The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
CLAUS SPRECKELS LEADS THE LIST
His Name Down for the Sum
of One Thousand
Dollars.
WINCHELL ANSWERS OBJECTIONS.
Is Extremely Sanguine That the Pro-
posed Enterprise viii Be
Success.

More than the anticipated measure OF
success has crowned the efforts of the
canvassing committee appointed TO secure
funds for the colonization of sugar beet
lands in the Salinas Valley under the
auspices of the Salvation Army. Aboui
$4,000 is required to get the project
started. OF this amount more than $4,000
has already been loaned or donated, and
there are strong indications that within
the next few days nearly the entire
amount will be at the disposal of the
projectors of the scheme. Major WinchelI
of the Salvation Army has been devotin g
much OF his time to bringing matters into
satisfactory shape, and his efforts have
been a bly, seconded by w. NJ. Bunker, ex-
Mayor Ellert, Hugh Craig and Moses
Samuels. Or the $4,000 thus far obtained
Mr.. SamueIs has secured about $1,000.
Claus Spreckels heads the list of sub
scribers with $1,000. Daniel Meyer is down
for $780, and the remainder of the amount
named is made up by various contributors
in smaller sums.
Henry Weinstock Of the firm of Wein-
stock. Lnbin &5 Co., of Sacramento, has
promised to RAISE $1,000 in the capi al city.
He proposes to interest about fifty of the
leading men of that city in the enterprise
and may raise even more than the prom
ised amount.
f. a. Him. the millionaire lumber
merchant OF Santa Cruz, Will MAKE q per-
sonal canvass or the Surf City. It is ex-
pected that his efforts will realize from
$500 to $1,000 for the colonization project.
d. L. Westover has secured all tne lum-
Der that will be needed in erecting build
ings on the colony site and many of the
other supplies for the colony have been
promie ed.
The Crocker estate has virtually prom
ised donaEon of $1,000 and Mrs. Phebe
Hearst has written letter to the proisc-
tors, referring very favorab to it, and
stating that on her arrival IN this City,
some time during the coming week. she
will meet the committee. 1t is antici-
pated that she Will sign for quite an
amount.
In all cases the people are asked to
simply adance the money as a loan, but
IN most Instances they signify their desire
TO subscribe their respective amounts as
donations.
Commander Booth-Tucker is expected
TO arrive here on Wednesday. Shortly
after hi, advent he will make visit to
the site OF the proposed colony, and as
soon as possible the final arrangements
will be made for launching the enterpris
Major Winchell is extremely sanguine
OF success. pite the adverse CRITICS m
that has cropped out in certain quarters
In referring to the remarkable encour-
agement that had been received he said
yesterday:
The criticisms raised against our col oniza-
ton movement have been surprisingly few
when We consider that there are so many
diverse movements and interests as well MS
people with extreme views but we welcome
criticism, especially in the beginning, as We
wish to streng then ourselves i'll every Yulner-
able point Thus far most of the opposition
which has been raised against rsis moyement
in b. half oi the unlUrtuna te working classes
has been, we believe, from honest motives,
but nevertheless II is founded upon mlsappre-
hension or lack OF knowledge OF the system of
our management OF colonies. | think we are
able TO answer all these criticisms
The fact that other colonies have been
started and have failed Is 40 argument what
ever, we must lake into consideration The
fact thrt there are other colonies which have
succeeded, aud thar our experience in co. o.
nizutlon movements elsewhere give US an op-
portuniIy TO facilitate & similar system whlcn
Will guarantee success here. No matter how
o0Jectlona bic may be tae form of religion
praciced by the Mormons, Hobody can deny
the fact that the centralized government
vested IN Brigham Young established COLONY
that stands out as rebuke to all who say that
IL cannot be done He took the poor and ig-
norant OF European cities and made them
efficient farmers.
There are several qualifications needed to
guarantee success in movement of this kind.
CheapnesS, which we believe IS furnished by
our officers who work for The love OF mankind
rather than peeuntary gam; honesty, skill
and numbers are needed to give momentum
To the movement | might also mention tha
our movement provides a management which
Will inspire confidence in the W5rking classes
who take up the homestead claims. Suspicion
and the lack OF confidence have engendered
strife and encouragement but the efforts OF
the salvation Army are recognized as n move
ment that the working classes trust in. For
these reasons l am sure that success is TO
great extent guaranteed.
W. II. Mills and Others raised the objection
that the people that We propose to place are
incompetent and that they do not know how
10 iarm and have not succeeded in life's strug-
gle, aud that therefore they viii iell here |
leel 10 great extent that this is an injustice
TO the majority OF our applicants for the pres
ent proposed colony. There sre several dfyi-
slons OF The unfortunate poor in this as we'll
as every other community, and they should
not all be classed under the same head. So far
as lndlgents are concerned, l haven't mucn
time Tor that class; but l believe that the
worthy should be given opportunity, not q MS
Even people accustomed TO city life believe
Will be contented IN the country. When Won
take man from the verge of starvation and
his Inferno of despair ne certainly will appre-
ciate the chance Tor the better, especially here
We Will promote in The colony every social
inducement that is afforded in the City. feel
certain that the army IN fatnering these peo-
pie viii not destroy their self-reliance as what
has made our army success throughout the
world has been the fact that we put every Off
Ger and every individual mem DER upon his
own resources 10 work out his own salvation
and the chief characteristic of he present
movement is to put every man in his own lit
tie homestead and make him feel that If he
works willingly in the course of three or four
years 1t will become his own free from all
debt.
In the East the army has a vacant-lot system
OF colonization similar 10 that OF Govern or
Pingree IN Detroi, but on account of irriga-
uon this Will be impractieable here. Never
theless l have proposition to submit TO
Commander Booth-Tucker and TO the commit
tee during his visit here this week. We will
make Golden Gate Farm, in Contra Costa
County, training ground. Ny idea is to put
each applicant for the colony on this farm Tor
a month and let him work, allowing hill
enough wages TO support his family in the
City. in order to ascertain his ability We
have tested quite a number under the opera
tions OF our labor bureau. so that we alread V
have the first contingent well tested before