The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-01

names OF nose Wmo arc COnlHB -
this couatry. TO the coionists on Sun
day. IL .s4e an i~ufercssfng spectacle
Many Of those on the way to America
are closely related or He dear frieads
Of these here. ana ne Joyous suhss
In their faces befokea @ glorious well
come for the strxxxss when they ar
rive.
Some distance s0stA q the preseRt
settlement. probably Asff q nile. an
other szaia mea kn been built, par
allel to the arsf. xnA On efther side
OF this several new houses have been
built for the Incoming sftlers.
The Carolina Trucking Dezdop-
ment Co Is exceedingly generous to
the Italians Practically every one Of
them reaches America without a cent
in money ana win no property Of any
kind. TIE company not only gives
them the farm. but builds the houss
and furnishes 1t. being extremely
lenient in the matter OF payment.
which I'm most cases covers 4 period
Of several years. Two deep artesian
wells furnish splendid drinking water.
and each horne has its own surface
pump or well TO furnish water for
other purposes.
The company has eight or nine
mules AT the colony which II rents out
10 the farmers nj small rental. this
giving the men the opportunity TO
blow their lands without the expense
of keeping animals.
IN the center OF the settlement is
a giant brick oven. LLil, 10y the COM
bined efforts OF the ~colonists. aud
there on certain days OF the week The
different families cook their bread.
Many of the farmers have built
barns on their property n several
of them have cows and pigs
A glance at the men anG women
shows that they are happy and con-
tented and the glowing letters they
write to their old home makes II easy
to get immigrants from that country.
the only difficulty being that many OF
them are SO poor that they cannot
raise enough money TO get here. Mr..
Fisher says they are anxious To come
and that the grief OF many OF them
is pitiful, when they realize that they
cannot come TO this country.
In the section OF the country where
St. Helena is located. the G. 7. d.. Co.
owns 5000 acres of land. or this,
only about 200 acres has been cleared
and made ready for farming but each
day this work is going on and 1t does
not take a very great optimist TO sec
in tn ont far distant future when all
this land will be under cultivation, the
land being titled by Woodworking ltal-
ians. who live on their W farms. IN
comfortable homes, with their families
The foreman Of the st. Helena col
Ony. through whom orders are given
by Mr.. II. Overstreet. the genial and
clever representative Of the company,
is DOMINGO BertaZZa and, like the
other coIonists. is n hard worker. with
the one idea Of accomplishing results.
A curious character met at the colony
was n young negro boy, Richard Jor-
dan by name. who acts rs Interpreter.
Jordan is n native Of Fender county
but he has shown marked genius in
lpdTllJS the Ilfilidh IdIlEih@' ~ N"'
converse with the farmers in fluent
manner
The party thai visited the colony
from Wilmington left st. Helena ut .
o'clock in private c~onvevances FOR
Wilmington, arriving In the city
! shortly before : o'clock in the after
noon. The trip TO the city gave the OPP
portunity of viewing the G. T. d Co.'S
work Of development at Castle
Haynes, where farmers from the west
are reaping fine results. and some
distance south Of Castle Haynes.
where the land has been purchased
by Polish settlers. who, too. in time,
will make a gratifying showing.
In addition to these colonies are
the ones at Newberlin. on the w. c.
& A. road, settled by Germans, and
Artesia, also on the w. c. & A., set
tied by English farmers.
It can be seen, therefore. that VIII
mington is surrounded by thriving
colonies of foreigners and their
work will rebound TO the advantage
| Of the section and OF the state.
The Carolina Trucking Development
| Company deserves every encourage
ment in their laudable undertaking TO
develop the eastern section OF North
! Carolina and their work should DO
regarded as a patriotic EFFORT. because
whatever returns the company receives
will take long years Of hard and con-
slant struggle before any profit is
realized.
Mr.. Fisher talked interestingly OF
his trip abroad and Impressions no
formed and some OF the subjects he
discussed will be treated in other
articles.
In the party that visited ST. Helena
were Mr.. G. Van Leuyen. second vice
president Of the company, who Is IL
rectly in charge Of this part Of their