V V. ammtmrnmummmmlmttm 'OMHMnlMMMacaKMHMM MBiiilMi San Pedro Rubber Plantatioin^ OOMPAN^ a; IXCORFORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF W^ISCONSI^J PAID CAPITAI^ - - ,^100,000.00 PLA>rTATI01>?i' LOCATED IjV THE DEPARTMENT OF PALENQUE. RBPTTBLIO OF MEXICO. STATE OF CHIAPAS, home: OFFICE: 406 UiHLEiis" BuiLDiiSro MIE\YAUKEE, WIS. LIBRaKY uf CONCiRESS Two Cepies Received MAR 14 1904 CLAbS <^ XXc. No COPY 3 OFFICERS: CEOEGE W. PECK, PresidenT. CIIAELES E. EAYMOND, Vice-President. AKTHUR B. PEASE. Secretary. M. (;. MOETTZ, Treasurer. '- > (). fi. I'.VLMEE, Manao-er. ./ DIRECTORS GEO. VV. PECK, Ex-(ioverrior of Wisconsin. AETHUK B. PEASE, Attorney-at-Law, Chicago. W. Z. BEOWN, Treas. Life Insurance Co. LOUIS J. PlEIiSON, Lawyer, Chicago. O. S. PALMEE, Geneial Manager. TRUSTEE: CHICAGO TI'IM.E & TRUST COMPANY, CHICAGO. GAPITAif, : •.* ► ,000,000.00. a; ■ OUR REFERENCES: E. G. DUN AGENCY, MAEINE NATIONAL BANK, Milwaukee. Wis. MEXICAN PLANTATION & J)EVELOPMENT CO. Alexico City, Mex. UNITED STATES BANKING COMPANY, City of Mexico. SAN PEDRO RUBBEK PLANTATION COMPANY. What a miilti-millionaire would do could he recall the years which are past — * * % "ji I jj^(j ^jy jjfg ^^Q ijyg over, I would not wear it away in the hard struggle that falls to the lot of a railroad promoter. * * * I would go into the tropics of Mexico and grow Eubber. It is better than gold, and it will make more millionaires than oil has made.'' — Collis P. Huntington, 1897. Mr. Huntington, as President of the Southern Pacific E. E.. was thoroughly familiar with all the magnificent opportunities offered in Mexico. Statue of the "Iron Horse" at entrance of the Passeo principal driveway of Mexico City. "In its grand westward course the star of empire completed the circle of the earth when it ]-eached the Pacific coast opposite Asia, the starting-jDoint of civilization and commerce. For several years it glowed with unusual splendor amidst the riches of California. Not content to stand still nor again encircle the globe, it has recently' deflected its course southw-ard toward ^Mexico — that magnificent land of sunshine." — Alex. D. Anderson. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Intiutliiction 5 Ten facts to be remembei'e( I G Siig'gestioiis rcgaTtliiit;- a life income 7 Certificates compared with life insurance T Stability of AEexicau Government 8 Confidence of United States shown by the $800,000,000 investerl in Mexican enterprises S Company's lands — Its plans — System of development 9-10 Amuy-Pa Plantation, map of 11 Plan continned — Investment secured 12 Investment protected by insurance policy — Contracts be- come fully paid on death of investor 12-13 Price of Certificates and terms of purchase 13 Company's part of Contract — Tlrree years only between planting- and profits 13-14 How investors are safeguarded against loss Itj When property will be deeded to investors 16 Ti'ustee's Certificate, copy of IT Security increasing- daily — Equity always secure is Conservative estimate of income from Kubber IS Three things only essential to tlie success of a Eubbei' Plantation 20 Estimated income from five acres of Rubber 22 Bonds and Mortgages versus Eubber Certificates 22 Wliy we grow Rubber only 23-24 Table of cost of Certificates and estimated income 26 Extracts from letters of investors 29-31 Our i^lan and wliat it stands for 32 The India Rubljer tree and possibilities of its culture in Alexicn 33-39 Considar reports 40-42 Copy of Contract 43-46 Map 44 Copy of application 47 4 INTRODUCTION, -^^ Mexico is enormously rich in agricultural resources, and has been found to be the "Chosen Spot of the Earth" for Rubber Culture. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company has now placed the "Opportunity" for investment before the thinking- man and wise investor, and to such this little booklet is dedicated. From the present day to 1910, there will be seen a marvel- ous exploitation of Mexico's resources, which will make all that has been done seem like the preface to the Book of Enterprise. This wonderful country is now a magnet to the man of brains and money. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company owns its lands free and clear of all incumbrances. For the Cultivation of these proi)erties vast sums are needed. Careful investigation will convince the wise investor that there is nothing' which grows, which is so safe, and which will produce the profit to he derived from Rubber Culture, and also that the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company has given as nearh- absulutc securit\- to its i)atrons as any legitimate and honestly managed business can ofifer. "I knock unbidden once at eveiy gate! If sleeping-, wake: if feasting-, rise hefore I turn away." REMEMBER 1. No man ever got rich on a salary. The judicious investment of surplus earnings alone brings wealth. 2. Rubber cultivation will make more fortunes than oil and gold combined — so say the world's greatest Captains of Industry. 3. An income based on labor is uncertain, for employment is precarious and health is varying; but an income founded on good investment is as sure as taxes. 4. Our Plantation is located in the most fertile section of Mexico — the garden spot of the tropical world. 5. The basis of investment is land, surrounded with all the conditions that make land valuable. The source of income is the product of the soil. 6. Our certificates are vastly better than insurance as they protect you or your beneficiary by a perpetual annuity. 7. The management is experienced in tropical agriculture and the olBcers and directors are men of recognized business ability and integrity. 8. The enterprise has back of it combined capital and experience. 9. Plantations when developed are worth from $1,000 to $1,500 per acre. 10. A life income is secured by a small investment, establishing for all who join our Company a permanent independence. "To-day Mexico is — and I say it deliberately — the safest country in America. Life, property, human rights, are more secure than even with us." — Extracts from "The Awakening of a Nation — ^Mexico of To-dav,'' bv Chas. F. Lummis. DO YOU WANT A LIFE INCOME? To put a i)art of your savings where they wih come back several hundred fold? Where the income comes without any effort or worry on vour part. An income that will last for life and w ill increase each year. An investment that is not speculative; where there is no chance to lose. Where the man of moderate or small means stands on an equal footing with the large. Where, in the event of death, }Our heirs secure an income as good or better than life insurance. Where the investment has been hedged about with every security that ingenuity can invent. If you do, read in the following pages the proposition offered by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company. BETTER THAN INSURANCE. I. Insurance requires payments for an indefinite period of from ten to twenty years. 1. Our Certificates are paid for in five years. 2. Most insurance policies pay no dividends until after ten or twenty years. 2. Our Certificates will pay dividends the third year and continue to do so for generations. 3. In insurance the amount of your policy is paid but once, and onlv after death or some long endowment period. 