'ni..iistriiii''l l.«>yi>ii.l

th»' Miniliiw «>f a iloiil.ttliiit The Mi'xiiMii Wf>t.Tii Iiiiilr<>a<l it* u

ii.i'fs^lty Iff the Colony »i futur.>, ami of llif fiitiirf of Tojio-

li>l>ani{>o Afl«>r a <lrou|{ht, <>xt>'n<liii){ ov.m two yi>iirM, It Iihh

l><><>ii foiiiiil th<-rti U not a luarkot. withiu the riia^« of tlif

t'olony'H teaiiiH. Urg<« fiiouKh to luiy the Colony h jiriKhicf.

Thif, t<M>, with the naturally iiiconiplpte products of a first-

crop ••x|MTiiin'nt. The |>o|iulatloo may (jo h«rH, hut, if it. \^,

• the money ix not. At Iw-Kt a peddling trade—and a |K»or ped-

illWiK trade at that—ran l>e don0, and a peddling trade is

neither Idg enough, nor ttatisfactury tor the r4>lony. Of

e CourHe, if we have a large aceeM of city handirraftsnien aud

mantifarturing Induatries. we will have a larger scope for the

diapotud and 'eoimuiuption of fan) and ganlen pro<iu<-«, fruitH

add ceroalx. Iiut we cannot build up the community we desire.

AS rapidly at« we desire, on these alone. Therefore the railroad

isn««de<l, and thot^ who davlre to help the Colony can help it .ttg'Mtf*

roud are inile<'d gulden When we t>ay investment, of coursfl

we mean for co-operators, and on the lines of Integral Co-operation. With the railroad department, a department on its

own i>ottoni and indepeodent of the Colony, though not of

eoloniats, there is ample opportunity for men of means to in-

vest in the railway without having any res|ionsiliility an to the

Colony, sod what was mt one time l>y many friends thought to

be a mlfttake—the dlv<#oe of the oi>mpany from the railroad

—

may prove eventually to have been the l>e8t thing after all.

Now let sny reader take his map or Mexico and the United

States sad run s line from Chicsgo to Kansas City, KansasCity to Wssbborn (tti the Pan HSkdlo of Tesss), WsHhburn to

Presidio del Norte, Presidio del Norte to Chibushus, Chihuahusto ToiM>lo)iampo, and the advantage of ssch ft routs must strike

any one of average intelligence as being very great. The Me.xi-

ean Western Railroad pro|M>se8, however, to run from Top<iio-

banipo to Presidio del Norte, touching, of course, at Chibushus.

Rniirosd experts who have looked over the propo»<ed line pto-

It one of the best routss theyjbksve ever looked at to

antteM *nt, sn^ss^mplistlosfty that tMff« is bo doubt

the rail n>an vsc will progress rapidly: without the nitlmad

—

and th'- truth may a« well bespoken frankly, brutally if it i-, so

designatiHl— wittiout the railroad the Colony has a hnni an<l' long row to hoe. The railroad will make T<>iMil<>liam|>o liay n

seaport of a magnitude hard to estimate; tli<> railroad will

open to us scores of mines and a.country marvidlously rich in

mineral and agricultural possibilities and resources. In fact,

it will build up here a great shipping point and a large manu-fsctariog city. The prospects of Investment with such s rsll-

of its paying. It has been estimated that the railroad will pay

interest on its l>onded dcl>t, an<l a monthly <lividond to stock-

holders, fn>n> the lime Ave miles are completed and equlp{M>d,

And right here let it be stated emphatically that only *10,00t)

First Mortgage Bimds, per mile, stand before Income Bonds.

We say this liecausc we know there are agencies at work, for

some strange ulterior purpose, circulating reports calculated

and intende<l to detest the railroad projects, and these |ieople

profess to be co-operators. For some time it was a mystery

Topolobanpo rjiterialc. Criminals property of 3eorg# Tftys.

For Dr. Sanford Voslc,

The kmifAtm <^f Qod ia « toeiely ef Ute heal mm, ftorkiitg for iike b^ enda,

according to llw brM mrtKodn —Dbcmmonii.

why, bat reeently Information reostTed by jia goes to show that

th««e \9xy people are seeking to project » railroad tlicniselvos,

something which explainH what would othi>rwiH« Im> uiu-xplalu-

bleoondu<:t. The motive pruhiptlni; thli> appears t<i Im* cupidity

and hatred of Mr. Owen. It does indeed iweni that when thlH

latter paaaion talcee posseattion iif a man he becoinoH capable

of the atrangest acts, wordH and Kcli<'iue». Huwovcr. to n>tumto ti^ raUroad. Another ez|>ert bat) i-Htimat«d that tS.OOO.OOM

wortq of goods would pase over the road the llrxt y<>ar after it

reaahM Tegaton—forty miles from Topolobampo Buy. It is

belleyed the railroad can b« built far cheaper than any railroad

ever bjUlt in the United States ; it can be built by ivrfonUts, so

far M ike labor goes, and operated by them. In fact, it Is be-

lleTed Utat after the first forty miles the railroad will, section

by section, provide business enough to build itself, and that

the road and telegraph lines may be cumpletc<l from Topolo-

bambo to Presidio del Norte, a dixtanee of 600 iiiiles. within

three years. A relative of the writer, who Is a railroad man,

and who has had some quarter of a century's experience on

railroads, in a recent letter discussing the Colony and its proti-

peoU, wrote : "But, whatever you do, push forward your rail-

road as early as you can, as rapidly as you can." Experts in

railroading see and recognize the opportunity, and say plainly :

"You will be fools if you let it go by." "The people"—the

people of the United States have for years now had liefore

them examples ef the marvellous prosperity of railroads, and

the wealth collectors and creators they are, till their pros-

perity has beoome proverbial. Here then is the opportunity

for us. Hhall we prove wise men and take it, or nhail we be

listless and let it pass us by V Shakesp^'are hat* allude«l t«> the

"time in the tide of the affairs of man which, taken at tiie

flood, leads on to fortune," and the same thing is true of com-

munities. There is already promised freight enough from the

mines to make the first sections pay, and 5.0i people in the

United States, exercising 200 different handicrafts and indus-

tries, hare promised in writing to join the coionisU already

on the spot as soon as the work of raiiroa<l construction is as-

sured. Here Is at once a population of a goo<i-»lred town.

With such a nucleus can it be doubted for a moment that "Pa-

cific City" would rapidly materialize and Topolot.amixt flourish ?

Such a seaport would bring shlpplnp naturally and the portV

Importance would soon be seen. With the rsilroa"! built the

Australian ("On^ater BrlUin " «n it is called.) an<l China raailH,

by making Topoiobamiw their American [M.rt of arrival and

departure, would saye three or four days in time, and, when

we consider what immense sums are l>eing spent by Ihe Atlan-

tic shipping companies to gain half a dozen hours in the time

of the Atlantic voyage, it must »)e patent to any <»ne that the

opportunity and advanUgc offered by Top<)lol.nmj><> would be

selied with avidity by the Paolfto mail steamship lines. On

all sides, on every hand. h\ land and sea. the vast facilities

and opportunities of the railroad rlw befon- us. and a thousand

tongues all proclaim the advisability and lmporUn<-e of the

railroad. Railroad mm of experience, husiness men of judg-

ment, natural facilltie.., present opportunltlefc and future pros-

pects all bid us build the railroad. Such n o.dleotlon of ad-

vantages is seldom met with and. looking Ht the matter with

the eyes of ordinary common sense. It diM-s Im.k as If we could

not possibly err In building the railroad, while not to build It

wonld seem to be not only foolish in the extreme, but almost

ertmlBal The gods do not force suci-ess \ipon men ;they only

proTide opportunities. We have ours ; let us »i;of;Pt ;«»« '™-

^vethem. ^B. J. KENDALL.

LOOKING BACK A BIT.

Mrs. Howland, writing from the colony In May, !»!». with

many other points of lutorest, said : "The salubrltj- of this

climate and the health of our people are, I l»ellcve, unparal-

leled. • • • The soil Is about the best <m earth. In the

shade one rarely sulTers from heat. At the Bay the mercury

did not rwach 100 all last year—no higher than In many pIAeee

In the North. The scenery at the Bay is magnificent. Flow-

ers bloom everywhere all the year round, though, of course,

more luxuriantly in the hot sKason. Game, fish. turtl««s

abound, and duck eggs are gathered by the l>arrelful In their

season. Fish canning, leather tanning and wagonmaklng are

some of the industries that would 'pay' from the start.

"Schools are in constant session at Ij» Logia, and a lyceum

furnishes amusement and Instruction regularly everj- week,

with dancing classes for children and adults; also, a social

culture group, where Spanish and botany are taught.

"The people are, as a rule, working faithfully, and except

some disagreement upon non-essentials, are united and har-

monious. Those who work discord are always illssatisfled

with the colony and soon leave.

"Our working system is an exchange of services. Credits

for labor and all accounts are carefully kept. The Credit

Fonder Company is a businens organization We will build

no churches, knowing they are to be superceded by free and

happy homes in an orderly, moral and progressive society.

Such a society we are trying to build up, and we need good,

industrious, intelUgent people who will work faithfully with

us to this end. On such land and lb such a climate we can

oaally orttato a veriUbifl.sajradise in a ffiw years, ftnd ehalf

have it if we deatrve it.

"One of our most cherished purposes Is to establish model

industrial and scientific training schools for both sexes. Our

Mexican friends besiege us for places In our schools, and when

we have no accommodation for Iwardlng, they come under the

care of a servant or older children and board themselves.

Nothing will 'pay' us better than good schools. With w<m-

derful patience our good Mexican friends ask and ask again

when our higher training schools will be ready."

This was said nearly two and half years ago. Much has

l»ecn done since, hut not one-fourth what should have been

done, for lack of the "faithful people." Mrs. Howland then

truthfully said more were wanted. Now they are wanted as

then. "Oo«mI, Industrious, Intelligent people who will work

faithfully' to the en<l aimed for It Is the "opportunity" of a

lifetime which shouhi not be missed.

Don't forget to send us those names called for on another

page.

GLEANINGS FROM TOPOLOBAMPOFIELDS.

The Mexican hogs bought for pork are doing excellently

well undei; Mr. W. W. Green's care. Some of these. It Is

thought, will weigh already two hundred ttonllJiM

The l>aiiana plants are looking exceedingly well. Between

three and four hundred plants of sturdy growth have just

been set out. The older plants, put out last Spring, should

fruit next season.

The new puldlc dining hall has the rafters up, but further

. progress Is stopped for want of nails. The bachelors and the

one feminine nolilawt are growing Mtmgry for the completion of

that building. Our women all declare that they will make

the culinary department of the camp a success, and Director

Mlks promiaea by word and work* to do all in his province

lopolotwapo materials. Originals property of Seorge Tay«.

for Dr. Sanford Vosk.

Jlil Mliir* to tale Mm wAoai yo« Asm i^^Mrid.—TAOX^m.

toward ita aooompllshment. These, we bellere. are the ehief

factors of success.

There Is one eolonist on the farm whom everybody alwaysknows "where >to find." Mr. JoneH has been the companyshoemaker for years—six or seven, I believe—and Is alwaysfalthrully, patiently at work. He says tell the friends Norththat there is room for more good shoemakers hure, and nodanger of being "thrown out of work" ; also that "flndlngs"

should be brought with them. .Vny friends engaged in thebOslneas who eXpeet to Join the ootony would do well tu oom-munlcate directly with friend Jones for more particular In-

formation. The shop is well supplied with such things as canbe obtained here. He wishes very much a manufacturingsewing machine for sewing svles, etc. Other articles hH sug-

gests that friends bring are thread (silk No. E and linen No.

35), nails (4-M), lasting Ucks (IJ os.)

This Interesting and uneful Industry suggests others whichHhuuld be established, and public utilities which can be in-

augurated as rapidly as e.\pert» and skilled workmen comeout. I have referred more than once before to the need of a

tannery. Vfe need a laundry almost. If not quite, as much as

the dining hall. We have no practicing physician nor dentist

in th6 camp. Mrs. Wheeler's kindness and medicine chest

hare bijen Imposed upon during the past season, and her skill

has been very satisfactory to her iwtients, for 1 speak from

the experience of myself as well as others, although she

claimed to be "no doctor, only a doctorV wife." But it was

imposing extra care and labor upon her. Mrs. Foss cuts, fits

and makes dresses to the satisfaction of all, but has had morework than she could do Let plenty of other willing workers

and thorough co-operators come, and only auck. Try to im-

preas upoo all who contemplate Joining the eolouy that it it

tke pfoi^ irko can and will make the coixlitlons. If they wish

comforts, luxuries ai^d beautiful home^- IH Ikem come kert and

make Ikem, not come and grumble because they do not And

them ready made for gratuitous and promiscuous dlstrilm-

tlon. Here is the "opportunity ;" the right sort of men and

woroeu ar>k nothing more or better than that.

