Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-02
CATHOLIC COLONIZATION,


and Decentralization Nugent's Impress
slcns of His Visit to Minnesota a Short
Time Since.
Some little time ago Hon. Dillon O'Brien,
of this city, wrote an emigration pamphlet
for especial circulation in England and Ire
land, in advocacy of the Catholic colonial
ton scheme that has done 80 much for Min
nesota. BE sent the manuscript to Father
Nugent, who will be remembered as having
visited our State about year ago. A note
received by Mr.. O'Brien from that gentle
man conveys the intelligence that the pam
phlet will shortly be published, and one
steamship packet company has agreed to
circulate $4,000 copies in Ireland and an
equal number in England. 49, .
At a recent meeting at Liverp DOL Father
Nugent made an address to large gather
ing, in the course of which he urged the ad-
vantages presented by Minnesota to those
desiring to find home in the new world
In speaking of his visit to the State Father
Nugent said: <.s.s.-.. BE- ...... .... =.
The reverend gentleman then proceeding
to speak of the Catholic colonization in Mn
nesota, said some of them were already
familiar with what Bishop Ireland was do
ing IN this matter. For years he had lifted
up his voice, and asked tho bishops and
clergy of America to join with him in
preaching that the Irish people should not
only give up drink, but also leave the crowd
ed Eastern cities, and go into that immense
Western country where there was land for
every man who was willing to till it. Bishop
Ireland had succeeded, and he (Father
Nugent) hoped before many weeks to lay
before them map in which they could read
the signs of his success. He could show
them on that map the names of Irishmen
who had, some 80, some l6O, some 400, and
some even 800, acres of land-men who G.
few years ago possessed not more than eco
or s10O. The first Catholic colony that he
| visited was that called Rosemount, some
| twenty miles from st. Paul. He was driven
| out there in carriage, and met by the
pastor, who took him to one of his parish
| ioners-a man vino, a few years ago, went
| into that district with only 700 dollars.
He had now magnificent two. story farm
house situated in beautiful and we'll stocked
orchard and garden; it was elegantly fur
nished, and in the drawing room stood a
piano which had cost $500. Around the
| house there were sheep and cattle of every
description, and the whole place had an air
of comfort and abundance. He found that
the owner of that farm was straightfor.
ward, hard working, simple man, who, if he
had been in Liverpool, would have worked at
the docks, or possibly stand in Brunswick
street, or Chapel street, looking for few
days work during the week. When he ex.
amined into the circumstances of that man,
he found tEat he possessed 900 acres of land,
his own property, and that he had amassed
| $4,000, which he had securely invested
at an interest, not of two and a half
or three or four, but of ten per cent.
ne had spoken to the pastor about his
people, and he found that they had
succeeded, one and all. This visit took
place on Saturday, and on the next even
ing he made his way to De Graft, where the
bishop had secured a district of land some
twenty-four miles long by twelve broad
Twelve miles further on was the equally sue
cessful colony of Clontarf Then AGAIN
there were the Catholic colonies of st. Adrian
and Graceville-the latter called after the
honored and venerable bishop, DR.. Grace
and the still newer one of Avoca, q name
that filled the minds of Irishmen with pleas.
ant recollections. He had spoken to the
colonists, and all of them with whom he had
conversed had told him that they were sue.
ceeding and they had attributed their sue.
cess to the exertions of their good bishor
and the temperance principles which he had
instilled into them (applsuse). He wished
this subject to be known far and wide, not
merely in Liverpool, but also throughout,
Ireland, so that those who had now DARK
cloud of want and suffering overshadowine
them might be lifted up and
helped to cross the ocean and settle in a land
that teemed with abundance, and where the,
would not be subject to a varying climate
or to the oppression of landlords-(loud ap
plause)-but where they would BE- the own
ers of the soil, and would have no one bu
themselves to blame if they did not succeed
l(applause). In this colony of Avoca the
price of the land was from five dollars to siz
and half dollars per acre, and might be
had on the following easy terms: At The
time of purchase, all that was required to be
paid down was the first years interest in adj
vance, at the rate of seven per cent; at the
end of the first year, the interest only TO,
another year; at the end of two years, one.
tenth OF the principal and years Interest
on the balance; at the end of three years
one-tenth of the principal and interest or
| ooAoAooS az LILO ouu VI oacu year, aICoc tnlS
twenty per cent. of principal and interest or
balance, until all is paid. 70 better illus.
.trate: supposing man on the LIST of Janu-
airy, 1880, contracted for 80 acres of lane
at five dollars an acre, that would come te
four hundred dollars, with per cent. inter
est added, which he would pay as follows:
Jan. lst 1880, At thest,me of
| purchase, one years interest
in advance, at per cent. 1913 OF
Jan. LIST. 1881, one years inter- -
est in advance, at per cent. % OF
Jan. LIST, 1882 Ten per cent. of -
| principal. $50. $40 90 Fl.
| One years inter-
| est on balance
1850 at Z per
cent. ........ rs 20
- 65 &c
Jan. LIST. 1888. Ten per cent. of
! principal. 40 GO =
One years inter-
| est on balance .-
1920, at Z per ..
cent. ........ % 40
81 40
Jan. LIST, 1884, Twenty per cent. S.,
of principal. :. 80 90 .-.
One years inter-
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