3. In our Company you are insured against illness, reverses and old age by an annuity, which in event of death, continues for your beneficiary. WHICH DO YOU PREFER? "No insurance, no pension, no annuity as great as his Rubber grove will surely give, could be bought for ten times its cost." — Ambassador Romero. ' ■ Tlic ichnuntc]iCL. ' ' Inspcclors ' sleuiiier from I era Cm/, la I'runlcni. STABILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT. -^^ The wise and strong administration of President Diaz for a quarter of a centurv has had the resuk of establishing" com- plete public confidence in the securit}- ni capital invested in Alexican enterprises. Millions of foreign capital are now invested in railwa\s, tro])ical agriculture, and mines. The United States alone has interests in Mexico amounting to over $800,000,000. The national credit of Mexico is high, the Government bonds nf the rei)id)lic selling at a jM-emium in New York, London and Paris. "It is impossible to read the financial ])cipers of London, Paris and Perlin, without being impressed with the steady growth oi feeling that Mexico is upon the eve of a period of great prosperitv. The development of her wonderful agricul- tural resources has also begun, and her exportations of ijroducts of the soil and forests are assuming very great pro- portions."-— London Idnancial Times. SOMETHIfNQ ABOUT THE COMPAPMY ITS LAND AND ITS PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT. a; THE PROSPECT FOR PROFITS. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company is a corpora- tion created by the Laws of Wisconsin, with its principal office in the City of Mihvaukee. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of planting and cultivating" the Amuy-Pa Planta- tion and other Rubber properties owned by it in Mexico, and for the further purjDOse of applying the i)rinciple of corporate management and corporate resjwnsil^ility to a business hereto- fore conducted by co-operative institutions. THE COMPANY'S LANDS. The properties of this Conipau}- comi)rise several contigu- ous tracts with a total area of 6,000 acres, located in the Department of Palenque (famous for its ruins of an ancient civilization, and its forests of wild rubber,) State of Chiapas, Republic of Mexico. This property, without any incumbrance whatever, is owned in fee-simple by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company, of ^filwaidcee, Wisconsin. The Tuiija and Bascan rivers, both navigable streams of great width and beauty, sweep in a winding course for miles through the property, affording a magnificent water frontage. The Tuiija River affords a sini])le and cheap outlet to the sea for all |)r()ducts of the Plantation. The Tuiija River empties into the Gulf of Mexico at the Port of Frontera. the fourth i:)ort in importance in the Repul)lic. Steamboats now ply regularly every week between the ( lulf and the Town of El Salto, only thirty miles north of the Plantation. At Frontera numerous lines of the Gtdf steamers connect with A'era Cruz, Tam])ico, Galveston and New Orleans. The "Ward T^inc" of steamships for Xew "S^jrk and F.uropean i)orts also touch at Frontera. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. PLANS OF THE COMPANY. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company is establishing on its lands above described one of the largest Rubber Plantations in Mexico, and it now invites the co-operation of investors, assuring them very large and annually increasing returns on all moneys invested in its securities. The Company, however, is not soliciting subscriptions for its capital stock. This was all subscribed before the Company began active operations, but for the purpose of completing as soon as possible the development of the entire 6,000 acres owned by the Company, certificates or acres are now being sold either for cash or on time. The investors are secured by £^iG Lot 14 of 1:1 Saranjo Survey. I'rtijieriy of the Sun I'edro Nuhber I'hintalion Coinruiuy. the certificate of the Chicago Title &: Trust Company, which states that it holds title to the property for the benefit of all the owners of certificates to be issued by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company against the Amuy-Pa Plantation. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. SYSTEn OF DEVELOPMENT As the development of a plantation of 6,000 acres is a very great undertaking, requiring besides large capital many years of labor, the Company — by act of its Directory — has divided the property into three smaller tracts and will devote its attention and energies to the development of one tract at a time. AnUY=PA PLANTATION. The first sub-division of the Company's lands selected for development is the Plantation known locally as "Amuy/Pa" (ahm-we-pa), comprising the South 1,214.04 hectares (3,000 acres) of Lot 14, lying on both sides of the Tulija River, more particularly described as all that certain tract of land included within the boundaries marked E, F. G. H, situated in the Department of Palenque, State of Chiapas, Mexico. WORK OF CLEARING AND PLANTING. Absolute security is assured the Certificate holder that the work of clearing and planting will be scientifically and faithfully performed, from the fact that this Company has made a contract with an old and thoroughly reliable Mexican Develop^' ment Company, controlling a large force of skilled labor, to clear and plant the Entire Amuy-'Pa Plantation. This work is being carefully supervised and will be approved as completed by our resident plantation manager. Healthy Savages— As amiable and as kindly as they appear. Fair Samples of Xative Labor. SOMETHING ABOUT THE -COMPANY. THE PLAN. INVESTflENT SECURED. The title to the Amuy^Pa Plantation, free and clear of all incumbrance, has been conveyed to the Chicago Title L Trust Company, of Chicago, by a sufficient warranty deed,rand the same is to be held in trust for the ])rotection. benefit and profit of investors \vho may enter into contract with this Company, under the terms and conditions of the plan wiiich follows: Each Acre Represented by a Certificate. A.G^ainst these 3,000 acres the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company will issue 3,000 Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, each one of which will represent one acre, or one three- thousandth, undivided, of the entire Plantation. INVESTMENT INSURED If an mvestor purchasing acres on the installment plan should die before completing the payments on his contract, all remaining payments will be cancelled and a paid up Rubber Plarvest Certificate will be at once issued to his beneficiary, for each acre subscribed for, on proof of his death being made to the Company, and at the sanie time all money paid on said contract will be returned to his beneficiary. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company is fully war- ranted in making this liberal proposition from the fact that it Imys on the life of the investor for each acre sold on this plan, $300.00 of life insurance in a first class old Hne life insur- ance company, and will realize, in the event of the investor's death, the full price of its acres from the insurance company. For example : John Doe buys an acre on 5 years' time. After making three annual payments of $60 — $180, he dies. As soon as proof of death ismade to the Insurance Company the San Pedro Company receives the ?