The morning call., 1892-09-18
TO START THEM TN LIFE.
French Colony for Mendocino
Organized.
SOUTH OF FRANCE PEOPLE.
a Large Enterprise That Is Being Projected
in This City to Encourage Immigra-
tion From Southern France.

colonization scheme on a gigantic scala
is interesting the French residents In this
city and In particular those among them
who are from the south Of France
The plan is to perfect an organization
with sufficient capital to purchase from
$4,000 to 10000 acres Of land in AIendocIno
County to be subivided into fifty-acre tracts
Tor colony purposes.
The idea was first suggested some years
ago by b. d. Laeazette of this city, who has
been guardian angel to the immigrants
from the Basses Pyrenees.
Inc project was allowed to linger until
the present time. 1t has been revived and
IS now receiving enthusiastic support.
Inc intention Of the projectors is to pro-
vide Immigrants from the south of France
with a colony tract and to furnish them
with houses and tools suitable for the culti-
yation OF the place on extended terms OF
payment.
b. ID. Lacazette, the protector Of the
plan. is enthusiastic over the support he
has already received.
You see" he said last night to a CALL
reporter. my countrymen in the southern
part OF France have hard times making G
living now.
They are noted for their Industry and
soDrlety, yet what can they doP The soil
Is worn out from ages of cultivation, mill
taTy duty constantly stares them in tho
lace, and excessive taxation eats up all that
they can make over and above the bare
necessarieS Of life.
They have but little money. After pay-
Ing the passages of themselves and families
TO this country they have but little left. II
we give them lift in few years they will
be wei-to-do and prove benefit to the
State"
MendocinO County has beer chosen for
the location of the colony, as it bears in its
climate, soil AMI resources a close resem-
6lance to those same conditions In the
Basses Pyrenees.
Buying the land at low price and in
large quantities, the immigrants could %
provided with homes, from which they
would reap an Independence at a very small
cost
An effort will be made to Induce the
United States Government to sell the Hoopa
Valley reservation to the French colony.
j. Is. Laplace of Navarreux, who has
been attending TO the project in France,
writes that there are thousands Of families
anxious 10 come to this State If they only
had the assurance that they could earn q
livelihood upon their arrival.
''Supposlng that with the land, house.
morse and tools, he makes an outlay OF $500
vi S4OOO Oh tHcu ldmliy, remarked La
Gazette; why, they could repay it with
interest In six or seven years"
Although LacaZette has only started In to
obtain moneyed support to the scheme, La
has already secured nearly $4,000.
IT hey are only the small fry, and but q
few at that, who have agreed 10 put up that
amount" he stated. ''and we agree 10 give
the regular banking rate of interest on the
money invested. The capital is 10 be re-
paid in seven or eight years.
1T will bs no trouble al all TO raise mil
lion or two among the French residents in
this State, and that is all that will be needed
TO give at least 1000 families good start In
life.''
Lacazette credits the Southern French
with being a hardworking and honest peo-
pie. He states that he has carried hundreds
OF families on his books when they were
overtaken by misfortune, and though
months. and even years, have elapsed, his
advances and interest were always repaid
to the last cent.
Mr.. Chaigneau Of LIE Franco Californian
is one OF the hearty ndOrsers of The pro-
iected colonization bureau.