Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
GOING TO GEORGIA.
Twelve Thousand Old Soldiers to Join the
Colony.


With the ending of this week more
than 100000 will have been paid for
about 10000 acres of land in Irwin
and Wilcox counties for the purpose
of forming thereon the much talked
of colony of old soldiers and their
families from the north.
This is not all the land to be spur-
chased by some fifty or sixty thousand
acres, and there will be something
like $3.50, 900 used for the purpose Of
making improvements on the proper
ties and giving the new town hand
some start.
This colonization scheme has been
one of Ex-Governor W. j. Northern's
pet hobbies, and he has worked faith
fully upon it, in conjunction with Mr..
p III. Fitzgerald, of indianapolis,
Ind, until it is an assured fact that
nearly 1900 families of soldiers will
come to Georgia and make this great
state their home.
! 1t is estimated by Mr.. p. III. Fitz-
gerald, who reached the city yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock and left last
night at 9, that the families will aver
age nearly five persons, making a total
of more than $4,000 individuals who
will make their homes in the pine
forests of this state.
The colonization organization is an
affair the magnitude of which the
people of Georgia have not yet fully
appreciated. There are 11,775 heads
of families, owners in the great stock
company; which has capital of $780,
900, the first installment of which has
been paid in. 1t is a great movement.
Before any of the immigrants are
allowed to come here and settle on
lands of the company, there will be a
survey of the company property made.
The town will be laid out in proper
lots and great care will be taken with
the details, such as the naming of the
streets. Upon the edge Of the town
the first lots will be of two acres all
about it. Further out the size will
increase to ten acres, while as the dis
tance from the city grows greater the
lots will be increased in size until
they get to 100 acres.
When the allotment takes place
which will be before the immigrants
start for their new settlement, it will
be as closely as possible in line with
what each settler wants. The mem
bers of the company will be all allow
ed to put in application for the prop
erty they desire and every endeavor
will be made to so allot it. In the
city every other lot will belong to the
company, and these will be sold to
non-stockholderS to the advantage of
the members of the company.
) 1t is required that such stakeholder
shall own four or five shares at SIC
, each Already all the stock sufficient
to make up the capital of 100000 has
, been sold and the first payment was
/ about S125, 900.
Mr.. p II. Fitzgerald, who has
: doomed the colonization scheme in
the north, reached here yesterday af-
, ternoon at o'clock accompanied by
his son. Mr.. Fitzgerald went almost
: Immediately to the office of Mr..
/ Thomas II. Northern, son of ex-Gov-
: ernor Northern, the latter being out
: of the city. There they discussed the
: affairs of the colony and arranged for
: the incorporation of it.
; 1T is goo" repeated Mr.. Fitzger-
aid last night in response to the ques-
!. tion. ''Why, am on my way to the