New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-24
COLONIZATION.
rnE ORGANIZATION OF A WESTERN coIONi

colony to tbs weS', 40 the work Of 100 men, be-
Eve that there ought to be not only Vse doSS we'll
~ leave his business and go West unless ne is sure VI
;srng bis sGndo9 BS emgrate dislike IL
advanced life working for salaries III Sosd i've 10 see
maps they ordered abont by hoys l"Ouu Ao "
them working for themselves 49, a. Oh. host remedy
do not know is Oiled with people yet there
- tbousands who want 10 come mLhef, neE.eII
thinking that the cSss OF EHg Me ee does not wish
10 giye the locality of the place where IL IS popOeS 10
Sp nil Of the desirable land That is the way things are
done nowadays. g. -
MN C, Meeker, the originator of the colony move
ment said: .... ....r IL, |
toin the Colorado colony. socshed Is over 500 ana tN
of tSe writer's they ara worth considerably more than
kOOOO0O perhaps 81 100000 judge that one.na
from s. eco to 5000 while there is OF
those worth $4,000 aud from this up to s1 ScnaTay
are good many young men unmarried worth genett"S
from $500 TO $780, and some more All trades end
and pursuits represented, many are educaVeu an
the majority farmers. Fully one-hah are 'huioh
members. -. -, IA, ,,oh r md |
no time and had little could De saa al ts
stage Of the movement or danger rom oe G Ina f ,hoy
troublesome the Young men men OF tne eolony s
now state some Of the difficulties which are presented IN
the founding Of the proposed colony Every yo nf fpTs
seen a failure confidently be predicted. ~ Is nUI
likely thai more than hall OF those proposing 40 so WI"
100 OF land this will make As goo acres, ana
NJ the farms must be from to - miles, and it will
be that to accommodate al win lana near
town is inpossble-in short It Will De lmposslDe 70
reside town and at the same time have what Is caeo
Awestern farm near BY Some could 90 So, Is 1ruei
1t is question: then, whether the land ADJOINING inc
town should not DC usueu III pi sd t S The FAMILY
which, addition to the town lot would furnish ample
away. If the people are, to live in ga
village so as to enjoy al tne m st' Se sTT
rendered IN the way of ambition 10 own much land
by for to unite the two however desirable is I'M
professional can work and farmers themselves can
keep pretty busy ten acres 1t is to be considered
that in connection large quantities OF land are open
the growing OF stock, which should be the leading
winch much money can be expected. take it that
men large farms, the colonial plan is not one
suited tins object STILL upon the basis or small mold
Ings near the town the increase in value will he fully
equal to the increase in value on isolated farms throw
points that people may see for themselves now
matters must stand II IS TO he noted that lois anu ahu
G Th OF non ae because wa but
there no other way to accommodate the ma
Another difficulty lies in undertaking to occupy all the
land under the Homestead Land spectators are Keen
10 perceive opportunities and whenever they md great
improvements foot they are ready 20 enter large
6 thew eV ea making an investment had thought Of
the probabilities IN this case butt not strongly i'm
be bought OF the Government made evident that the
difficulty would NOT DO seTons Inc m Us
obliged to occupy the g ssS1Ted over e the
buying at A25 an acre, are not great have
to the conclusion hat Il is not safe to establish
a colony unless the land bought the first thing When
location shall be decided upon funds should be hand
TO enter the land in solid block None of us would be
willing to leave the comforts OF home and remove 10 the
Far West, be hampered by land mOnopOlists. Land
be bought with agricultural and other SCRIP SO mat
1t will cost not much more than 70 cents an acre ~
would from the great number of applications that
several colonies be formed but let have one sh
greater difficulty than all others lies In the fact that
generally crops cannot be grown IN Colorado without r
have made reference but probably there is not water
enough than so farms, OF which must be
there sufficient fa of rain and this is said to
be one Whether this Is true is to be determined by
where the SOL sreh where part Of the land belongs to
Government and part TO railroad, but neither timber,
stOne, There other places beside.
and have written TO leading in the Territory TO
1t is needed now that committee be appointed to go
Aon aod search for location that VIII De suited 70 the
greatest variety OF pursuits Ihe plan IS certainly an
experiment and for first colony more natural adyan1
ages will be required than for other colonies having foc
guide the experience OF the pioneer colony NOuiS
name in the order Of their importance that which shou4
Ot 9 aurS IRON no ore fb MANIPULATION to fruit
water bower seventh beauty Of scenery The nteres
of many families with the earnings OF their lives ana
,4 ae SS .u o. hS and wdo people must
be put jeopardy for want Of thorough invesuga
ton. ... .|-. |..... M. - ..
Mr. Greeley said that he was the descendant Of
tors who were the founders of the noted col
onies In the Countrywide Londonderry Colony in New
Hampshre-snd to-day some of them own the land on
which they live. Each had few rods on the road
plan is good. The Mormons are a clever people. Their
plan is TO put eight settlers 10 allowing each
man II acres He agreed with the remarks made
by Mr.. MeekeT, and he believed in irrigation.
A very little water goes great deal further
people generally suppose In California they use
much than is necessary. In regard to emf
grating he said that many persons would find that when
they came to sell their places their funds would be
smaller than they anticipated. There are numbers Of
young who have little money but they are Just as
good those who have more He would get deed Of
the land which the propose to settle before
the village staked out All Of the settlers will
not have the plans. Some win have
children TO educate ard they Will want
10 live the schools. Others who desire
10 stock had just i've two three miles Out
OF town II Is impossible TO make rules for all The
small tract syste will succeed country for
when people get the pralres feeling Of expan-
sion takes hold OF them. He would not have less than
$50 acres wea be going to emigrate even II he did not
il for several years. working secretary
should be appointed TO answer letters, &c. The
who wants Information ought TO be willing TO for a.
A printed circular would nine-tenths
respondents. An Executive Committee, and Commit
tee on Location should be appointed.
Mr.. Arthur Murphy of Brookyn-Ths is serious bus.
3ncss. IL Is the beginning OF not only but OF twenty
colonies The first must not be a failure for the success
of all the others depend upon the Of the first
Each member must be satisfied. and 1t is necessary that
get acquainted with one another and then organize.
Ger. Cameron Of Elnira, v. Y--what need lie an
organization and money went 70 Indiana whenit was
and want TO 90 TO Colorado win give s. to begin
members OF the colony Nowhere in the globe is
there another such country as at the West The great
create a market that be OversOcked. We don't
want HewYork for market, we viii have the continent
MT r. d. CARPENTER OF Putnam, Conn. said that he
greatly interested Ia what had been SAID. He was
in favor OF giving 50 70 become member The 1900 let
tiers received by Mr. Meeker signify nothing did not
write 70 him. yet want to go, and know many more OF
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