The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
The Rev Rugby. !

About the close Of the year 1877 an
association was formed by number Of
Bostomans for the promotion Of nil
grafton to unoccupied farming lands,
diyerting surplus labor from the over
full workshops Of the East 6 to the till;
age OF the earth the basis of all indus
tries, and the primary source of all
wealth. This organization adopted the
mewhatpeculiar title Of g Board Of
+ AID to Land Ownership. :
Extensive journeys Of observation
were made by commit tees sent out under
the auspices Of the Board, embracing
tours through the principal grain pro-
duclng areas of the West and South. It
was not until the following May that the.
& highlands in East Tennessee weresno-
5 t1ced. q second visit was made during
the the summer Of 1873, when the CORE
spending slope upon the eastern side of
the Blue Ridge, in North Carolina, was
also visited, after which the board pre-
sented the following opinion 3;s
That the mountain plateau Of East
Tennessee, in consideration Of it's eli
mate, soil, elevation, authenticated
surface, timber, water, mineral re-
sources, accessibility, natural mechan-
1cal facilities, and attractive aspects its
proximity to a refined civilization, edu-
catona advantages, and markets. with
the the. kindly disposition Of It's present
population, offers greater opportunity
ior the accOmp lishmentt Of the design Of
this board than any other tract visited
' IN travel for six months, and over a dis
lance Of about 90, 600 miles. in Western
and Southern States. = .
The well-known loyalty Of the people
OF this section to the Union was donbt-
less q factor in this favorable conclusion.
During the past few years, as the finan-
clal prospects Of the United States have
frightened, those Of Great Britain
have, IN q reverse ratio, become
depressed. By fortunate circum-
stance, the attention of certain
English gentlemen Of prominence was
directed to the Boston project, and as
result the scene of operations was trans
ferred to London. The English compa-
ny was registered upon Jan. 90 1879,
and at once began to secure lands IN
Scott, Morgan, Fentress and Oyerton
counties, Tenn, along the line, of the
Cincinnati Southern railway, which was
then rapidly approaching its southern
terminus at Chattanooga.
The Presidency of the board was ac-
cepted by Thomas Hughes, Esq, @. c.,
who has long since, by word and pen,
earned the distinction Of being the cham
pion of the rising generation, and who
hopes to find at least partial solution
of the vexed question, What shall En-
gland do with her boys and girls?"
With characteristic English incisiye-
ness, Mr.. Hughes has visited the section
selected in Tennessee, and has devoted
himself to the minutest prelimineries Of
colonization, his faith in the ultimate
success Of the enterprise being such
that numbers Of his own family are
among those who have already arrived.
The formal opening Of the colony ec-
Cured Oct 5.
At the present time the board has se-
cured titles to some $4,000 acres, pro
posing to enlarge the borders Of it's pos
session as rapidly as expedient until
400, 900 acres have been secured.
The name chosen for the new colony
is 6 Rugby" in compliment to one Of
the most popular Of Mr.. Hughes books,
and the general title Of the section is
!" The Plateau, this word happily sup-
costing the elevated yet rolling char
acter Of its topography. Hoype,.'s
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