The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
BOOTH WANTS MONEY
FOR THE PROPOSED COLONY.
Unisss Denver Capitalists Advance Funds
thr scheme May Fall Throagh-A Good
Iusestment.

Denver. Sept. 25,-The Republican
this morning says:
Persons who talked with Commander
Booth Tucker after the Coliseum meet
Ing on Thursday night were led to un-
derstand that he had expected the
wealthy citizens of Denver TO manifest
some Interest In his colonization
scheme. IL was even said thar owing
to the apparent apathy OF the wealthy
uien OF Colorado the plans for a Colo
rado colony might be abandoned. In
California Booth-Tueker readily Sc
cured the active cooperation OF Claus
Spreckies and other wealthy men They
were not asked 10 give anything. but
when offered good security they loaned
part OF the money necessary to estab-
llsh the colony In the Salinas valley at
a low rate Of Interest
ON account of the Clearing House As
sociation banquet in honor OF Comp
troller Eckles being held on Thursday
evening the men whom Boo,h-Tucker
desired to reach were not present at the
Coliseum meeting. His appeal TO the
Denver citizens 10 back him up in his
efforts 10 plant colony in the Arkan-
sas valley. 50 thar be might go 30 the
capitalists OF the East and say tha, the
influential people OF Colorado were
with him, met with no response. His
plans had no, been generally under
stood. for, until he came to Denver. Il
wns supposed that the financial ar
rangemenis had all been made In the
East.
When the Republican learned yester-
day that Commander Booth-Tucker
had gone way from Denver without
having accomplished what he had ex-
pecfed and that colony might not af-
ter all be established In Colorado.
telegram was sent 10 him at Rocky
Ford inquiring whether Il was true that
he desired loan of local capital His
reply TO the query was;
"A tangible support in the way OF a
loan by the citizens of Denver would
loo a convincing argument 20 the East
that the success OF the colony in Colo
RADIO Is not only possible. but certain"
Booth-Tucker, accompanied by his
wife. Adjuiani Ferris, BriEadier Alice
Lewis, Colonel Holland and Land Com
misssoued Frost and Industrial Com
missioner Davis OF the Santa Fe. left
Denver yesterday morning at $50
o'clock. They travelled In a Santa Fe
official car Yesterday they were en-
tertained at Rocky Ford by James A
Crowley. one OF the committee appoint
ed by oth-Tucker TO advise him IN
regard to the selection OF Il location
AAANt VISA 'A'Nt s%'-- -
Lamar. and viii stop over Sunday n
one OF the two places, reaching Pueb-
10 Monday II colony Is TO be estab-
lished in the Arkansas valley Il Is be
lieyed that a tract OF land in the vi
cinity Of either Lamar or Holly VIII be
selected. The reasons given by Inter
estcd persons why these localities are
likely to be preferred are that the land
can be bought al much lower prices
than land OF equal fertility near Rocky
Ford or Pueblo.
The commander OF the American
forces of the salvation Army Is a prac-
teal irrigation engineer. He mastered
the science OF irrigation in India and
looked after the irrigation interests in
that country for the British govern
ment. He understands all the prob
iems OF irrigation, aud when he estab-
fishes a colony he will see that the
farmers receive adequate instruction.
IL is Booih-Tucker's plan to nuy
tract of no, less than 5000 acres OF
land and not more than 1900 acres
The smallest colony would be com
posed of 500 families.
There is a probability that another
public meeting win be held In Denver
before Boo;h-Tucker leaves the state,
with the object of interesting local capi-
tai in the scheme.