The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-13
COLONIES OF
UNION SOLDIERS
Move to Locate Them in Virginia and
North Carolina.
THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Georgia Delegation Want Hon. L. F.
Livingston as Chairman OF Demo-
cratic Congressional Cam
paisn Committee.


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WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. Especial.
There is united movement BENG mace
in this city and other places by prominent
men OF the Grand Army of the Republic
o organize q strong Land and Colonization
Company, to operate IN Virginia and
North Carolina. the object being to buy
large tracts of farming, trucking and
grazing lands in these States, and locate
colonies of ex-Union soldiers and their
families from the North and Northwest,
where they will alave mild climate and
cheap lands.
The proposed plan will be similar to the
one now in successful operation In Geor-
gia. They say If land can be obtained at
the right figures, they can locate five
hundred thrifty and well-to-do families
in Virginia within a year. After they
commence operations they propose TO
have offices in Richmond and Washington.
They will also have a paper, which Will
be circulated among the old soldiers in
every tate,setting forth the new advan-
tages of the5 new South. A prominent
Grand Army man, swho is at the head of
the official journal of that organization.
says he receives hundreds of letters every
month from former soldiers. asking about
iocat ting in the South. He also stated that
if the railways would give them any en-
coura cement to locate along their re-
spectlve main lines and branches, they
could operate more effectually and rapidly.
| Representative Rixey introduced a bill
to-day authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay J. p. Leachman, sheriff
OF Prince William county, Virginia. three
thousand dollars, for property taken by
the United States army during the Civil
Y, ar.
Following IS statement of official en-
! rollments Of the officers of Customs in
Virginia for the fiscal year. ended June
| 80, 1889:
Richmond, Jno. S. Bethel, ss7423; Tap
pahannock. w. B. Robinson, July to Sep
TENDER, S1o6. II: Thomas c. Walker, Sep
TENDER to July, si3S.s9: Alexandria, Mar
shall Il. King, s1s117; CherTystone, Clar-
ance G. Smlrhers, $ss4.s0; Norfolk and
F1rtsnouth,5 Geo. E. Bowden. 5000.
Richard &c. Banks. S2,49S.16:: Newport
! News, Jesse w. Elliott, $3.O00.G0.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
| There is deep interest manifested
among Southern Democrats as to who will
be at the head of the Democratic Consrcs-
sionaI Campaign Committee. 1T is gen
orally conceded that the man to be at the
| head OF the committee should be nm EeH-
iperierced campaigner. The Georgia dele
CATION want their colleague, Hon. IL F,
livingston. as chairman. but as Repre-
senta Ti:ingsto 5is rot ia member 81
| the congressional commin tee, it prevents his
selection unless theySchoose to- elect him q
member In the place Of sepresenta tiye
! Maddox, Of S Georgia In such case Col
| I.tvtngtson, e,ecfton would be entirely
satisfactory to natl onal commit
Represent I4virgtson. of Georgia
the ranking Democrat on the House SAp-
nropriations Commit tee. SAX to-day
lsg..While there mig y not b. a.riVer, and
harbor bin reported this session, there