The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-26
ARRIVAL OF THOMAS HUGHEs,M.p.
Something About the Emigration and
Agricultural Project He Comes
Here TO Further,

one Ct the distinguished gentlemen who are
interested in the BOARD of Aid to Land
Ownership" which was organized for the
benefit of English emigrants to America,
arrived yesterday by the steamer Germanic,
and is stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
In Mr.. Hughes party were the Earl of Airlie,
Lord ogilvie, Lady Maude Ogilvie, Mr..
Walter Nassau, senior, member OF
the Board of Aid; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner, of Stafordshire; MIR. A.
Ward, Mr. Hugh Hsmmersley, son of Mr..
Hnmmersley of the firm of Cox & Hammers
ley, army bankers, London, and MIR. Freder-
lex Hcape, of Manchester. Mr.. Hughes is
chairman of the beard of aid to land owner
ship, and comes to this country to further the
interests of the company, or rather to pro-
vide for the interests of those Englishmen for
whose benefit the company has secured
lands in Tennessee. Mr.. Hughes said last
evening tina it is proposed to have the land
settled by the tenent farmers of England,
who suffer under the present system OF land
tenure, and by the sons of gentry and we'll.
o.do tradesmen and manufacturers for whom
there is really no employment in England
because of the excessive population and
the overcrowdng of all the trades and pro-
fessions. The United States have been
looked to as promising region, because
the British colonies are either very remote or
their climates are such as to be untavoraole
to the health of emigrants. Besides TINS,
new communities are generally too primitive
to be in accordance with the social positions
of those who desire to emigrate. Mr.. Hughes
said that he trusted that in the new COM
munity there would be q high christian
character from the beginning, and that it
would be fine specimen OF town of the
future. His own opinion was that the beard
could not be too liberal in reserv!ng sites for
purposes of recreation, and he was glad to
see that provisions had been made for
grounds which were to be devoted entirely
to this object. The place should be de-
veloped in such way that if the managers
were called upon fifty years hence to give
an account Of their stewardship no fault
could be fouud with them. The enterprise
was not started for the purpose of making
large and rapid profits and allowing the place
to blunder along anyhow and IN an, man
ner. He thought the town, like all English
towns should have amotto, and he suggested
for il "Nsi Dominus," which should be
written over every public building. MIR
Hughes intends to go to the proposed settle,
ment Immediately Lord Airlie Will go wes'
and to Florida and will thenjoin Mr.. hughes
The lotter will remain in tis country unit
September, when the project of the company
will be fairly started, and when the com
munity is form. upon substantial basis
there will be public ceremonies, at which Mr.
Hughes will make IN address in which the dis
tinctiye featuresof the colonization schemewil
be set forth. The property belonging to thu
company is plateau or table-land between
VIRGINIA and Alabama. Tho climate is in
vio0ratine and healthful. There is al
abundance of soft spring water, forests o
valuable timber, coal and iron, potters clay
sandstone and limestone and an excellent sol
for mixed agriculture. On the slopes OF I'M
mountains, which belong to the Appalachian
range, there are iron and coal. Fruits ant
vegetables grow in abundance, especially II
the upland regions of the tract. The wlnte
in this region is said to be very short SnoV
generally remains only two or three days
Spring begins a. the end of February, anC
ends the first of June. The fall lasts from
;. October / to January l. Climatic and cpl
Q demic diseases, it is stated, is entirely un
known on these table lands, and no &C
climatjon is necessary for persons from an,
part of the world. The highest point on tn
= plateau is about fifteen hundred feet abov
! the sea level, and is on the northern end, 10
y ward -the Kentucky line. Thence the pla
teau slopes downward till it has a height c
600 or 500 feet at Chattanooga. Access t
the plateau, which is about one hundred an
s FORTY miles in length, is had by the Cincir
It natl Southern railroad. The whole amour
n of territory owned by the board, is abor
100000 acres The company controlling
4 was organized with a capital of el5O,oo'
= Since March last q hotel has been built,
town laid out railroad put under eonstru'
ton, nursery and experimental .garde
# planted and brick kiln put In opera''on'