^300, the face of the policy, which pays the San Pedro Company in full for the acre. So the Rubber SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. Harvest Certificate is immediately issued to John Doe's estate or beneficiary and all the money he had paid on his Contract ($180) is also paid to his beneficiary or estate. At the maturity of each Contract, whether by death or otherwise, the number of Certificates s])ccified in the Contract will be delivered, by the Company, and the owner of such Special Rubber Harvest Certificates shall be entitled forever thereafter— without any further cost than the original contract pi-ice— to the net annual Rubber product of one acre for each Certificate so held; together with other rights and privileges conferred by the Contract respecting the title and management of the Plantation. Investors are now solicited to examine into the value of the proposal this Company makes. The most painstaking scrutiny is invited. Every statement made is made deliberately and is based upon facts i and tlie estimates of profits and probable returns to investors are fully warranted by actual experience and are not dependent upon contingencies more or less uncertain and remote. PRICE AND TERnS OF PURCHASE. The prices and terms upon which Special Rubber Harvest Certificates or acres may be purchased, will be seen in the table below: $300 paid in 60 monthly payments of $5.00. 298 " "20 quarterly " " I4-90- ' 297 " "15 tri-annual " " 19.80. 29=^ " " 10 senn-annual " " 29.50. 290 " " 5 annual " " S^-OO. 250 " " I payment. Each certificate of undivided interest corresponds to and represents one acre of developed land, and guarantees forever its annual product to the owner. THE COMPANY'S PART OF THE CONTRACT. The contract has been let to a powerful Plantation Com- pany for the development of the entire Plantation. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANV. When the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company sells its Certificates, or acres, it binds itself under contract to clear the number of acres sold and to plant on each acre 600 trees and to scientifically care for the trees for six years, thinning out the trees between the third and sixth years, leaving at least 200 permanent trees to be tapped the sixth and succeeding years. Further, the Company agrees to scientifically care for the land cultivated under these Contracts; to replace all trees that are not strong and vigorous — in short to give to the entire property, at all times, intelligent and faithful superintendence. ONLY THREE YEARS BETWEEN PLANTING AND PROFITS. The proceeds from the Rubber obtained from the four hundred trees cut out between the third and sixth years will be paid to the investors as annual profits or dividends at the end of the third, fourth and fifth years from the date of planting. From reliable statistics it is conservatively estimated that 50 per cent, on all money invested up to the end of the third, fourth and fifth years, respectively, will be realized from the 400 surplus trees removed to leave room for the 200 trees which form the permanent orchard, and these trees will yield, on the l:)asis of government and consular reports, an approxi- mate annual profit of $200 to $300 the sixth year, and the quantity of rubber will annually increase as the trees increase in size. And, still further, the Company agrees that, after the maturity of its Contracts, it will faithfully and economically manage the affairs of the property so long as it shall be retained by Certificate owners in the administration of the Plantation. It will properly and intelligently superintend the tapping of the trees, and the collection of the annual Rubber yield. The Rubber crop so liarvested, each year, will be sold for the best market price, and the proceeds divided ratably among the owners of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, The Company's charge for administering the property will not exceed ten per cent, of the income per acre. r/en s ofXew 500-ncre Clearim^ und ('•limpses of the Tiilija h'iver. SOMETHIIVG ABOUT THE COMPANY, TITLE VESTED IN A TRUST COHPANY. The Entire Plantation Deeded in Advance to a Powerful Trustee for the Protection of Certificate Holders as an Evidence of the Company's Good Faith. This Company is amply able to carry out its Contracts; to protect its properties and its patrons, having sufficient capital and unquestioned financial standing". But, in order to please and satisfy the most incretlulous investor, and to safeguard against possible contingencies that would involve or embarrass the title to the 3,000 acres against which Certiticates are issued, the Company has placed the entire Amuy''Pa Plantation in trust with the Chicago Title £. Trust Company, of Chicago, for the protection of all holders of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates issued by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Com-' pany, Cnder the terms of the Contract and the Deed of Trust, a majority of the owners of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates shall determine and direct absolutely the disposition of the property, after December 30, 1909; and the Trust Company will deliver, on demand, to the legal rei)resentatives of the owners of such Special Rubber Harvest Certificates a warranty deed to the Amuy-'Pa Plantation, of 3,000 acres, free and clear of all incunil)rance, for their uses and purjMDses, forever. This means that the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company will continue the management of the Plantation indefinitely after December 30th, 1909, but the owners of Certificates may at their option elect a management of their own at any time, so that under no circumstances will it be possible for any clique or comljination to depreciate the value of the property or monopolize its proceeds. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE. CAPITAL, $5,000,000.00 (Elttragn ®itb mxh ®rust (dnrnpaug lOO Washingrton St. D^iVlD B LYMA.N, ITes TELEPHONE CENTRAI. m WM C. NiBLACK, Vice-Pres .^: Trt-as. tulegraph cable J. J. DANFORTii,2ud Vice-Pres. ..titt K°rmrA'rn" C. C. BROOMEi.i,, Sec'y. 1 U I,E LHILACO This Certifies, that the San Pedro Rubl^er Planta- tion Conipan}' of Alilvvaukee has conveyed by warranty deed, described therein, as free and clear from all encumbrances, to the Chicago Title & Trust Co., of Chicago, as Trustee, the following property, to-wit: "The southerly 1,214.04 hectares of Lot Fourteen (14) of El Xaranjo Survey, in the Department of Palenque, State of Chiapas, Republic of Mexico, and known as the Amuy-Pa Plantation, said measurement equaling Tlu-ee Thousand (3,000) acres of land." Said Chicago Title (*l: Trust Co. further certifies that it holds title to the aforesaid property for the benefit of all the owners of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, to be issued by said San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company against said Amuy-Pa Plantation, and will deed said lands for their benefit to the authorized representative of the owners of said Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, on demand after December 30th, 1909, such demand to be made in writing, signed by a majority of the owners of said Certificates, and authenticated by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company. Dated December 5th. A. D. 1900. CHICAGO TITLE & TRUST CO., By D. B. Lyman, Presiden.t. Landing place at El Salto. