The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-03-18
NEWS OF REDDING
Al Revoir and Cold Storage for the
Land Project is Committees
Decision.
They Hope, However, That the Scheme
May be Revived and Made to Bloom
Again - Wedding in New York of
Mark Twain's Secretaries,

Redding, March 1S.-It was au re-
voir and not a final goodbye which
the committee on the land plan said
to that project at their meeting on
Saturday afternoon last at the resi-
dence of A G. Barnett. After discus
sing their conclusions were embodied
In the following formal statement:
The committee representing the
subscribing supporters of what is
known as the Redding Land Plan, take
this method of informing these SUBJ
scribers and the general Redding pub
lie that in view of the iuAdeQuacy of
the land allotmentS pledged, and for
other reasons, they have decided to
let the matter rest for the present. 1t
was stated at the outset of the move
ment that to afford a reasonable guar
antee of its success from four to five
thousand acres would be required.
sible capitalist stood ready to finance
the project in the manner stipulated
in the tentative contract prepared by
Attorney Tweedy. The invitations for
land subscriptions under this plan re-
suited in pledges of something less
than LOCO acres. Mr.. Pay, the capital
list referred to, replied, when these
figures were submitted to him that he
must decline to enter. upon the under
taking. unless a much larger area. were
placed at his disposal.
At the meeting which this committee
held on Saturday, March 10. the ques-
further immediate canvass in an en-
deavor. to- bring the land subscriptions
UP to the quantity for getting the plan
into operation OF to relinquish further
effort for the time being. In deciding,
upon the latter course we wish it un--
derStood that we do not despair of the
ultimate success of the project or re-
gard it in any less favorable light than
formerly. We realize that the plan
is of large proportions and in some
respects shaped on unconventional
lines and consequently that it's irnme-
date general acceptance was perhaps
hardly to be expected. Two purposes
sought to be attained are certainly
such as to command the warm favor
of every resident and well wisher
of the town, one being a large addi-
ton to the population from incomers
representing a high grade of citizen
ship and the other the preservation
and enhancement of the towns natur-
al landscape beauties. We take somes
campaign, if it may be so called, may
not be unproductive of good results
in these directions by causing our cit
liens. to promote as individuals at
tainment of the ends which we hoped
to more speedily and perfectly secure
through concerted action. We have
only to say in conclusion that the fu-
ture of the plan rests entirely with the
people of Redding. They have it in
their power to take it UP and carry it
to a successful conclusion and if such
an attempt is made we promise our
best co-opera ton.
DIR. Anna NJ. Reid. who recently sold
the Shaw place on the Ridge, last week |
bought from Mrs. Gibson the John |
Close property in the same locality. |
The consideration was $500 which is |
the sum at which the |
Shaw place changed ownership. The |
Close house has been rented for the |
summer by Herbert Barnes of New |
York who will thus be on hand to wit |
ness the erection of the residence he is |
about to build near by.
The marriage of Ralph Ashcroft and |