The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
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lobampo colony in this city last night was
attended by A. K. Owen, of New York,
the founder of the Topolobampo colony in
| Mexico. Among the leading men of that
| movement present are c. B. Hoffman, or
Enterprise: j. w. Bridenthal, of Chetopa;
George C. Miller, of Ellis; Charles Schaffer,
of Wichita: Charles E. Smith, of Denver,
! and J. w Post. of Meredith. These Off
GERS report 400 people now at Iopolo-
bampo, and an addition of 80 viii soon
leave this state for that place.
There are several ladies in attendance.
noticeable among whom are Mrs. Hoff.
| man, of Enterprise; Mrs. Culbeltson, OF
| Abilene, and Mrs. Wait, Of Lincoln. Let
ters received from some of the colonisrs re-
port a prosperous condition. The great
ditch that is to supply the colonists with
water from river is nearing completion.
which will enable the colony to support
thousands of people in place of the hun
dreds now there. Below the smaller
bitches now in operation potatoes have
been raised from last October planting
that measure one foot in length, WnlIe
| onions sown at the same time have reached
the weight of eighteen ounces NO colo
mist IL permitted to have such title to his
land that can be transferred, although he
can cultivate all within his power TO profit
ably utilize, and from which be cannot be
removed as long as be or his descendants
| occupy aud use il.
The climate there is pronounced superior
to that of California. and the soil even
more fertile. Already there are orange
| and other groves that compare fayorably
with those of two years older growth IN
| California. Much has been said for and
against this colonization scheme. but
the colonists themselves declare they are
| happy and prosperous, and one or them,
present here tonight, declares be would
| not live anywhere else on earth. The men
engaged IN this movement are guarantee
| of the honesty with which 1t VIII be con-
Quoted, although there may be indirect
| failures.
The directors of the Topolobampo colon
| iZation scheme were in session during the
entire day. but their proceedings, were not
made public. In the evening pubic
meeting was held and addresses were
made by Col. A X Owen, of New York,
president of the Credit Foncier company,
and G. B. Hoffman. Of Enterprise, Kan,
president of the Kansas Sinaloa Investment
| company. and the purposes OF the colony
explained.
They stated that there were now 200
colonists, who are working upon the
cooperation plan. The company sells to
the settler home which he improves, but
which he has no right to transfer to an
outsider or mortgage. and when be wishes
| to leave the colony the corporation takes
the place back at the price paid, and pays
the settler for the improvements made.
The work of colonization. they said. would
begin in earnest next fall, and difficulties
which had hindered the progress OF the
colony had been surmounted and the peo-
pie now are as happy rs any people.
Col Owen is tall handsome man and
has given great deal of study to the prin-
ciples of cooperation. He has labored on
this scheme for eighteen years, and now
feels, he says, that his labors are to be re-
warded in realizing the success of this
great cooperative enterprise. The stock
holders meeting will be held tomorrow,
when the new board of directors will be
elected and a plan of work for the future
form Mated