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. DAILY INCREASING SECURITY. Investors who buy on the instalhncnt ])lan will please note, also, that these gTOwing trees afford them a des^ree of security at all times proportional with their investment, and it increases in value with the growth of the trees. With honorable and intelligent management this security of Land and Rubber trees is practically al)solute. YOUR EQUITY ALWAYS SECURE. Xo greater profits and no greater degree of security attaches to any form of industrial investment than inheres in the Special Rubber Harvest Certificates issued by this Copipanv. Each Certificate carries with it absolute ownership of one acre of the Plantation, and its product forever. Your ecjuity in the Plantation cannot be impaired. You cannot lose it or be deprived of it unless by \our ow'n consent and act. A HOST CONSERVATIVE ESTIflATE OF THE PROBABLE INCOME. What Return Investors Hay Reasonably Expect to Receive. At the close of six years the yield of 200 Rubber trees (the number the Company contracts to retain permanently on each acre) will be at least one and one-half pounds of Rubber per tree, or a total of 300 pounds per acre. At the safe market price of 80 cents per pound, the owner of one acre is assured of an income of $240.00. or a return of about 80 per cent the sixth year on his investment. In this calculation the estimated product given is the lowest output to be expected, and the price is the lowest the best Castilloa Elastica conmiands. The output frequentl}' averages seven ]iounds per tree and the price of good Rubber to-dav is above $1.00 per pound, and the best has been the past year up to $1.13. According to the highest authorities in the Rubber world, the annual increase in the output of each tree after the first 'tapping'' will be not less than one pound. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPAIVY. The careful investigator of tliis Company's proposal cannot escape the conviction that its Special Rubber Harvest Certifi-' cates are among tlie safest and most profitable investments to be found in the whole realm of industrial enterprises. The cost is light and the amount fixed; the system of payments easy; the obligations of the contracting parties clearly stated; the element or risk is reduced to a minimum, and the income to the investor should safely approximate one hundred per cent, annually. First View of the /;/t;7; banks on Tiilija A'/rer. 1~>0 miles, by boat, from Frontera. SOMETHIIVG ABOIT THE COMl'ANY, THREE THINGS only are ESSENTIAL to the Success of a Rubber Plantation : First — Soil and climate that will produce the tree, Second — ^Intelligent and experienced superintendence. Third — Integrity of management, This combination means certain profits and permanent in-' come, Prospective investors are earnestly invited to consider carefnlly the above essential features of a successful Rubber Plantation. Having done so it will be found, upon full investi- gation, that the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company has made most complete provision for each of these ''three things": 1st, by securing location, which by disinterested authorities is conceded to be, both as to soil and climate, the Best in the World for Rubber culture, and the title to the land has been vested in a Trust Company whose standing is uncjuestioned; 2d. by employing a corporation thoroughly reliable and responsible to do the development work, and which is person- ally interested in the highest possible development of this Plantation on account of its large holdings of land in this locality, the price of which will be greatly advanced by a large yield from this Plantation; and, finally, 3d, by having as its officers only such men as are renowned for their ability and integritv. 20 SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. The Rubber Product of Five Acres. Estimated Annual Income, After Six Years, to the Owner of a "Special Rubber Harvest Certificate," Covering the Product of Five Acres. The most competent authorities on tropical agricuUure agree that a well-developed Rubber Plantation should return safely one hundred per cent, on the money invested. This is the estimated value of the first harvest. The annual increase in Rubber, experience assures, will be steady for many years after the first tapping, and the income will likewise largely increase thereafter. Two himdred Rubber trees on one acre at 80 cents, yield- ing 1.] pounds per tree, will produce at least $240.00. or 80 per cent., on the installment investment of $300.00, and nearly 100 per cent, on the cash investment of $250.00. On the basis of 100 per cent., which is conservative, and at the same time ample to satisfy the desires of the most eager for profits, one acre purchased ou the installment plan will produce, after 60 months, a permanent annual income of $240.00. That amount will clothe a lad)', provide coal or groceries for a family, buy a scholarship, or pay rent for a modest home. Five acres on the same basis will return to the investor practicall) $1,200.00 annuall}-. That means a competency, and for life. Five acres in Rubber is better than a gold mine and the income is as regular and certain as the changing of the seasons. No other legitimate enterprise, ^\ithin reach of the average investor, offers the same opportunity for profits. BONDS AND nORTQAQES VERSUS RUBBER CERTIFICATES. In order to secure an income equal to the annual yield of one acre of Rubber land in Amuy-Pa, it would require the investment of $5,000 in a 6 per cent, mortgage or bonds, and to obtain an annual income equal to the annual returns from five acres would require an investment of $25,000 in bonds or SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. first mortgag-es at 6 i)er cent. i)er aniuini, and to secnrc snch an annuitx- in a life insurance company would call for the invest- ment of a sum of money beyond the reach of those onlv of large wealth. OPINION OF A PROniNENT JUDGE. "Personally, I believe your Certificates give greater security than any life insurance policy offers. T would rather own ten of your Certificates than to own a life insurance policv for $10,000." — John W. I'yam, Chicago. Why We Grow Rubber Only. It is the Host Profitable of all Tropical Products, and there is no Element of Risk or Loss in its Cultivation. The following estimates of profits to be derived from Tropical Agriculture are furnished by the National Govern- ment and are drawn from data supplied by the Consular Representatives of tlie United States, Great Britain, Germany, P'rance, Holland and Belgium: AVERAGE ANNUAL PROFIT PER ACRE. Rubber (no risk in crops) $-5o to $750 Bananas Cacao (Chocolate), Cofifee Vanilla Lemons Pineapples Tol)acco Sug"ar 1 Large Risk in Crops. J $200 to 450 1 00 to 200 1 50 to 300 200 to 600 175 to 500 175 to 400 I 50 to 300 1 50 to 350 Livestors will not fail to note that all of these tropical crops. with the single exception of Rubber, are extremely perishable, Pananas, Lemons and Pineapples are frequently totally lost between the harvest and market. Ripened Cacao, after being ground nuist be carefully protected from moisture (a difficult thing- in the tropics), otherwise it 1)ecomes rancid audi worth- less. Cofifee is the most sensitive of trojMcal l)crries and will L'3 SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. taiiil and deteriorate in transit. \ anilla r('(|uires skilled and costly treatment Ijefore it is merchantable. Tobacco is ex- tremely delicate and too much rain or too much sun will destroy its flavor and salabilitw Stigar is a variable crop, and nuist be rehned at great cost l)efore it can be marketed. The cultivation of the Rubber tree presents absolutely no element of risk. The trees can be tap]:)ed in the spring, or fall, or in both seasons. The i)rocess is simple, the collection of the product inexpensive, and the crude Rubber may be held for any length of time without loss or deterioration. We grow Rubber only. This ComjDan)- will not hazard your money on any uncertain or delicate crop. (See extract from letter of R. A. ?^loseley, L\ S. Consul General, on page 40.) The I'laza at Frontera. 24 The wonctert'iil tJ^rowlli in the valley of the Tiiliju is shown by this Rubber Tree two years old {from seed). /J feet hi^h and six inches in diameter, three feet from ground. 