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The Madison Daily Leader
Madison, Lake County, South Dakota
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General G. D. Joubert and Captain W. S. O'Donnell have secured funding from a Mexican syndicate for the second Boer colony in Tamaulipas, Mexico, spanning 83,000 acres 100 miles north of Victoria, with river frontage and planned railroad.
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Funds Secured for Aiding Immigration to Mexico.
El Paso, Tex., May 25. -- General G. D. Joubert and Captain W. S. O'Donnell, promoters of the Boer colony at Tamaulipas, Mex., are here after closing the contract with a syndicate that will furnish the finances for the colony. This is the second Boer colony to be planted in Mexico. The Boers will occupy 83,000 acres. The syndicate in Mexico will bring people from Africa, let them have implements, live stock and give them credit at their stores. The settlers pay for land at the rate of 15 shillings per acre each year for a number of years. The land, 100 miles north of Victoria, Mex., has a frontage on a navigable river. A railroad will be built through the tract.
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Tamaulipas, Mex.
Event Date
May 25
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contract closed with syndicate for financing; boers to occupy 83,000 acres at 15 shillings per acre annually; settlers provided implements, livestock, and credit.
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Promoters General G. D. Joubert and Captain W. S. O'Donnell closed a contract in El Paso with a Mexican syndicate to finance the second Boer colony in Tamaulipas. The syndicate will transport people from Africa, supply implements and livestock, and extend credit. The land is 100 miles north of Victoria, with navigable river frontage, and a railroad is planned through the tract.