Bisbee daily review., 1907-11-03

crops per year may be raised of
many vegetables. Alfalfa gives from
four to six crops annually.
Sugar cane and cotton, tobacco
and Wheat, viii prove staple crops
for large acreage. The spineless cac-
tus and Heniquen, or fiber plant.
which grows luxuriantly in this val
ley without the aid OF irrigation.
would be ideal crops for the out
side sections Of land, until it is al
/ lotted, at least
Extensive beds of salt lie near the
western line of the land. 1t is. in
fact, land of infinite possibilities
which can be adequately developed
only by the genius and energy of
American and other colonists.
Within probably 100 miles from
the location OF this land is a vast
mining property which Is the third
largest copper mine IN the world
This company employees on an aver.
age 5000 men and they and their
families have to be fed. Here. al.
most at the door Of the colony is a
market for all its cattle. vegetables,
fruit and grain, as well as for anything
II may manufacture.
All kinds of vegetables grow luxu-
riantly, almost all kinds of fruit
that thrive IN California and a num-
Der Of tropical or semi-trOpical fruits
that do not grow in California.
Wheat and barley are both enorm-
Ously prolific Tobacco becomes a
weed AMI grows Wild if not hfndered:
SO does cotton.
There is no boll-weevil there. Eu-
calyptus trees, from seed. grow to
the height Of six and seven feet the
first year. Acacia trees grow even
iaster.
Sugar cane makes a grand crop.
and a sugar factory is to be one Of
the colony's first industries.
La PrOsperf1ad Colony Association
holds weekly meetings in Los An
geles, where new members are en-
rolled and shares are sold in accord
ance with the plan which has been
worked cut by Mr. Hall and his as
sOciates. AMI to which each member
or shareholder is required to sub
scribe without reservation.
Mr. Hall is president of the associ-
alton
Much of the stock of La Prospect
dad already has been subscribed and
paid for, but none of it has been de-
liyered. The colony has yet to incorp-
crate under the laws of California
and the Republic of Mexico. Then
the grant from the Mexican govern
meat is to be put up in lots of five,
ten and twenty acres each, Issuing
stock on the valuation of S12 an
acre, making Ave acres the basis of
each share of stock. il is proposed
to incorporate for $4,000. 900. divided
into about 100000 shares of $50 each.
This stock will be allotted in the
order the purchases are recorded,
and only the stock so allotted is to
have voting power. The balance
will be held as treasury stock and
remain inert, so far as voting pow
ar IS concerned. until it shall be al
lotted.
However. it is not to be under
stood that one share will carry one
one vote in the colony and fou" shares
the limit which any person may
ho,i-foUr votes. Such IS not the
plan. The land itself holds the voting
rover. and the member with only one
share of five acres-the minimum
5ITI 15T5i5-i 7I5ic0 IA
conducting the affairs CT the cclnny
with the member. hcEEiGg four shares.
CT twenty acres, the maximum holding
for any Individual
In the center Of this land it is pro-
posed to set aside COCO acres for a
city. which shall be cooperative in all
its principles and details. 1t is to
DC built after the most approved
and scientific methods city Of
health, happiness, beauty and free
dom.
Each shareholder will have the
right of residence in this city. The
residence will be built to suit the
prospective occupants, who will rent
them from the community. II is ex-
pected that about / per cent OF the
cost OF construction will cover the
annual rental The city is to be "a
garden CITY. beautiful in every par
ticulaT, and no structure is to be per
mitted within its limits which would
be unsightly or out of harmony with
the general symmetry, beauty and
plan of the city.
No member shall be required to
! live on his land or to cultivate ii
unless he desires. The administra-
ticn viii provide for the cultivation
CT land belonging 10 non-residents
and will remit all profits accruing
| to them after the expense of cultiya-
ticn ard marketing has been paid.
The following restrictions are to
govern the sale Of the community IS
laads for the sake of safeguarding
| the cooperative plan: No member
viii be allowed to sell, lease. devise
CT in any way dispose of his or her
| land or stock n the corporation ex'
cept as provided and defined in Tegu
/ lar constitution. No member viii be
allowed TO erect on his or he land
any building or other edifice and use
or Gauge the same to be used for
immoral purposes or for any pur.
| poses that may he deemed detrf
mental to the welfare Of the com.
monwealth. Nc saloon or place
Wherein wines and liquors or anK
kind Of intoxicating drinks are sold
will ho slowed.
All railroads, ships. irrigating canals
and bitches, all manufactures. ell
| lighting and heating plants, all fac
tories, all merchandising. and all IN
dustrses OF Whatsoever nature. cas-
ried on BY the corporstionT-win re
the absolute property OF the stock.
holders. and al dividends shall be pail
TO them SIS they accrue everythlns
on the cooperative plan. Eacn SET
| tier viii, therefore, derive not ONLY
the profit from his own land, which
I he makes profitable or not as nls
| energy and enterprise may dictate
but also 4 remuneratsve interest In
the common property OF the common
! wealth q