The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-21
THE COLONY SCHEME
LAND SECURED IN GEORGIA FOR
FOURTEEN THOUSAND VETERANS.
idea, Denies that Titles TO Land
Are Cloudy.

1x00O that are to settle in Georgia. The
scheme Is that was conceived by r.
III. Fitzgerald. of this city. Mr.. Fitzgerald
arrived home yesterday morning and was
asked as to the reports that the titles to
the land are not free from cloud. He said
that this aspersion upon the title was
started by the disappointed agent whose
offer of tract of land was rejected. He
said further:
Yes. the report you speak of is true.
have just returned from trip with the
colony committee through georgia. This Is
proper location for our colony. The idea
Of this colony has been bearing upon my
mind and has received my attention for
several years past. situated as / am and
have been for years, being in comnunica-
lion with SO many thousand soldiers. have
received many requests 70 organize such
colony. at last took the matter up and
perfected plan upon q mutual basis. Our
plan ID q mutual stock company of $4,000
shares OF $40 each, making capital of $780,
600. The organization purchases a tract of
ms near as will permit we will lay off /, 900
acres for. our city. The remainder of the
lands will be surveyed and staked into
100 acres each. Each other tract win be
allotted to members, the colony retaining
times as fair prices can be had and 7e de-
mands made, which must come so soon as
The lands have now been been purchased By "a a
committee, selected from members of the
organization, who, after inspecting lands in
-FOUR counties of Georgia, selected 101, 600
acres In Montgomery county. about 125
miles above the south line of Georgia,
eixty-five miles southeast Of Macon, a most
beautiful location. Health and water is
there and the fruit of that section Is very
nne- Much has been said for and against
our enterprise. but we are going steadily
on and will soon be able to close our men,
bership books. We have every State west
Of Ohio represented, with Indiana ahead
has good large clubs The ofticers will 'A be
selected from each State who will be COM
as Mas to With ss It i NOT In
we give the honor of the name as the Sol
der Colonization Company, yet it is purely
AL trades OF life as well as the soldiers are
admitted Something has been said about
viii be Understood the that 1u'h no but lands
would be accepted unless they bear
good and sufficient title. which
competent attorneys. We have too much
at stake to do Otherwise. we had some
lanta by member of a G. A. r. post be-
cause we would not purchase lands of him
and and he made mac. threats that he would injure
such work; and If any of our members wish
t. correspond with ". H.. Tiff & Bro., of
VIII readily be informed as to what they
are doing and what can be done by North
one orchard Worth Of pea soa fT Tasf
year and will double it this year. They
nave grown wealthy at farming and rails
amined this land and section Of the coun-
try are as follows; D. G. Welch. McPher-
Dr. NJ. Deniston, leI'az, Ind ; Henry c.
Miller. Stanton, Neb,; H. H. Winas Port
on their travels through. Georgia and all
gave them great encouragement. Our mem
win make community that the State State will will
be proud of. Our membership is nearly
and begin our work We e are g now only 1
waiting Tor perfect and complete title. AS
tion three sawmills. one planning mill. one
sningle mill and brick mill and push the
work OF getting out lumber and having it
IN shape when the people get ready to To-
cate on the land. which will begin in Sep
TENDER and continue until December when,
We believe, nearly all the members will get
there, The colony organization win e *
something. like 100000 upon the work of
until they begin to raise Something. which SHah
assure you. is easily aud early done in the
with many sach articles and o sfen
Elndrances thrown in our way by people
Ing the COLONY oeaton 10 nesre Tor tba nang
who were unable to sell us lands but we
shall overcome this.
~ 90 not know as I have anything fur
Their to say more than we shall Nnsh the
enterprise and feel confident of its grand
success: Ex-Governor Northen has inter-
he can to assist us in every way. + do not
est motives of a man like him. for among
his people he is at the head. Inasmuch as
you have come to Interview me upon this
subject l desire to give you the facts
Mr.. Fitzgerald exhibits the following re-
port, signed by the committee which went
to investigate the land:
We would respectfully state for your in
formation that pursuant of an appointment
as committee, made for the purpose of
verifying report on tract of Montgomery
county Georgia. land. by Mr. p. H. Fitzger-
aid, and Endorsed by DR.. Manner. that we
! proceeded direct to said land and procured
conveyances and proper guides, who drove
uated from a mile to two miles north of the
Savannah, Americas & Montgomery rail-
road beginnins about two and one-half
seat. We found the land had beautiful
growth Of long. leaf yellow pine. original or
believe would average from six to eight
thousand feet an acre The land is rolling.
small creeks of pure, o clear water a,'ei fioW
through the land at various places; no
We believe the entire tract can be cultivated
when once cleared The soil was a sand
sry yan from SIX to ten nshes ana
clay. We were informed 1t was considered
good strong lands upon which could be
peas. beans. and, in fact, all the. garden
vegetables, we raise in. the North; also.
section except the apple, which does only
fairly, yet little attempt has been made to
grow Ii. Peaches, pears, plulns, grapes
figs. apricots cherries and ounces are said
to do we'll The land is beautifully situated
for our purpose The health of the county
is good. as shown by all reports. The eli
mate Is mild and balmy, and is all n person
could ask, Tor the distance from the coast
makes 1t very desirable The Oconee river
is about two and one-half or three miles
west of this land. The stream is a heavy
running stream, and We're informed
quite large boats go some distance above
the land The stream is sufficient to afford
a good outlet for shipping lumber and raft
ing IL. Having satisfied ourselves that this
large body of land in fact fully up to
the report of MIR. Fitzgerald, we went from
there west along said railroad. the country
alone which appears 10 be uniform and
nearly the same. We visited the farms of
the Tiff brothers. of Triton. and here we
were given treat in the shape of drive
over their beautiful orchards and farms.
We would hardly know better to describe
the place than to ask you to again read
over The report of Mr.. Fitzge raid, which is
a good one, yet 1T fails to give the place
and county justice. 1t is far more than we
expected to see. and are frank to say
the, prosperous condition of things
the State of Connecticut, and have
been here for many years. They
were both soldiers from the Nutmeg State,
and. for Yankee soldiers, are very pros
porous. Their fruit crop for this year will
be very large. The grape, pear and peach
es all look very fine. We find that the
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