Letter from C. Anderson, 1 January 1891

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Letter from C. Anderson, 1 January 1891
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    Fillmore City, Utah, Jan. 1, 1891. President W. Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Dear Brother: I have been quite busy since I met you and Bro. Cannon in your office, after having been released from the penitentiary, when you asked me to ^give you in^ writing my views and ideas in regard to Central and South America. While in the penitentiary I formed the ac- quaintance of a country man of mine, who was being held on ^a^ charge of illegal ...
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    Ocean. Gold and silver mines are aboundant, though but little worked. In Guademala the mines are owned by the government, but can be leased for one third. In Honduras, mines can be located and claimed like in the United States. Nicaragua is the largest of the five republics, having an area of 58,000 Sq. miles, with only about 400,000 in- habitants. The governments of those countries hold out great inducements to white settlers, giving 120 acres of land with one yoke of oxen, one plow, such ...
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    The greater part of the population constists of Indians and mestizos. The whites are Spanish as a rule. The Indians are superior to the Mexicans in appearance, but are indolent and non progress- ive, and no interest is taken in church or school, still, some of the Government Officials are well educated and con speak several languages. In South America are some fine countries also. The Argentine Republic is a very large country with a mild climate something like that of California, and the soil is very productive. A ...
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    There is steam boat comunication between those countries and the United States, both east and west, and also with the rest of the world, and when the contemplated Inter-continental rail road shall have been completed, the distance bethween here and there will not seem so great. I have been led to interest my self in getting all the information I could conserning those countries and people, because many like my self are in jeopardy here all the time on account of our large families, and are forced to seek homes elsewhere, where the laws are more humane, spend ...
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    colonization into those far off countries should be considered at all, the best and most reliable information could be obtained by a committee, representing the Church, consisting of men of good judgement, taking a trip down there on a special mission for that purpose. I hope that you will not consider me officious in this matter, for I know that with your self and council rests the right to know what to do, and whatsoever is done will be for the best, but I should be pleased to know learn what consideration this shall have received. I ...
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    1 Jan. 1891 C. Anderson. Recd Jan 26.