New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-18
COLONY LIE.


THE LAND-GENERAL HINTS.
GREELEY, Colorado, Nov IL find that pe0-
pie generally think my letters from this place are not
likely to encourage any To come, and they wonder
II of the rosy anticpations are TO be realized
Now the Colony Is much Of success rs Chicago, but
perhaps other place should be mentioned for with
few and unimportsnt exceptions, the original plan has
been carried out and with the organization ubroken
and strong. we going forward in the great work OF
building up @ new town and OF developing splendid
agricultural region. Those who understand what this
cannot he surprised that difficulties ana prva'ons
beset individuals and families every hand, while they
who have nurtred and protected aud bosered up
in old communities and who have no realizing sense OF
what 1t Il to everything anew, naturally VIII
think we are going through a dreadfulIy serious purga
ton and the laugh goes round and many repeat told
him he was well Of and had better stay where he was,
and now what he's got and 10 think too OF his wife
and girls dear I" One poor deluded creature OF South
jersey wrote letter describing the advantages OF that
country just though were on the brink of rum and
might ind a refuge among the philippines three inches
through and 10000 years old want to say now that we
have had g OF smary spccuatoTr, who get the idea
from their foolish naons that they were to have 100
acres Of land adjoining The center Of the town, and close
to the station for $780, and to repeat that there are me
opportunities for men who have money enough to build
and improve and who have faint idea that the Ten
Commandments say something about work
\
IA carried out Of having high outlook, whence we may
have full view of the town and the two rivers and the
terrible mountains, where tho clouds blaze with every
hue at the sunset hour the same ~ the jews beled
Jerusalem and Mount Lebanon II would be Inter
estng know What kind of roofing they used in those
days for common dwellings, Lumber must have been
dear and building expensive, labor must have been
cheap, for they had TO boards by hand. Perhaps
they used asphaltum and gravel aud IL is likely that the
houses Of poor people like my Colorado roosof sod
or laid split tmbers, while others were Of straw,
for Judea good grain country, aud Is likely to
be much better when good farmers get hold on H.
In building house, one not unnaturally remembers
that both Jesus and his chief apostle or follower were
in the business of providing shelter for being
carpenter and the other tentmaker. All the rooms In
the story Of house plastered with hard
finish windows weighted and the blinds In place.
and at last begin TO see the end OF our troubles
The weather has become pleasant aud warm; flies are
annoying, although whom first came none could he
SEEM which question for institutes tn discuss Vege-
tatjon grows at an astonishing rate, and Of most kinds
we have full supplies. ii anybody wants me TO say
what think OF the soil for farming purposes, viii say
l think II IS the best ever saw, and that think
2oacre farm here with water, would be worth o. much
To me a. any l60acre farm east Of tho Missouri River
Others would want land either because they know
les what is required attend to 20 well or be
cause they have stronger backs Let me remark That on
the majority farms in the United States the living Of
the family and the profit of the years work comes from
few choice acres, and that the work bestowed on the
rest Is thrown away.
After holding many meetings, We have finally organ
lied "The Greeley Cooperative stock and Dairy Assoca-
ton with capital Of $4,000 We are to engage
in all kinds of business relating to stock, including The
supplying of the town with milk aud beef As start rs
head OF and young cattle have been purchased,
price 100 and they make respectable show whom
stretched the prairie. We also providing
a sufficient quantity OF hay, brought down the Platte II
miles, at a. IS per tun, that We may have feed
should snow the ground, and we have a
spacious sod corral that they may hc sheltered
| during severe storms. This herd il to be in
creased as shall find good bargains, aud mean 10
the unoccuped prairie in every direction with our
cattle In connection, the Association VIII herd horses
cows and other stock for the people OF the town at
given sum per week. and by the organization the
town Doc protected from every kind ~ stock This
society is entirely distinct from the Colony and ii is
| first cooperative body; the next will he a bakery
and laundry leading the way, If 1t shall be found
practicable the cooperative household But thing
at a time and this slowly. In the cattle business, few
men can take OF large herds experience and capa
bty can he secured, while we shall have capital suff
cien 10 obtain the breeds best suited to the country
We have labored under the difficulty Of not being
quained with each other, and for time hose of least
merit and with gbbes tongues secured great attention
But We are getting this the quiet and worthy
becoming known and gradually rising TO public esteem,
which is the elsewhere, every finally weigh
| ing himself TO the last grain and heavyweight. Some Of
our best members natural mechanics, and having had
experience in many conditions OF life they turn their
hands naturally to building houses in which they to
receive their friends and have them lay concrete
celarwalls, make adobe brick wndOw-frames, and tho
like, often unadcd, troubling nobody, aud finding
fault Their not great but what they have
they have earned and they know how TO keep u and 10
get more. The Postmaster states that the address
MT cfta
received The average of letters received and sent out
is, daily, about 200. notice young cotonwoods and
willows springing up along the garden-dch and II Is
clear that the seed must have blown bther from the
river bottom mile else have Hoated down
nine miles which shows that these willing and
anxious to grow If they only have a chance
think would be good business here TO start nursery
OF forest trees, including eyergreens, for the demand
must In the future be great aud when pra-ies
planted with trees, the wind viii be less violent and
then will the time when all varieties OF fruit Will
succeed wishes of the children and all other people
When young man comes along wanting partner In
this business, he may call me, and in talking the mat
ter over will get rich before we begin,
pump problem has vexed our scientific men. IIay-
ing dug well 80 feet deep, and wishing 10 raise the
water five feet MORE that could have water In the
sink In the kitchen, force pump ordered Of friend
West Of New-York When 1t arrived and was placed In
the well the handle few down with an elastic plunge,
and after repeated trials II was given up as reprobae
However, scientific men. doctors engineers, students
and a delegation from the New-York Farmers
Cub-which, by the way, stayed only nght-decided
that the finders should be placed some 20 feet down in
the well for the pressure Of the atmosphere at this ee
walton Of 1900 feet is only II pounds TO the square inch
something like five feet less than ut the level As
had pipe any for doing this, West him
self written I'm sort OF upbraidng strain while
the statement In regard o. our elevation was made He
replied that the high elevation made It the trouble for
the pump to work but he would forward some pipe
necessary for lowering the cylinders, and then every
thing would lie alright But about week ago, and
without any attachment hcing addcd or the Toast thIng