San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-03

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Price for "Sunnyside" Lands in
Arkansas.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, d, C. 3.-The
City of Hickman left New Orleans
on Sunday for Sunnyside, Ark,
with Austin Corbin's Italian colo
ny. The contract with the immi-
grants shows that 12I acres of these
cotton lands had been sold to these
foreigners at the figure of $1,000.
The contract entered into by these
italian people is of the blanket
variety, full OF ravishing descrip-
tiveness, which means about any
thing that may be desired. 1t re.
minded an old Pennsylvania, who
yesterday became acquainted with
the instrument, of a similar scheme
put into effect by Corbin in that
state some years ago. Under its
operations Pennsylvania was lib
orally filled up with Hungarians,
Poles and people Of other nation
alities, who took hold Of coal lands,
all to the immense profit of Cor
bin.
The contract" which was in
blank and had been put in pamph-
let form and scattered lavishly
over that part of Italy, from which
the colonIsts come and which IN.
Italians cling to most tenaciously
upon their arrival, is as t"l'oss
minus its elaborate descriptive
feature:
"The. part of the Sunnyside
plan al on offered for sale is divid.
ed into Is lots Of 124 acres each.
"Large families will have the
privilege of establishing themselves
on lots of $50 acres with double
colonial houses.
each lot includes one colonial
house. Before departure for the
United States the colonists will be
provided with title of property
duly signed by the company,
wherein it is stipulated that the
choice of the lots from l to 250
will be based alone on the order OF
the dates of application for pur-
chase, followed by contract. In
proceeding to the measurements
aud division of lots the Sunnyside
company not knowing anyone, can
be guided only by the order vi ap-
plication, as above stated.
"As to the purchase. The con-
ditions OF purchases are clearly
stated in the contract, accordln to
which the rate of payments which
the coionists are compelled to make
corresponds to the amount of
tax land owners are obliged to pay
in Italy. Therefore the colonists
will find themselves Immediately
in the very same condition as
free holder and proprietor in Italy
and for some years will be exempt
from any species of annuities.
"This result will be absolutely
obtained by the colonists, if active
and industrious, without need of
any capital whatever, the company
putting itself in position to guar
antee not only daily living, but
also the necessaries to pay their
rentals, and on this point it is note
worthy that the company is pre-
pared to advance the money to the
colonists who may so desire, so
that they can attend to their work
without any care whatever.
"Various advantages of this
company, with the view of further
ing as much as possible the inter.
ests of the colonists and for their
moral and material benefits, in
clude ten schools and churches,
with houses for teachers and
priest. Also a postal and tele-
graph Office, savings bank, which
will pay interest at 6 per cent,
while the colonists pay only
five per cent. on the capital
due, as stipulated in contract OF
sale; general provision store i'm
plements and utensils, etc, which
will be directly placed under the
management of a person chosen
by the colonists and accepted by
the company; pharmacy, and all
other things which may conduce
to the prosperity of Sunnyside and
convert it into a small Italian
city. The object of the company Is
aside from the develonment of its