The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-29
VENTURE OF JAPANESE
Details Of Scheme For Agricul-
tural Colony In Texas.
NIEH THOUSAND ACRES SELECTED

HIEB THOUSAND AURES SELECIGU
Ktnsoburo Gada, An A8ricufturfst In
Fo.mosa, Expects to Bring About
One Thousand japanese Farmers to
Occupy the Tract In Texas - Pros
pee<s Of the coaonists Said to Be
vsr7 ProuaistnG.
An interesting description Of the ag-
ricuhurA possibilities Of the United
States and especially Of Texas, has
been sent TO the state department by
United States Consul Fisher at Tam
sui, FoTmosa, says washington dis
patch to TIE New York Tribune. Trans
hting and quoting literally from the
japanese press, Me- Fisher relates that
Knzaburo Geda, who Is engaged in ag-
rtcuhuqe on the coast Of Formosa and
who visited the United States last fall.
has selected nearly 1900 acre VI agri-
cultural hand IN Texas and expects to
bring approximately thousand Japa-
nese farmers to the United States to
occupy the land
Mr. Fishe, sends the following trans
lation Of an interview with Mr.. Gada,
which appeared In a japanese paper:
farming IS the only enterprise that
it seems can be proatably undertaken
tn America by the japanese. In the
manufacturing industries the Ameri-
cans are using large capital and extern
stve machinery and are making every
effort to reduce the cost Of production.
The progress In the economical use Of
machinery = very conspicuous, but In
agriculture they ape unable to employ
these methods and therefore do not
question the comparatively high prices
for vegetables and grains they con-
sumo. The reason seems to be their
absolute devotion to the manufacturing
industries, which leaves them no time
to consider other enterprises. It Is
therefore IN agriculture that the Japa-
nese tn America are most likely to
meet with succesA
'The totd area Of tie uncult1vated
regions tn Texas, where have under
taken the farming scheme IS larger
than japan. Unt1 a few years ago It
vas used for grazing. but It has grad
uary come to be considered a district
for cultivation. and the prospects for
It's future are very promising. The
agricultural productions can be sent to
the market at New York tn two days.
to Chicago IN one and onehat days
and to San Francisco tn four days.
The area I intend to cultivate consists
Of sbout 10000 cho bu (490W acresl
and he prtce Of tie tand b but 8 yen
82bN pa1 tan (e45 acfea. Thh re-
gton having been grazing hnd up to
the present ttma there VII be little
d1meutty or expense IN preparing the
ground for cultivation. and the so1 Is
very rtcA 30 That here wau be no Ne
cesstty for ustns fertilizers fm at least
ten yeazA Before returning TO japan
I made arrangements With the railway
company owning the land to purchase
It at any time. -
'The total number Of japanese In
Hawaii Is ebout 10000 al Of whom
consume rice exported hum japan.
The prtce Of Japamese rice IN hawaii
Is about 81 yen Gr0 per koku gee
bushetu. Tha price Is enhanced from
the original cost a ID yen 90 or ID
ven Gfm peg ko&u gee bushetD BY
the addition Of sbout s yen o. import
duty, s yen &a5N freight and the COM
missions and profits Of the importer
and rstuH dealer. Beatdes rice. the
other articles Of dntT Diet are 80 es-
penztvs that a dapanese earning q
monthly wage q! % yen Gs0 has
scarcely anything left from his income
after the cd4 Of living g deductsd
but IN America, II eohrast, BY en-
eaatna IN farmms be could supply the
larger part Of hs daily Diet such as
vegetables and rice, from hts own ppo-
ducttons 80 That tie cost Of the other
articles Of living should not exceed 30
sen Q5 cents a day. Thus from
wage Of 80 yen N10 month iaborer
should be ODE To save 20 ven $10. In
etassa Of work where ntmbieness Of
the fingers b necessary the japanese
are more sh1iful than the Americans.
In gathering grapes h the vineyards
thsy are able to earn 8 gen 99 a Gay.
II n therefore qutee evident that there
is IN advantage In employing Japa-
neae tur cultivation % large scale.
"My scheme Is p invest 10000 or
10000 yen &3510D or &amoO) dur
ing the frst year IN the purchase Of
Land and other expenses II Is esd-
natnd that at the end Of four years
pront Of 100000 yen 91O0sooO Will
be realized.
"Of the different agricultural pur-
suits, that Of growing vegetables is the
most profitable. As the cultivation OF
forty cho bu pey-eight acres) re-
ouires but two men and three horses,
the profits and the expenses can be