Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-08
A BARoNEr's BIG SCHEME.
Proposed Farming of TuIe Lands on "a
Large Scale.
From. the Sun Francisco Chronicle.


From. the Sun Francisco Chronicle.
Sir John Lister Kaye, of Yorkshire
England, a young gentleman of wealth
and cosmopolitan inclinations. is visiting
the city. Sir John left England about
eight months ago and has been travelling
through the Southern and Eastern States,
Cuba and Canada. He comes direct from
Winnipeg, where he witnessed some OF
the stirring scenes of the RieI rebellion.
The purchase of $500 acres of agricultural
land on the line of the Canadian Pa
citic, near BalgOnia, in the province
OF Assiniboine, was recently made
by the baronet. Balgonia is $50 miles west
of Winnipeg and in very sparsely set
tied but rapidly growing country. Ac-
cOrding to Sir Johns statement, English
capitalists are buying large tracts Of land
along the line Of the Canadian Pacific
and he Is firmly of the opinion that the in
vestments in most cases Will prove to be
paying ones. DR.. Barnado, the great Eng
lish pbilanthropist, has recently Dur-
chased five sections Of land adjoining the
Kaye tract, on which be proposes TO es-
tablish an agriculture college for the
practical education Of waits picked up in
be graduates of the Barnado Industrial
Home of London, at which institution
beneficiaries are retained until IL years OF
age.
just before his departure Land Commits
siOner McTaVish, of the Canadian Pacific,
informed Sir John that large colonies of
Russians were settling along the railroad,
and that many OF the alternate sections
OF land belonging to the company were
being disposed OF to these and other i'm
migrants. The Canadian Pacific has been
doing very good freight and passenger
business. and the transport OF govern
ment troops and stores has largely in
creased Its traffic of late. The road is
conducted entirely on the American plan,
and English tourists who have recently
passed over the line are much pleased
with the novelty, both in equipment and
management, although the scenery east
of the Rockies does not strike them az be-
ing anything wonderful.
81 have succeeded in interesting num-
Der of my cOuntrymen in a large farming
scheme in California" said the baronet.
land expect ere long TO organize a com
pany TO purchase 10000 acres OF land In
the Sacramento valley. / have had some
experience in land buying and wheat
raising in this STATE" continued he, "and
intend to 20 into the business on a still
greater scale. | am now the owner Of
5000 acres of tule land in Yole county.
put 1920 acres in wheat the first year,
and my crop brought $4,000. There
has been considerable difficulty in
the way of organizing the company
Of which | speak. The average English
capitalist does not rush into American
fields Of speculation as fearlessly as in
former years. He is very careful now TO
secure proof Of the actual valuation Of
lands or mines. 1t is mainly TO satisfy
these people that / am about to dispose OF
my ranch and show them what improved
property will bring in California. / have
little doubt Of the success Of my plan, aud
am satisfied that the purchase Of the large
tract will be paying investment"