Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-07
Three Hundred Russian Es''cs WI" Arc
Doing Pretty well IN South Jersey.

Dpiup prgtty well I'm south Jersey.
-
The colony Of jewish refugees from
Russia established three years ago on
eleven hundred acres OF land near here,
writes n Vineland, N. D., correspond.
cnt to TIE NcW York san, purchased
by the Hebrew immigration Society, OF
New York, and the Jewish Society. OF
London, has outlivcd the hardships Of
its first years, and is beginning to be
prosperous community. The land Is q
rolling sea of little scrub oaks, four or
five feet high, punctuated with erect
dead pine trunks. Scattered here and
there among the hills and hollows OF
the tract tho sixty frame shantics in
which tho colonists live are hardly
noticeable. The little patches of field,
on whsh the grubbing up Of the oaks
has exposed light, sandy soil that cv-
, cry breeze raises in clouj OF dust,
seem mere occasional sCralchings up
of the face of the barrcns. There arc
no streets, no church, no stores. mills,
or factories, nor any other indication,
except the scattered houses. that three
hundred people are there.
Since the first year, when all lived
together in barracks, the land has
been divided. Each family has about
fifteen acres Each plat cost the soci-
cites from $3.50 to SiOO, and the occu-
pant is to pay for it one-half of the
cost They must pay 3 per cent.
year upon this price, and this interest
is credited upon the principal, so that
they practically have thirty three years
in which to pay for their homes, I'M
der this arrangement tho colonists
take more interest in their work, and
although they were all natives of cities,
tradesmen, artisans. and mechanics,
and knew little OF farming, they have
got their small clearlngs into fair
state of cultivation, and will this year
raise an abundant crop OF Strawberries,
raspberrios and blackberries. These
small fruits are all that the land can
be made to produce proiitably. Find
ing the colony in the wilderness is like
looking for four-lcaved clover. A
query addressed to the open door of
whitewashed shanty apparently several
miles from anywhere yesterday: as
there n Russian jew colony anywhere
around', brought out flaxcn-haired
man, dark wife, with red hand
kerchlef hood-fashion on her head, and
two children. Smiles were the promi-
nent CHARACTERISTIC OF the group. Tho
man talked English. The rest jab-
bcrcd.
e-es-a; thees ees Get.
Are you one OF themP'
'1e-es-a, with double-sizcd
smile.
''How are you getting along nova
days.?
'Coo-oom-a cen an see,' and the
wife and children repeated the invita-
ton IN Russian, while the man led off
tho visitors horse to convenient tree.
Inside the one chair was carefully
wiped with towel before the visitor
was allowed to sit down. The man sat
of milk and some breaJ on tho t,bIo
He boped the gentleman would cx.
cuse-a him if he went on with hi. din
per: he had to get back to work-a
While the wife and children smiled
contentcdly with reflected satisfaction
of hrnper. and ncjohbors nccrcd in at
the door and window. brtwcnn hitcs
and smiles. in his slow. uncertain En-
plish, the man said the sixty familje,
in the COLONY were getting alone first
rate now. with the money thev cot
from their berries and from w0rkino
for other borrv-groyers in summor and
chorpipy wool IN winter They liked
the counirv ..yer-a moo-oocb. oh zn
moo-ooch better than cen Russia"
They were all goinp to vote as soon "a