The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
BOOTH FUCKERS COLONY.
INTENDED TO MAKE CITT PAUPERs
OVER INTO IA MERS.
with $3.50 o TO start the Entrrpri.e. ne
Expects TO Reniire the ID cnrps or Oin poi,t-
teal Economists ana TO achieve n NIathr-
NAUTICAL Settlement of the NnrInI RrnhInm.

With $3.50, 900 To start tho RntrrprIse. ne
Expects TO Realize the Dreams or Oid poiit-
teal Economists aud TO Achieve n NTnthr-
NAUTICAL Settlement OF the Social Probien,.
B~iNuHAMroN, Aug. = Commander Booth
fuckers visit attracted the biggest crowd TO
Bennett Park since the beginning OF the saliva
ton Army camp meeting. During his address
on "Thc Social Problem nc said that there arc
3,OOO.OvO Of people in this country who arc In
II chronic state of want. This estimate is based
ON the number who daily apply for charity.
My blood fairly tinglcs sometimes" he
said, AS l look nj the great bindings and lux.
ury OF the hig cities. When the city of Chicago
offered employ ment to men in shoveiling snow
from the streets, thousands OF starving men
fairly fought for n chancc To work out in the
cold. without suitable clothing. for the munih.
cent sum OF 81 per day. \ poor girl dying in
AN attic said. Never mind, mother. there will
be one mouth less To feed Another poor wo.
man know said on hcr death bed, Well,
thank tod, there viii be no shirts to wash this
week. This condition ought no; 10 exist. IL
ought TO be wiped out from our nation. I
think The system Of gathering our poor into big
institutions Is wrong. l think the %inquisi-
torial system is wrong. We should not ask.
Is he worthy or unworthy nut is he willing
or unwilling!' When we see n horse fsllen on
NhS HIittl W. w not ask IL ne worthy or I'M
worthy; we help him on his feet. know a CITY
not Ear from here where so much money wa.
spent looking up the character of the people
who applied 70 the society for aid that there
was little Or no money left TO help them with"
The General then went into Il discussion 81
the proposed colonization plan. which he said
was the salvation Army : remedy for existing
evils. In an interview after he address he
told OF his recent trip to lind u suitable place
for the proposed colony. During this trim he
said he saw what appeared 20 be an ideal place.
This, was IN Arizona. He called 1t the poor
mans paradise. He has not decided definitely
ON Il spot. however. He expects TO carry the
Investigations further. He has Interested the
railroads, and they have offered him transporta.
ton To search Cor "A location along their route.
He Save he will not begin the colony unit! ho
has S2ou,ooo, On his recent trip he went I"
the upper Arizona Valley first. This is along
the santa Fc Railroad, and come OF the officials
Of the road accompanied him.. He said:
People said. Come and locate your colony here
M,o went 10 Garden City, then to Pueblo, to FL
brook. In all we covered about 100 miles.
| saw thousands and thousands Of acres of the
most fertile soil yon ever laid your eyes on, and
l asked them II they used fertilizer they laughed
ct me. An irrigation system has been intro
irrigation. saw It's benefits in India, where
! formerly lived. With irrigation the farmer
does not layc 20 depend upon rain Tor his crops.
WV " Nv IpFN important lHTl~ u OUT Dian
Will lie the establishment of IL banking system
similar to shat now in use in Germany. This we
believe would reVulutioniZc agricultural affairs.
The trouble with the banker under the present
system Is that he sometimes lends to the farm.
er when he ought not 10. ana refuses when he
ought to lend. lie is not in a position To Judge
accurately. Then The mortgage is often fore
closed When. times axe hard. just the worst
time for the farmer. | nder our system the farm
ere themselves would form the bank, and they
would lend no money outside of the assocla-
tlOn. They begin at once to form "A r,scrys
fund, laying aside about n quarter OF the capital.
IF q man wants 10 borrow muner for a COW
which he doesn't know how To take care of. IL
the association thinks he has not got TO that
point where he needs one yet. they EEL him'so.
They say. Jones, luu can't have tie money for
him money cnoag!i to buy II pig. but after Il
time. il he proves that he il capable of taking
care OF "a COW. then they let him have the COW.
II tn" COW dies. the bank stands the loss. and IL
will not feel il. Ii the man had 70 stand tho
loss. II would prove SEVERE blow.
We intend 10 run our colony On business
PRINCIPLES. II We canr.ct interest capital, we do
not intend TO take il up. II is proposed to build
the COLON on the plan of Paris and Washington.
From "A square mile of public buildings Tor
crcaineries. egg warehouse &c. we would have
roads running in NIL directions TO the borders.
like the -Rokcs OF 4 wheel. We will send OIt
men TO collect the produce. whether il be much
or little. ever! day. Cud sell il 10 the brs, mar
kets we could get. When the colony is stab
l,shcd. we Intend 10 20 to the almshouses and
take the p.ch OF the inmates. Those left be-
selves. The land would cost each colonist
about II rcr week. which would ia .urc the caiI!.
talist IA fair rate OF interest on mis- money. IL
vii! pay = per cent. on an Investment"