Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-17
THE KAWEAH COLONISTS
THE MEMBERS MAKE A DENIAL OF
MISLEADING STATEMENTS.
Forth an Explanation-A N0merously
Signed Petition to Congress.

EDITORS HERALD: The Express last
evening contained four columns and an
editorial of bitter attack against Ka-
weah colony. We, the undersigned
members of said colony present in Los
Angeles, in the name of justice, ask for
space to deny the charges made against
us and to protest against the gross mall
ignancy shown in printing them ON the
eve of another trial of our trustees. The
informants of the Express are evidently
some of the few expelled members OF
our colony, who, in the trial of our trus
tees yesterday, betrayed their hatred
and vindictiveness by their testimony
against the institution they helped to
found and which they are now trying 10
destroy. Such men as this are found in
every great enterprise; the American
colonists in 1916 had their Arnold and
the enthusiasts on the shores of Cali
lee their Judas.
These charges are false in whole and
in part, they are untrue in generality
and detail, they are old and exploded
and have been revamped from repeat
edly proved falsehoods, solely for the
purpose of influencing the citizens who
will serve on our jury, against US.
That this is true and that our reputa-
ton and character are worthy of respect
and consideration, and as we'll, our COL
ony plan and work, we submit to you is
self-evident from simple inspection of
the following petition to congress, re-
Gently signed on our behalf, by every
prominent citizen of Tulare county, the
place where we have lived for years and
where we are now building up homes for
our families. Respectfully,
H. T. Taylor, John Zobrist, Francis
W. Bishop, Irwin Barnard, John O.
Knuckey, Burnette G. Haskell, VIM.
Christie, J. j. Martin.
The document referred to is too long
to reprint in whole. 1t is a petition to
congress recently signed by prominent
citizens of Tulare county, asking con-
gress to give the colony the lands en-
tered by them five years ago. One Of
its paragraphs says: "These settlers,
comprising what is known as the Ka-
weah cooperative colony, during the
four and half years of their &C.
cupancy of said lands, have
earned and maintained the high
est reputation for commercial in
tegrity and intelligence, and have
added largely to the material wealth of
Tulare county. They have not only
proved their good faith by actual settle
ment and improvement OF the land, but
have shown their intention OF inaugu-
rating useful industries by the erection
OF valuable machinery for the develop
ment of natural resources, and are in
various ways engaged in building up the
interests Of the locality in which they
reside"
This strong, earnest and convincing
statement is signed by w. f. Thomas,
mayor of Visalia; F. E. Henderson.
chairman county supervisors; James
Barton, supervisor Tulare county; ]. H.
Woody, supervisor Tulare county; Sam
L. N. Ellis, supervisor Tulare county; j.
II. Fox, supervisor Tulare county; w.
j. Newport, ex-supervisor; r. III. Ste
vens, merchant; E.O. Larkins, attorney !;
VIM. w. Cross, superior judge Tulare
county; G. E. Evans, county recorder /;
E. w. Kay. sheriff Tulare county !;
e. J. Fudge, deputy sheriff. T.
w. Holder, deputy county clerk !;
M. E. Power, district attorney; A. G.
Neill, justice of the peace S. A. Crook
shanks, county school uperintendent; !;
D. s. Lihscomb, county treasurer; w.
B. Wallace, attorney; John &. Knox,
county clerk; A. T. Murray, Jr., official
reporter; Upton Lindsey, ex-receiver
United States land office; D. F. Coffee,
assessor; G. j. Giddings, cashier Bank
of Visalia; N. 0. Bradley, attorney; j..
E. Denny, farmer; A. J. Harrell, at
Harrell's bank; S. S. Guy, physician.