The herald., 1898-12-14
ESTABLISHED UNDER BOOTH
fuckers DIRECTION
WASTE LABOR on WASTE LAND
Needs Little Aid From Waste Capital
to Become Trinity Of
Perfection
Associated Press Special Wire

Booth Tucker made an address at the an
niversary rally of the Salvation army, Car
negie Music hall, New York, tonight.
Commander Booth-Tucker said, in part:
Three million poor are rotting and fes
tering in the sums and tenements of ouI
great cities. They constitute our Israel In
Egypt. They are the sons and daughters
of our great and happy country, our fellow
citizens, the brothers and sisters OF our
common humanity.
"A year ago l formulated the theory OF
deliverance, as follows:
Place the waste labor on the waste
land, by means OF waste capital, and there
by convert this trinity OF modern waste
into trinity of production.
| Commander Booth Tucker explained that
this was not new thought, and told of the
| former efforts in the same line made by the
army in other parts of the world, all of
which have proven very successful. Of the
| American colonies he said:
Our experiment now comprises three
colonies
''First-Fort Amity in Colorado, in the
fertile valley of the River Arkansas, and
under the Buffalo canal, which is connected
with the immense irrigation system OF the
Great Plains Water Storage and Amity
Canal company
"Second-Fort Herrick, in Ohio, about
twenty miles from the city Of Cleveland.
'''rhird-Fort Romio, in California, not
far from the famous Hotel Del Monte, near
the bay of Monterey"
General Booth-Tucker detailed the found
ing of each of these, describing the lands
and the improvements made.
Fort Amity consists of $40 acres near
Holly, on the line of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway, in the famous water
melon district. Said the general:
There are now about 100 colonists, in
Guiding men, women and children, on our
Fort Amity colony. Having thoroughly sat
isfed ourselves as to the desirablity of the
location, we are anxious during the coming
spring to add fifty families to the settle
ment. Our operations, however have nat
urally to be limited to the amount of capi-
tai available for extension"
Fort Herrick contains 2SS acres, and is
located about twenty miles from Cleve-
land. There are now twenty-five colonists,
including men, women and children, on the
land.
OF Fort Romie, Commander Booth-Tuck-
er said:
Nestled in the beautiful valley of the
Salinas, near the bay of Monterey, is our
California colony. A fine sweep of 600 acres
Of rich agricultural land has been leased,
with option OF purchase, the yearly rental
The cottages have been built and the land
divided into ten acre tracts, while an irri-
cation pumping plant has been erected, sup
plving water from the adjoining river.
1.-The soil is admirably suited for potatoes,
sugar beets and alfalfa, as we'll as for al
most every other variety of agricultural
produce. The nearness of the famous
sugar beet factory of Mr.. Claus Spreckels,
at Watsonville, and the fact that second
- l., ,atn g, ha,n tod txv
him at Salinas, render the success of this
colony doubly certain. The valley is also
famous for its potatoes, which command
the highest market price, and of which we
have this year an abundant crop.
There are now about seventy colonists,
including men, women and children, upon
this colony, and several of the families
are already negotiating for the purchase OF
their land
The present position of our three colonies
is such as effectually to demonstrate the
following facts:
"First-That it is a mistake that the
working classes in our great cities are un-
willing to settle upon the land
"Second-That if wisely selected, as ours
have been, the colonists will work hard and
intelligently for the developing of their fu.
ture homes.
'Third-That they will not run away or
become homesick, but will hold on, even in
the face of exceptional hardships and diff
culties.
'Fourth-That the cost of colonizing,
owing to the cheapness and yet efficiency Of
our SUPERVISION is comparatively small
The original estimate of $500 per family,
exclusive of the cost of land, is being con,
improved upon.
"Fifth-That the colonists are not only
willing to work, but willing to pay back all
the money spent upon them
"SiSth-That their ability to pay back is
insured"
Commander Booth h'rucker gave list of
prominent men, all parts of the country
who have given their aid to the movement
and closed Wits statement of the finances
Of the three colonies.