Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-30

"Carl1s Pachccn,n and "Duhlan.h
there l. not a single drunknrd, gambler
or vngablnd. The etlOrts Of al are
concentrated for their mutual welfare.
To these colonies may be justly ap'
piled thu celebrated phrase: "rhat the
woman that talks the least " the mpst
virtuous." In years past we have had
c0louiEiug companies who with their
adv, easements have filled whole cui'
umns VI periodicals Of both hemia-
pheres, forming thousands " projects
and making pfOmisea that they never
could fuliil. They invested important
sums Of money IN tho construction Of
large hotels, pleasure gardens, ETC.,
have large rctinue Of employees and
such like. Hut In a few ycnrs the fnuds
OF the shareholders were exhausted,
aud they found themselves obliged 10
remain ia a complete state Of inactiOu.
An entirely different POLICY has been
followed by the colonies OF this
district. They have worked like the
auts, silently and constantly. rhey
have not pretended 10 mako from uu-
cultivated lani "Campos EIlauos," IA
year, nor from an uninhabitcd place
10 make cities spring up that will rival
the great American centres. Their
efforts have been confined 10 Legitimate
labor; 10 cultivate rich soil, which,
10 produce abundantly, neeis nothing
more than the hand OF man guiding
the pillow. The colouIsts referred 10
have gathered themselves together
under the liberal standard NJ MuxlcJ,
thoy are not laud spectators In dis
guiie. but people accustomed 10 the
| held-iab0rers- among them nre
some nrtiEaus who are masters Of their
professions. They arrive In the Re.
public with one wagon or two, o. the
case may be-, each with H. respective
team, animals, and with their tools
aud implements " agriculture and iu-
dustry, which constitute the only
CAPITAL taat many OF them possegu. But
thoy bring with them something OF
more value than gold or bank notes,
/ aud that l. the love Of labor, practice
/ Ia the cultivation Of the soil, and
practical knowledge " agriculture. Ia
/ the United States, from whore mot
/ OF them come, they have been Obliged
to contend with sterile lands aud with
/ the rlgOre Of raw, cold winters, aud
/ they have overcome those obstacles.
our beautiful country l. toasted on
every nand aud abouuds everywhere
with fertile fields, under a benign sly,
| where the scorrhing heat OF summer
and the glacial colds Of winter are un.
known.
ON the arrival OF the colonists, the
! mperintcndent npporli0ns b. each the
| land needed; Immediately work il bu-
gun, aud the land cleared ID, aud labor
| continues necessarily. While the
seed Il Deposited In tho ground all
| hrlp; the husband, the wife, the older
| children, aud even tho little fellows
who drop the seed In the ground. The
time not required for tho care Of their
owl homes ia utilized by laboriug on
the farms Of their neighbOfs, thus gain.
| ing sufficient TO live upon until they
can gather their own crops. At iifsi
they live Ia rude hut, but this !. re-.
| placed ia fow YEAR 10y cOmmodious
house surrounded with flowers and fruit
trees, and amply fuuiahud, wherein
rcigns the most complete tranquility,
aud wherein they enjoy the fruits Ut
their own labor. They don't squandcr
the money they have earned by. the
sweat Of their brow. They practice
true economy, and Uuly provide the
ncce.sarics, ANA they use their surplus
means 10 Increase the produetivenoss
OF their land, 10 purchase more, always
being careful not to 20 beyond their
meAtiu.
The oldest colony Is the colony
"Dlak, (Which contains nearly u thou.
sand souls, with clean streets lined with
shade trees ON either side. The greater
part Of the houses are made with
adohiVs and nrc comm0diOus, and II N
avery rare thing TO see one without Us
orchard and garden; Tor however poor
the colonisi may 10, his lint care l. 10
plant out frulttToes
"DlnL" has several industrial Cslab.
lishments, n church, school, and drug
store, but, dear readers, they have
neither saloon, billiard hall, nor any
place whatever where "meacaln u sold.
Consequently they have no need Of n
lail, nor have they one In any Of the
colonies. There are seldom any com
plants or qunrrels, and scandals are en-.
tifoly unknown IN the colonies.
The head oi The colony Diz Is DR..
W. Derby johnson, Jr., n gentleman
Ia every fenHr Of the word. HO n also
agent and general manager OF the
North Mexican raclho Railway, an
enterprise OF which We viii write Ia
our next Issue.
The representative Of all thee,
colonies Il Mr. a. +. Macdonald, O
person advanced Ia years aud man
OF strict integrity aud great experience
aud Ia n very energetic and finished
gentleman.
Tho colonies arc made up Of German
Americans, English aud Spanish, al
honorable laboflng people, which fac
IL proven by their works. They really
come with the firm intention Of max
lug Mexico their adopted home, M,
not abandoning itafler they have mad
u stake"
The colonies OF our district show
that TO enjoy peace aud plenty nOthinl
l. needed but n love Of labor and con
stancy In cultlvating the soil, whicl
viii amply reward the laborer for hi
intelligent efforts.