The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-28
Fortunes in Africa.

We have received from Cincinnati q pic
turesque circular prepared for circulation
among the colored people of the United
States, with the intent of reaching such
fools among them as can be swindled out
OF their money. We do not suppose that
any one Of our colored fellow citizens
worth a hundred dollars is so senseless as
to be taken in by it. II describes the or
ganization of q stupendous, gigantic
enormous company, the Africa Com
pany." with Ave millions OF capital, In one
hundred dollar shares. A large sum of
money is Ave millions; comparatively
small sum is IA hundred dollars; but il fifty
thousand men subscribe a hundred dollars
apiece, the FIVE millions are raised.
The money is to be used in Africa for
building railroads, abolishing slavery, es-
tablishing steamship lines, elevatlng the
natives, raising crops colonizing, and
earning interest. These are all excellent
objcc and Ii five millions were ably ex-
pended upon them, there ought 20 be
something to show. II the work is large,
so is the capital; and If there be difilcul-
ties in the carrying out OF the programme,
there must be equally great difficulties in
finding the means for IL.
When tho amount OF capital marked in
the circular is raised in the way mentioned,
the subscribers or stockholders oan hold
meeting ana determine how TO employ IL
In Africa If they decide TO put 1t into an
African railroad, or to operate against
negro slavery with it, or TO use it in the
promotion of agriculture, they will find
the officers who have appointed them
selves to their places ready to undertake
the management at short notice. These
| officers themselves will remain in Cincin-
natl to look after the capital, see to the
| distribution of circulars, aud keep the pro-
| gramme in proper shape; but there could
be no bettor place than Cincinnati from
which to direct such operations on q large
scale.
Each subscriber is entitled TO an imme-
diate return for his money, in the form of
a land warrant for a hundred acres of land
in Africa, so that he will have something
Co enjoy at once. No particular region Is
mentioned whore he can take up land with
his warrant; but, in fact, the company will
not prevent him from locating his war;
rant" rs they say out West, In any part of
the African continent between Tunis in
the north, Cape Colony in the south, Sene-
| gambia in the west, or Mozambique in the
east. If the holder of a warrant prefers to
penetrate the interior and Locate IL there,
the company will not debar him from the
privilege.
| Warning Is given in tho circular that
there must be no time lost In taking adj
vantage of the opportunities offered by
such vast continent as Africa. II the
readers of the circular trite with time,
other people may get ahead of them, and
reap the fortunes which are waiting to be
gathered. Every day is of Importance in
matter of this kind, and subscriptions
should be sent by return mail.
There is here chance, says the circular,
for the colored peopl, of America to win
the admiration of all mankind. All they
need to do Is to support this scheme, III
shares of one hundred dollars each, and
ten or twenty persons can join in the pur-
chase of single share They will thus
enrich themselves by the profits, ana pos
sess Africa in land warrants. They will
also improve the natives, develop the re-
sources Of the country, and give job to
tho managers. IL they wish to go to
Africa, they can take passage in one of the
steamers to be purchased, pass into the in
| terror by one of the railroads to be built,
and start a trading post at any point where
they choose to locate their land warrant
The Cincinnati circular gives us a view
OF one of the most entertaining schemes
OF these scheming timesi and II any col