The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-11-22
From Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. New York
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day. Think of two hundred farms living
vacant in the rich, thrifty county of Nor
/ folk, as fat as her world renowned turkeys,
I Think of forty farms lying vacant on the
estate of the Prince Of Wales at Sandrine-
ham! Think of the tenants of Tatton
Sykes, hitherto the most popular landlord
in the tight little island,' threatening to
step out of their holdings if he doesn't re-
duce their rents; and the movement has
1 only begun sir'''ii2sH
This from Mr. George Jacob Holyoake,
the noted British Reformer, to the writer.
IN a coy slttlngroom in the Hoffman
House Mr.. Holyoake is fresh, bright,
earnest, elderly gentleman, with features
OF benevolence that would fairly entitIe
| him to be taken into partnership with the
Cheeryble Brothers of glorious memory.
81 had better tell you who I am" ex
claimed Mr.. Holyoake, ''and what have
come to this country to do. I am mem
Der of the Central Cooperative Guild in
England, appointed for the purpose of
regulating the organization of a thousand
societies IN that country land that took an
active part in promoting the cooperative
| scheme in London, which concerns itself
not merely with the principle of CO. opera
ton as at present applied and understood,
but with co operative colonization And
now we come to the pointw rubbing his
hands gleefully. ''We venture to think
that cooperative colonization is a need
both for England and America because
in England, at the present moment we
have hundreds of farmers who cannot af-
ford to live in England, and hundreds of
laborers depending in turn upon the far
mers-and you, in this country, have many
millions of acres which are altogether I'M
cultivated, and, therefore, it is evident that
there is plenty of room for the English
farmer to come here, and, depend upon it.
you will be all the richer for the outcome
of his steady and honest work"
Mr. Holyoake took two or three brisk
turns up and down the room ere he re-
sumed:
''The movement which is now being
promoted by the Cooperative Guild viii
do much in the direction of regulating the
tide of English emigration to this country.
To-day hundreds of men are dissatisfied
with their conditions, and have resolved
to start life again over here. They will
cross the Atlantic, stop in a seaboard
town, and there they will remain They
will fail to get work, and will become an
incubus to the taxpayer or the benevolent,
and nuisance to the general community
The guild wishes to remedy this in the
interest Of the men themselves, and it pro-
poses to be thoroughly informed as to the
localities where men are required, or
where communities can be established,
and to regulate the emigration according
ly. A representative of the society will
see that the cmigrants are we'll cared for
on the voyage, and another win meet them
at this port and take them to the region
of their future homes l do believe" ex-
claimed Mr.. Holyoake, with intense earn
estness, chat one cause Of the non success
of emigration is, that when it is attempt
ed by single families or by very few per
sons, they dread the dreariness, the isola-
ton and suffer from the blindness and ig
norance that must always attend their
friendlessness in foreign land; and there
is no reason whatever why there might
not be an application of cooperative prin.
ciples to emigration whereby numbers
could be gathered together, and many
families might be associated
as the English farmer an earnest agi-
tator?"
''The English farmer is the most revolu-
airy being in existence, Talk of your sans
cukottes, your workingmen-they are moth
ing to the English farmer. He is terribly
in earnest when in earnest. 1t was only
at a meeting held in the London Chamber
of Commerce that the public learned for
the first time that the farmers were dis
turhed in their minds, and at that meeting
the farming element spoke out, demand
ing an immediate alteration in the land
laws In word, they wanted tenant
right and to own the land"
'What was the outcome of that meet
ing?"
''The House of Commons appointed a
select committee, called an Agricultural
Commission, to inquire into it; and you
know sir, that when our legislature wants
to shelve any question, the Cover nment is
| moved for select committee, and they
grant it. The farmers say, we must either
fight or run away and, as fighting will
do them but little good, they must need
adopt the latter alternative
care the eyes of the distressed English
farmers turned to this country?
''Why, of course they are. The country
| is abundant. the climate charming, and
the only question to be settled is that of
location, and this will be very speedily
disposed of through the operations of the
COLONY Aid Association an association
formed here In tbs, City of New York for
the purpose of colonizing certain districts
in this country. The Cooperative Guild
in London are now engaged in discussing
this question of colonization
evil you please state definitely what
are the objects of this Colony Aid Asso-
/ ciation?"
| "Certainly. We propose to purchase
land and lay it out as colony We will
create and establish in each colony CO
operativs stores, maintain schools and pub
lie Libraries, the expenses to be assessed
on every share, and when each colonist's
share is paid up he will be the possessol
of his land"
''Then each colonist will purchase, Oh
will be advanced, share in the colony or
the terms to be agreed upon?"