I'oultry raising Is demouHtrated to be among our extraor-

dinary opportunities. Mexican hens may ainiort be called

phenomenal layers, and, as for growth, Mrn Davis made an

ample broil for two a few tluys ajfo of a montk-ohl cSirkin from

a brood she Is bringing up l>5' 'land without a luotlier hen.

The commissary should l>e well supplied with |M>ultry and

eggs.

Mr. Owen's letters, so long on the route fnmi Mexico City,

were publicly read Satunlay night last The happy Intelli-

• gence of his brilliant succesH at every point could produce no

great rreutitinn of feeling in the majority of the coiouists,

whose conlldenoe in the issue of his cause had never been

shaken. It is, however, a supreme relief Ut have all cause

removed for mlaap|irehenHl«>n, anxiety ami distrust ou the

part of the outside world, and -itn^ngthens the hearts of the

pioneers.

A number of friends assembled Sunday morning and iuaug-

• urattMl a 8u«day school for the young folks, and formed them-

selves into an adult class tor ethical and religiouK study.

Another pleasant meetit g is the Sunday aftern<M>n niiigiug at

Mrs. Pe<>fs. The Horticultural Koclhty has alxo lesuiiied ils

* sessions, and the Lyeeum will be reopened m>ou. The Satur-

day evening dances of the youiiK people continue, and the

ladles' meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I should correct a statement made In my last note»i In re-

gard to the mail route. The route remains unchanged

through Fuerte and also the mall carriers'. But we have a P.

O. eatabllahed at the Farm, and Mr. Oeo. Page, postmaster,

as stated. The Inoorrectnesa of the information received at

the Farm arose from the fact that a petition had been drawn

up In SInaloa fof that route to Irhloh It was supposed the In-

formation referred.

In clearing np my lot I kept In mind the aoeommodation of

my life-long friends and companions, the mocking birds, and

saved some treef: and clumps of bushes near the house, the

severe clearing ncuounting, I thought, for the fact that I hftd

not seen them .-iround the settlements. My care was re-

warded by the prompt appearance of a handaome pair and ayoung bird, which I Judged by his motions was trjlBg its

wings for Ita first long flight. But there was no song—niot achirp. The vlsitH continued, however, and a day or t.wo agoexpectation was an>U8ed by the familiar nesting cry of Ithe old

bird. "Now," I said to myself, "the male will sing." Bareenough, yesterday the full tide of song burst forth and the

music flowed for more than an hour. This morning an or-

chestra seemed to have been established In my bmsh. It

sounded like a cone«rt of a dozen voices, but I believe there

a-ere really only two.

Xhe general health on the Farm through the season hasbeen good. Mr. Korfhage had a painful illness, from which,

however, we are all happy to see him recovered, and there

have been a few cliills lately, but nothing of a character to

cause anxiety as to the healthfulness of the location or cli-

mate. DERBILL HOPE.Enoineeb Faum, Sept 15, 1893.

A colonist residing several years In SInaloa writes

:

" When we consider all the peculiar and rare advantages of

this location, for healtfuluess. Its vast valleys of rich andproductive land, geograjihical location for commerce, for

building a large, progressive manufacturing city, its flne

harbor and many other advantages too numerous to mention,

I am shockedjat the careless indiference of the friends in the

States to this movement and wonderful opportunity. Theselauds Would be sulTleient to build houses for millions of nowhomeless people^ beoitles being one of the llnest and most In-

viting health resorts to be found In the world over, giving a

choice of location as to temperature to meet the condition of

almost any gratle of invalid ; while for pleasure, pure andsimple, the time Ik not far distant, when this place of wonder-

ful natural beauty can hardly be excelled.

If these fttCtH were but known just as they actuuliy exist. It

HcemK It could but awaken the uiiboundiKl enthusiasm of every

co-operator and all friends of co-o|M>rative effort in the States,

HUil this enthusiasm wouM be sure to make itself felt in push-

ing forward the gi«'«t ruilroad work so much needed.

Tlie^e rii'h valN'vs 8e«'ured from the oppressive spirit and

bane of s| ula1i<'ii, and reserve*! for the Credit Foucier

Compniiy, must pri'\e a 1m>oii to hr)iie»t productive industr>'

not ••itstly e.xager.tleil. With the railroad the magnificent

forest only soiuo l.'s) milcK l>eyond tlie harUtr and valley, would

be practlcaii.v at our d<M>r» to help us In many ways.

In tell or fifteen years we could and would have one of the

most attractive ol countries, the most enligliteneil and pro-

Kresslve s<H-!et v. :iii<l why not the most pnisperous and happy

people on the l>roii'l t>iirtli • Tlien we could extend our wtirk—

the principle of CO. iperallve effoil, mooviiig steadily onward,

pointing the way out for struggling wealth producers, without

the oft threatene<l resort to physical force to break the chains

that are being more and more firmly fastened around them.

Surely is not this oprtitiNO "your opportunity ?"

TopolotMiq>o materials. Originals property of Seorge Tays»

for Dr. Sanford Uosk.

'

LH frtmdtUp anm pattOg to a helglH; if « fmAm to it. K mm§ toam tm

OTBL HILL UtD B8TBSO, TOPOLOMMVO HABBOB.

All •!• DMdad br •aehoa*: aothlag > '»' or aood sIimm.—Biuaana.

Thw* la • audc la tt« HttI* void •• boaM." It la • ajaUe elreletbM aBmaada eomtarti aad *lrtaaa aarar kawva b*roa« tta kallowedllBlta.—aoi^THKT

.

Iwiak m0» to befrm at mmehjinm iot« m Hwpi from .go* m•M.—Btbon.

The New CITY.-^ALBEBT K. OWEN, Eoitob.

flfflOK Va 1 B&0ASWA7, SIW TOBK.BOOM ISS.

Batarad at tha »oa( oaaa,aavTatkOttr. *• T..aa •aeoad-olaaaaMt-Mr. Dae. sui, 18M.

TBB Bkw Oitt will Mane oa tha Mh and Ud of aaeh month, and will baaaM la aaliaerlb«n for one dollar per jear (oaah) la the Dniiad Btatea (ea-eaptla Xaw Tork City) Mezloo and Canada; and turtl.W in Bu(land,Xav Totk Olty aad alaewbaf*. To tha Colonlata In the Topolobampo rdt-

tlianata the paper will be aaat ("i one dollar per jaar In credlta.Olaba o( Ifa, or Bora, TS oeaia eaefc. TBI Nxw Cmand CWdii AacMr,

•Ija par year.

M nml all Boaay lor aabaenpttoa tor Tbb Mkw oitt aad tor Th*

CntU /IwMfcr <r Wiilaa to Tb« Bkw Cm. Booa 111. Mo. 1 Bvoatfway, SawTotkOttf.

VSW TOBK CITT. OCTOBEB «. 1883.

SaiMoribera wanted for Tbb Hbw Oitt and OmW J^iiMiar

Iff Stmaloa—for either or both. See terms on editorial page.

We want namee, more names, many of them ; those who take

some Interest In oo-operatlve effort as a means of release fromuajust burdens ; names of those who believe In the oo-opera-

tlve ownership of land and all publle utilities, owned and man-aged by the body polltlo for the best good of all. Pon't for-

get to send as such names, U known. Do It to-di^, for to-

'

Borrow never oomes.

Thb BBALfow BBOOK babbles along making much noise be-

cause It M shallow, while the deep river sweeps silently on its

way as ifjialf-oonaoloua ot Its powev. 8o the little dogs d<><>ai

It their duty to keep up a racket, barking, snarling and «uap-

plag at every passer-by, while the big fellow moves aboutwltk a quiet dignity, knowing that he is of some use and eon-

Bsqaenoe ia the world. And thus it is with humaos, of whichwe have luKl recent demonstration—while some keep on bark-

ing and aiiaiitag, others are moving on quietly about their

bnstaMM; •••?

Prtaad D. H. Howell, Pine Bluff. Ark., writes fuU of faith

•ad eoongs, and that he will, soon as poealUe, organise a

a r «iBb.

Much mattxb has been laid aside, at least for the present,

which. If put In cold type, would surely make some people's

ears tingle. But who would be made happier 'or bettor, or

what Interest would be served by its pablioationr It seems to

be both food and drink for some people to quarrel. Whether

the love of flltliy lucre or desire to be In contention, for the

sake of notoriety, prompte them, they are in for a squabble.

If they can't get at it in any other way tb«y wUl aak 119

"men of ntraw," then set to with all their forces to knock

them down again, and then chuckle over It as having achieved

a great victory. 8uch people may properly be styled destruc-

tionlsta. Which is the bettor—to be possessed by such a

spirit, or to l>e a coMstruetionist?

The long delayed census bulletin showing the mortgagedindebtedness of Kew York State has )>een finally given to the

public, and shows a mortgaged indebtedness on real estete

amounting to $1,607,874,301, or $368 each, for every man,woman and child in the State. Not only this, but the in-

crease of mortgaged indebtedness is so out of proportion to

the increase of population that it must alarm the most care-

less thinker. The increase in the incurred debt is 148 38 per

cent., while the increase in population amounte to but 18 p^r

cent. This is more than HglU times the rate of increase of

population, and unless there is a very radical change In the

financial policy of both nation and State from what we are

suffering under to-day, the rate of Increase will be muchgreater still in the decade now passing. The outlook in this

.direction is simply appalling to every person Who gives amoment's thought to what is going on. They must know that

there is something criminally wrong in a public or economicpolicy that leaves it possible to thus load the productive in-

dustries of one of the oldest States with such stupendous

increase of debt. Productive labor must pay the' interest and

eventually the principal ot this debt. But where or to whomis this interest and principal now paid, and to be paid?

Is It not clear as day that this system is rapidly absorbing

all the realty property in the Stete and centering it In the

hands of a very few individuals? And, mind, this is only one

form of Indebtedness ; debte in many forms, but not so easy

to determine the amount.

This is all wrong—^the very reverse of what should be the

case in an old State like New York, where the people should

be practically free from debt.

How long can the people endure such wrongs and burdens?

Is not history re|)eating Itself In a way that destroyed govem-mento and scattered people In past time? The victimH did not

see the danger then. Will they be wiser to-day? There is

grave doubt of It, singular as it may seem, when the record is

before theiA In all ito terrible realties of debt, destruction, andmisery In a thousand forms.

A portion of the people do see this danger, and are crvingout upon the housetops, "Beware, or we perish." But thei«e

are called "lunatlfs, "craKV people." preaching "aHsinlncdoctrines," SoolsUsts, Anarchists, ete.°. to the end of the chap-ter. And was it not just so of old? And did r.«t the prpdicte*!

judgment of utter destruction come then? Are we, or are wenot wiser than they? Oo out on to the street, to the ofllces,

thefarmn, the uK^ps, factories—among those who are under.these mortgage burdens and paying these enonnouR rates of

Interest—go nmong them and sollrlt their candid views, andsee how many will confess to the danger that hangs over the

next generation, if not over themselves. Not one in fifty, so

little does human nature ch^ge. History seems to have little

power to awaken their Intellect*- It is passing strange.

No such mortgage burden will ever hang over the weiJth-

earners at Topolobampo—of that w« nwy rest

Bbmimbbbiurad.

Topolob«aq7o natsrials.For Dr. Saaford Moek.

Orisln«ls oronerty of Seorge Tays.

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^9 OSA MOT O0MWl M9 6W vOHj^lMS ^^ OTRWi<M^toi tium.—OATO.

M • fMtf lyb «mNm «• to

PRINCIPLE V. PRINCIPAL.

The dlaooTMT o( «hmt la tnia kod the praetle* of tkat whiek U food•r* th« two most Important objeoia of phllo^ophj.- Toltaibb.

To THK MeMBKBH of THK CbEDIT FoNCIBB COMrAXT.FBiBHDfi :—The greatest acoompllahment In life U to know

Just what one wanto; aftwr tb»t to fix upon a plan to raaohtin? ((l)j<>ot sout^ht ; and then t<) have purpose, resolution andp«rsist«ney to follow In the •timlght path, !>« It «Ter sonarrow.

The Credit Funcier Company started out With a deltnite

plan, au'l with a Oxed way how to develop the same; and, aan Com|>«n^, It has pursued Its one aim in spite of diffloultles,

ilettertions and attacks at every stage of Ite advance; and,through all, it has ever maintain 'd Ito purpose. To-day, afteralinimt seven yearu of actual work in the wilda of Blnaloa, TheCre<llt Fitncler Company stands forth the most aucoeeafol ofany company that ha8 ever been organised to advance a prin-

nipl(>—to build fnriu. town, factory and exchange upon the all

eiubraoinK plan of Integral oo-operatlon—to advance the use-

fuliu'ss and iMip<>rtanc4> of man, womrn and child. The CreditFoncier Coui|>any Ik now the mui^t conspicuously auoceesful

corfioration that hati ever attracte<l men and women to pooltheir public labors, to put In trust their common properties,

and to employ tbcrntwlves through their own Directors uponliuflH of equity and progress. The Credit Foncier Companyhas b<!en the means of causing more dtscusftion upon the cor-

rect way to live, e<luc-ate and act; how property should be8«>|tarat«Ml and i-oiitrollHil ; how to lay out and manage a city

;

how to irrigate, fonre and cultivate a public farm; how tobuild and to pay for a ditch ; and bow far IndlTldual liberty,

wli»ii the Individual becomes a member of a community, cango before it may int«'rfer«> with the just righto of others; andwhat U the extent of thf consideration a person owes to theMociety by which ho or she is encouraged and protected.

