The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
ITALIANS DO WELL
At ST. HELENA, n. G.
Journalists Visit the Colony
Near Wilmington.
FIND THE PEOPLE CoNrEETED
Frank L. Frugone, E. VaIentini, and
Alice Bennett Inspect Conditions In
North CaroIina-DeeIare Farming
Experiment. n sueeess-Expect &C
Interest Northerners in Project.


that all members OF the colony are en-
joying happiness. contentment. and pros
perity in their broadest sense. impressed
with the excellent climatic conditions. en-
thusiastic over the future prospects OF
the coionists. and carrying conviction
that the undeveloped resources Of Eastern
Carolina are The equal of any In the
vorld, the party OF italian EDITORS and an
English magazine writer, who spent sat
urdsy az s.. Helena. near Burgaw. left
Sunday evening for their homes in New
York city
The party Included Frank l. Frugore.
editor OF the Italian Evening Bulletin: his.
daughter. Miss Marie Frugone. a member
Of the Bulletins editorial stan; Mss Alice
Bennett. a magazine writer who has de-
voted the past twenty years 70 the study
OF the Italian race. having made several
trips 10 Italy 20 obtain a more intimate
knowledge OF the people. their habits and
their customs. and F. valsntini OF the
Italian Herald. OF New York, VINO brought
the first settlers 10 St Helena for the c.
T. D. Company.
Party Visits 81. Helena
The party. including y. c. Adossides. OF
this city. spent Saturday al St Helena
as the guest Of the c. T. D. Company.
and after making a thorough inspection
Of the colony. ascertaining 70 the most
minute detail the conditions existing
there. a visit was made 70 Castle HAYNES.
to see the colony there. driving back 10
Wilmington late IA the afternoon.
Sunday afternoon the visitors We7e the
guests OF the G. T. .. Company at
Wrightsviile, going ogr on a special car
az IA p. r.. and returning late IN ire
afternoon. The visitors were much i'm
pressed with the beach and the grandeur
Of IFS scenery Mr. Frugone said that it
was Coney Island Of twenty years ago
and expressed the wish that Il was pos
slble for him 50 spend the summer there
The members Of The party were in
terviewed regarding their visit 20 IRE
colony as 70 the present conditions
and the opportunities for future devsi-
Opment, and a more enthusiastic peo-
I pie would be hard 70 find
Mr.. FruEOne-s Views.
Mr. Frugone. who has taken a deer
interest IN the colonization movement for
many years. was amazed. 10 use his owe
language. 70 ind such excellent con6i-
he was impressed with the sight Of many
bright and healthy looking children.
spectacle denied in congested New York
City The houses were clean and neatly
kept and the farms excellent He said
that on several occasions he had printed
articles in his paper regarding the work
being done al ST Helena. but never
dreamed that the members Of the colony
were doing 50 wei and progressing so
rapidly He was impressed with the CO.
operative store system. which enables
one colOnist 10 aid another. There had
been no trouble among the colOnlsJs OF
any consequence and all seemed 10 be
happy and growing rich He predicted
that the children Of to-day would be-
/ CONE uilliOnaires from the fruits OF
their labors- Mr. FrugOne regarded the
colonization idea as the only correct solv-
ton Of the immigration problem and
IN this way the vast resources OF North
Carolina and the south could be devel-
oped. putting money into The pockets of
the coloniSts and the people Of the state.
thereby enriching The whole people
Familiar with the Plan.
Mr. Frugone is Hmriar with the eoloni-
zation interests in California. being per-
sonal friend of Foataua. who went to
that STATE some forty years ago a poor
! boy. entered into the fruit growing and
canning business. and to-day is regarded
as one OF the strongest Italians on the
I Pacific Coast. and others OF note. who
I have been prosperous in that state The
opportunities there. he said, could not be
compared with those offered in North
Carolina. The climate is very much like
Z - -e T~nrr-
for the settlers here from that country.
TIE climate here is much better than
California because II is not so windy
SIR Faientini was happy 20 ind the
people getting on so nicely. This was his
nth visit 20 Wilmington and St Helena
and he grows more in love with the
country with each visit He is a repre-
sentative OF the italian Herald. OF New
York and prominent in councils OF his
people. He came here some four years
agO 10 investigate the colonization plan
OF the Carolina Trucking and Develop
meut COmpany and finding everything
70 his liking returned 10 New York and
later. IN Northern Italy he banded TO-
gether a party OF seventeen fnlmig grants,
bringing them 20 s.. Helena. where the
colony was planted
His Premises Made Good
Il made him feel good 10 be told by the
coionists that every promise he had made
them before they came here had been
more than fulhHed and that they were
never so happy IN their lives. He was
pleased 10 learn that within few days a
school IS 10 be started there for the
training Of the young minds The boys
and girls have been attending school
81 Burgaw. where they have made rap
i'd progress in mastering the English
language
The cultivation Of grapes. which has
been begun. VIII be more extensive ii the
future and he is confident that this win
be the source of much more revenue. as
the grapes VIII Be manufactured into wine
and shipped North. where Il viii bring
fancy prices. The son is specially adapt
ed for grapes and a big yield can be had.
Mr.. Falentini was especially interested
in the expressions Of the women in the
colony. who are always the hardest 10
please, he said They nOr only expressed
themselves as being happier than they
ever were before. but showed il IN their
.counteaances and IN their speoch.
Miss Alice Bennett New Fnrlaraar