New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
Swiss Colony Celebrates Its Long Struggle from Dire
Poverty Up to a Splendid Success

cation and character is worth only $40 10 %oU.
GITT +aught bv the lessons of centuries among
+ba mountains thrift and frugality have become
second nature, and the original Httle farms IA
expanded in many cases into great estates %
foI- hundred TO six hundred acres. ana Lie
manufacture of cheese has done II all
The settlement at New-Glarus was due 10 d
coordination of commercial depression crop
failures and the cessation OF the use OF %! Sm1 %
rnercenarieS by France and Germany, wiz ~ -
1s45 brought the poor OF many CantonS - 80
verge of starvation. the Ieao4ns HleII " 1tot-o
CANTON of CfIarus sought for means 70 reueVe
the suffering and reduce the oVerpop1Iallol.' %
convention was called which appropriated I'oVV
forms TO send two agents 10 America 20 ser
and purchase a tract Of 1900 acres. IncIudIHs
an area Of timber land These two agehts JuueS
Nicholas burst and Fredolin SLrelI, uaVeleu
tEroughaut five or six States before tney came
RI the banks OF the little sugar RIVER. IN IIeet,
County Wisconsin There was 1ouno LiilloeI an
an abundance of spring water. while Lne SUI
rounding hills reminded them IN sinai! way OF
he old home 1t was thought that there the eAiIeS
couId become reconciled TO the great chahge, Itu
80 Iao5 U-as purchased The news was sent 10
Switzerland where fresh sum was raised 20
send out ernigrants and a premium placed on
emigration.
A FEARFUL START.
On April 10, 1915, 1913 persons OF all ages ana ana
both sexes were collected on the banks OF Ie
Tjrtb canal which runs alongside the Ltnth
3tyar = tributary Of the Rhine in the Canton
of GIarus They were the colonists who had
declared thsir intention Of entering into the
strange land called America, OF which tney naa
heard so much. With hearts full Of grlef tney
.
few earthly goods but with bright hopes Tor
tho future they started on their long Journey
AT Rotterdam they contracted Tor passage on d
shin that had been engaged IN carrying coltoA
from New-Orleanx TO Europe. The sea voyage
was slow stormy and tedious and, combined
with the uncertain future prospects, was the
cause OF much depression to all After forty
nine days they arrived at Baltimore, on June l.
where for the first time they were put on ran
way ears AID carried about forty miles 70 %
Iuubia Penz By canal boats they were taken
te St Louis arriving there on July %. 4heil
the false ruEnor reached them that in penetrat-
ing the interior their adventurous agents hao
been killed by the Indians.
After waiting In great anxiety for two weeks
it was decided that two of the party should go
ard search fer them. They proceeded 10 GaIeh2
ana then en- feet to Mineral Point where tney
learned at a land office that their agents nad
purchases land In Wisconsin Word was sent
back t. Ct Louis and late in August, 1Oo per
sons cut Of the original 1913 arrived on foot at
New-Glarus the others having for various rea-
sons baeerns discouraged and dropped of along
and en- the last stages Of their Journey per-
sons whom they met fed at their approach
for bearded neglected, ragged carrying axes
and tools sf various descriptions, as well as
bags OF provisions. they resembled oand OF
robbers rather than a band Of honest eTnlgrints-
Their two agents they found building grass
covered hut and tears OF Joy flowed freely at
the sight.
Ttpo1 their arrival they erected one large gen
erai house This was done partly because Oh
the lateRess Of the season and partly because
OF their eowmuHistic spirit It vas shaIity
12Y5O feet lust vide enough Tor TWO rows OF
sleeuers sad it was built in a hurry. Al eA-
eavration mad been Erade in the hiusldo oA6
side iraiSses VITA boards hauled siXty-1"o