Am the champion of the private righto of the individual andof the individual ownership, use and enjoyment of prlvatoproperty. The Credit Fourier Company has never had ane<|ual. Fiction hut- iievi-r yi>t ilreaine<l of happier, holier andliroa<l)>r «><|uitieM. in all tho relations of life, than The CreditFouoler Company has incorporated Itself to put into realisa-

tion. There is nut a private right, a public convenience, or adesirable enjoyment that is possible in the line of moral, pro-

i{re»sivt> and cultured life which is not provided for, enoour-age<i and Huxtained in and by The Credit Foncier Company.With (iladHtone, The Credit Foncier Company aaya: "ItHhoiild be tho function of i^overnment to make it easy for theindividual to do right and not hard as it now Is."

The Htate of Sinalou waM a land unknown to the genemlpublic of the United St4ii««M and Europe twfore The Credit Fon-.ier Company heralded it « bounties. The Oulf of California,the harbor of To|>olol>ani|M>, the vastness of the timber andmineral reHoiirceH of the Sierra Madre owe their present prom-inent place, in the literature of «»ur day, to the pluck and toth" Ha<-rlflct<« of the pioueerM—1«> the colonisto of The OreditFoncier Company. It was The Credit Foncier Company whichHhowed by the actual life and <H-cupation of ito colonists that thecoast lands, lying between the Fiierte and Siualoa rlvera, arehealth giving and r<>iuarkably productive ; that the flsh supplyis vast and varied, and that the game is abundant and of thebest. It was The Credit Foncier Company that built the greatirrigating ditch ; that U 6] miles long and that has now abouteight mll.v of aeequiat ; and It la The Credit Fonder Companywhich is at woric extending the main ditch fourteen mile* towater the alto of Paclte aty—the model metropolis which Is to

rlM on the shore* of Topolobampo Bay. It was The C^redlt

Vonder Company which caused to be issued "The Improve-

ment Scrip " which paid for the labor, horses, tools, provisions,

ete., to oompleto one of the few great Irrigating canals of our

times ; and It Is this company which malntolns to-day, that the

Ouenaey Market House plan of payment and the endit and

Mfi system of aooounto, used by the Bepubllc of Venice, are

the best ways by which all producers can exchange their

servieea without giving niy&lty to middle men. It is TheCredit Voaoler Company which has sent publications, deeerlp-

tive and Illustrative of Integral oo-operatlon, to the four

quarters of the globe and which has, among every commercial

people, stirred up thought and discussion of how to put Into

actual practice theories which have been the ideals, the

dreams, the Utopias of advanced minds for centuries ; and,

to-day. The Credit Foncier Company stonds the embodymentof a sentiment—of the i-entime-tof home I ft, made fetftH. TheCredit Foncier Company is the only {•eorporaled exponent andprotector of individual liberty, individual property. In-

dividual character and individual religion. The Credit FoneUCompany Is the only corporation on earth which Is founded to

employ ito own members and in which the maintenance of

principle and Justice are looked to as being of the first Impor-

tonce; and where land and labor producte are held to be the

only wealth.

The Credit Foncier Company is the only tnoorporated

organisation which stonds uncompromisingly against " in-

.

dulgence," license, tithe, tax, mortgage, bond and lien—against

saloon, dive. Joint, games for money—against ways that are

misleading and against paths in which pitfalisawait those whotreadthereln. The Credit Foncier Company believes abeolulely

In religious liberty, aud it wishes to sustoin every thought andact that is moral, progressive and rellned 1 he Credit Foncier

Company has opened up a new zone in an old world, that a

new life based upon an olu hope may be realised by all whowill co-operate to build up an Ideal city, farm, factor>- andexchange, and it has maoe a more determined l>eginnlng, has

laid up more principle, has made the foundation for better

purposes, for more happiness and for greater wealth for Ito

members than any other comi>any has in our day and for our

raoe ; and it is because of the (tersistoncy in overthrowing the

obstacles which nature and man have combined to put in their

way, of the oonstoncy that they show to their principles and

of their patience, good nature and peaceful disposition under

great provocations that have calle«l the attention of the Mexican

Oovemment favorably to the la wabidlng colonist of I be Credit

Foncier Company.We are aware that perxons who do not set any value upon

prir °°vl« or moral force, or cultured training, and who have

tht.. only hope upon the quick making of money can not

endorse our view of what constitutes su<H-ess; and we are

quite awake to the fact that there are persons so closely In-

v<dved in the mcMlem ways of money grasping— In thoee ways

and Institutions which deltaurh man and demoralise n^iciety -

and who are so wedded to the system of revenue which sells

licenses in order that men may engulf themselves while their

liberties are Iseing suppressed through laws regulating their

exchangee, that they look upon every effort made by ourcompany as successful only in the proptirtlon tliat it hasamassed money : but fortunately It was not upon the thoughtoor with the aid of any Huch |>erhon8 that The Credit FoncierCompany took ito rise or has reached ito present advancedpoeltlon as an educator In the world's alfairv; and the

opinion of such persons are of no weight when they condemnthe workings of others who have associate*! themselves t*>

lay the foundation for a civillMtion where c«>mp«lition can-

not enter. ' ^A. K. OWEN.

Topolobwqpo materials. Originals property of Seorge Taya,/or Dr. Satiford Uotk.

itd (Hr MMe to mid eaek otter.—WobosWobth.

COMRBSPONDBNCB.To Th« N«w Citt.

I should no doubt f«el muo^ fl«tt«>r«d by Mr. Hofftautn'*••r»rla»," in which he Bays that my Irtter U the only op* de-serving notle«. did 1 not fuUy appreciate the motive of the"t*fl>" off«r«l. Dr. Wheeler'8 letter was trrand, but I supposeS(r. HoAnaa knew that be waa true to Oweo, but tbou«ht thata little "UBy" jadlelously offered nilKht toll me Into theeoMny'a rauka. Thanks ! But much att I appreciate the heart-felt praise of friends, flattery has always been a nnxlooadoM to mit.

No one oould tnOkfuUs accord the highest place lo my let-ter after reading the masterly defense by Dr. Wheeler and thenumerous other good letters.

As to my b«>lng a "hero worshiper." that may all be tnie.Whenever I ftee any men or women who, by their words anddeeds, are eamextly (»trlvlng to aid their fellow beings, I mustgive them honor with my whole heart But when I see anywho, Instead of striving to uplift and aid, use their energy totear down the good works of others, even though the worksmay be feeble and misdirected, then I cannot but oryBhame."The world Is full of opportunities, and no one need strive totear down another^ work In order to take his place There Is

room and work fur all. As for A. K. Owen. I do honor him asone of the grandest of men. not because It is "Owen," but be-eanae of his steadfast integrity and earnest, unselflsh work forhnmaalty. At llr»t, Hoffman was enthusiastic In his praise ofOwen and his work

Also of *'Our Principles." which he now ridiooles. Hesought afterwanl to make enemleA on the plea that Owen wasfalse to his flntt position, while In point of fact ail hU grlev-

anoe was that bo <-ould not make him false to that position.

Mr. H. says In bis review: "It is prioctples and not men wewould stand by." Amen Mr. H. We are willing to acceptthat as right, but you attk uh tu throw over both men andprinciples, and acc«*pt a worth Iffa article In exchange. So It

has always been with those who4tght against what Is goodand true. On one band they try to prove the falseness of the

leaders, and on the other the falsity of the teaching. Any-thing to trample under foot truth and juatice, fi)r they feel

that they cannot rli>e to the place they wish to ooeapy If truth

and justice prevail. The writings of Mr. Owen are Just ssearnest. Just as truthful, just as helpful to-day as when writ-

ten. Had he spent his time ir trying to tear down the work,and undermine the Inlluenoc of another. Ms work would havebeen worthless. t4Mi. But In no instauoe has he done this.

Even when blUt<ily attacked be has gone right on in his

eoarse silently, not stopping t<i return harshness for harsh-

nesa. It has only l>eeu when It b<M»me neoeHsary to defendhimself and his work for the mikr of kin trork, that he has takenany notice. He has l><><>u accused of UHlng Colony money for

personal expenaes and for furthering the work there. If he

hat Home so, tram it not riglUT tUi«iuld not all who hope to bebeaeflted help bear the expense?-

Frlenda, It seems to me that the work for all now Is to keepItWt In view, and strive to make and save all the cash possible

(or that date. Not ask of Mr Owen to b<>ar all the burdensand conquer the enemies, with the assurance that we will

eh^rfully step In when there Is no danger and enjoy the vic-

tory. But there Is danger of losing all we put In m>me say.

Well, and what if there is? But I don't think so. In every

battle for the right there Is danger of loss for a time, but re-

member that truth and Justice will conquer In the end. If wedo our beet we do not fail. It Is only when we fall to do that

bwt tkat real UUore oooms.

Injdstioe. treachery and sUoder will tmil, do nwtter kowmuch they appear to prosper for a time.

I would like to aay this much Jn regard to Mrs. HowlandMrs. Howland Is the one person In this world that I love andhonor more than any one else, except ray mother.

I isMMe positively that she Is true to the cause that tookher to the rocky coast of Mexico

Mo OMS has saorlfloed more and no <me Is truer to the workthan she Althoagh I hare never met Mrs. Howland, 1 hare

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been the happy recipient of many earnest, excellent letters

from her. She certainly deserves the love and gratitude of

everyone. [And will have It —Eo. N. C]. That her nrork hasbeen or will be always appreciated by even those most bene>

flted. or that Mr. Owen's work will be, it cannot be expected,

and yet there are many who witt appreciate and lorn Aer for

this grand, beautiful work. The world is full of those who are

willing to reeeite benefits, but care little who makes It poaslDle

for them to receive them, or whether they come through muelflabor and sacrifice of others.

Yours for Justice. ALICE O. KELLEY.SiSBBST. Colorado. October la.

Fbib)0 Own : I can at last announce the long promised

club, organise^ Isst evening. The meeting wss not Urge, but

was composed of earnest workers.

Dr. Boblnson. a prominent reform leader, was elected

President, and Mr. Kendall (brother of Friend B. J. Kendall,

who Is now at the Colony), was elected Secretary, with yours

truly as Tressurer. It has cost some labor, but I feel amplyrepaid for time *BV9it 'or we have men interested who will

irorlc, and that Is what we need. Dr. Bobinson Is well andfavorably- known throughout the South and Northwest as afaithful reform leader, is one of the mainstays of the Populist

party, «C bright and logical public speaker, and one who will

devote time to the advancement of our cause. He Is ac-

quainted with the country on the coast from Maxatlan to SanFrancisco, and can speak thus Intelligently of Its climate andresources, as well as on the subject of co-operation, of which

he Is and has been for some time an enthusiastic student andadvocate. With this man to lead us we should succeed In

building up a strong Colony club. I think there will be several

to go to the front from here this Fall, as soon as they can ar-

range to do so.

I would like more copies of No. 21, Nxw Citt. containing

"Our Principles." the grandest golden rules ever laid downfor the guldi^noe of man sinoe the publication of the Bible. I

have read and reread them, each time with greater wonder at

the manner In which the subject is handled and the field

covered, and have no suggestions to offer, either to take from

or add to. They are complete, and if those subscribing to

them live to their pledgi>s, harmony will prevail, and success

In every undertaking l>e assured. There will Im! no traitors to

"trip us up," no <>lli|ii)w orgaiilxed for the pur|K>8e of defeating

the object for which we are landed together, but all will workIn unison for the advancement of our enterprise, which I

firmly believe is destined U> revolutionize the world, bringing

i>l«ace and harmony where now utrlfe and disease prevails.

This might appear US vlsionarj' on my p«rt; perhaps it la,

but I have heard of visions being nwlized, and this will, if avision, be one of them. I have yet to meet the first person

who win not acknowledge that co-operation. If carried out,

will accomplish all that Is pUlmed for It. and it Is sutprlsteg

the number one meets, who have never heard of the Topolo-

barapo Colony, who are imbued with the co-operative idea, andonly need education as to its working details to become en-

thusiastic supporters, and. In the end, members of that grand

co-operative "lunatic" (?) asylum on the shoreS of Topolo-

bampo. Ever your friend, A. T. MILUi,Sax AxTomb, Texas, October 21.

||jropolob«ipo laii-terlAls. Originals property of S«9rg« T«ys.ifor Dr. Swnford Mo«k.

A FALSE STATEMENT CORRECTED.SeeiDK a sUUmeat ov«r the Bi«D«tnre of O. J. V , la Uw

InttgnU Oo-opemtor, of Aug. 84. that Mr Owen hmd borrowednoaejr of me and given therefor a mortgage on the chattels ofthe company, I wUh to aUte that aald sUtement i« absolutelyfalse In every partioular. I was not approached by Mr. Owenor anyone else for a loan. Home money was advancxMi by my-••UaadoChanferaeari(MMiofpwviakNia,aad sent direct byDr. B. A. Wheeler for that purpoM, and no chattels or mort-gagsa were thought of In the transaetlon.

