The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
A NEW COLONY FOR GEORGIA.
CHICAGO CAPITALISTS TO SEND
10000 PEOPLE TO THIS SECTION.

Colony Recently Established, TO
Go North in Few Days TO Take
Charge of the sIovement-He says
IL VIII Undoubtedly BE Located in
Southern GeOrgia-The Climatic
and Geographical Conditions Es-
PeeiaIIy FavOrabIe-It VIII BE a
Colony of AgricuIturaIists.
There is going TO be another colony OF
western people established in Southern
Georgia.
Mr.. J. 0. Curry OF Chicago. the land
agent for the colony recently established
in Wilcox and Irwin counties. at the head
Of which is Mr.. p. II. Fitzgerald Of In
dianapolis, Ind, was in the city yester-
day. stopping at the De Soto.
Mr.. Curry has just received a letter
from a representative Of a number of Chi
cago capitalists who propose organizing
and establishing as soon as possible an
other colony of western settlers some
where In the south, and they want him
to go to Chicago at once and take charge
of the movement on account of the sue
cess with which he has met in working
up Aut tDlDhy OF ola HDlulei1
Mr.. Curry would say nothing as to who
the men are that are backing the plan,
but he says they are all men of wealth,
and in a position to carry out anything
of the kind that they may undertake.
He will go to Chicago just as soon as he
can get his business in shape here, which
he thinks will be about a week, for the
purpose Of taking hold of this colonial
Where would you establish such col
ony as is proposed?" he was asked.
"Why. in Southern Georgia, of course
he replied. Il have had some experience
in that line now, as l have looked over
the whole field, and l regard the condi-
tons of climate and soil the best that
can be found IN this section of the coun-
try. l know OF no other place L think as
good, considered from other standpOints.
II is near the coast and a coast point
too, that will be of advantage TO any
colony. It's geography, SOIL and climate are
what determine the location, and am sat-
isfied that Southern Georgia affords the
best advantages in these respects
Is this also to be a soldiers colony?
"Oh, no." he replied ut will consist
largely of farming people from the west.
1t Will be rather a colony consisting Of
an earnest and honest agricultural class,
without regard to whether they are sol
diers or others. We will not strive to build
.
with Fitzgerald, in the present colony,
but will rather endeaVOr to establish a
progressive agricultural community. 1t
costs considerable to build up a town or
city, and the same amount invested in
rural improvements would count for a
great deal more. Then, too, the people
settle too thiCkly in such places, but
think they are spreading out more in the
present colony and that the conditions
time"
How much of a colony will the new
There will be fully 10000 people, he re-
piled. THE letter states that the parties
interested want 10000 acres for the pur-
pose Of founding this colony, and l have
no doubt they will secure as many colon
lists as that. or more. The organization
is backed by influential rich men, and 1
apprehend no trouble whatever in arrang-
ing this new movement. l viii go to Chi
cago in about week and make arrange
ments for taking hold of the plan"
Mr. Curry said there are already about
1900 of the colonists at and around Fitz-
gerald, and they are coming in every day.
1t is confidently expected that there VIM
be at least 5000 of them there by the be-
ginning of the planting season. The al
lotments of land to the agricultural
classes are now being made. and they
are making preparations for permanent
living as rapidly as possible. These col
onists, he says, are a happy crowd of
people They smile when they read of
the snow storms and billiards. of the
northwest, which they left but a short
time ago to make their home in the sunny
south, and are satisfied that they have
struck the right place. They are con-
stantly writing their friends to come
south and join them or to join some sim
liar movement which will bring them
into this section of the country Mr..
Curry thinks the movement will even
tually result in bringing many thousands
of people from the northwest to the south
and especially to Georgia