As I have many letters inquiring about our scheme to plant a colony in southern Mexico and believing I can reach more people though the Sun-Monitor than any other paper in the county I ask space for that purpose.

Our location is 121 miles west of the port of Tampico, 100 miles east of San Luis Poto si, 200 miles north of the City of Mexico. We are in the state of San Luis Potosi, the town of San Luis Potosi is the capital city and has a population of 100,000. Tampico is the best port on the gulf, steamers load here for all parts of the world. Tampico has a population of 50,000, Mexico City, 200 miles away has 400,000 souls which must be fed and as we have direct railroad communication with each of the above named cities we are in a position to market everything grown on the farm at a good price.

On the Hacienda are 500 cattle, 160 horses, a sugar mill, distillery, tan yard, 30 acres in coffee, 13 in bananas, 40 in sugar cane, 50 in papa grass, 350 under irrigation, 500 in cultivation, several stone buildings, one of which has 4 rooms 20x20. There are living on the land about 75 families of Peons which will be transferred with the land, these people do practically all the work done in Mexico and for farm work they are paid 25cts per day. The people are tenants on the land and pay an annual rent on what they plant, not on what they gather. Their method of farming is of the crudest, even the forked stick as a plow is seldom seen and more seldom used.

There are in the tract 114, 450 acres which with above named improvements and personal property (except Peons) will cost $50,000 in American money.

Our plans are to get 50 families each taking $1,000 stock, allot to each 200 acres of good agricultural land, hold the balance as stock to be disposed of by a board of directors selected for the purpose, prorating proceeds among stock holders.

There are about 20,000 acres of level agricultural land, the balance more of less mountainous, but covered with grass and timber, some of which is vary valuable, such as India rubber and bananas. Corn cotton and rice will be the principal crops grown. Yams do fairly well.

With 50 families we can build gins, mills, and other necessary machinery, also have schools, churches, etc.

A party of Greer county citizens have been sent to make a special inspection of the land, the water power, etc., and will be ready to report about August 15, when active work will began in organizing the colony. This party consists of the following named gentlemen: Geo. Moore, Irvin Pierson, Charley Sawyers, Mart Childress, Mangum: J. R. Cronch, Green Parmer, Granite; S. S. Boozman, Navajoe.

For further information call on or address

Geo. E. Blalock

Mangum, Okla.