H. C. KOBrHAOE.

EorroB N«w Omr._I would like to submit the follow'ng to the friends In tho

north. We very much need tn the Colony a larger number ofmilk oowa. The bringing of cow» from the North Is of verydoubtful expediency, while fair milk cows can be bought herefor about $13 or $15 (American). These cows can be bred withAmerican bulls, and, thus bred up, are a good race of cattle.If any friend in the North will advance money to buy cows, IwiU Invest It In the beet oows I can find, and hold the cowsand calves subject to his disposal. All the calves except theRrst one, or the one with the cow. would belong to the com-pany. We would like to commence the manufacture of butterand cheese this winter. If possible.

Fraternally yours, OEO. L. PAGE.TOPOLOBAMPO, Mexico.Mr. Page is one of the Directors of The Credit Poncier Oom-

Piay. If preferable (he money advanced by any friend of theOolony for the purchase of oows would be repaid within a rea-•oaable time, instead of the lender holding the oows for dis-posal. Of course the company would pay a fair rate for use ofmoney thus advanced.—Ed. N. C.

DnrSB, Oou> , Get. 14, 189S.Mb. a. K. Owbx, New York.

DCAB BIB :—Our car of freight is almost loaded. • We havebeen waiting for a box from Mr Kendall, of Han Antonio,Tex., which he is very anxious his brother, R. J. Kendall,should get. We think It Important enough to wait until to-

morrow evening. Items largely composed of "baby things."But we cannot delay beyond that time.

Mr. and Mr*. Preston and three children, Mrs. Korfhageand her children, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and their childrenand Mr. N. T. Cox will compose the party from here. Thepassengers will pro>>ably K» promptly on time, vix,, Oct. M.The date of the next party to leave here will be Nov. SO, andthe freight oa the 9l)th.

Tours truly. B. A. WUEELEB."It left Oct. 15.—A. K. O

MAirr oy tbosb who Intended to join the October partyToaad the time too short to get ready. Very few have moneyeaoigh to go with without selling property, and to get cashIn hand for It at any decent price is almost out of the ques-tlota, thabks to our detestably vicious Industrial and monetarysystem. Another party will leave Denver Nov. 3»—freighttM days earlier.

It la better to sell property at a great—seeming—saoriflceand get away and doing something at once than to remainwil^ the oondltions are growing worse every year Instead ofb«ttm-.

.If tlioae readers having copies of Integral Co-operation at

work. Ho. S, and not caring to keep them, will kindly sendthen to this oOce, we will return the postage with thanks.Copies are much neadad. EDITOB THS NEW CITY.

ENGINEER FARM NOTES.

The untisually heavy late ryins have Interfered very Bachwith fa'rm work. After a fortnight of beautiful weather

tempting the inexperienced to imagine the wet season past,

a very violent storm came upon us on the 17th, lasting four

hoars, about Ave inches of rain falling during the time.

Quite a heavy rain the next day and the weather has nbt been

settled since, repeated showers keeping the soil too wet for

enltlvatloa The planting of the large crop of beans proposedwas thus Interrupted. The planting will be resumed as soonas practicable, and if no frost this season, the late plantingwill make a crop. The planters will risk the frost.

The Hortloultuiral Society has resamed Its session andamended Its constitution so as to admit to miembership all

who are actively interested in horticulture. Qultr> an acces*

slon was made to its membership; among the new entries

being a number of our energetic women. The proceedings of

the Hoclety promise to be very profltable as well as pleasant.

All branches of agricultural work must be for some time ex-

perimental to recent settlers. This fact is recognised, andthe various products, methods, etc., are discussed In athoroughly Intelligent manner; experience compared andevery effort made to correct mistakes made by inexperience

of the past season.

Mr. Korfhage Is building a comfortable house to be pre-

pared for the return of his wife, with the family of their

daughter. In the next party of colonists. Mr. Hallan, recently

removed from La Logla to the farm with his family, i^ flnish-

ing a house also.

Cora reeaatly planted, since its appearanoe above grouad,has been like Mr. Samuel Welter's hero, "wisibly swelling,"

and is now in tassel.

The girls have been making very nice straw hats during theseason, even the tiny children plait the straw nicely, whenmore experienced Angers sew it Into shape.

Messrs. Shaw Olarden and Wllk and James Townend havetaken a contract for llshing. Friends ail say this Is a goodcrew and expect an abundant supply of the products of theTopolobampo waters. The Island of Las Copas will be the

camptng ground of the party. The boats used by the lumberparty are being put in order for the expedition, and the partyexpect to begin operations soon.

The disabled teams are getting into fairly good condition

again. There are also a numlter of oolts of age to train for

work, now in the pasture.

The " Ladies Meeting " was h^ld this week at the house of

Mrs. Peet on Tuesday and of Mrs. Ennriek on Thursday. Themeetings are most pleasurable and continue to be devoted to

the study of Mexico end the Spanish language and devising

ways and means for the social advancement of the campDbbbill Hope.

ExoiBBBB Pabm, TopoiiOBAMro, Sept. S9th 1893.

DEATH OF H. PATRICK.

Mr. Patriek, while on his way from the farm to Fnerte,

and asleep In his wagon, where camped over night, was mur-

dered for sake of robbery by a strolling Mexican. The culprit

was promptly arrested, tried, condemned, and executed by the

Mexican authorities.

One of the best and most enterprising colonists, Mr. PattMk

will be greatly missed, while the tenderest sympathy wUl be

Isli tor the sadly bereaved wife and lltUe daughtsr.

>r Dr. Sanford Sfoak.

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fsrt;- 'if >3eort,p Teys.

»r.-Sictkm.-Sim P. 810NBY.

Cm or Mbxioo, Oct. 10. isnMb. Ed. S. HsmunA City.

DxAK an :—I have reoeived your esteemed fivor of the 6th^ titte iBonth, In which you iosert Mr. Owen's letter to me,whlek be wished you to tr»niilatfi for me.FImm tell Mr. Owen that I have perused his letter with

great tntereet, and that* I have written this day to GovernorOanedo, of Slaaloa, on the subject, with the purpose that bemay devUe some measures whleh will give the Msalt o( prs-vwntlng ansrchlBte from cauBing any trouble In the colony,and also, from preventing the development of Mr. Owen'sMeas to that end. I request you to call the attention of Mr.Owen to the fact of how ImporUnt It Is that he strictly ad-heres to the laws of Mexico and to the tenor of his oootraot,and to recommend him to be most careful that only goodpeople may go to the colony, bringing with them oertiflcates

of good )>ehavlor, signed by respectable parties in the coun-tries from whence they may come. They shall also bring oer-

tiflcates from the Mexican Consuls ard permits Issued by Mr.Owen or by his representatives. All these documents shall

be produced at the Cu^jtom House of entry, and afterwards

shall be handed to the Fomento agent at the colony.

It is indispensable to be most careful in the' admission of

colonists tu have good people, because it will be much better

to prevent their coming to the colony (or some of them at

least) than to be obliged afterwards to banish them or to havereeourae to some other severe measure. I am youra truly,

(Signed] M. FERNANDEZ. [Seal.]

To Tbb Nkw Citt.

Last night the October party started on their journey

toward their future home at Topolobampo. Fifteen, repre-

senting four families, is the number from Denver. Twoothers reported in the afternoon, hoping for some delay, so

they could complete arrangements and go. They now hope to

Join the November recruits. In the evening still another

family expressed a determination to get away. Were it not

for the hard tlmos-ln selling property this Denver party would

have been more than doubled. As it is a number of families

are working stea<lily to the one purpose of freeing themselves

at almost any saeriHce, to Join tho8e.at the front. -At LaJunta there will be a union of the Colorado and Kansas

divisions, and somewhere along the road those from Bearer

Falls and Pittoburg will join the column. Our freight maderemarkably (luick time, and will doubtless he at Nogales

nearly a week before we arrive. ThI* was doubtless due to

the small amount of live stook we sent Trlth it. The railroad

ofllciala seem to desire to do their part well, and have cer-

tainly given good service. Our best wishes and high hopes

attend our departing friends. May their vine-grown and well-

shaded homes soon lend a charm to life under true co-opera-

tion, which is so ImpoHsible of attainment under competition

Hocb is the possibility there and the impossibility here.

Damraa, October M. B. A. WBEEKB.

DEATH.

On the morning of Weilnesday the 90th. the death occurred

of Mrs Frkdekika Stobkk. who with her husband and son,

has been several years in the colony. Mrs. Storks has been

ill for some time, as nearly as we could ascertain, with some-

thing like nervous prostration. She was thought to be im-

provlag for a while, but suffered a reli^we which resulted

IMaUy. »• H.

A SPMCtAh FAVOR ASKSD.

If those receiving extra copies ofThb New Citt will kindly

hand them to friends likely to be Interested In co-operative

effort, or will send us names of such, they will confer a favor

and promote a cause prosecuted In the best inter^t of wealth

producers. Tbta you can do much good with little effort.

»eeslv»d at tiw .TopotobMapcTke Ondit Fonder of Sinaloa :

BOOEB—From Comrade Heaiy Wl»a: •*Th» K'reatMr Snsala aDdLabor," br Ooant ToUtol; •OMnmon B«iia«." bj TbomM I-arne; anagtUh grainmar: WebsMr't OtotloBarr, anabridced; 'Coofe«lonaot aVaa." b/Matsr Asaths,a>d "Th«Autoblo(rspbro( Benjamin Franklin."

From Dr. W. H. Kullv, n volomM, tU. : "Th* New DtapeoMUoa,""Wka* Are the DoentaM of the Hew Ohnrch," "The Man sod BUMto-ioa." aa« "A dead of ladepeadeat Wltoeasae." byB. F. Barrett; Tan•wamaraoBO lOMAWt, it volaaas; "Tbe Fruit of tke Viae" and "An Ad-

dnsi to Ike Olertr," by John Bills,. D. ; "Tbo World Beroad," by JohaDaaghtF: "The Oharaotar of tke Bible," by L. P. Merear. From Geo.

OMUaa, Sallaa, Texas : Wel«aira "Art of Fleam Drawlnf; "A Mannal ot

IsslrMeUau on the Art o( Wood Bngravlnf ;" "Oar Olria," by Dr. Dto

Lewis, sad DIek'a "Dlalocaes and lfonoln(aea."

BBEDa.—From Geo. Wlnaerllnc, Belise. C. A , two baca ot choioa

ango saada; from D. B. Howell, a nice aaaortmont ot (ardea aeeda,

alfalfa, eto.

OOOOA BaBBMOK.—A oaso ot Tl eaas from tha maaataoturar, Mr. Oad-

baty, ot LMidoB.

Mr. Bobert Bald, ot Palm Beach, Fla., In a letter U> the BorUcultoral

oetoty, aaya: "A Tory aaetnl plant that you ought to aneure Is tbe

Jamaica Sorrel, aoKnUled. It (Towa tour to llTe feet hlsh, ralaed fromaoed. Very flne Jelly t* made trom the fleshy parM ot the same. Plant It

In April or May, and It will be ready by Fall. Uae tbe dower bads before

they arerrody toopea; boU them entire." Mr. Held aenda other lolOr-

atloo to be iMed by as as oeeaaloB oOMB.

THB RBIGN OF THE PLUTOCIfAT,

We live in a commercial age—not in a military age; and

the shadow that is stealing over the American landscape par-

takes of a commercial character. In short, the shadow is of

an unbridled plutocracy, caused, created and cemented In no

slight degree by legislative, aldermanic and congressiona

action ; a plutocracy that Is far more wealthy than any aris-

tocracy that has ever crossed the horizon of the world's his-

tory, and one that has been produced In a shorter consecutive

period ; the names of whose members are emblazoned, not on

the pages of their nation's gloty, but of Its perrulations ; whorepresent no struggle for their country's liberties, but for Its

boodle ; no contests for Magna Charta, but railroad charters

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and whose octopus-like grip is extending over every branch of

Industry ; a plutocracy which controls the price of the bread

that we eat, the price of the sugar that sweetens bur cup, the

price of the oil that lighto us on our way, the price of the very

oofflns in which we are Anally burled ; a plutocracy which en-

courages no kindly relations between landlord and tenant,

which has so little sense of its political duties as «ven to ab-

stain from voting, and which, in short, by its etfrontery is

already causing the unthinking masses to seek relief In com-

munism, in single-taxism and in every other Ism, which If

ever enforced, would Infallibly make their second sUte worse

than the int.—Mom. L. 8. Bryet.

At a recent meeting of the Credit Fonder Club of Pater-

son, K. J , the following action was taken : "Besolved, That

It la the opinion of this Club that all controversy between the

JMayroI aM<pcrafor and Tmb Nxw Orrr, as far as the last-

oamed paper Is ooncerned, should eease."

