Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
HELPING THE POOR,
Commander Booth Tucker Outlines
His Colonization Plan.
RICHMOND and The GRAND ARMY.
Little sympathy in the Southern City for
Getting the Encampment Tbere-A
Milk Combine the Latest-Big
vt. Louis Foreclosure.

CHICAGO, July 80. Commander Booth
Tucker, of the Salvation army, who
has recently returned from an extern
sive trip in the west, during which he
examined number of tracts of land
believed to be especially suitable for
colonization purposes, has gained new
enthusiasm in his purpose OF founding
settlements for the poor. He said:
do not know yet where the colony will be
located which we hope to found, but it may be
in the vicinity of Pueblo or Albuquerque,
There is plenty of good land which has pecul-
iary attractive features of climate, fertility
markets and irrigation facilities. The plan
is to establish families on small pats
Of ground along the roadway leading into the
city, these plats to be OF one and Two acres
near the city, and growllg IN size to hve
and ten acres at greater distances the IDEA
being that the smaller farms near the CITY
will be taken by men employed in various oc-
equations who will return home in the evening
to work in the soil of their little fields. 1t Is
intended that families shall receive instruc-
ton in raising fruits and vegetables, caring for
COWS, NitHHulHH W NtuNh uuu uuihS WV ''"S'
work which will make them self-Supporting
and fairly prosperous The people to be placed
on these farms will be taken from New YORK
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago
and other cities.
RICHMOND AND THE GRAND ARMY.
RICHMOND. Va, July 29.-The propo-
sition to induce the Grand Army to
hold its encampment next year here
meets with comparatively little sym
pathv The Richmond Times, a lead
ing gold democratic paper whose
editor was one of Mosby's men, says
editorially:
| II would be worse than afectation. il would
be insincere to pretend that the invitation
which is to be extended to the Grand Army Of
| the Republic to make their encampment in lsvs
at Richmond is not prompted by business con-
| slderatons What complications may be met
because of the place which the colored troops
have in the Grand Army of the Republic we
cannot suggest, because we do not know what
| tho custom in the matter Is But 1t Is certain
that there will be no change in our social Gus
toms here to suit transient demand should
| one be made and this is no doubt understood,
and should be understood by all parties
A MILK COMBINE THE LATEST
New YORK, July GA meeting OF
milk dealers was held here yesterday
at which, it is said the project under
consideration was the forming of a
combination among the wholesale
dealers somewhat after the scheme of
a trust There are $4,000 iO-quart cans
of milk here every day, and they rep
resent total valuation of $4,000.
The proposition Of the syndicate is
said to be that the dealers going into
the combination turn over their routes
to these trusts, receiving half payment
cash and the remainder in stock, and
by so doing become division superin-
tendents.
BIG ST. LOUIS FORECLOSURE
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-The mortgage
bondholders of the Edison Illuminat-
ING Co. have foreclosed on the plant
and property Of that concern, and it
will be sold at foreclosure sale Septem.
Der II. The property is to be disposed
of to satisfy the unpaid interest on 81
10000 of per cent. bonds.