25 SOMETHIIVG ABOUT THE COMPANY. TABLE OF COST AND ANNUAL INCOME. Conservative estimate of tlie annual income to be derived from an investment in the Special Rubber Harvest Certificates issued by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company, of Alii- waukee. Cost of each Certificate ,^iven in quarterly, monthly- semi-annual, tri-annual and annual installments, and all cash with estimated annual income after three years: nONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN. u o in U) 5 ESTIMATED DIVIDENDS ANNUALLY. U V Ji U a a 1-" o: "^ t « ■ k" >< > > V u Z K 5 XI X x: JZ A •5 k-H ^ CO •^ • r: ■■c t^ -^ 1 tfSOO 60 $5 00 $90 |100 1110 |200 1250 |300 $1,000 2 600 60 >. 10 00 180 200 220 400 500 600 2,000 3 900 60 j: 15 00 270 300 ,330 600 750 900 3,000 4 1,2()0 60 o 20 00 360 400 440 SCO 1,000 1,200 4,000 5 1,500 ()() s 25 00 450 500 550 1,000 1,250 1,500 5,000 10 3.000 60 50 00 900 1,000 1,100 2,000 2,500 3,000 10,000 QUARTERLY PAYMENT PLAN. 1 |29S 20 >-, 2 596 20 3 894 20 4 1,192 20 = 5 1,490 20 a 1 $14 90 29 80 44 70 59 60 74 50 The above estimates are made on the basis of statistics of rubber growers and consular reports from Mexico. TRI=ANNUAL PAYMENT PLAN. 1 1297 15 u a 2 594 15 cd 3 891 15 4 1,188 15 a 5 1,485 15 CO $19 80 39 60 59 40 79 20 99 00 Dona Felipe Ortiz, who^e plantation is in our vicinity, cleared last year 111,800 from fifty acres of rubber, or |236 per acre. SEMI-ANNUAL PLAN. 1 1295 10 >> |29 50 ! 2 590 10 « 59 00 3 885 10 ~ 88 50 4 1,180 10 a 118 00 5 1,475 10 ■s 147 50 10 2,950 10 295 00 "Chicago capitalists and millions of Chi- cago money are to develop the resources of Mexico, until the soiithern republic be- comes one of the important factors in the world's trade." — Chicago Tribujie, May 3, igoi . ANNUAL PLAN. 1 $290 5 2 580 >, 870 5 OS 4 1,160 5 e 5 1,450 5 < 10 2,900 5 |58 00 116 00 174 00 232 00 290 00 580 00 "There are few agricultural ventures to- day more attractive to capitalists than rub- ber planting. It seems to be an absolutely sure thing." — .V. Y. Evening Post, June i^, I goo. CASH PLAN. 1 |250 2 500 3 750 s: 4 1,000 a 5 1,250 2.500 $250 00 500 00 750 00 1000 00 1250 00 2500 00 "There is every probabilitj' that withiu the next three years there will be a shortage iu the rubber supply. Withiu the past year the price has ad- vanced from 80 cents to |1.13. A rubber plantation h a mine which is continually producing. — Geo. C. Woolsen, President Manhattan Rubber Works. 2H The mouth o^theBASCAN, on the plantation. 27 28 EXTRACTS FROM A FEAV LETTERS. Extracts from a Few Letters. Many of our investors voluntarily give expression to their faith in Rubber and tlieir confidence in the management of the San Pedro Eiiliber Plantation Company. A Species of Life Insurance. "I consider yoni- Sjiecial Harvest Certificates a species of Life Insurance ^^•ith an annuity attached. •■' ■'■" - Kiibber is an indis- pensable article, entciing into many neeessaiies of daily life. I believe it will ahva.As command a good price and a ready sale. I have full confidence in the Comjaany and I am ready to recommend it to any one desiring such an investment. HARVEY HENDERSON, 1414 West Minnehaha St.. St. Paul. Minn." * * it- It All Sounds Reasonable. "I had to read your pamphlets onl3' to be satisfied that Rubber is a most desii'able inxestment. * - -' I judge the ofHcei's of the Company to be men of honor. I also believe in the enterprise, because it all sounds reasonable! something" is actiially in the ground and growing. "Inhere seems to be little or no risk. MALCOLM SALMON D, Pastor Presbyterian Chui'ch. Hvden, Kentucky." An Unqualified Indorsement. * * * "I unhesitatingly lecommend the purchase of your Special Rubber Harvest Certificates to those .seeking a profitable and safe investment. L. M. SCHWARTZ, Denver. Colo." Best Plan and Best Location. * * » "Having looked into the plans and claims of several companies organized for the purpose of Rubber growing. I am sure the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company has the best plan and the best location of any of which I have knowledge. After making 29 JEXTRACTis FROM A FEW LETTERS. inquiry of parties in the City of Milwaukee concerning the character of the men who are inanag'ing- the Companj-'s affairs, and being- assured of their reliahilitx' ;ind competency, T invested with them. J. M. KECK, Pastor .\[. E. Church. Kiuffsville, O." Less Risk Than Other Propositions. "Yovi are at liberty to lefer intending- investors to me. * * Your ])roposition has less risk than any other that I know of- Rubber has a tine future — 3'ou have a tine Riibber proposition, only regret T can't buy more Certificates. J. M. ALBL, 1410-1412 Broadway, Cleveland, O." Will Bring Large Returns. "I feel assured that 3'our Rubber Plantation enterprise will bring large returns to all owners of Certificates. I trust I may be able soon to add to my holding-s. CHARLES S. PEACOCK, President Imitation Type-Writing Company, 80-83 Dearborn St.. Chicago, III." One Who Has Personal Knowledge. "l ha\e visited many of the Rubber camps of Northern Bolivia and Brazil and have witnessed how Rubber is collected from both wild and cultivated trees. I was reliabl\- informed by a jilanter on the Upper Madeira River that his c-iiltixated tiees produced an average annual yield of foiir and one-lialf ])ounds of Rubber per tree. I have read your pamphlet matter carefully and I am thoroughly convinced of the feasibility of your project. I have satisfied myself by inquiry that the officers of your Company are men of standing- and integrity and in ctmsideration of all this I cannot see in your ])roposition any more risk than entei-s into any other inxestment, while the profits are many times greater than in any othei- liusiness open to the general public. I am only sorry that 1 cannot buy every Certificate you have for sale. A. E. HARTAY, Lewiston. Idaho." 30 EXTRACTS FROM A FEW LETTERS. Large Annual Income. Quotation from Ex-Goveriior I'eck's Letter, when taking- the Presidency of the San Pedro Enbber Plantation Company: "Eubber enters into more articles of commerce than anything- else that comes out of the earth, and the demand each \'ear is increasing so rapidly that present sources of supply are becoming- inadequate. T am convinced that the growing- of Eubber is the most Xarofitable industry' in which a person can engage, as nothing else can ever take the place of Eubber. I have such confidence in it that I advise my children and grandchildren to go into it, and stay until it is ripe. (Signed.) GEO. W. PECK, Former Governor of Wisconsin, ?sow President of the Han Pedro Eubber Plantation Company. SURPRISINGLY NEAR AT HAND. The distance from h'rontera to New York is only 1,762 miles, about one-half the distance between B^oston and Portland, Ore. Frontera lies almost directlv sottth of Chicago, and via New Orleans is only 1.712 miles away — nearer by 500 miles than cither Los Angeles or Seattle. On the bunks of the Tulija. SOMETHING ABOUT THE COMPANY. Our Plan . . . stands for ORGANIZATION instead o1^ Individual Effort, COiVlBlNED CAPITAL instead of Separate Small Sums, BUSINESS PROFITS instead of Interest Only, CONTRACT SECURITY instead of Speculation, OPPORTUNITY instead of Lack of It, and An Assured Future Income Resident Manatcer's lleaihinarlers. Amiiy-I'a Plantation. 