F. W. B tLL, SMratary.

To^lobmapo BtiiterUISa Originals property of Qeorg* Tiiyte

Tor Dr. Sauford Votk.

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Uauch is, 18M.J THE CSEDIT FONCIKB OF SI

TIm paMMoff Mns and mMmdm of «artJi life art bnt Umponajthorm in our path. Th« biKb and lofl^ ideal is Um* NanM>, nowand fon-v«T. aud foravM- tb* true ow. Oi»r id«al otu«rt in to w>tttbliHh honi«M wbnv each uit>raber uf it can be bntn)(bt up tnr-poqihIhI and HUtituiued b> tb« wiMMt and bent of buniao inllii-

«uow and ever.v effort made to develop the uoblecit aud bnttIKiwen* of the human bouI. Wp believe that the (.-uutaiiiiuatioiiaud devilenieut of our preaeut pulilit; Hti-eet, influences in |>ojih>uto the youthfullieint;; aud then-fore we auk of woman all tb*"help i«he ha« it in her |(ow.-r to give ui«, to VHf\> thin work pro-KrewtinK that in now ho lairly atarted.

Frateruall>. H. MTAMbrAMT.

Maiiihon. New JerHe.v. February a^th, IKHM.Mhk. .VIakik Howi.a.nu.

hutH'tufd Sihfr: I Heud .voii H \ ioliu with the bewt oatilt I

have at rommaud. It in a jdfr to our KioriouH undertiikini;,the Credit Fom-ier colony. It Ih for theune of all tlie ipkmI itran d<i to all the denr oik* who Hhall hold to our dlviw pur-|M>i«e. You know bent the care nurh an iuHtrunient needii and I

itxk HI* a favor that vou will Iw a Kuardinn to it. May ItM etear.riuKiuK tonen iiinpiie to tile jjood and tnie. I ktvp' deuoxitH.with dealern of niuxii-ul iuMtrumentM aud alwi with publiKherH ofiriuMcal bookH. If, at auv time, the i-ulouy Hemb the canh I willpurr-hawe for them, at (wholeMile) <-o«t to "me.

Truly aud fraternally. N. K. Ml l.roun.

('.%i.uiiK.MA, Febniurr a.'tth. 1»HH.My UmH Mmm. Howi.ami:You may l»e xurprlwtl to hear from the writer of thii< alter ho

louK " '^ilciKv. I think you will unilemtaud why. I miKht xayI h:ive been t«io full for utterau<-e. so 1 will offer uo apohtg}-. I

have uerer for one moment lor.t interent in our |^ui.ii euuxe ofhumanity. I had ho|>eil to meet yon ere thiM tiuie aud icive youmy a|Milo^y verbally, if any weii- nei-eHHury. In readiug latenumlterM of the ('ia:i>iT Fo.mikk. I could w'un-ely cuutuiu niy-Belf, retdixiuKaH I did >»> fully tin- uece»Hity for 'imuMcliate ac-tion and l<i>H tatk.it lieiuK too cheap ultotccther. It taken luowyt'> buy a ve.-<i«-l and to drill an artesian well. .Vfter XIr. Oweu'HmiMlent .vet |M>inte<l and clMarremarkH in hi» (irrrtitt/pi for ISSS,I thought iturely now Home of our tfiibecriberH that hav<> ma<lepromifu^ for dcponitit, will come forward in the time of urgentuced and ktvp our Ko<nl Hhip afloat. (Ih! il they ixiuld onlyknow aMileel ai< I do as to the Kraud |M>ssibilities in Siualoa.they would not hesitate and wait for some oue else to move.Friends! now is the time to act. llow'Kladl.vI woulii startubootii with a thousttnd dollars weiv it in m.v |H>wcr. It is of vi-

tal im|Mirtance that we have a si-hooiier or even an interi-st in aH'liiUI steamer, (t is a cryiiiK iiei-cssity. It we ilo not Ket it, weshall only In- i-ctardt-<l ho much louder. We hIihII nut tail: truthis niitfiil.^ and will prevail. (iimhI Iriendn will you rally to thestandard .NOW ? Fiaternally youi-s V> Kx-I'ki.nkkh.

<h.KAM>f:i(. California. Kelauarx ITfli. Imnh..Mibt. Makik Mowi.ami.

.l/.r /V.irNiffer.- * *I lUii li<-lpia«f iii.v taiiiil* to plan all the

time how we ran In- 1 >f lln- iimsi M-rviii- lo -nir iM-djile aiid thc(fiTiit cause ill which we an- entr.ijreil. I watili ilu- little |m|wra» il i-oMH-n each wwk to we when aii-l where I can catch hold ofcome prop to put m.v shoulder umler to help hold our ship until

il is Halely off JrKiii the Irnr. Kiit cin-iiuistaiM-es set-inefl to hocontrol us that it lias almost lieen iiiifMissiblclor us to U-of au.v

service at all; hut in reading: the article nfChas. \V. Mills, in .No.

.'II. Vol. III., of tliel'iiKiirr FoNiiKR. I have made uii my mindthat we di<l not t'lilly unilerHtand th>- true nieatiiiit; of iiit'-trtxl

••i-o|M-ralioii. Why don't wi- learn faster? I lielievc it is Iso-auiu-

wc women are such slaves to household <lrudt{erv. We do nothave tinM- to re>ii| or stud.v as we should if we wcri- hnvin^^ thelite our principles will make (HMsilile. Is n<»t that the way ourIP-ntle leader has lieen so leitjously entreiitin)! us fn do all the

time: to c(M»|»'rate. all in our several Kvalities anil sendmeans to tlie front?Now. I think HI- must have a veHsel of some kind and ho|ie

that uKntoiireH will lie taken to m><-ure one at oikv: and we havenian.v things we wish to send to help those dear ones at home.We dare not send them t< I Sjin Frnnciseo unless we know- howloiitc they will U" detail!"!. It "costs money to i»i.v ftir stoniKeon Ko'xl'* <ie|Hi«ite<l for shipment unle^ they ifo on reasonabletime. We read of what kind of tiMils they neeil tor fHrmin|( pur-

IHHies and have quite a iinnilier of implements we eouhi s|Mre

aud would send tliein to Stin Francisco to ((o out with the Re-

lief I 'on* if we i-un tind out when it is gninK. We have a ganv(ilow: iKilf semlsr. a mower; a rake: self dam[ier: a fanninff mill:

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frwl «>J>opp«r; two aeduffafeorala; a good Wlm lui FHift CauDer,: coating; #30; about two or three bandred (louodii of raifana;' #oaip driMl btoe grapea; two buiidrvd (lonndM of dried (letichMi; a' Hit of dried tomatoea, and also wish to send a lot of needs torthe garden. We have a lot of th« best kind of Crawfonl andMtrawbcrr; iieath pits. We i-ould send some seed wheat, etc.Now pkrase let us know if yon will come by way of Kaa Kpau-i;isiM); we wMut to know in tiuieif iKMsibie so as to inert yoafjMv to face, for if we may n<it go with .\oo, w^do want to ciUrha vlimpse of your dear fwes.My son put in ten dollars for the vessel fund wbra my hus-

band, brother and myself sent ours, but in makinK up the list' you in some way foigtit his sulisc-ription as it was not iiien-

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tiomtl in the |Mi|sir with the oUiers, ulthouKh Mr. lAtvtAl sent

Ihis re<-<>ipt for the same. My brother, Henry I'otter, s- nt ffitt,

IMr. and .Mrs. Wilson, anil Kescue B. I'uip- sent •Id nu-h to N-

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applied to the vessel fund. My brother says be wiil> <>qid fIlK)Imore if the t'omiiany will buy a craft. '

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I wish we lived near mime coiiiruibw so we couli^Wiold lii«<et-

;iiiKs like those in Kan Frawiwo and < 1ii<-.Hgo. I ho|ie we can

[niakeco-ofieratontof sonieof our iietghlsirs thissuniiiier though1 pe4>ple mi-ept great truths ho slowly.

IW hy cannot our real estate lir in some way turneil overto the

I('re<lit KoiHrierl'oniiHiuy and west«ip hereai'id cure lor it and

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raise ready iiieuiis to help anil lie pi>-|taii>d to go wla-n ourleader says jjo? We could raise fllMH) worth of |{ra|M-s <ai our

' little ruiK-h If we were s4itistie«l to stop hen-. We offereil it for

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sale lor fiM.tNNI and the ival estate ag»nt told im- theotherdaywe woubl get our price tiefoiv suuiiiicr was out

.

I wrote to i^iicy Ikiylc as you n><|ueste<l and re«viveil a realkind letter fnim her. I Uing to U- helpiu(c in the cure of the chil-dn*n with her. Her Utter made nie ho anxious to go home tothat beautiful country, but I feel so sorry to bear they wtaildpresuiue to plant that iioxiors toba<i'o on our sucn-*!' soil totempt our youth to continue the bad habits ot the ohier men.I was ((lad to hear Mr. How land's nbukc of this evil. 1 hataloue is worth a yeurssulisci'iiition to the |Mi|K-r. I will sendyou a dollar for it as siHiii as I go to Fii-siio < ity. IU-menilM>rI do it for my n-gani to him luid to let him know how I apjireci-ate ever.* thiiiK that oppos<-s the raising of tobacco in our hal-lownl home. Kver y«tur friend. .VMiKi.i.\K Wiijmi.v.

f.VII the toobi you mention we shall need and s|M<<-ially theplow aud self settler. The<lri«-d fruit, you know, will !»• 'mostacceptable. .\ll these things which our stts-kholdels wish toturn over to the ('om|wiiiy for <-iislits, and that are nct-ileil inthe colony, should Is* carefully ih-M-ribeil and their value statiilfairly ami theu the iiiformation sent to lieHd<|Uarters. We havebrought your case lietbn- .Mr. ( >wen who will answer. We do ia-

ileed desin-to ko by way of .Sin Franciwo that we may si-t-youaud other dear friends, liut we must do every thing we can toSitve eX|M-UM>, so that wc mav put everv dollar istssilile into theeokiuy.—M. li.J

Uk.nkuai. Wav.n>., I'a., .Man-h ."Iril. IMMM.

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ItKAli .Maiiamk .Makik:I HiicloMil pleuM- tind one ibillar tor th^n-is-wal of mysiibscrip-

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tiou to the CiiKiUT Fo.M-iKu |Mi|ier. when this shall fall dueI .Xgrceably to thesuKgesliiiii (if .Mr. Stall(ltll^t (?) I am writ-ing .Ml. l.<ivcll to ofl'er my out- dollar towards the woman's

{fund. It is but a mite.\ct nc all have something we can sacri-

i^^<^—siaiiethiug we had riilhcr s:u'riti(v than see the failun- ofour pt'iiici|iles Imi'iiiisi- wc—lUot llicy—wen- too wi-ak to sup|Hirt

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them. Ill this case we mi^ht have the shame of s>i-iiig them

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iiioreably supiHirted by ofheis ill a time not far distant andviiidii-ntiiig themselves to our e.ves with a kind of estraiigeiisplendor and dignity. Ten thiiusand mites, if onr st<H-kliolder<-

Ihold priiH-iples more dear than |iromises, wiaild go far to rclii-\e

: those piiiue<-rs who set their liv«-s U|Kiu our jili-dges.

I send .vou to-<lay another Issik for the lilirur.v. which I ho|>ewill lie afU-r your own heart: Miisii- iumI Minnbi.tx charmingbook to m.v mind.

.V friend of mine liought a SiHiiiish Mfixtvrnrhtift, and diillieil

with Vol. I. a whole year. .*^i I said t-o him that he had betterput it out at inten-st where it would do some giMHl in the world,ef if r MJ/taiKi th nmin fortfjHun vnns. It is a most ingeniousand helpful system. I trunt .vou will puidon its being MH-ondhand sin<« it is fresh and so ex|M-nsive that .vou and I wnuldotherwise pmbabl.vtake twenty-ttve cents worth of .S^main/i nt hlflnn<f than five dollars worth in Mfintenu-h.-ift at this juncture.

I shall come dow n there to see you some day and ' present m.voertiilc^ites of stiM-k" nt the To|H>lolNim|io de|>artment, also toHultsrrilie anew in .Mexican money for the dear little messenger.With regards to Mr. Howhind. Sinivreiy youni,

J. Tampbeu. Ver Plamx.

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:lopolotanpo rjiterialr,. Criminals propert:' -f ieor^

IFor Dr. Sanford Voslc.

"eys.

^"'^is:

k CKBUIT FOMCLEK OF 81MAL0A. [Mabcb 18. 1888.

THE CREDIT FONCIER OF SINALOA.

Bdlton MAKUC sod BDWABO HUWLANl).h^ter ......... . JU8KPU M. BUBGUEK.

This paper la jderotod spcctelly tu tbt; Intcreau of oar colonl-aatlon enterprise, tb« Credit Funclerof Slnaloa.itiid f^enorslly toto tlw pracUcsl solattoa of the probleoi of tou-grsl cu.operstloa.Price 81 s je*r; to eeaU for « noutlw: U ceoU for 8 moaths.

