The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-09
Steps Taken at Once Towards
Village of CoIored People.
JoNEsBoRo PROBABLE NAME
This Has Been Suggested Ia LIQUOR Il
Or. R. Z. Jones, of Richmond, Who
Is Pushgg the seheme-Houses to
Be Bought Ready ASIDE.
Church, School House.
Store.

Mr.. Charles e. Buef, secretary of tins
United States special commission to Porte
Rico. is expected to be in Richmond soon
for the purpose of conducting the coloni-
zation of the little city to be founded at
Fort Lee, five miles below Richmond on
the Chesapeake Snd Ohio Railroad. Th1i
was learned yesterday.
And so for the first time 1t can III
stated that this settlement of colored
people will be under the supervision of au
official of the United States Government
The name of this small city Will prob
ably be JoneSboro. in honor OF the mals
who is working the idea to o creditabla
development DIR. Robert E. Jones, =
colored physician of this city, who has
q large practice among his race
He and several prominent colored persons
of Richmond have purchased 500 acres OF
land at Fort Lee. The deal was advan-
tageous There is said to be enough TIM
Der on it to pay for it. Last week soi
| acres were purchased in addition TO tho
| $50 held before making the 500
The idea, briefly stated, is to have this
| tract of land laid oft in lots>for village
/ a park, grazing lands, orchards, a MT
| small farms for trucking
| HAVE READY-MADE; HOUSES.
| The village will consist at first of ito
| houses, covering so acres, or eight houses
| to the acre
!
| gotta tons are. going on now for their pur-
| chase ready-nade. \ factory In Raleigh
| makes all the parts of these houses anes
! ships them. They can easily be put toS
! getlier like a piece OF machinery at :
! nominal cost and al Il triflinS expenditure
| of time.
The settlement will have u park of 80
| acres. The pavilion viii be begun in
| few weeks, and will be ready for use by
early summer A reservoir will furnish
| water to the village
| Other divisions of the tract are stated
| above.
| Messrs,. r C. Redd and Brother. civil
| engineers. are expected to go down 10
Fort Lee as soon as the weather permits
| TO survey the tract. laying 1T off as u
| lustrlted by the accompanying picture.
| ASK CHAMBER TO ENL,u4RSE.
In a few days DR.. Jones ana associates
! will 20 before the Chamber OF Commerce.
| of Richmond and ask that body to en-
| dorse his purpose and plans Dr. Jones
| stated yesterday that he had many ap-
| piications from persons who wanted 70
| b,t1. homes in the village. These have
come from Richmond, parts of VirSiniss
| and North Carolina. The houses and lots
] will be purcllassrble at their bare cost, and
| no interest will be charged. Easy teria
| win be given. The following means viii
| be offered by which the dwellers Oh thu
| village can earn Il livelihood: 4 steaIst
| laundry, with capacity for supplying Ia
! or 200 families; fruit trees, dairies, hert-
neries, swineries, grazing lands and truck.
! ing.
4 parE, pavilion and fair grounds will
be the places OF recreation and ansaSe-
| Inent.
Dr. Jones said yesterday that tweire
| mouths from, now he expected 70 see tho
| village an actually
NAY HAVE SHIPYARD.
IT is confidently expected by him that =
| shjnvaro, will be established on the river
! a short distance away, and that here
/ many of the men Will find employment
I 4 proposition with that end in view has
! been discussed. Among the nrst build
| ,..ss to be erected Will be Z church for all
| denominations and public school. Nem-
| bers OF tho School Board OF Henrico have
| assured Dr.. Jones that as soon as ne gets
| the people there they will furnish Tin,
/ win a sehooLlaouse and teacher. n
! blacksmith shop and q village provision
store will come next.
! 4 Richmond man has been to tue Site.
! Iookin.. after the feasibility of an electric
| railway between the village and Rich
| ,rcn6. Eut Rome WIS not built in =
| dav., and neither can this miniaturs
/ city. And until the electric read comes
| a limo OF onribuses viii run between ths
| village and Richmond, bringing the PFC
/! ducts of the village and taking back
| clothes FOR the laundry md supplies oil
| various kinds.
| The orchards of the village wifi receiv1
! out by one of the leading nursery firms
in America. who will send special man
/ here for that purpose.