32 THE INDIA RUBBER TREE And the Possibilities of its 'W Culture in IMexico 'W i'lanthin- Rubber .Seer/. AMUY-PA PLANTATION "Every Acre of this Land is a Gold iVline in Itself" 33 THE INDIA RUBBER TREE. SOMETHING ABOUT RUBBER AND THE INDIA RUBBER TREE. ^^ ^^ DID YOU EVER Think how largely Rubber enters into our affairs — how indis- pensable it has become to onr comfort and convenience? The field of its utility is constantly expanding as science seeks to soften and refine. Rubber goods are among the highest products of advanced civilization. * :!: * OVER FOUR THOUSAND Articles of commerce are made from Rubber, and no other substance serves so well the purposes of its use. The elastic quality of Rubber, in the opinion of scientists, is so nearly akin to the life principle that no satisfactory substitute for it may ever be found. DO YOU KNOW That the cultivation of Rubber is a new industry? Most of the Rubber of conunerce is taken from wild trees found in the forests of Brazil and Central America. The demand for Rubber is increasing so rapidly that the whole tropical world is being ransacked to meet it. The cultivation of the Rubber tree is therefore imperative. Rubber is the commercial name and product of Caoutchouc. Caoutchouc (Koo-chook) is a tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of a variety of inter- tropical plants belonging to the Euphoribiacae family. Only four species, however, of the Euphoribiaceaeous tree produce POSSIBILITIES OF ITS CULTURE. a marketable Caoutchouc, and they are known by the following- botanical names: First, Fiscus elastica, the rubber tree of India; Second, Siphonia elastica or Hevea braziliensis, which is the tree prevailing along the banks of the Amazon in Brazil; Third, Castilloa elastica, a native of Chiapas and portions of Central America; and, Fourth, Urceola elastica, which grows in the Island of Ceylon and on the Pacific Coast of French East Africa. It will be observed from the foregoing that only limited and widely separated and remote sections of the earth produce Caoutchouc. The Asiatic and African Rubber tree, known as Fiscus and Urceola Elastica, grows to a greater size than the American tree, but its product is inferior in quality to that of the latter. The wild Rubber forests that flom'ish throughout Central America and in the Equatorial regions of Brazil supply over 70 per cent, of the entire world's consumption of crude Rubber. Glimpse of Cliiapas Wild Rubber Forest on the Lauds of tlie San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company of Milwaukee. 35 THE INDIA RUBBER TREE. The elastic tension of the American Caoutchouc is very much greater than that of the Asiatic or African product and chiefly on that account connnands from 22 to 60 cents more per pound, The Rubber tree — CastiUoa Elastica — which flourishes in Chiapas, has a straight, smooth trunk of a yehowish color. It grows rapidly, attaining a height of about 35 feet before the sixth year. The branches are usually well up on the trunk and the leaves are long and narrow and gracefully clustered. The Rubber is extracted by making an incision in the bark of the tree from which flows a liquid of a light yellowish color and of the consistency of cream. Exposed to the sun or an artificial heat of tig degrees, the watery part evaporates and the Rubber remains. Exposed to the air it soon loses its light color and becomes dark, almost black, which does not mipair its value, however. •-V^'^ '>-,■'*■ V^'-'(*4v . '■ 'ff \\Ul:.-\ ! f**=/' ■ •:/;•» v;(>!^l*'", '.,V Tapping a Wild Rubber Tree. 36 POSSIBILITIES OF ITS CULTURE. THE INCREASING DEflAND FOR CRUDE RUBBER IS TAXING PRESENT SOURCES OF SUPPLY. The demand for India Rubber has increased enormously, while tlie supply is necessarily diminishing" §very dav as new uses are being" made of Rubber. As a quite natural conse- quence the price of crude Rubber is steadily advancing; the best quality commanded as high as $1.13 per pound in New York during the past year. VARIOUS OPINIONS AND CONJECTURES OF AUTHORITIES TOUCHING THE RUBBER TREE AND ITS CULTURE. Mr. James E. Baxter made the following" statement to the Manchester (England) Board of Trade: * * '■' "The "cultivation of the Rubber tree is n^ow almost imperative, and 'T bespeak for those engaging in that field of activity the "greatest profits known to the industrial world." The introduction of Rub1)er tires cannot be said to have advanced nmch beyond tlie stage of novelty, nevertheless it is a fact that during the year i8o() more Rubber was used in that single industry than the entire world's consumption, for all purposes, prior to 1890. THE CULTIVATION OF THE RUBBER TREE IN MEXICO. The opinions of the best known authorities on Rubber culture are cited in the following pages, touching the condi- tions of climate necessary for Rubber; the Countries best adapted by Nature for its growth ; some of the peculiarities of the plant; the age at which trees may be tapped; the probable vield and the profits to be derived from its culture. "A w'arm and moist climate is necessar\' to the successful erowine of Rubber." — Dr. Priesth". THE IXOIA RUBIIEH TKEE. "The true Rubber zone of Mexico lies east of the i6oth degree of west longitude and south of the i8th degree of north latitude and is confined practically within the State of Chiapas," — Don Sal)astian Escobar, a well known Mexican agricul- turalist. "The State of Chiapas I regard as the best locality for the culture of the Rubber tree." — Jeronimo Manchinelli, a planter in Chiapas. * * * "Chiapas, of all the Mexican States, is best adapted for the growth of the Rubber tree. I feel that I cannot state this too forcibly. I have had a very intimate acquaintance with Rubber cultivation in the tropical portions of Mexico and I can speak from experience. The evenly warm temperature and the continually moist climate of that portion of Chiapas con- tiguous to Guatemala afYords a nearer approach to the ideal conditions required for successful Rul)ber culture than can be found in any other part of the Rcjuiblic." — Sr. Don Matias Romero, Mexican Ambassador to the United States, ex- Treasurer of the Republic and recognized as one of the most eminent authorities on Rubber culture in the world. THE HARDINESS OF THE RUBBER TREE. Greatly simplifies its culture. The Rubber tree has the great advantage of possessing a vitality superior to that of the native weeds or any other kind of vegetation known to the tropics." — AI. de la Condamine. THE RUBBER TREE MATURES IN SIX YEARS. "During my residence in Chiapas I was able to satisfy myself by facts of the correctness of the opinion fixing six years for the maturing of the Rubber tree." — ^Sr. Don Matias Romero. 38 POSSIBILITIES OF ITS CULTURE. THE YIELD OF THE RUBBER TREE. "Tlie greatest number of agriculturalists seem agreed that a tree, after attaining its proper proportions, should produce a quantity of Rubber weighing not less than six pounds annually. It must be observed, moreover, that as the yield of every tree will increase annually, there is every reason to believe that a tree twenty years old will give 15 to 25 pounds of sap each year." — Sr. Don Matias Romero. AHAZINQ PROFITS IN RUBBER CULTURE. "The profits derived from the culture of Rubber are fabulous. Even assuming that instead of advancing in price, Rubber were certain to retain its present value or even decline to 50 cents per pound, the ]irofits would still be enormous." — A. M. Ferguson, English. ])lanter in Colombo, Ceylon. "Anyone in position enabling him to secure an interest in an honestly managed Rubl~>er Plantation should avail him- self of the opportunity at once, with the full conviction that it is the safest and most lucrative industry in which he can engage. A well^managed Rubber Plantation after six years, should be able to distribute among its shareholders from 100 to 1,000 per cent, annually on their investments." — Sr. Don ^Nlatias Romero. Clearins^ Xew Croimd I'reparatury to I'hinlinti the Rubber Trees. Ainiiv I'a liantation. 