~TuB Chslriiun of the Bosrd of Directors of the CredUFoocler Coiopsny Is A. K. Uwkx, Chestt^r, Ps., or. Boon 708,li Mssiijs Svreet, New Vork City. Johm W. Lovrix, Tresjurer; D. P- tr'moKSTKK, Secretary, both the MSJie sddress.toXACiu PiJUi\ I, HepresentstlTe st Mexico City.

HAMMONTON. NEW JEKSEY, MARCH 18. 1888.

L'ama To.nti. lluiiiniunton. N. J. Man-h KHb, IHHH.Ukab Fkikmm:With thiH iHMiif Thk ('hkmt Fomikh or Si.n.\u>a Ha.vH "(i<Mid

by"—no! not good bv but ruthtr. hu revoir. it iffn thnt it

may rfturu in iiioiv Htrt-ntctli, in Iwttt-r rouditiou t^i bUw* uh all.

It liiorw to SinaloH tIjHt it nmv Ik- ainiinK its (H^plf. it in totlioHf in'our Hftrk'nH^tH, ut T(/tM>lobHni|Ki, sh tbc .\rk of theCovpuant wH» to the fbiidrwi of iiirael—it ix tlieir Ixmd of un-

ion—it in th<> intntnH by wliit-h th«4r k<nmI uonlM. tlM-ir uctionH

and th«-ir ho|iHH urr mad** known on«* to tlic otli«^. We priniict

for TllK I'rbiht Fo.sukb <ik Ki.nai.oa an cariimt—ii niw-en- w«4-

oHiH'; for grwHt havr Iwpfl itH HHrviivM to UH ail in onr couitHclH

with farh olhfr. SiiKv Jnuf Uth, l!V4.'>, iluriii|{ liMar yfarv anduin<> niontJiH it haw not niiiwiMl an i><i<up excvpt whib* puttintr upilH own pr«w in thiH honnt-, uml it liaH lipon hail<><l with thank-fulu«*H by our fi ivn'lM ii«t a iwtgtpnip-r of |icac«', hojie and love in

many HwtionM of the earth. i>ir«">-tly after No. 4V hut* beenfuldeti and M-iit to th« ^Mmt oHlee the pren* will be taken ilonn,

boxed iukI Khi)tiie<l to .New York City, there t<i lie plaivd iu thefar, alonK with tin* iriHMlM for the •olonintf*. and nhiiiped tM(iiinyniaH, Mexi<-o. Mr. and .MrN. Ilowland. .Mr. anil Mrn.Htaudfaxt and. pntlutbly. iu all hix |>ei-HoiiH, will follow twoweekH after it Htartx. that they may lie in (iiiaymajt a dHy orHO iu advan<-e of iti* arrival. They will go via ('hi<-ago. KunHtix

City and the Santa Fe Kailroati. I will have lettern HPut to

friend!^ who ex|i<>c-t to go from there, uh Mton an we know the

date that they are goin;; to Htart from .New York, and the daytiiey are likely to be in I'hicajfo iind elnewhen-.

The full lint of the Huliwribern of Thk CuKitiT Fo-ntikk ok81XAI.0A haH In-eu Hent to onr friend, Mr. Wright, editor f>f the

A'rifir, Coni-ordia, KanwiM and for the following two niontlin

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during the removal—be will kin<llyHupply hix |>a|ier t<i them all.

Mr. Wright will Heleet from Mtern Hi-nt him relating to ourmovement and devote HUi-h Hpii'-e an he <-un Hpare to keepi^pro|>er inlornmtiou relative tlier»'to lH>foiv our |ieo|ile.

In wiHhing our friend« g<i(l h|i«'«'<| in n'lu-hing Siuiiloa with the

lircNH, urti*-!*-** iind guiMlo they t 'ke to thow op our lands, let

UH work with earne^tneHH mid couHdeni-e that all will g» well

and t-hat truth and right will eventually Ih- ni-ogni»e<i by our•••iiintrvmen and women .\i,bkkt K. (>»kn.

! EbxaTCM in Mo. 4S.—Ob p«ge MS, 26th line from bottom ofI first colomb read: "btoek does not draw loterest bat divl.

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dendf ;" snd Insert: "Wlieu there Is a profit, over sod sbove the

:Company's expeDHeii, dividend* oiay be declared sud paid. Those

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who think to criticise shonld first discriminate between interttt' amd dividend*." We trast oar readers will pardon this bad mis-take, caased by the proof reader not taking snflkient time for

' ber work. M. H.

,CojiBAOB Uwy.fii of Lees Bottom, Pa., baa ere this, protwbly,

shipped to Mr. LoveiiV care, an autoniatir musical inHtniment' for onr s<;h«)oJfhi!dre«i. It is ctalled the -'flariona," and withthe mnsi<' wbirh will lie sent with it. will lie u great delight toour ehildren an i uxeful iu tcai-biug tbeni their fin-t h^oun in

dancing; for we munt prtitei-t and eu4-onruge the young |>e<ipte

In dancing, and never leave theui to the folly of dnm-ing somany hourH no to endanger iieahh and good baliiti>. If we areMO wim- ax to win and keep the oinfidemv of our youths andmaideuH we shall bare u<i ftntr ol dinorderly wayM having anyattraction for. tiMND. M. li.

Kkmkmiikh to Hend all news and letters for pnblieatiou re-

(vivtNi frtim hoim- or elHewhere, all iiotM^ or inntruction for the

Tn-dit Fom-ier foiiniauy, to the KritH; Coni-ordia, KaiinaM, un-

til iiotilietl olherwine. .Vny of our fHeuds. wiHhing inforuiation.

whii-h they ili> not tiiid curn-ntly iu the rii-dit FoiM-i«T ciilumn

«tf the A'rific, can ad<ltT»t» our Trenideut or Treanurer at bead-

i|uarten), as uhuuI. Fleane jii-eMerve thiH number CMpM-iaJly.

.Vfter we an- startJ-il f<ir Sinaloa, which you will kno« by the

A'rifir, semi all nioneyn for liuokH or HuliHtTiiitionM t<i tlie I'kkiiit

Fo.NtiKB OK Si.>AL<iA to .Mr. I^;vell. The Dirwtor in Charge at

the ctilony will draw on him for any amountM due the iiaiier.

And we woulil HUggvMt that you nlwajit eiicloHe a iHixtaf card

atJdreMsed to younwll that be may with the least poHHible

trouble return you a rei:eipt^ for it would lie rather long for yonto wait to know the fate of your remittance until you see it re-

IKirted in theHe columns. He wiM send uh the receiptH e%'ery

week that we may. as unual.give them to our readerH. .\ll othercumniuuications you will aildreHH to us at To|M)loliauipo. as bydinvtiouH currently given. (>f coarse you will make all moneyreelamatiouH to Mr. l.Kivell. but Hend all other coniplaintM to uh

as UHual, and e«|iectally, the non-a<-knowledgmeut of your re-

•"ittancco, after proper time elapses. M. A E. U.

Ukab Fkik.nus:*

In Mime former muiniuuicalion from our lender, be informedyou thiit the |ir*t<H could be M-l uji iu .Mlxitmi Hull and ThkCkkiiit Fo.NCiKH OF Slsaixia resumeil within H<imeH|ie<-ilic time,which we nowhirget. We naid nothing, but we bail onrthonghtH..\h for the preHH. we bofie our trieuds will be out iu fonv and M-t

it np the next day after we land. It will be a comfort to knowthat it Ih ready and that our new printer, Comrnde Sl<M-uni, appniveB of itH rare uieritM. Hut we would lieg to nay that ' wc

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are not going to get in t4 1 the editorial harm-HN until we havehad time to vinit a little with our behived fi ieudi< at home. He-Hiden, we have engHgtineutH. We have got to dig cIhuih one dayat I>aH Co|>a«>: then we have got to lesni to like cUiiuk. iind that .

will take, we nhould nay, about u wo-k '. ilonever, we will takeMinii- of thix instruction while \M- Hif viNiting the ruiiii at 1^l>4igia: the M-h<Hil ot Comrade Scliellhouo: Comrade ll.\rnH,

Hhiveiing in hiH Hunnels up among thoKc oiangi- plaiitatioun atrtufragio! and then we munt xee the liiendHut Vcgaton. (), tbepleuHurc that we nball be able to crowd into Ihut b!eM<e«l all tiHi

shot t week! One day we want to roam over a enb-tropii-Hl

wotHi find watch the lovely liiriln that Comi'iide .S<-ally wiitcH mieloquently about. U. we decidedly reliel againnt touching u |ien

t<i .No. l.HH until we have induced every muu, woman and chihl

to hold high carnival with uh tor a week ! .M. il.

Wk havk Hent t«i ComriMie Wright the nanicH of all |inid upHuhwribers to this paiier and of thone who have written ns, i)e-

ing in arrenrs.that they will wMin i>ay ; alno tliow who we know-are "giKMl" anyway, but aJ-e H little caiehvH. We hIiuII beolilige«l to cut off the complimentary lint almost entin>ly.

(Mir mail biigH from To|Hilobnm|Ki will have to Im- canieit onhorne or muh- back, aud the |HiHtage from Mexico to thih <t>un-

try will lie much increased. <hir fiiendn will know Ihut t^ir|Ni|ier from bonH> will ront a great denl of labor and troubleandthey will appn'<iate it accordingly an<l lie active in extending it

by Ke«-uring w\\ HuliscrilierH. in the colony the income from thepa|ier will go directly to the xupport of our ciiUKe there, and,more than now. you can le»'l that every dollar you huI>m'| IIm-

hel|iH on the building up of our home. Theivf<ire intercHt all the|ieople you <-an in the iia|ier. You cannot do them a gretiter

Hervice. Sjieak pniudly of your cam* for never wan theic onethnt haH had a nobler tbiee years' bintory. With all the iMiwerwof darknesH agaiuHt uh, with a host of advei-HeconditioiiHciiiived

by our early miHtakes and Hliort-4'omingH, we are at this ihhcuniteil. happy and iu nplendid c<iiidition hir higher developiiKiii

.

\t this moment your 'little ineHHeuger." an yon ar»' plear-cil tu

mil it, in being reati by mtiie ami more iN-ople of iiiteliigenic midheart. \\\ that in wanting to the building up of the grand andhappy life of which we dream by night and toil forbydav.in the

stcudfuHt continuaiK-e of (he courve we are now puivuing. I'ur-

ing no |ieriod of our history have we won mi much conthlence

and mH|H<ct lief<ire the world as duiing the last six iiionthK.

Persecution has veaMed. Tales <if horrible nufferiug are nowforgotten, or when o<x'i»Hionally revive<l, cease to intercHt eventhe " is-nny-a-liners of a corrupt prens."

With the organ of our enterprise iMiued regularly every wwk,or at Hrst. |ierh»|m every other week, an organ deroteil Iwidy

and soul to the lieHt exprnMon of the thoiigbts, primiples andaspirations of «iur people, our future will lie a HucceHsiiin of tri-

umphs, if only we jirtive ourselves worthy of the high task w hich

the iirog i Bss'of this i«ntary has aUotted to the meniliem of the

ciwlit FoBviw colott,v. M. A E. li.

Topolotampo r^terials. Crijiruils property of Seorge Teys.1

For Dr. Sanfor<i Yosk,

Mamv 18, 1888.J

Ovm eichaDKM will oflu» to aaaww w Imh b«t If theyptcftM, to the KauM X/iOs, OoaeafOift Kaait, aatU th«r sgBiareceive ttaU {wper, printed la o«r Mwlr— eoioi^. Tkra w«kape (A receive them «U M (tore* mwtil to tbe aifc.

lUaU AITD BOWABU HOWLAKD.

THE C'UlAl lOMOUk

I*TrE«8 fro« Dr. 8ehelIkoM, Laey DoyU and F. M. Bdln - — -^ ^— -« , i>__- v_too Uu lor tbia oar last laaae here. We wUI aend tlien» to Com- 1

?!?• **° »?• *• biKi?"'rade Wrigbt and hope ttt will flad room tor tb«m. All la well, _cropa growiog flneljr, bat tbe oolonlata Impatleot to baj oar !

Dr. A. K.Star.river Urm. TbU we are all agreed apon doing aa aoon aa we

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'p'JSS^arrive. Comrade Bolin wttuu better breeds of poultry. Wbo,

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ol oar wueteru (rieuda, tbose goloc with as, will bave tbe devo- ' Chartear

A.LavaU...

I lATB iBo/htt «k» Ibliovias awooaU fai wpoia to Vr.BtWMtfiMt'a M**iaa,wMtlb, ifyna darire, yoa eM wtoowMffa in

tbe nest nnnTi)^ of tka Cbcmt FV>iKncB:

aawlekleT, fa. ~

AOschaaar, Pa.VteAaad, a. JKaBMsOt^Me

Oeanv^^ew HaiBfahiMMawiaaeiinr* Pa. ... .>........

Paavaa. OUotade

. Ifallav..x;JotaC MaOaiaMtt.

