The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-18
SPLENDID WORK BY C. D. ITO
ilews of Interest From Various
Colonies in This Section
New Arrivals &C ArtesiA and More are
Soon Observation-Disclosures 90.
Hard at wWk-Bright Future for
Newberlin-

The development OF the various COLO
MES In this section. established unoer
/; The direction OF the Carolina Trucking
| DEVELOPMENT Co, Is being watched
| with great interest by our ciuzens
/, who realize that the success OF the
movement will be CT vast benent 20
| this section and to the entire state
| of North Carolina Progressive work
| is now in progress at all the colonies
and the rapid growth being made Is
, a cause for satisfaction and gratitica-
| ton TO the company.
Mr.. c. l. Fisher. general agent OF
the G.. T. II. Co. went TO New YORK
| the early part of this week to meet
n party of Italians which arrived on
the IL inst on the 5. s. Europa OF the
; Italian line from Genoa All Of the
people are relatives, or were neigh
bors in the old country OF the people
now located at St. Helena Seventeen
people from this party arrived at St
Helena Friday, the l4th. One family OF
five were detained at Ellis Island for
few days on account OF one or the
children being sick but they are ex-
pected to arrive at the colony next
week Another party was due in New
/ York from Italy yesterday. This Is
one large family and they will prob
ably arrive at St. Helena on Monday
or Tuesday Another party OF II from
Brescia in North Italy are expected
to arrive in about two weeks
Ten new houses were built at the
colony about two months ago and are
now all occupied. Four new houses are
now being built and this number will
be increased to 10 which will all be
completed about March 10th. The CO.
operative store building erected by
the Italians at St Helena will be COM
pletsd this week and the stock OF
good Will be put in next week.
The number of colonists has now
reached about 10 and they are clear
ing up land at a very rapid rate. The
cord wood produced in clearing
amounts to about $50 cords per week.
The new colonists were met at the
station by the Italian brass band of
IA pieces and expressed themselves
as very much pleased with the colo
ny.
The efficient superintendent of the
colony, Mr.. H. Overstreet now has a
large contract on his hands arrang
ing the new families in their new
| homes, erecting houses, shipping
wood and directing the farming opera
tions. Crops are looking exceptional
ly good and promise a big yield.
A number of new families are ex-
pected to arrive early next week at
| the German colony at Newberlin, N. c.
| The c.. d. T. Co has recently secured
| the services of Mr.. II. s. Lippincott,
| formerly OF New Jersey, as superin-
| tendent of the German colony, and he
has improved the general conditions
at that point very materially. The
present colonists are doing remarkably
well, and have some very promising
crops in the ground. Several new
buildings are now being erected, and
| the colony has assumed quite a busi-
| ness-like ar. Mr. Lippincott is a; grad
| Late of the agricultural department
| of Cornell University and is a very
| clever young gentleman.
The Horticultural Co., of Castle
| Eayne, have completed the erection
| Of their large bulb house and have
| now commenced the erection of a
large hot house. This concern has made
| rapid strides since their arrival at Cas-
| tie Hayne, and have planted a. large
| number of fruit trees on their land,
! in addition to a large number of orna-
mental shrubs and bushes, roses, ivy,
| etc. Two new stores and several dwell
! ling houses have recently been started
1T Castle Hayne.
A party of English colonists recent
ly brought over by Mr.. W. 8. Key
| are now comfortably established at
-Artesia. and making good progress.
| One new cottage has just been COM
pleted,- ard two more will be- started
in a few days.
Mr.. H S. Lippincott also spends
part of his time each week ut Artesia
| looking after the interests of the
English colonists.