The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-20


worked IN the ,eld. and early last fall
they began shipping cantaloppss. Al
fns crop had been raised. butths prof
IL we're uos a large - had hssa sxpec-
~. In the irst plscs. thev last u 800
through tbs failure ofs 9. Lasis com
mbsios arm to whom thsy had eonsisn.
Cd lasss sh,pnssia Thse N early
|ftust killed . BIG part Of the essp. which
hed bean plantsd late. OF ccsns. ths
was . disappoistmsnt 70 ~ so'oniss,
bat they vsrs buoyant, and took their
loss nsthodioslly. They buih outdoor
collars and Ia them stored nnAcisnt
vegetables to last through ths winter,
There was some nonsv made, ewing to
the construction ofa big ressvolr BY
the ditch companv forty miles above.
A few Of the men were given employ.
ment with their teams at the fats Of IS
. day. Another sot $50 = day laying
stone. One member Of ths colesy 10 .
shoemaker, and hs has sarna On 20
avsfage Of u dav paichiua shoes lor
The people at holly and MslIsg lsg-
ginss for the cowboys.s 4 wonAn dresa.
naksr has also laid BY . little snm By
sewing for be, mors fortunAis astes.
The theory ofths colonization scheme
is - make the people oalErellans and
sslf-supporling The array gave them
tho opportunity. and the roienits must
take advantage ~ IL and rsny THAR
benetacIora. But, Of cbtrss. thsy will
have = long lime 10 square thsr debts.
(;olopsl Holland has charged up everv-
thing he has '..nesl 4, tlss penons 70
csivine It. Esro roloniat II sxpsctsd to
bar ten ac,fs cl stpVpd. TX Npn pay
for II attiie rae ofS3a.u0 AZ Asis. with
Q per cent interest. The paymsnts are
70 bc mnds'in ten installments, GOV airing
+lsvea ears This extra year 10 given
for ths reason that no man cap be ex-
peeled to make more than his living for
the first year ON new soil. These are
the terms upon which the army bought
the laud from the ditch COMPANY. The
army viii crowd no industrious, honest
man. but il some Of them shows dispo-
sltion 70 DO reckles with fAsir money,
the colonel may eai a little severely
with them. The army hss reserved
each alternate lot. and will rent or sell
It 10 the colonis' owning adjoining prop
erty, If such oolouist cannot get along
With bis ten acres. Every man has ths
right TO ten acres vt y yearly rental Of
So an acre.
Each 'nan was at the start supplied
With one horse, tmall plow. one ebov-
81 pillow, = pair Of gas pipe harrows, one
Of i've aud the other Of fourtsss teeth.
seed dnil. set Of hsrneas and such
spades. hoes and shovsls a. were deemed
necessary In on'sr to properly cnltiyats
th- land These must all b. paid for i"
time. The colonists whom they cue to
Amity. bad no money. out of nineteen
families which came. only two bad suf.
ficisut monev TO bay TRANSCRIPTION.
The Salvation army purchased tb, lick.
etc and this axpspss wAs shs,esd Nd.
These unsecured dsbss are 70 i panl
befors ths nostssssa aa ~ hsns AZ.
wiped ont.
Coloael Hoilasd has spsn over
eiS000 on the COLONY, sxclnslve of land
4 good part Of this vas In Asdips ,hs
newcomers. who, in mwuy ca.es had
MANY children. The coat uf p.m.ueu,
t"provsmsntr, includiae liv. stock and
toois' doea uo' exceed >S0o 70 ! family.
Labor has cost prsssic.lly .setlins, a.
the Young farmers have been ,bls to
handle all The work on the csleuy. The
houses are almost 4ll plastsrtl and
painted.
The co'"n'Sis have school house and
Ihe ch'I'lrs" are being aducaisd Ia fne
shape. This year ColoueI HolI.,d will
hnild two rows Of ofl,ouss, ON M. south
side Of the tract. Tho Santa n hrs
Asreed 70 put IN switch "a rhai tho
co'onis's viii soos h.v, Z ch.sx. 10
build : lown On their 1wA NM. lie
Foad runs through their n,whv ,<s.,t,ss
lands On ths soath. and the sslvssosiuas
!. .ill plat : snsll townsite ~ sisAsr
build : ssws q ssll The IaaX Il bsor)s
who vii. Thh spring a. .sS;oa sill
le''s+ !. '"ss ssn'sh ior ss,l. f,s1ss 10
eeans sue ssfss " .sshsS;k n sbs
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