The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-09-26

Tho Insertion of the notice of incorpora-
,;oo Of the Colohiz ,tion, Mining and Com
,no,ciaI Company Of Florida (Liml'ed) in
Iss, weeks issue of the FLoRIDIAN having
surscle puoic attention me" 10 the pr"
;oc,ed onermions ot that company, and eX-
ot.d considerable intrie>l IN TINS commu
nifty as 10 what fl CT its plans, II carried
o,, woull or miLht have upon The lmml
ora.,on Interests OF ihe,stA IN general and
tbs tu,ure vel are OF thIs section in parlir-
Mar, a representative of the FLORIDIAN
called A, the off e OF the comp my, with
view Of ascertainlng something of public
interest concerning is future movements.
Mr. Chas. A. ChOate, general counsel Of
the company, was found in charge OF lis
inler, SIS, and readily consented 10 respond
70 The queries To a series OF questions
nronmuded to him Mr. Choa,e responded,
in Substance, as t"llDWs:
"Yes, the cumpauv is rapidly approach
ing the point when the rracliral applca-
tion OF lis plans may b" eXpectt d TO show
suits anli4l results Captain lrsch, th'
yicr.tresi lent and general manager, who
has been in the STATE continuously since
Nav, has gone north t. p"rltc' the organi-
Z.linn 0f colony ui small farmers, truit
growers and gardeners, who have be- n
taking lie preliminary Steps for 0rganZt
ton tor some time, nnd'r the sul erlnlend-
enet of Mr. Lude never, Of NV jersey,
who has spent many We Ks prospecting III
different portions of he >ta'e. AS soon rs
tn ir organDZ tirn is C 'mp'ete they will br
brought io Florida in a bOiy, and eStAb
lshed under he auspices 81 the company in
some favorable oc mon where they can b..
together, and whtre, Wi b put too much dl =
fculiy or outlay, The company Can supe'-
Fise their mt II =, .lE .ial,'@s uptli th "
ac1Nue seM confidence and degree OF sue
cess"
Where will this colony be located ~
That is yet uncertain. Pa, ti-s in Co.
lumbia county are endeavori' G TO eff CT a
continuation Of adjoining tracts apgI egalirg
sufficient ar"a Tor their accommodating
say about 5000 acres. / have also b'en
looking OUT for a suitable tract for Them in
this county, to be uti lied in case the a.
rang ments in G lumnia county are no,
effected in time. | find some difficulty in
Inc iact that good farmi' z land, well man.
Sgeo' 10 Leon coun pays, or has here'o.
lore paid, good profit on its value; bul II
tne depletion OF our tenant population by
the demand Tor railroad aud phosphate
nand- continues, and the price OF cot.,n r.
mains as low as now, the time seems not
idr oislant WHEN some effort will have t0
De made by landholdtrs 10 secure desirable
tenants, or the d fficulties of doing so will
inouce many to offer their lands Tor sale or
co"nlzallon. When that time comes, if il
not already here, the company have The
nonor 70 represent may be found of great
servTe 10 the people OF ttIs region"
what are The chief characteristics of the
companys plan OF 20 "niz ,tiun2"
FRS Of all, to secure the co.operation
Oi individuals, either in other states OF
Soroac, who are dtsir0us of s .eking new
n'hhes, and hy careful St lection and iudi.
c'ous management, organize them. To ,hr
numoer Of twenty 10 forty families each.
in'" colonies. TO lie settled, all together. on
uacts OF land suficn n'ly large to provide a
home tor ALL
secondly, TO secure such tracts as are
su"apie 'or Inc purpo e, hy co operation O
ue comp.ny with the owners, on such
S us as VIII enable the company 10 offer q
Ina'"9 I1ns "o ol certain proportion of the
taitr subdlVlslon) to individuals of
Solony, on some equitable basis, calcu-
t;.' su " nurr most iavorally 10 the lorna.
m,nL JUN'o'ooS nianAge-
iniroiy. by rendering all necessary ne
u1'a'y y assistance to The colony in general
sa snu W lis individual members. in the cree :.
Soo OF their houses, providing An ahnn.
vant supply OF good water. lurni. hi, q
VI ~ with seeds, implements and animals
ihe;, ,eLcSihg q general supervision over
oni,ad na'ls unlll the same is no longer IT.
n, thS,i;n ruu ,ney have come accustomed
: ficfI,n,ai Mslh" ds and course Of ag-
nr;. uIM opefaii6ns.~ All this win re-
Ips', ns ,nuch outlay, and cannot better H.
on,ta @ 'ne situation than by asking you to
c.nilv nut; tt;A'Iact from the pamphlet re-
in b;s ~ published by the general manager,
gra,ion p'v,Cy y, as general agent of lmmi-
En,ona ~ rlorlda tor the Uuited States and
miss;pr, i;, W appointment OF the state com
".i eovsrn". Vi agriculture, approved by The
frish,aa I'm 10 which capacity /, is Capt.
the ;n,nn Intention shortly to visit Euiope in
Coz, 's'est ns OF immigration, at his own
nany ""u u''z'ng the facilities of the com.
Cate $50 90 aoove outlined, 10 care for and 10.
ovs. sucn Immigrants as he NAV bring
er,,.o, , whether :; s.ingIy or in colonies. The
0Auact is as follows: "e
lect..d d%%'granis mgr must be iudiciously se.
co" eu from the industrio,s and mora,
of sr 't. Classes and settled by communities
of ,Ss NIL nationality and, where possible
the smsn!. ane religion, so that they NAV nave
snes ue amenities o. life of their foTmer homes ss
70 The = churches, ,l schools, etc, to do Justice
eour ~ NE male and juvenile portion Of S,i ssid
A. omuhlties, nn. thus avoiding home-sick ness e,s
donmau,o Which causes frequently aban-
settler ., M their new homes by the new
Inc opportunities to select suit.