The sun., 1879-06-01
EARMs roR room CArHoLIca
The Great Work that Two Catholic Bishops
Invite CnpitaiIsts TO Favor.

The Great Work that Two Catholic Bishop.
Invite Capitalists TO Favor.
At tho Young Mems Catholic Lyceum in
Thirty third street. on Friday night, meeting
was held in behalf OF the Irish Catholic colo
nzation movement. Bishop SpaldlnR OF Peoria
and Bishop ireland OF IT. Paul. Mimi. are lead
ing tho movement. Both wero present at tho
meeting. There were also present Catholic
clergymen from various city and suburban
churches. and very many conspicuous laymon.
Among the latter were Comptroller Kolly.
Eugene Kelly. tho irish banker Henry l..
HoRuct. Jeremiah Devlin. James Lynch. Simon
sterne. and Nathaniel Jarvis.
Bishop Spaldng addressed the gathering.
He said 1t was proposed to raiso a capital OF
t10O0 900 for tho settlement OF Irish Catholics
on Western lands. Tho Irish nro naturally
farming people. said he " they excel all othors
in tho West. II the Irish people conflne them
selves in tho cities they will become extinct. The
mortality in tho tenement houses is frghtful
and no matter how prolific they may be. they
need resculng from tho cities" Tho Bishop
said the movement in tho Fact began In Now
York because Now York is tho greatest Irish
Catholic city on tho face OF tho earth. Bishop
Ireland spoke In the Same strain and road
from tho address OF tho Board OF Directors tho
tho results Of overcrowding in tho cities and
tho hndrancos that bcsct those who try to
omigrnte from thcm. Tho colonst who relies
on his own resources cannot prudcnty cstnb-
lish himself In the West without n capital OF six
or seven hundred dollars vet those whom IL liz
most desirable to benefit cannot amass such n
sum-; In tho plans OF the association" say
tne nlrsGtors nnes hre prePare3 Iot M ,ne Ho3,r
quarter section has been marked out. cot
tage has been built, forty ncres were poughod
the previous summer. and tho cOlonist IL placed
on his farm ut the opening OF spring. when at
once ho casts his seed into the ground with
only four months before him until he will cN-
change his harvest at tho nearest rairoad sta
tion for ready cash. sober, industrious man
coming to, tho West under these auspices.
even II tho future be mortraged To pay for tho
farm and for tho improvements upon IT.
is on the road to undoubted Independence.
fears Tor his welfare and prosperity. Where
are the funds which will enable the association
TO assist in this manner the poor colonist Tho
associntion nsks to borrow them from the Cnth
olcs of America. pledges based upon the best
possible security being given that after some
reasonable interest"
when tho BIshops called for subscriptions.
nearly H. me thousand dollars were promised by
those who were present. Father Donnelly OF
this city was tho first subscriber. He signed
for one thousand dollars. Father Ducey. Drec-
tor Of tho Lyecum in which tho meeting was
held, gave one thousand dollars. Then Comp
lroller Kelly arose and asked 70 be put down
for another thousand dollars. He said that II
tho muitltudcs who are starving In Now York.
Boston. and Philadelphia could be enticed out
good. Eugene Kelly and Thomas o'Connor
each snosgribed one thousand dolnrs and
Nathaniel Jarvis and others subscribed Tor
Bishon Sualaing went away yesterday. but
Bishop Ireland remained. He will lecture on
Catholic Colonization in the chapel OF the Paul
st Fathers tonight lIe Ia the pioncor Of
Catholic colonization. AMI has successfully cs-
tAhshed Ave settlements in his own stntc Tho
oldest. now a, thriving pnpulous locality. was
than year old. Tho first OF the Bishops coll
onics was the swift County settlement. COM
prsinG thirty miles Il land on each side Of The
| 81 Paul and Pacific Railroad. II c0ntnins 500
Catholic families. Graccvic colony. in Big
Stone County. IL younger. This town is also on
the 81. Paul and Pacific Railroad. II has stores.
shops. church. aud many houses. where. but
n few months ago. the prairio WAS unbrokcn.
St Adrian colony and Avo,a colony are in the
southwestern part of Minnesota. and are but
little more than established. Minneota. the
bishops newest colony. is on the. Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad. and can ho better de-
scribed by It's prospects than its realZations.
or all Of them 1t is said there are more apph-
:" 1t was out Of these experiments in Mime
sofa sofa mt Ine @ present pHn Tor system".iTTed T,,
these colonies have nothing TO do with those
that the association Will establish. They
the aid ofcapitnl and combined energy"
The Bishop said that nothing is 10 be done
until 100000 has boen obtained. Then plot
some railroad company for the land must be
near a railway. and the railways will sell IL
cheaper TO colon zcrs and for cash down than
otherwise. The land selected will be In Nebrns-
kn. Dakota or Minnesota. wherever the best
offers and best natural advantages are found.
In preparation Tor those who will come. twenty
five or thirty acres of land will be broken"
that IL. ploughedl on each farm Immediately.
SO that next year farming can be begun. In the
spring small frame houses will be built a frame
church edilce will DO put up. patent farming
implements will DO provided and the colony
will bo ready for the colOnists.
The Bishop says that the farmers will be al
lowed TO take as much land as they think they
can handle. and they will not be asked 10 make
vest Tue poor will be charged first cost for
the land. but in order 10 make the association
sef-sustaininR. one-third Ot tho original tract
OF land will be reserved for outside purchasers.
who will be charged the increased valuation
arising from the settlement Of the neigh6Oring
farms.
The colonists can establish themselves and
tide over the first season with two hundred and
fifty or three hundred dollars whereas 10y them
selves they would have needed at least six hum
dred dollars.
The subscriptions that are being solicited are
for the purchase Of shares In the new company.
The money will all go back 10 those who invest II
but no dividends to exceed n return Of seven
per cent. interest upon the investment will be
passed. This is to leave n margin for further
operations. for tho Bishop believes there In no
limit 10 the number Of colonies Of this sort that
will be- established in the West.
A public meeting in the interest OF COLOMBIA
ton Will DO held in Cooper Institute on Wednes-
day evening.