The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-01
HOMES IN MERGED
Fourteen Thousand People
From Abroad.
WILL COME IN ONE BODY.
Lands of the Mitchell Estate to
Be Chosen.
AGENT HERE WITH THE MONEY.
The Attractions of California Stronger
Than the inducements Offered
in Old Mexico.
WILL COME IN ONE BODY
HERE WITH THE MONEY.


colonizng that has ever approached COM
pletion in this State is now in a promising
way toward naturalization, and by which
the State will acquire as actual settlers
| about H. 600 people.
! For some weeks S. J. Klein. Rouma-
MAN, has been looking over the various
tracts of land offered for sale in this State
which he thought adapted to the required
| purposes. He represents over 24O0 fami-
lies of his countTymen who have become
disconnected with the prevailing condl-
| tiOns in their native land and look toward
| America as promising country in which
to take up their future residence.
| The cause of this discomfort is that in
| the latest adjustment of territorial lines in
! ROumania BesSarabia was given TO Rus
STA, and to this cession of territory the
large German ele ment naturally enter
| tanned strong objections while the SlaYs,
on the other hand, were in favor of the
| change.
| Klein is repres entative of the type of
| these discontinued spirits, and in his con-
versation gives expression to the bitter
ness that is wi thin him. He recently re-
marked that he was burn on the soil lately
given to Russia; that his grandfather and
other relatives were buried there, and
that now it WAS impossible for him TO even
| visit their graves without a permit from
the hated Gar.
These families whom Klein represents
are possessed OF more or less property.
This fact Is atteSted by their setting apart
the sum of $4,000 which Mr.. Klien was
authorized to use in defraying his eX-
penses and making any preliminary pay
meat upon property which in his judg-
ment met their requirements.
When Mr.. klien reached this country
! he found that the nature of his mission
had already become known, not only here
but In OH Mexico, and he was besieged
by the agents OF numerous corporations
| and private Interests with offers Of prop
ertY upon all kinds of condition.
But this willy agent was not to be caught
by fulsOme promises and glaring attraC-
tons on paper. He realized the enormous
responsibility resting upon his shoulders
and lie went aboutthe pursuance of a we'll
| defined plan TO look over the country per-
| sOnalJy and satisfy himself as to the merits
OF the various sections TO which his atlen-
! ton had been directed
1t was plainly evident that Klein was
! tay0rably Impressed with an offer made
! him by the Mexican Government lust prior
/ 10 his coming TO this State. In fact he was
! on bis way TO that country when he was
persuaded TO change his route from FL
| Paso. Texas, and take look at California
before going into the land Of the Monte
zumas.
When he reached San Francisco land
| agents on the lookout for him were as
| plentiful as politicians and he has spent
several weeks in looking over the proper
/ ties which were offered him by some of
| these gentlemen. Negotiations were finally
! opened for the purchase of the ChOwchllla
! ranch, comprising 10000 acres IN MaripOsa
! County and for which the sum of 81, 500 600
| asked. II inOkan for q
| this would be the property upon which the
! RoUmanians would settle, but a difference
| finally made itself manifest and threw the
deal off.
Klein says thath people have an intense
! prejudice against the payment of interest
charges, and it would be difficult for him
! 10 convince them that rate which would
! appear very low in this country was not
| extremely high on account OF the difference
In similar charges which prevail between
the TWO countries. He was not willing to
pay more than per cent on the INSTALL
ments and this did not suit the owners of
! the property, as 1t would practically leave
| them but per cent on their money after
taxes had been paid, the law requiring that
the levy on all mortgages shall be about
per cent
Another hitch was encountered in the
absence OF arrangements for irrigation on
the property and disagreement as to the
manner In which Il system should be con-
stTucted.
1T was in this particular feature of the
negotiations that the Roumanian showed
his tact. The agents Of the Chowchila
ranch wanted to construct a system of irri-
cation for the colony, but Mr.. Klein
wouldn't have it that way. The same
kind of proposition had been made him
! by the Chicago company which recently
| purchased the large tract of lands in Mer-
ced County from the CrOcker estate. At
that time Mr.. Klein said that if a canal
and other necessary adjuncts of a
| system of irrigation was to be constructed
they wanted to do the work them
| selves. They had the labor, and if they
| built it themselves they would own the
property and would forever avoid the pay.
ment of rents thereon. A dispatch re-
ceived from FL Paso yesterday stated that
Klein has now made an offer for the
| Mitchell estates holdings in MERGED,
which are about 100000 acres, located near