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Mlaa uaaiglaaa WebaMe.W.J.Oida...

raft Oalfeoaa. Kabcaaka..Waeeeatar, Maaa.Oaaha, Kabcaaka..

tion to carry a coop ol I^ugahan, Ll(chl Brahma or Piyotootbj

^fl^W*"''Bock lowur We shall take a lew Langaban egga, bat fear tkelr i o. wTwIiltoii.'ii.D.V.. ,^^—

, ^^r ,vlUlliy will n« dealroyed by the lung joomey. a A. Cobb PravlaeatewB, Maaa. J.Tbe -'blUxard" Uovet; Uie maila are Movlag aa wo » to *"• "• >• *l»abrm»k UehaoMLIad...... ./..

Um, Kew Jerdrjr...

TV Topoiobampo Colony, lu Primeipu, oatftaarf mmd «*a I Jif.f^!?.*:'.:'.:.!:::::"::".:::! SSTiSTti^JtoAd^*:::::Cavalry «/ '" Adoption Utteribtd. By K. J. Bcbellhoaa, M. D. Jaba W. liMalL , Saw York, N. Y~~ ~ -AHegBB. Uloblcaa....^....

l.a»i.aa

preas and our bearta are happy a^vt tke praiipaat kaforc aa. kaitWmtS}"1 KaiaMi Preaaay.

t^m Ptoplr, ol 8aD Francisco, Cal., will MM/n pabllsh a moat UaiwtlaaK. Wrtwuaipoftaat painptalel by Dr. Mcbellboai with the aiK.ve title. It ' j;jffh h* yySJl;;;;""".""""a moat ttaoruugh, temperate and logical statement of the la-

{ H. aT L. I'oileaa....."'.*.*.*.'.*.*.'.'. *.*.'.

evitable n-.suitit expecteil from the socct-ssfal Inaugaratloa of Irboaaa Mraet.

the settlement of tbls colony. It Is ao terse au<l short, that u I•'"^ A. Cat4«,

ahontd i>e read by the nilllloQ» of wage slaves In this country, i

to whom ttie ecouoinle future Is so dark at preM>nt; and It sbowaso clearly bow easy is the organization of tbe worker*, throughwh<M>« Lxertlons alone, any change shall i>e made for tbeir

iHfBedt, iu this nusochU crasa<le of luouopolleH, trusts, forestal-

lers and iiaiikent, that If It does not reach an Immenae sale,

socb a n-sult will go far toward destroying all hope for the ooa-tinuance of the fre<Hlom of this country. E. H.

fatersoB, New Jersey IMVlaeUBd.Mcw Jersey Ijat

Vleksboig. Mlas.v IMTotal tUM

JuHN W. LuvKi^L, TmtauTM:

The Water Cntft Fud.Thia mooey haa nut yet bi«n luilled iu, bat spveral havp trnid

iu full. Three or four of this list lirst subw-ribed fur tbe WellFund and then tamed It over to what seeiued much mure urg-ent as uearij' ail tbe colon v are now reeidiugat tbe river cn-

cauipnient«: I^ Logia, Sufhtgio, <ir Vegat«>u, and euiiseiiueutl.v

bave ail abuudamt* of wat<>r. s

PAIII U8T.Beaford Mas*

Mr*. KlU Havooek. CaiaU, Maine.BoBDeU.

In Hulth jKNaKY, March 16th, IH8«.

Here we are alaMwt at the vernal equinox, snow-bound, bngi-

drifts amund us everywhere, no walls coming In or departing •

siuce the lOtu Instant! Unr post luasUr can not tell ua when Aatoato^ZerUiMie

the mails will move. Five locomotives are wrecked on the ' ~Camden A .Vtlanttc Itallroad. I>elw«en this pisoeand Hblladelpbla. j. k. BinUey ; Tampa, Florida

aad although Uie oilier road W open. It si-eiiis utterly Impussibe Jo')'' tiwjoB Man»fleld \atlley, ra

to gat oar malls through by that line. A few daily papers found,

;^ u,".'.:: :::::;;::":;;:::::::: HuSTJUTiitoS^::::::tbeIr way to tbe town yesterday and probably a dollar wuuld not

{ uren A. Cobb fiovtooelowB. Massbave bought oue. The readers learned u( the dreadful tales of

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Joan E. tjobb ~|'_ ^_

the-'bliuanl:"cuaimnuicaU<m cut off everywhere; ptople '"'«»-A,ar"uosBier!"."!!!'.!"*.'."!"". Bedford, Mbmi.. .....'.'.'.'.'

Ing or dead; veaaels dUabled and wrecked; thousands of people luebei J. Moreho'BaaI."..'.".'."»i WelllDKtoB, Kaasaiik '.'.'.!!

walklu:c on ice over the East Kiver, Iwtwt-eu New York and varl Kens. Man Krancl»co,(;alllombi

fiaaa

gloum all over the la ul. But when this paper reaches you, dear

reader, you may know that all Is well, and that we bave resumeduar preparations for aanny Mexico. One gui>d only we aee In

this witie spread disaster: it hel(M onr cause; for the wavering

will decide now whether to try this climate auctber winter or

§eK out ol It at all hasarda before another vernal njuinux—OoAsave the mark! Maaia ami> Edwaku lluwut.xD.

The Credit Foneler Clab of »w York City.-

The members met March 7tb, at Mrs. Dr. Cbaae's ttn VfeS.

Silth Street. In tbe absence of President I.AW, Mr. K. <>. Ball

was elected to the chair. A letter was read frum Uen. Porllrlo

Diax, President of Mexico, to Mrs. J. Campbell V'er Fbtack lu

regard tu Uie culonlsts In Sinaloa; also, a letter from \fT. Schell-

lious, dated at I.ji Loftia, February lOtb, ItMH, and one from U.

Patrick, recently publi^«be<l In tbe Kritie, dt-scripUve of t'brlat-

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mas times in our settlement on the Fnerte river.I

Mr. Owen sUt<*d that it was necessary to sprea J the literature

descriptive of our enter|>rise—that tbe movement was not knownthat It became the duty of every frienti t<i read the pamphlets

we had ou nand and to pass them totboae ofJhelr acquaintances

who were likely to Uke an interest in such matters awl that it

bad iieen decided by Mr. I^vetl and himself to aend a hundred ol

each of the four (lampblets, which were ready, to tbe Credit^ ^„\Fon<ierC;iubs in New York, Chicago, Ottawa, IUo.,Sau Franciscu «^and Taeoma, W. T., and to ask each club to send, to John W. w. I

Lovell, 16 Vesey Street, New York City, %m In payment of the J^'JaMaa. Tkia would give f 100 to publish new propoganda which

la waltlac to be circulated. Those present Immediately paid

91t.fl0 aad each took aels of the pamphlets to distribute.

Mr. Ball addressed the me<-tlng, after which Col. EdwardDaniels illustrated, by means of a stereoptlcoB, tbe 8tralta ol

Joabua, Topolobaspo, aad a Btod«a block of tmaitn C4t^.

Oscar Hveasua " "

H. A. Htereas Taooaa, WaaluTar.Joaeph A. M etSMie Allegao, MIeblgaa..

Total paid la..

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lo.eo1.00«.aa

IOlOIia.o»

10.00

Mao' A. craae. ttataak, Cok>r«<loJohn Bell Mare Islaad.CslKonila..A. \V. Ureen Haa rnaetsvu.c.'aUforalaW. IMvUHtaw "irlT"' Uleaader,Californiai7wDaaa....X. "Mrs. AageliaeVuson - -

Beaeae II. I*alr>Mary U. MreeUJuli» (.'leafJuliD JaesaoB(<eo. CretteaJoBD A. CaMerI'. B. lloffniaBJoe TroaasoB

uekland.UhlQ.Btooiulnirton, Ohio.Uallas, Texas

VIcksboTK, MUsuipiriL"BaUirurtse, li aasasttaa INvKO,t'«Ufania..._

Uraod total I

We iii^e this up iiiuetl.v from our letters. If the iMkl Up list

be not correct, or if there be any error anywhere, will Mr. I..»v«4l

pleaaeiimke it right?—ElMToaa.

List of Btockholdera Coattnaed.

Post-oace, Ka.

waata bn>n(ht forward taoai Va. « MMOsage t'ItT, Kan* Minerroit Meade, ru (Not glvea)

J. H. WetaMN*..' Allegan. Mich...1 .Vnas. HIUaiiiBjitoh...

Sclsh Anaa,Jr... " " ...

A. Loalao AfBW.. ,__.^"Uavtd Law Haw VarfcOtty.

Iloaeek'PamerPrtBler UJt.(Not given) 1

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(Nat given) oj.

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lopolobBinpo materials. Originals property of George Tayte

For Dr. Sanford tfosk.

^ezloo at th« Frcnckk.^.L Cposition

[Mabcb is, 1888.

I wicked MiKoolUh cane from which Karop^^flera fawtoy.I Woaaa will carry her rellgioo* utare Into tbe SUte, not toestat>Uah • State relfgloD an tbe foolish advocate* o< the laat newreligloiiH (ad are uow trying tu do, but to keep allre with thebody of lU laws the «plrlt of rellitioo that will shake tbe 8t«t»mills to righta. Man has faxhloned tbe trtie form for th» Stat*Id our free, •elf-goveminc dt^mocracy. Let woman breathewithin It the true spirit and we shall see the city of God coningdown out of bisaren apon earth."—uVrw York i^m.

A LiCtter Frua tkc President of Mezloo.

Muico CiTT, Jtebroary tOth, I8M.

STATc'a i<9cmt/rAMx'» Du>abtmCkt or Fvsuc Wonn or thbUbxkaic RcpvBLric. Sccnu.i S)i.

The Mexicui ^ovtq-nmeot havhtg auoaptml tbe ii^vitatiou ufthe French I<e|>abli<-. that Mexico hIiooM {>articipiit<> in the In-tenuitional Exhibition tu be opened at PariM in tH-'> mouth ofMay. 1HH9. the ( hief Mafpstrate Hnd i'rmjdent uf tlie KefXiblicban deemed it well to oriler, that with a view of adtan<HnK theintereHt and Hwiinng the bent huupkhh of that noble enterprise,this oMcn of tbe State'H Secretary require the var>4>iii> KailrmMiCompaniee of Ibis iruuntr.v to i-o-<>|ierate to that effect and toreprenent at the Kiiid Exhibitou—to wjt. forwanl t4> thin oltlce I

8ki«o» J. C. V*U PuixcK,before the «Otb da.v of Set>te{iiber next—all that tie.v think to I

General Wajne, Fa., U. 8. A.be of advar.tH^ and able to contribute to the bnter fame of: Brleemed Sir: Duly Impreased with yonr favor of the 4Ui In-the Kxhibitifm. and IlkewiHe tbe Reneral itliiaHand pnitlleH of

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sunt In which you are pleaneil to amplify tbe Infomiation ofthnir liitf.' in tk^Hcale-of one fire houdred tnouHi^ndtb atx-ordinK i yoar previous letierr, I take pleasure la aasurln); you that tbeto Article ^of^ their reH()ective re^rnlations: alHopb«>tographi<; interest which you suppostc I ftel in the development and tbeviewH of their \nost remarkable nt»rkM, via. bridew. depots, prosperity of your colony, Is positive and sincere. I ImmetliatelyworkHbofM. eti-., as likewixe of their l>e?<t enidneH and nuvcbiiieH.

|addressed the Uovernor of Snialua In order that he nil|{ht visit

and landsca|ie« mnbrafinf; the movements and oin-nlation of|the colony as you desired, and inform the (iovernment over

their lines, exhibiting to complete knowledt^ theexa<-t state uf < which I preside, as to its coudltlou and needs. CoticeruluK thethene (pvat roads of roniniunictition. the di-velopnient of uliirh

jdiiflcultlcs of which you speak iu the expedition of Its affairs In

MO miK-h contribnteH to the i>n>«rww> uf the country. ! llie federal odlces, I will confer with the Minister of FinanceIt is the eiimeitt desire un<l ho|ie <if the Secretary in the inter-

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that be may dictate provisions that may effect their removal : al-

eMt of this l'()in|wtn.v, whose shurehulderx iu ffreat |iart reside|

tboujch I must Inform you that I l>elieve they are due in great

abroa<i and chiefl.v in ilurujie, that an exmrt estimate be at- j measure U> your lack of able ajjeuts or representatives near the

taiueil of thestateof advHm«>inent Hhi<-li the said lines enjoy,I

offices; and that it Is undoubtedly tbe lack of proper business

•nd that the rum|>aiiy from her Htnnd|M>int and with siirh a management which dilays prompt and efficient execution in thia

view, promptly aKHist tbe eflTurtji of tli*- Kxe<ntive to make dejmrtment of your affairs. It would be well, tlien, that yon.Mexico known nDl4>th« foreign iMiuntrieH with entire tnith and I

try to remove the obntacles Indicated and much will follow In,

exiwtneHH lit the im|ieudinK exhibition.j

the direction of your wishes.

Lil^rtv Hi„l ramtitntum. tity ofJhxko, t„l,. IH. iss.s.\

Vour very sincere friend and aenant,

.V,. 1, • roiriBio i>iax.(Si|nie<i) FAiiirxio.

