Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-08
ROCK ISLAND LENDS
MONEY TO The
SETTLERS
Novel Scheme for CoIonizing
Praides Proves Successful
and 100 Families Are Lo-
Gated in Kansas,

The management of the Rock Island
has started new sociological move
.mrnt which is attracting wide aIt.r-
tlon among commercial bodies ana or
foundations that are interested IN the
problem Of how to take the deserving
poor of the great cities and place
Them upon the farm. by an entirely
new method Of colonization the COM
many has during the last HlAly days
placed nearly 100 families upon farms
in Kansas, and the majority oi them
.did not have tnc car fare 10 get 70
.t.cr new homes, much less the money
necessary TO buy machinery ana get
started In their new life.
These families were selected from
stranded immigrants III chicago kan
sae city. Pittsburg and other large
cities, and have been rescued from as
spair and placed upon such pinnacle
OF hope as they never expected again
10 attain The majority Of the iami-
Hes selected were deserving Germans,
TIthuanians and Rutheulans who had
clmo to this country and who had
been stranded by the unexpected fin
auciul strnFcncy
on Kansas Farms,
Tho families in question are now ON
firms nenr Plains, KAN, and prepare
ltious are being made by the company
to put The scheme into operation on
an extensive scale. The plan IN few
words, T. 10 lend the prospective far
NOR a sufficient sum of money at easy
rates to pay for all things necessary
| tp tide him over his FIRST or second
Irrop, or further " necessary
IT Is expected 10 work entirely
among the class which was on farms
ia the Old country bul which, through
nclg of funds. has dfifted into the fac
tories and into other lines OF work in
the large ccntcrs. For the purpose OF
Itrying the new method tract Of 3D.
900 acrpa near Plains was selected.
| out Of this tract was first cut 100
farms Of 100 acres cach. All Of these
farms are excellent wheat lands and a
great deal Of the land was already IN
der cultivation Before any settlers
were sought the 100 farms were pro-
iyided with dwellings and barns and
iwells operated by windmils In short
! they were made into inhabitable and
desirable farms, ready for the tenant
All Land at Low Prlcca.
! An extremely low price was placed
Iupan the land aud then the tenants
were sought Whenever tenant is
lsClccted hy the railroad company the
lother company ascertains what work
ling animals he needs and what farm
! implements ana lhon ltnuS hln lhe
money upon easy terms and 70 he re-
lpaid out of the crops II the tenant
vs. a renter the owner of the land re-
Itnins two-lfths Of the crop as his rent
Ial Arrangement however, are made
with any tenant who so desires which
win enable him TO become the owner
of the farm,
by making payment of one-fenth
Ior the purchase price of the land and
the balance In nine equal payments,
lwith & per cent interest the tenant
!may become an owner This oppor-
Wnity Is offered him at the start or II
may be deferred until he is financial
lly able to change his status from thdt
lor II tenant TO that of an owner Of the
farm upon which he has located His
ioptiuu ~ buy at the original price,
however, expires in one year from the
time he becomes a tenant After that
1.-The owner of the land N at liberty
To fix a new purchase price If he
chooses,
Both Interests Aided
This enables the tenant to secure
the FIRST payment out of the first years
Icrop and also protects the owner
against losing the increased value OF
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