The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-16
A COOPERATIVE COLONY.
What l. Being DOas by = swiss Gem
munfty In TenncsSec-

munity In Tennessee
There are more than 1000 Swiss pec-
pie in the Hohenwald colony. recent
,y settled in Lewis county, Tenn 1t IS
one of the most prosperous foreign coli
onies in Tennessee, and agents OF the
colony are now in Switzerland securing
another ooiong OF more than coo peo-
pie, for which lands have already been
provided.
The Hohenwald colony is q cooper
alive union, though il is not patterned
exactly like the altruistic town OF Rus
kin, in Dickson county, Tenn. The
union owns $4,000 acres OF land. All
the colonists are members of the union,
and none but Swiss members are al
lowed TO join and become residents OF
Hohenwald-
The lands are divided into three
classes: No. !. valued ct from So 20 S.
On acre; No. 2. from $3.50 70 $3.50 an
acre, and the union lands, worth SIS %
$50 an acre. Each member has 70 pay
In at least 81 an acre before he is al
lowed to participate in the drawing.
If he wants 20 acres he must pay in
$40. and put in a like amount for every
additional 70 acres that he may want.
For the purchase OF the union land 20
cents an acre has TO be paid annually by
each member. There is also an extra
fund of $50 to be paid into the union
oy each member, TO insure the support
Of himself and family, before he IL Al
lowed TO settle in the colony.
If a mnn wants 80 acres OF land at an
average price of SIS an acre he pays $40
down; the second year he is required
to pay nothing; the third and every
succeeding year he must pay 20 per
cent. until the land is paid for. the in
terest on deferred payments being per
cent. Whatever the price of land. as
fixed by the committee, 20 per cent.
is paid in cash. and the remainder. omit
ting the second year, in four equal in
stal!ments.
One important feature among the
members of the colony is that every
family has enough TO live on for u
months or more, and the new members
Us they come in and who are not so pro-
vided are cordially assisted by the union.
There is the greatest abundance OF food
of the highest quality daily served upon
their tables
The colonists have q general store,
the profits OF which are divided among
the resident members OF the union.
They have work stock ard utensils be-
longing TO individual members. Their
farms are well stocked with sheep. hogs,
cattle, fowls and hor.cs, brought here
from the north. The farms are already
planted with berries. tomatoes. fruits,
potatoes and other vegetables. They
are establishing meadows and pastures
and planting large vineyards. They are
preparing 10 go into the dairy bust
ness on q large scale and make wine
for shipment.
The town site, which has been sur
veyed and set aside, contains 800 acres,
OF which 172 acres have already been
laid of into residence lots. Two acres
of this will be offered 10 Lewis county
for public buildings, for the colonists
have already started a movement 10
have the county seat moved TO Hohen-
wald. The site of the town Is high and
very slightly rolling. \ large public
park near the town has been reserved
They have an attractive depot, and II
is crowded with goods ell the time@N.
Y Commercial