El artículo analiza la forma en que empresas tanto de México como de Estados Unidos se articularon para negociar con los gobiernos de ambos países y aprovechar las coyunturas legales para abrir tierras al cultivo en los valles de Imperial y Mexicali. En él, se afirma y se demuestra que es falso que la Colorado River Land Company fuera la empresa que dominara el valle de Mexicali y se ubica su participación en un contexto más amplio. También se explica la situación de la empresa del ferrocarril Southern Pacific en ambos lados de la frontera. Y, sobre todo, se analiza cómo, por qué y para qué se organizaron empresas mexicanas integradas por estadounidenses.
This article analyzes the way in which companies in both Mexico and the United States were assembled to negotiate with the governments of both countries and to take advantage of legal situations in order to open land for cultivation in the Imperial and Mexicali valleys. The article affirms and demonstrates that it is false that the Colorado River Land Company was the business that dominated the Mexicali Valley and its participation is placed in a broader context. Additionally, the article explains the situation of the Southern Pacific Railroad company on both sides of the border. Above all, it analyzes how, why, and for what purpose Mexican companies were organized and incorporated by U.S. companies.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company in equitable account with the United States, growing out of the issue of subsidy bonds in aid of construction : A review of the testimony and exhibits presented before the Pacific Railway Commission, appointed according to the act of Congress, approved March 3d, 1887