39 Ai The Sopliia with her freight schooner coming to take the Inspectors from " The Tehuantepec " to Frontent. EXTRACTS FROn CONSULAR REPORTS ON INDIA RUBBER and HANUFACTURERS OF, ETC. 1. The Rubber Tree. CONTINENT OF AflERICA— flEXICO. NO OTHER CROP SHOULD BE ATTEflPTED between the files of Rubber trees, as it would seriously injure the rapidly growing and expanding roots near and along the surface, Plants may be propagated from seed. * * * Tii appropriate soil and climate the Rubber seeds grow like weeds. '•' '•' '■' The tapping of the trees can be tlone at small expense and the preparation of the milk into merchantable Rubber is extremely simple." — R. A. Moseley, U. S. Consul General. * * * "The life of a Ivubl)er tree is impossible to esti- mate; trees growing wild in the forests, here, seem to l)e hundreds of vears old and still give milk as frequently as those of later cultivation." — James C. McNally, L^. S. Consul (General, (Guatemala. * * ''' "There is no risk or labor in the production of Rubber as com])ared with the search for gas, oil, or gold. Figuratively speaking, gold grows in the trees of a Rubber POSSIBILITIES OF ITS CULTURE. forest! is only necessary for the native gatherer, witli his machete for a wand, to tap the trees and the hquid gold flows into his coffers." — J. Orton Kirby. Washington. D. C, formerly U. S. Consul to Para, Brazil. Sir Henry Neville Dering, the British Minister to Mexico, in a recent report to the E^^oreign ofBcc on the cultivation of India Rubber in Mexico, said: ''■'' '•' * "There is a small area of Mexico on the border of Guatemala in which India Rubber flourishes without cultivation. Tlie easy means of water conmumication which this section enjovs, the very peaceable disposition of the Natives and the stable character of the government of the Republic, all unite to make this part of Mexico the most attractive fleld in the world for the cultiva- tion of India Rubber. In Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua the instability of the government adds a certain hazard to capital invested there, and in Brazil, while this condition is somewhat modified, the fearful intensity of the equatorial heat makes it practically impossible to cultivate Rifljber there. Nearly all of the India Rubber exported from Brazil — fully 95 per cent. — is taken from wild trees in the forest. Only few cultivated plantations are to be found in the entire Amazon district, owing to the fact that the Rubber, there, is a swamp growth, and requires nearly a quarter of a century before it can be tapped, In Chiapas, Mexico, India Rubber matures at the early age of 6 years, supplying a considerable quantit\ of milk in the sixth year. From reliable data, at hand, I estimate that the net profit derived from a Rubber plantation in Chiapas after the sixth year will round fully 400 per cent, on the invest^ ment, This return will be materially increased every }ear thereafter for four or five years, where it should continue without marked diminution for a e'eneration." Report by Consul-Gen.eral ( luenthcr, of Mexico City: India Rubber, up to the present time, is extracted in Mexico b\- the Indian in the most ])rimitive and uns\stematic fashion. EXTRACTS FROM COlVSIILiAR REPORTS. They make an incision in the bark of the trees, from which, soon begins to flow a juice resenibhng mihv. This juice is collected in receptacles made of bark or in earthen vessels, and afterwards the same is boiled down to a proper consistency, in order to form balls of gum, which the Indians take to market for sale. The question of cultivating the India Rubber tree has already been agitated considerably by private parties, as well as by the federal authorities of the Republic of Mexico. The supply of India Rubber in the accessible regions is consider- ably diminishing, while the demand for it is steadily on the increase. This is due to the fact that the Indians in order to gain as nuich of the juice as possible at one time, often strip the forest trees yielding the gum entirely of their bark, or make such frequent incisions that the trees soon die. In fact, they are constantly destroying these valuable trees which bv rational treatment would give an annual yield of Rubber. It will be readily seen that the cultivation of these trees offers splendid inducements. The mediiuu temperature of the region in which these trees prosper best is above 87 degrees Fahrenheit, during the hot season. Crude Rubber is exported from this coimtry free of duties, but duties are imposed upon foreign manufactured Rubber imported into this country. American Rubber goods are regarded equal to those im- ported by any other country, and the suggestions that I would offer to American manufacturers of Rubber desirous of extend- ing their trade in this coimtry are that they send men to this country who are thoroughly conversant with the language and customs of the country, who are polite and in every respect good business men, and let them solicit trade in Mexico in the same business-like manner they would adopt in the United States in order to sell their goods. RICHARD GUENTHER, Consul-General. United States Consulate-General. Mexico City, October 24, i8cjo. 42 Ij No J COPY OF CONTRACT J Series 1903 J f Pliil OF MILWAUKEE. Iln CcnsiDeration of the applicatit)n in writing for this Special Rubber finrmt Certificate Contract made by of State of which application is made a part hereof, and of the payment in advance of Dollars, and of the payment of a like installment hereafter on the tifth day of at the office of the Company at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (provided that when installments for sixty months have been paid, no further payment will be required), said San Pedro Rubber Plantatioin Company 1)crcDy agrees and binds itself to deliver unto said or his or her assigns Special Rubbcr fiarwcst Certificate, which shall entitle said or his or her assigns as herein provided to the net proceeds of the annual Rubber yield of acre . . . of the Bmuy-Pa Plantation of Chiapas, Republic of lUexico, more particularly described hereinafter. The options and conditions endorsed hereon are a part of this contract. Given at the general offices of the $an Pedro Rubber Plantation Company. at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this day of 190. . . . President. Secretary. 43 COPY OF CONTRACT. FURTHER CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS OF CONTRACT. 1. This Contract is assignable, and the holder hereof has the right at any time before maturity date herein to sell it ; provided the Company is promptly informed in writing of such assignment and of the proper name and post office address of the assignee. 2. It is agreed that the holder of the within Contract will promptly notify the Company of any change in his or her address from that given in the application hereto, and that all communications properly directed to such Contract holder or his or her assigns, at the latest post office address so furnished, duly stamped and delivered in the mail, shall constitute due and' legal notice to such Contract holder, or his or her assigns. 3. When the purchaser under this Contract, or his or her assigns, shall have completed the payments as provided herein, the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company will thereupon deliver to such purchaser, or his or her assigns, the number of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates designated in the within Contract. 4. The San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company hereby agrees to clear, plant and improve the property herein described as a Rubber Plantation, placing upon every acre, upon which certificates shall be issued, 600 Rubber trees, of which at least 200 shall be left as a permanent orchard, the balance to be tapped to death between the 3rd and 6th years, and the proceeds of the Rubber obtained therefrom to be at once distributed as dividends. The Company agrees to properly cultivate and intelligently care for and manage the said Plantation until December 30th, 1909, without any further cost whatever to the holder of this contract beyond the purchase price named in the within application. 