The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-10-30
THE COLONY SCHEME sue
CESSFUL.

The first step toward colonizing the
vacant lands of Nevada, that NAV be
said to have been successful, was taken
in San Francisco yesterday morning.
For some time NJ. Cohn and T. r.
Hofer have been working on a plan to
get large number of families to come
to Nevada and settle on the Wvmore
ranch, which they proposed to cut up
into smalar places that could be titled
by the ordinary family. When He
brew colonist wrote the Governor ask
ing him what the outlook was here Mr..
Cohn and Mr.. Hofer grasped the oppor-
tunity and were soon in California talk
ing Nevada to the would be emigrants.
Yesterday the deal was completed and
signatures representing seventeen fam
lilies were secured. There will, how
ever, be two or three more before they
arrive, and in all the party will consist
OF about 100 people.
These people will commence to arrive
next week and will be on the ground be-
fore month. 1t is the intention of the
colonists to plant 400 acres in grain this
year yet, and until 1898 has become
firmly established on the calendar the
place will be run on the cooperative
plan to certain extent, the incorpora-
tion papers to be filed probably tomor-
row.
The property consists OF $500 acres of
the finest land in this section of Nevada,
about 900 of which is under cultivation,
with all the water that ever could be
wanted, together with excellent build
ings, ETC., although the colonists will at
once commence the erection OF their
residences and expect to have them fin
ished in few weeks. Wellington is the
is the nearest town, in fact the property
is practically in Wellington. Great
quantities of fruit are raised on the
property and it is expected that consid-
able attention will be paid to this indus
try in the future.
While the terms given the colony are
not made public it understood that
they are very liberal. The people who
coming to be citizens of Nevada are from
Tulare and Contra Costa counties, Calf
ornia, where they have kept up the
fight for living several years with but
Indifferent success. Most OF them have
to pay 800 per acre for their lands and
this sum is prohibitive for the one who
has to borrow money. Water has been
scarce with them and crops were fail
ure.
Some of the difficulties encountered
by the Carson men in endeavoring to
induce California people to come here
were amusing but at the same aggrava
ting.
The general idea seems to be that
Nevada was nothing but akai and sand
and it took considerable talking to make
them believe different. They seemed 10
have sort of idea that Nevada grain
and fruit was brought into the State
from some outside source and simply
labeled here. Another man gravely
asked ii it was true that we have fifteen
feet OF snow and ice here in the winter
time. These queries were made by in
teligent men and it may be surmised
that they will find in the true Nevada
first, hearty welcome, and lastly a
place to call home.
This is really the best news the State
has had for some time, for it needs but
a start to turn the tide OF Immigration
this way, and popnlation is the one es-
sentiaI thing for our future greatness
Carson News.