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To TMK KKI'H»a»KJ!T.»TIVK or THK Tkxas, Topoix>ba>iho A'tllj' "

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pAurM- Kaii.koai> a!(i> T>:i.k«iraph Comiia.w. FitANciaoo M.I

Exiracto from Our L«ttent.KK I'RIUA. I

Letter* art mindowt through tehich lee »wiy Iwtk nt their au-

[i wish to sav to our hHends. in thi> i-<inueefMiu. that we wish li****-—A'-»««T UwB.\.

. wo nrst •laMs (irauKhtrtmeii, three siirveyorMaiid an exfierieDeed{

(Chatham, Ckxtkr, N. Y., March 7tb, 1H88.—Tlie article tToatuut'd<H>r photoirrapber to go to Siniilua ut once. If there are .Mr. Owen, In No. 4i, Is glorious and 1 hope the day will comeany Hii<-h |ien«onM i-onnecle<l with Ub or who wish to ki> to our i when your members can command the respect of the world like

settlements. I would Is* pleaHe<l l<i hear from them. The phot(»- 1 the people of ancient Kome who were accustomed to use noKrapher is ex|iei-te<l to fnmish his own camera and outiit. the! other paasport In foreign countries than to aay: *'I am a Bomansurveyors their own traiioits etc and will lie exebsetl, in eon- j citlien."—-(^ A. Cask to Kdltors.

siderntitm of this, from imyiiiK one hundred dollars into the!

land fumi. Tbe draiifrhtsmen will, almi. have the conditioiM{

inmleeasy.—Ai.HKKT K. Owk.n.]

Wuniun In tbe 8uite.

Baktow O.N Koi ND, New York, March Tth, 1888.— I wish I

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were going with you on your glorious errand. I look upon yourI departure for home as a very auspicious event in the annals ofI onr enterprise. It will no doubt give a new Impetus to the

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movetueut and also cheer tbe faithful ones who have stood bythe cause through thick aud thin and through trials innumerable.

MRBBK xbwto.x'm rii-rrRK or thk isk hhk hii.i. .makk .or Wishing you a safe aud plcai<aut jouruey I will say "good by."

ciTiCKNSHip. ' —('HAKUCs \. C'Korcii u> Kdiiors.

At All »ouls' Chnrch the Hev. Hel»cr NewUm ctMHinded the I

series of lectures )>eann last >ear npon "Woman In the State." |Homkstkao. Fii, Maivh .1, IMMH.-How glad 1 wouhl be to see

lie said In the coarse of his address: i you <»n<* more l>ef<»re you go home. The ehances are about" The home will t>e endangered ••/ woman's withdrawal fi«m 1

••ven as to onr ever meeting cm this side. The three score and

it, bat when she is a clllze.i some of the economic conditions :ten will whmi l«e attaine<i and donble the predictions of stinie

which now make a mockery of the homes of our worklngroen,j

of my friends. That you may reulii- your fondest hope* audwill be remedied. A I.alK>r Fartv will then »>e a jiarty for the 1

«»s|>«"«»M»nN •»< t*"* !»«>'•*«• o'' an old heathen.

proU-ctiou of tbe home. Nun-inlelU-ctual men say woman can i Vour last art4<>le, Itlled with prophetic inspiratiuu, cheers iite

not govern : but were KIU.ib.th of Kngland and .Maria Theresa Iin my dwlining years. M ho shall Hmit the posaibilitiefi of God

only men In skirls alU-r all? Her adiuituncL to vote will dan- 1and angels, when working iu harmony with the divine law for

gerously charge the political atmosphere with feeling, a real dan- jmans redemption?

ger, to be minimized by tbe gradual introducUon of woma^^ i And s<» my ol«l friend E. M. lUiyntuu. with whom 1 atump^lpolitical aflatrs. ^^^ ' ^*''>*' *^'^ .Maasachnsetts in *7U, is still in the progreaa of hia in-

• Woman will lean on legislation. • Fass a law' la mn Olte\

ventiou?

prescription for a social evil. Woman will bold anlUlO tke ' We have |>asse<l through one of the hottest f«|.nn»r electiuua

ground of clvlllxatlon with the strongest kind of brake on to tba.,ever held in Homestead. The bars and whiskey rings united

progress uf Id.alists. Her vote will Ije cast solid against eco* llieir fun-es tu defeat me. and they were routed and demuruliie«l

Domle "cranks.' She will want to go one step forward at aj^tterly. Workingmen an<l buMiness men sup|K>rted me. Thetime, and vlll bang on t»> the savings l>ank If she let* go%i^Mll- < rings put np one of the roost popular men in town, a bank ci.sh-

lennlam. She will compel the 8ute to a higher tuncttoqikhan ier, druggiHt and member of several secret lodge*, and he ftuMthat of policing pmperty; she will police manhood and woman- to save the sinking ship, ( ungratulaf ions come fW>in all side*,

hood. The preservation of morals will be as rooch to the 8Ute,

Personally, the victory to me is of little value, but as a prtiteat

as the protection of rested rights are now. Her voice will be a;jrainst tlie ring and whiskey influen<-eit w a grand victory.

aba«ilnt«lv lifted against that crowning barbariam—war. 8h« The infloenra ol forty whishey ahops is no small matter to bntt

who aaflers moat wUl oae her new-foand poww to ead thla I a^nst.—Thomab W. Tatix>r to A. K. Owra.

TopoloVcoipo TAterlftls

For Dr. Sanford Voek,

Jrisinals property of aeorge T»y«s

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I.as Tastes i* the name of the camp at the head of our ditch. Chrittian R. Hoffman is in charge there. .Mvin J.

Wilber at La Ixigia and Marie Howland at our landing on the north »hore of The Straits of Joshua, Tupolubambo

flarbor.

The coloniNts landed at 1, •polobampo liay, November i6, i886. There are aboui^ jjo persons now u|K>n the

(onipany's lands. The colon 's'!t<> f^o out in groups of 50 or more, at fixed times, in charge o( a person .specially

ap|Hijnted to guide anil assist them in passing the Custom tlouses, etc. There is a K<'oop ^o'ng from Knterprise.

Kansas, in .\pril.

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The Credit Foncier Company has taken the contract to construct and to lease The Mexican Western

Kailroad. frcm Topolobampo Harbor to Galveston, Texas, iioo'miles, and branch lines in Mexico, of 310 miles.

Topolotwnpo nftterielc,

For Dr. Sanford I'osk.

Orijlnals proporty of 3eor^«' Teys.

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The land, lying between the Fuerte and Sinaloa Ri\-era and from Topolobampo Bay to the foot-hill* of the Sierra Madtc. is covered *

a thick but amall growth—miatly varieties of acacia.

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l>IT( M HdURtS.

The head of the ditch is about three miles below the town of

M'ichicahui, on the l-uerte River. 'i"iitTti*'ch runs in a straii;ht line

l.ir seven miles, its course being south. 22' 53 minutes west (that of

the river at the ilitch head being south, 75'' west). The grade will

ti.- oni- foot to the mile. The average cut for the first mile is eigh-

ticn feet, which drops lo thirteen feet at the end of the third mile,

and to ten feet at the end of the fourth, dropping ten feet in the last

«•» miles. Krom there (the end of the seventh mile) to Topolo-

l<ani|>o Hay, a distance, by ditch line, of twenty miles, the cut will

he about four feet, maximum, being just sufficient to furnish the

dirt for the banks. Ihe dilch cuts into tie Mochis tract, consisting

of sixty three thr>usand acres, at the end of the si.xlh mile. From

tlieend of the sixth mile all the land south and west of the ditch,

dm a >lrip one mile wide on the north and east sides will be

Mibiett to irrigation.

F. A. H. Tavs,

CAif/ Enginter.

NOTKS ON THE .\BOVE.

The dilch, as it is now being dug, is six feet wide at the bot-

tom, and the banks slope one to one, or at an angle of forty-five

decrees The bottom of the ditch will be two and a half feet below

low wator mark, hence will carry, at low water, a stream six feet

wide at the bottom and eleven feet at the surface of the stream.

However, there is not a month when the river doei not rise from

one to lifteen feet, which increases the capacity of the ditch greatly.

Ihe ditch, as at present constructed, will furnish water for the irri-

jjaiion of twenty thousand acres Enlarged to its permanent size.

Twenty feet at the bottom, and four feet below the low water mark,

it will supply one hundred thousand acres

There are two hundred and eighty-nine thousand cubic yards

..f;;roundlo be moved, on the present plan, to linish. From the

liflh day of January to the fifth day of February, there were moved

;^,.oo. cubic yards, with a daily average of twenty teams on the

tlump ; that is, each team nnved over ore thousand four hundred

.md f.irty-five cubic yards. There are now thirty teams on the

dump, hence February will show a removal of not less than thirty-

six thousand cubic yards.

• C. B. HOKFMAN.

L\s Tastes (Diich Camp), Sinai.o.*, .\1kx . Fki:'v 1'), iSi,i.

A. R. Owen:—The work here progresses rapidly for the fotcc at work. We

have ninety-three men ?n the pay-roll and thirteen women. There

are about fifty teams at work which average daily lifty cubic yards

per team, for every team actually at work on the dump. I think

that the dirt can be moved for about thirteen cents total cost (wr

cubic yard—may be less.

The health is good ; the spirit excellent.

Yours truly, C. B. Hiukmvn.

SUBSCRIITION TO THE I.MPROVEME.NT FIND.

Estimate of cost of ditch now under construction :

I^ength of ditch to point available for irrigating company's

land, seven miles.

Maximum depth, 22 feet; minimum, 6 feet; width at bottom,

6 feet.

Slope of banks, 45", or one to one.

Number of cubic yards of soil to be moved, 290,000.

Cost per yard, based on 45 days' actual work, 13 cents.

Total cost of ditch, 537,500.

Total amount of scrip to be issued, $75,000, bein^ double the

amount of the cash value of labor, money, t^ams, etc., expended in

construction of the ditch.

Water-rights from Mexican Government, by concession and by

priority of constructing the ditch.

The amount of water is ample at all seasons of the year.

Revenue for the redemption of the scrip, under contract with

The Kansas-Sinaloa Investment Company Trustee, are derived from

the water uses; the scrip being a lien upon the ditch, until all scrip

is redeemed.Amount of land irrigated by ditch, 20,000 acres.

Water-use rates—minimum, $5 00 per acre, increasing at (he

rate of 10 per centum ner annum, until scrip is redeemed.

Hence, available revenues for the redemption of scrip, 2o,ooj

acres, at $5 00, equal Sioo,ooo plus the increase in rate.

The amount subscribed to this fund, at this date, is 530.000

the remaining $7,500 is now offered to all who seek a safe and

profitable investment.

Investors to this fund receive double the ahiount of their in

vestment in scrip, drawing 10 per cent, interest from date until paid.

Remittances should be made to The Kansas Sinaloa Investment

Company, Enterprise, Kansas, or Chetopa, Kansas.

John W. BkEiiiEsrHAL, Stoetary.

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Topolobampo Harbor c^atains 54 square miles of water surface, over 1 2 1 squara!T><1e; of which are over 30 feet

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La lA>gia is the Company's truck farm of 400 acre£« It is partly irrigafed by a Huffer pump of 500 gallons per

t^inu:.-. It is due North 25 niiles froa-Topolobampo landing, and in th« Valleyof the River Feurte.

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TopolotMMpo Harbor cuitUiBS 54 square miles of water surface, over 1 2 1 squarornile; of wbich are over 30 feet

cp. ' 1 UK uepio oi'waidir cn^«T tq^ our, at low nde, is 26 teet. Average n^e ot tuie, \ levt ir^entireiy mountm-locked Lat 25", 32', N. |

La Logia is the Company's truck ^nn of 400 acre£« It is partly irriga^ by a Huffer pump of 500. gallons per

ipinuw. It is do* North 25 niOes fri9>Topolobampo landing, and in thojf>lley«f the River Feurte.

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from the Fuerte River to the Company's farm (Mochia) of 60,000 acres and to Pacific City, on TopolobampoJf arbor.

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The Credit Foncier Company has over 5.500 members, including their children. The Company's last

annual report, November i, 1890, shows that 5,576 shares have been paid for. The shares are $10. Office,

No. t^ Nassau Street. New York City.

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These " half tones," illustrate work now in progress upon The Credit Koncicr (oinpany's ditch, in carr\ ».itti

frotii the Futrte River to the Company's farm (Mochis) of 60,000 acres and to Pacific City, on Topolohampo il.irhoi

1 he I ii.rie or Mronj; kutt is one il the ei;,m 1. i;;e iivirs of Sinaloa I; hcaiis 111 the .sierra M.i<lr.

,\rt - miles eastward, and enters the (iiilf of Calilornia. ibout thirty miles N'orthVVe^tward cl ro|HiI<il>am|>i

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The I'redit Koncier Company has over 5.500 members, including their children. The Company's List

.annual re)H>rt. November 1. i><)o. shows that 5,576 shares have been paid for. The shares are 5io. Ollice,

No. ;• Nassau Street. .New York City.

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