The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-31

at a point in the park commanding she
most satisfactory views. which town, or
the land thereof. should be the common
property. 1t was decided to lease the
town lots for periods Of % years. Just o IS
land is leased by private pnrties ike the
Astors on Manhattan Island. only the
rentals OF the lots should 60 into the
common treasury. instead OF into the
pockets Of Individuals. In order TO enoour-
age building. the ''single-tax'' method Of
taxation was adopted. By this method
the entire tax due the state and county
IS paid by the company IN one sum, and
the same distributed pro rata among the
property holders. according to the eize
and superior position OF their site. with
out regard TO the improvements they may
have made on 1t. and the rentals are sd-
5usted annually by a board OF equaiiza-
tiou selected by q per capita vote Of
the IeasehoIders.
By retaining ownership OF the town site
the community can prevent the incoming
of saloons. gambling houses or other un-
desirable tenantries. Although there are
few. II any. prohibltiOnlsts among the
coonists. an almost unanimous anti.
saloon sentiment prevails and the plan
adopted Is expected to eject absolute
control OF the whisky trafic and its at
tendant evils within the limits OF the
town Of Nucla. ''Nucla.'' rhe town and
postof1ce, Is derived from nucleus. The
site is divided into four parts. known as
! the business part. the manufacturing,
the reserved residence. and the suburban
residence sections.
As the conditions Of our economic ana
social life become more complex. the
struggle for a livelihood becomes harder
and harder and the fate Of the man who
/ falls from his place more direfuI. these
| colonists believe that their position, iso-
lated and far from the great centers OF
| life though It be. will become more { y
sirable through the years. Nature. all
about. Iavishes her wonders and her "a
vors upon them. Their climate Is superb.
There Is coal in abundance underlying the
valley. although wood Is 50 abundant but
one mine has as yet been opened. few
miles to the west OF the park is noun
tain OF copper ore. cnrrying a large per
cent. OF silver. 10 which copper galnS
Is being developed which viii pay leEEe
/ prodt the day q railroad runs gpaF of
track down the valley. But the cniaulese
! are not moved by drenms Of individual
vealth and spleudor, It is the ''comms l.
wealth. which embodles their IDEAL They
want education for their children. the
abolition OF involuntary noverty and =
common life free from economic fehr.
doing the things they can do agreeabiy
together without violating the sacred
right Of Individual responsibility.
Here Is q beautiful valley Of 80. 600
acres favored with the hest climate ana
surrounded by the noblest scenery. IfTi-
CATION. industry and high ideal OF hu-
man brotherhood ought to make it, 10
years to come. not merely a garden spot.
but one Of the famous and historic places
Of the West For IN the dark days OF
1896. when the undertaking was very
nearly npou the rocks of disaster. men
and women suffered real hnrdships and
manifested genuine heroism IN order that
this new outpost on the frontiers OF civiii-
zation-and Of the higher civilization for
which cooperation stands-should not
perish from the earth.
It may be that the struggle for the re-
ciamation Of Tabeguache Park Is the very
last instance Of the kind that shall be
seen in the arid region. The rapidly form
/ ing policy OF national irrigation means
that soon the great government purse
strings are to be ioosened to make the
public domain habitable. 40 that Amefi-
can citizens may enter into their heri-
tage without these tolls and sacridces
And yet. though the work Is already 10 a
measure begun. II will he many years BE-
fore the results can be harvested bg
those who stand aa the little band 70 Den
yer stood IN 1894. homeless ir q world o.
plenty.
Meanwhile herr are the manless aeres
OF Tabeguache Park vearnlng for oceu.
! pancy. and at the gate a band Of men
who look not unkindly upon the atraa71v-
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