The San Francisco call., 1897-05-19
COLONEL HOLLAND, Social Secretary of Salvation Army

or $52 month, and the money is kept in
this State"
What would be your plan for colonizing
the unemployed on beet-sugar land ?" was
asked,
II nave about completed negotiations
for 600 acres of fine beet land. This / am
willing 10 rent or sell on easy terms to
parties of colonists, and will make it my
business 10 see that they receive proper
instructions in the practicable work of
raising beets. Further / will make con-
tracts with them to buy all the beets they
raise for 81 ton.
Then there is another large tract of
about 5000 acres, for which l have espe-
cially i'm mported steam plow which turns
over the soil to depth of seventeen
inches. This land has top layer of
adobe, which is very hard-almost impos-
slbIe-to work with an ordinary plow and
horses. With the steam plow we Will go
beneath the adobe to the sedlmentary soil
below and work the two together. 1t will
then make the best kind of land for sugar
beets. The work of blowing this up will
be commenced shortly, and as fast as it is
brought into condition it will also be
placed at the service of those who are at
the head of this colonization scheme if
they want it.
81 want to say that all this land is pecu-
liarly adapted to sugar beet growing.
Were it not l would not have bought it.
1t will average from fifteen 10 twenty
tons OF beets to the acre."
In conclusion Mr.. Spreckels senten-
tiously remarked: If the men are in
dustrious they will make money: if they
are not, they. should be made to give
place to Others"
In connection with the Salvation Army
colonization scheme to secure rural homes
for the unemployed Major w inchell has
! Il e -kS,%
it should be and what it is hoped to &C.
complish by il.
The idea is to acquire public and private
lands for the surplus population of the
State, who may by their industry applied
to such lands gain livelihood, and in
time their own homes. Similar work in
England, India and Australia it is
! claimed, resulted in the most abandoned
city characters becoming contented set
tiers OF the soil. 1t is hoped that three
| fourths of all the unemployed will avail
themselves OF the opportunity to ac-
| qulre home in the country, and that
many who are now earning small wages
will also be induced to change urban for
| suburban employment which promises
future independence.
Should the first colony prove success
1T is believed many capitalists will be in
! fiuenced to invest money in settling whaI
| are now idle and nprotitable lands in the
| State, and will do away with 1.-The humil-
iating system of temporary relief" There
would be no excuse for any one begging.
Major Wincheil states in his report that
he has been offered 800 600 acres of land
since the visit of Commander Booth
| Tucker. Among the more desirable lands
| he mentions those of the Walker estate in
| Sonoma County, the Cotate ranch and the
Kenwood property in tho same county,
! and some of the lands of the Cremelita
Vineyard Company of Fresno County.
It is proposed to limit the holding oil
each settler TO not more than ten acres. as
it is believed this area can be worked to
the best advantage by one person. Forty
acres will be reserved for army head
quarters. Ten acres will be used for build
| ings, and thirty acres for stock and train.