5. It shall be absolutely optional with the owners of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, any time after December 30th, 1909, to form an organization of their own and to sup- plant the existing management of the Amuy-Pa Plantation with one of their own election ; or they may continue the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company in the management of the said Plantation, after said date, on an agreed basis of compen- sation, and the owners of a majority of the Certificates agree- ing thereto in writing shall constitute a sufficient ntmiber to exercise either of said options. 6. Until such time as the owners of S])ecial Rubber Plarvest Certificates shall adopt a different order or policy of management as hereinbefore provided, the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Co. shall manage the property ; shall superintend the annual harvest and sale of the Rubber product of the Plan- tation, and shall promptly distribute ninety (90) per cent, of the proceeds arising therefrom, pro rata among the owners of Special Rubber Harvest Certificates, according to the interest 45 COPY OF CONTRACT. of each; the ten (lo) per cent, reserved shall be accepted by the Company as full compensation for its services in superin- tending, harvesting and marketing the annual Rubber crop. 7. The title to the entire Amuy-Pa Plantation, as herein described, free and clear of all encumbrance, has been con- veyed to the Chicago Title & Trust Company, of Chicago, by a sufficient warranty deed, and the same is to be held in trust for the protection, benefit and profit solely of the owners of the 3,000 Special Rubber Harvest Certificates issued, or to be issued by the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company against the said Amuy-Pa Plantation, and they (the Certificate owners) shall determine and direct absolutely the disposition of the Plantation after December 30th, 1909, which shall be done by a majority of the owners of such Certificates demand- ing in writing a deed from said Chicago Title & Trust Com- pany, for the benefit of all of the owners of said Certificates, as provided in the Certificate of said Trust Company, a copy of which is endorsed hereon. 8. In the event of the death of the holder of the within Contract at an_\- time within sixty months after the date hereof, the San Pedro Rul)i)er Plantation Compan}- will cancel all installments that may become due and payable and will promptly issue to the legal representative of such deceased Contract Holder the number of Special Rubber Harvest Cer- tificates su1:>scribed by him, without any condition, provision, or reservation whatsoever, except that all payments due prior to the death of said Contract Holder shall have been paid, and in addition thereto will pay to the estate of said Contract Holder all monev that has been paid on the within Contract. 9. The Company agrees to defray all the expenses of any representative whom a majority of the Contract Holders may select to examine the Plantation, once a year, and report to them upon the physical condition of the property, the progress of the work and the Company's performance of its obligations. 10. It is understood and agreed that failure to pay any installment as provided herein within fifteen days of grace after such installment becomes due shall render this Contract void and constitute a forfeiture to the Company of all install- ments theretofore paid ; however, the Company will reinstate any such delinquent Contract Holder any time within ninety days from date of forfeiture, provided a properly executed health certificate, acceptable to the Company, is furnished, and providing all installments due from date of last payment to date of resumption of Contract are fully paid. 1 I. No agent of the Company has the right or power to modify this Contract, extend the terms for paying any install- ment or bind the Company bv any promise or representation, information or statement not contained in the Contract or the application which forms a part of this Contract. Copy of Trustee's Certificate, which is part of this Con- tract, will be found on page 17. ■16 COPY OF APPLICATION. APPLICATIOIN FOR Special Rubber Rarvest Certificate Contract TO THE SAN PEDRO RUBBER PLANTATION COMPANY OF MILWAUKEE. Name of Applicant Age Post Office Address Occupation City of State of I hereby apply to have issued to me a Special Rubber Harvest Certificate Contract for Certificate. . of undivided interest in the Amuy-Pa Plantation, such Certifi- cate. . to equal and to represent, as provided in said contract acre. . of said Plantation, and to entitle me forever to the net proceeds of the annual Rubber vield of said acre. . of land. 1 understand that for the consideration herein specified the San Pedro Rubber Plantation Company contracts to clear, plant and improve said acre . . , placing 600 Rubber trees on every acre, of which at least 200 shall be left as a permanent orchard, the balance to he tapped to death between the 3rd and 6th years, and the proceeds of the Rubber obtained there- from to be distributed at once as dividends. I also understand that the said Company shall properh- cultivate and intelligently care for the said acre. . until Decem- ber 30th, 1909, without any further cost whatever to me than that specified in this application and to which I subscrilje. I agree to pay an installment of Dollars in advance during the coming 60 months, subject to the terms of said contract. 1 understand that I am allowed fifteen (15) days of grace from the time said payments become due, and that payments are at my option to continue only so long as I desire to keep the contract in force. I also understand that the Company has protected this in- vestment with insurance on my life in the amount of $300.00 for each acre purchased, so that in the event of mv death prior to completing the payments on ni}- Contract all the monev paid on the Contract will be returned to my beneficiary, and all future payments under the Contract shall cease, and a full paid Special Rubber Harvest Certificate will be issued to my beneficiary upon proper proof of my death 1)eing made to the Company. T have this day paid the soliciting agent, the sum of Dollars ( ), l)eing the first install- ment on m\- Contract. Future installments are to lie paid on the fifth day of Dated at this day of 1 90 . . . Witness Signature of Applicant. 47 1AR 1 4 1904 .\rnp of Mexico showing location by X of the Aniny-I'a Plantation in State of Chiapas. Aztec (•()(!, and Uiihher Seed in Jars, section of vine, also mass of 40-Ibs. of pare rnhher gnni taken at one tajjpini;- from three w ild trees grow inw on \niay-l'a Plantation. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ■■III Hjll ll||l |ll|l Mill mil nil! I ini nil III! 000 928 057 1 % OPPORTUNITY. X Master of human destinies am I ! Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk: I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late I knock unbidden once at e very ga te '. If sleeping, wake; it feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour oi fate. And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death: but those who doubt or hesitate Condemned to failure, penury and woe. Seek me in vain and uselessly implore I answer not, and I return no more! —John J. Ingalls. KlaOH PRESS, MILWAUKEE Mi v>,^^^s^m} \^%x}_hi'iM^mmw