Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-16
PROGRESS EVEN IN PALESTINE.
Colonies-A Good Road
from JANA to Jerusalem.


Ugg.El luASe9I Oi du OppOItuuily w ASftolt
rusaiem after an interval of six years,
land by journey through part OF jndea
fo sue the changes within that period.
ITne attention which has Of recent years
kheen directed toward Palestine has per
hans produced more marked results in
Ithis province than in Galilee, and in
Isone respects its progress has been more
Irapid. This is partly owing to the fact
Itbat for the past eight years 1t has been
Nnder the administration of a more than
IsuallV enlightened Pasha, VINO exercises
is authority independently of the Gov
Iernor General of Syria, partly because it's
DIV places prove more attractive both TO
avs and Gentiles than do those OF Cali
2. Hence there has been larger inflow
III capital and OF immigration.
Three miles from JRffa lies the German
Ne1Ony OF Sarona, which, like the one at
NHatfa, was founded some years ago by
Ebe Temple Society. 1t resembles the one
Fhsre in the character of its buildings aud
NseDeral plan. There is a wide central
ksreet with neat stone and tIie-rooted
Nhouses, and two rows Of shade trees, with
IN short cross street, church, and school
Ebmse, and that general air of cleanliness
iso well how to impart to their settlements,
ID is far inferior to Haifa, however, both
Ion the score of general salubrity and
Beauty Of position, being situated on
/ rassV rolling country stitute OF woods,
Is0me miles from the sea and the NOUN
Itsius, There is, therefore, something for
Horn in the solitude OF its position, The
inhabitants suffer a good deal from fewer,
land many deaths took place last year,
(which vas unusually unhealthy. On the
Iother hand, the fertility OF the soil and its
proximity to so large and prosperous Il
Town as Jatfa, which now numbers close
up0n 20 600 inhabitants, enables the set
HERS 10 do somewhat better financially
Ihan those at Haifa. They are engaged
H. extending the area Of their orange
Igr0ves and vineyards; and as the general
IpXperence is that the climate of tins
Ic0untry improves under the influence Of
Iusbandry, it Is to be hoped that "A few
Im0re years will work q change in this re-
IsUect as they certainly must IN the gen
Ipral attractiveness of the place. The
IIemple Society has also small colony
Iacually in the suburbs Of Jaifa, the
Imembers Of which are engaged in com
Imercial pursuits in that town, and are do
linz well.
since / last visited this place emigrant
IJews from Russia and Roumania have
Established no fewer than four colonies in
Lis neighborboOd, which, however, are
Iseattered in different directions at dis-
I@uces Of several miles apart. The cir
Icumstances under which my journey was
made prevented me, unfortunately, from
them az thoroughly az | could
Ibaye desired. Two OF these are under the
kprotectiOn of Baron R0thschild, and en-
| 10y such pecuniary support from him as
4 1,.5f no I'm iV, Of fhoI
| bstacles which, owing to government Op-l
position aud other local difficulties, theyl
have had to encounter. SO far as energy.
1 industry, and aptitude for agricultural
4 pursuits are concerned, the absence OIL
which has always been alleged az the rea-
+ s0u Why no jewish colony could suc-I
I eeed, the experience Of more than two
Years has now proved that such appre-
hensiOus are grOundless, and that with q
air chance Jews make very good colon
sts, and are likely, in fact, to succeed
better m this country as agriculturists
than III America, where they have the
{ skilled industry and indomitable en-
eTgy OF the American farmer to compete
With, instead Of the helpless ignorance
and lngcAned Incidence Of the native tella-
bin, who are their only rivals here.
n besides .hese TWO colonies there are .
4 iTo others, one Of which has been strug-
{ glnP on unaided tor the last seven years,
& and which has latterlY almost succumbed I
10 the methods which have been resOrted /
10 by the government to extinguish it, but (
F which has within the last month derived I
Iesn aid and encouragement from the /
visit Of DR.. Adler the Grand Rabbi Of .
s London, and Mr. NissOtsky, the delegate /
a society which has recently been |
gimed in Poland called the "LOvers of
NaeI' The VisitO of these two gentlemen
marks new era i'll the fortunes of the
feJach ilkyeh colony, rs it is called as
resulted IN the substantial donation OF
Sdn Of $500, aid III bringing it TO The
knowledge OF the public. One OF the
el'ri drawbacks Of the colony mas been
ae unhealthiness Of its site, and the pur-
slasa OF healthy hin top about half an
l'li distant has been attended with so
IlcA difficulty that it is only now that
.oonlSts have at last secured their title
le1lliciently 10 warrant the building /
louses upon it.
besides these tour Jewish and two Ger |
H'u colonies there has been for fifteen
olS established in the neighhOrhOOd of |
4a large Jewish agricultural college,
"Wcn was founded by the lsraelite ALI
''r, Tor the purpose of educating Jewish
.u,as IN agricultural pursuits. IL is
''''oine and extensive building stand
81 ~ 4''ilt lO lle ilENJ OF the ROAD from !
'Id lo Jerusalem, amid groves Of trees
~ gardens, and surrounded by a line
9'l % arabic land. Here are avenuesOf
Jpn and Of bdmbOos, both trees I'M
wa 10 this country, and which from
novelty form a striking feature IN
Plantations near the house. For
ivy Years this establishment was
V7 ol permanent expense to its
Iu'=fs, and 1T WIS feared that the re-.
would never Justify the original
way. Their perseverance, has. how
Att with It's reward The increase
' annual income last year amounted
."' one of the principal sources on
oUe are the ethr0gim. or gigantic
"S' which are used hy the Jews All
europe at some OF their religious
'''h'"hd Whlch,i they can be guaran-
r,t ~ coming from the Holy Land, COM
t.yo 'ctlti0us price. Besides these
Al, vApoIl oranges and other vegetables.
vr'i"'r engaged IN the manufacture of
r..t ana brandy, for which they find "A
10 rs 10 be- hoped that AS jew
M 'NltH M Palestine increase. and
M .ii'nd Tor skilled Jewish agriculur-
cI.,.uN eisant with the local methods OF
non aud familiar with the LAM
NAH augmented, better opening
ca.,el i'uhd Tor the youths who have re-
Dam. ti 'ouchtlon IA this establish
oI,t. ,'''"'t TO the young men, after roe
clIrn. -UoA education, Of which aVri-
gDar,' '0lehce only formed part, have
oiny.' seen ther way on leaving the
grt G,.. NV engage in some more profitable
- genial Dursuita tbou tt.it,,- ~,