The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-04-30
A COLONY IN GEORGIA.
Forty Thousand People from In.
diana TO Settle In the Crack er

diana TO Settle in the Crack en-
State.
Ex-Govornor Northen, of Georgia, in
an interview q few days ago, stated
that he is now beginning cOrrespon-
dence to arrange details for the trans
portatiOn of the household goods and
stock belonging to the members OF the
Indiana soldier colony that he has re-
Gently located in this State. Cover
nor Northern has been in personal con
ference with some railroad officials
and in correspondence with others,
looking to tho best arrangements for
the transportation of these people.
The deal has been finally closed for
the purchase of one hundred thous-
and acres of land for tho settlement
and the parties are now only waiting
for tho title papers to begin the sdr-
vey of the lands. These papers will
soon be perfected, the Governor says,
and then the work will begin.
The colony ia the largest ever orga-
niZed in this country and one of The
grandest ever conceived in the world.
1t consists of more than ten thousand
families and willy bring into this State
upwards of forty thousand persons.
One may appreciate its size when he
understands that this number. OF per-
sons Is about equal to city OF the
population of Macon or Augusta, and
to three OF our average counties.
This organization Is the creation OF
Mr.. T.. II. Fitzgerald, editor of the
American Tribune, of indianapolis.
Its plan is tho result of years of
thought and has hccn quietly worked
out to IL successful and marvellous is-
sue. Briefly stated this plan is to form
q mutual colony, in which every share
participates in the affairs of the com
mlinity, and has Il prOportionate inter.
est in all profits. No ono can hold
| more than ten shares of stock, the
shares being ten dollars each. The
holder of one share is 6,ntitlcd tt
make q location of land fG'. .,is home
and all lands taken must be for the
purpose of living thereon. At the
centre of the tract of land selected fol
the colony 200 acres will be laid of
into etreeta for city, the remaindu,
of the land to be divided into garden.
and farms. Every other lot and farm
will be reserved for tho general prof
expected in the sale of land after i'm
provements have enchanced its value
These lands will be divided out by al
lotment. Tho colOnists get thei
holdings at the original cost Of tn,
land. They are charged with TIL,
price of their holdings, and it is ex
pected that the profits will clear OF
the Indebtedness within six years
There will be, therefore, no outlay b.
the cOlOnist for the land he holds.
Governor Northern has in han,
other colonies of less size. One havin
an option Of $1,000 acres OF land i
lower middle Georgia. Arrangement
for settlement by this colony will 500
be perfected. Governor Norther
says. THE inquiries IA well as tn
actual settlements made I'm thie Stat
indicate large increase of populatio
and d great inflow of good people, Re
cents developments in fruit CROWN
and stock raising, together with th
unusual transportation facilities foun
In this State, are attracting attentio
from people ut the North and We
who are seeking better conditions fO
such pursuits i'm mild climate anon
, hospitable and law-abiding people"