The advocate., 1895-09-18

<bAAAESA W0S OatS "a VAic party h4ft}t tF'
companaed us to the little valley SA.,
lected as the home OF the Colorado Crs3
operative colony, and we take the fal4
lowing account OF his trip from the M.
sue Of the Farmer OF September 81
Between the San Miguel river and tNe
TRbeguache (Tab-e-watch) forty mixes
west OF Placerville, on the San AGAGuef
plateau In Montroge county, thers ara SVl ls
900 acres OF the choicest land In the state.
This tract IS Immediately n0rthW@ @St 1f
and adjacent to Naturdta (N&t~0o~EeGAaA
and has been selected by the Colorado ca
operative colony as their colony Nome
These lands are Chocolate HCil and W
superior quality as seen by q letter qutOS$@
In last weeks Farmer written by PtWgs
Blount, formerly president or our Ami
portion Of the same valley OF which lo
writes and no better authority on NclA NVfN
than Prof. Blount.
These lands would have been taken ycCsEy
ago, but for the fact that the plateau ~
several hundred feet higher than the he'd
OF the San Miguel river. Surveys haws
been run and estimates of expense ruNth
made ranging Nrom $4,000 to 100000 Nt
the latter tigure the cost per acre would bG
a mere bagatelleA
San Miguel Is q fine river, Far superior sO
the Uncompahgre, and has parted with no
prior appropriations worth mentioning.
This river once lifted TO these lands y gary
den ds assured.
The quality Of soil, It's depth, ita fseedglsrs
from adobe and alkall, its altitu3e ana
latitude It's great abundance or water
the season through entitle this iccaliSX
to the highest consideration. snenf Two
days on horse back riding over Y and G1
not hesitate to say that all things fpns
sdered, with this ditch completed wculv
regard It the finest valley OF ltg size IA \
Colorado.
The colony organized on the co-cpsrt
ative plan. The ditch win be buiM aud
owned by the corporation. The lands Vllk
he owned by the members In SeHer&ktys
The idea is to have a horticulturas cDnis
munfty and the members are limited 20 &h&
use Of 40 acres each. No member vAM
have but one vote. and all chances kVF
schemes and speculation are ellfnlrakft
II q member by hard work and ec01otnNV
Hand, ne will be accorded the right and A.s
fortune and his home will be his own, AlI
mills factories and mercantile AgtNbilSht
ments will be controlled by the colony.
These people are neither communlSts
nor anarchists, but they believe IN coop
Grafton and socialism and by socialism N
meant no more and no less chan cO-opaCAa
tion. They are intelligent, earnest indNst
trious and bent on doing sOnethiug Hoy
themselves and each other, and by cCSDp4
mote that end. n a man wants to start
new. here fs good opportunity, prCVlNs
ing ne Is in sympathy with the purpose NlaHf
methods OF this colony but II me " not he
had better stay where he y q look ...N y
to speculate In land or anything else he
should not think OF Joining the O.. G., f,.
What the colony wants is honest, indua.
trious earnest people in search of pros
porous happy homes.
pTnHfQfa NJ fh0,
Kansas State university, has united with
the colony and has been given charge ~
the school already organized. He N
solid interesting man OF great value tp
the enterprise.
Mrs. Anna Il. Daggs OF washington, D.
c.. has become a member. This acQulsl-
tion to their number Is of more than 0r-
binary interest. She Is a lady or much
talent and influence. well known through
out the country "a public speaker ann
advocate OF equal rights and cooperative
labor. She has scores Of friends who fQls
low her into the colony and her coming
means the coming Of hundreds more
DR.. g. McLalMn, editor OF the Topeka
Advocate, Kansas, will no doubt come
with large following. l speak of theae
three persons specially because OF their
personal character and Importance before
the public. They were part OF the party
l went with and II was my fortune 20 be
with them during their visit OF inspection
these and those already on the ground ct
work this colony must be a success and
the green fields, beautiful farms and com.
Portable happy homes at Greeley and
ony towns brightly foreshadow the no dis
tant future OF the Colorado Cooperative
colony. And since my visit to the on
chards OF Montrose. Delta and Grand
Junction, can look through the ten years
to come and see on that plateau, bare az
II Is today, miles and miles OF the most
magnificent young orchards in Colorado.
The SOIL and climate Justify the dream and
I hereby name that beautiful vlsion-Thr
VALLEY Of Altruria."