The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-13
National Emigration.
HOW COLONIES SHOULD BE FORMED AND
WHERE THEY SHOULD LOCATE

HOW COLONIES SHOULD BE FORMED AMI
WHERE THEY SHOULD LOCATE.
A meeting was held Tuesday evening at
Demilt Hall, Now York, to perfect plans
for the establishment of national eniigra-
ton bureau in that city, designed to assist
| people who desire to settle in colonies
| already formed, or to form new settle.
ments. There was a good attendance of
persons interested n the movement, among
whom were Horace Greeley, Mahlon Sands
Paul Spotford, Edward DeLeon, j. B. Ly-
mao, CHARLES r. Marshall, of Virginia.
and John Mitchell.
At s o'clock the meeting was called to
order by Mr.. Greeley, who explained its
object, and then gave brief history of the.
Union Colony, No. l, at Greeley, Colorado
and stated the principle causes that had
made 1t success John Mitchell, the first
speaker, said that it seemed to him likely
that, after the success which had attended
the founding of the Union Colony, many
more would be formed, and if managed as
that had been, would prove successful.
The granting of large tracts of land to rail-
road companies seemed to him an antici-
patton OF the increase of population, and
likely to create large landed estates. He
approved, in so tar as he understood it. the
enterprise proposed, which only wanted TO
be brought to public attention to insure
success.
General lmboden, the next speaker, said |
that the advantages which accrued from |
colonization were now SO well understood
that he would say nothing about them.
he was present and spoke as the Virgiuia
state Agent of immigration, aud, without
dlsparaglng the plans represented by
others, he invited the attention of those
present to his State. In the first place, its
nearness to this city was great induce.
ment, only II hours being required to
reach Richmond by rail, while by steamer
only 40 hours were required, at a cost
Which was within the ,reach of all.
The soil and climate were too well
known to need any comment.
superior advantages were offered to
market gardeners, both by the nearness
% good markets and the nature of the soil
IND climate. Great progress was making
n all directions, and railroads and canals
we're connecting all portions of the State
Win the leading roads to all parts of the
ountry. OF the IL 900 900 acres of land
q the State which was cleared before 1860
here were now not over 5000 600 or
,O00,00 in actual cultivation, aud the c
emainder could be purchased at from $50 c
, SIS and $40 an acre. He approved of '
olonles, which he believed were perfectly !
ractlcable, and expressed the opinion that 5
they were formed land could be bought c
less prices than by single purchasers. a
With regard to the personal safety of in u
ivlduals, he would appeal to Mr.. Greeley i.
bear him out in the statement that they
nd perfectly law abiding aud ord. rIy
opulation. They had no Ku-Klux, but al
I'd accepted the situation, and intended to =
AXE the best of it. f.
Mr.. Greeley said that life and property N
ere safe there, and thought that the peo- ii
G were not only more peacable on the Oh
hole than they are in this city, but o,
ther more peacable than they are in the al
'glslature of the State. Laughter and re
plause.1