The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-01
TEN THOUSAND FAMILIES
Will Soon Move from the State of Indiana
to Georgia.

ATLANTA, April 23.-EX-Governor
Northern in an interview today, 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
recently located in this State.
Governor Northern has been IN per
sonal conference with some railroad
officials and in correspondence with
others, looking to the best arrange
ments for the transportation of these
people. The deal has been finally
closed for the purchase of 100, 900 acres
of land for settlement and the parties
are now only waiting for the title pa
pers to begin the survey of the lands.
These papers will soon be perfected,
the Governor says, and then the work
will begin.
The colony is the largest ever organ
lied in this country and one of the
grandest ever conceived in the world.
1t consists of more than 1000 families
and viii bring into this State upwards
of 40, 900 persons. One may appreciate
its size when he understands that this
number Of persons is about equal to a
city of the population of Macon or Au-
gusta and to three of our average
counties.
This organization is the creation Of
Mr. P. H. Fitzgerald, editor of the
American Tribune ofIndianapolis. Its
plan is The result of years of thought
and hes been quietly worked out to a
successful and marvellous issue.
Briefly stated, this plan is to form
a mutual colony, in which every share
participates in the affairs of the COM
munity and has proportionate inter.
est in all profits No one can hold
more than ten shares Of stock, the
shares being $40 EACH The holder of
one share is entitled to make loca-
ton of land for his home and all lands
taken must be for the purpose of hv-
ing thereon. Atthe centre of the tract
of land selected for the settlement of
the colony. l, 200 acres will be laid Oft
into streets for city, the remainder OF
the landto be divided into gardens and
farms. Every other lot and farm will
be reserved for the general profit ex,
pected in the sale of land after i'm
provements will have enhanced its
value. These lands will be divided out
by allotment. The colonists get their
holdings at the original cost of the
land. They are charged with the price
of their holdings and it is expected that
the profits will clear off the indebted
ness within six years. There will be.
therefore, no outlay by the colonlst fol
the land he holds.
Governor Northern has in hand 9th
er colonies of less, size, one having an
option on Is, 100 acres of land in lower
middle Georgia. Arrangements fol
settlement by this colony will soon be
| perfected.
Governor Northern says: ''The in
quiries, as well as the actual settle
ments made in this State, indicate a
large increase of population a great in
flow of good people. Recent develop
ments in fruit growing and stock rails
ing, together with the unusual trans
porta.ion facilities found in this State
are attracting attention from people a
the North and West, who are seeking
better conditions for such pursuits in
mild climate. among hospitable ant
law-abiding people.