The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-05-26
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Money is Now Being Raised and it is
Declared That VoIiva Will Seek to
Garry Out the Plans of Dowie the
Founder.

That the entire Zion City estate will
be sold to Wilbur Glenn Voliva within
a few days is report which comes
from Zion City today:
That Overseer VoIiva has been ne
gotiating for the purchase of the bal
ance Of the estate has been known to
few for the past three months.
That the deal is now in progress and
has reached stage where it may be
closed early this week is the added
statement which reached here today
The consideration which will be paid
for the property in case the deal goes
through has not been made public, but
it IS believed to be at least $75o,O00
with a large payment down in cash and
the balance payable within the next
two or three years The details of the
transaction will not be made public
until the papers have been signed and
sealed.
The fact that the receiver has favor
ed a sale of the property to any one
who would put up the cold cash has
been known for fully year. Receiv-
er Gus d. Thomas made this attitude
officially known in the last report he is
sued to the investors. The receiver S
position is that the investors in the
estate, many of whom are urgently in
need of cash, would be greatly benefit
ted by the sale of the entire property.
He believes that this plan will meet
with their approval and has much adj
vantage over the gradual sale Of the
property with the delayed winding up
of the business affairs with the conse-
quently delayed dividends.
In case the reported deal with Voliva
is concluded the proposition will be sub
mitted to the investors for their ap-
prevail. The offer which has been made
by Voliva is a good one according to
the report. 1t is known that the re-
ceiver has turned down several offers
because he believed that they were too
small.
AS to the effect of the rumored deal
upon the future of Zion City, it is be-
lieved that it would not affect the city
disastrously. There is a great deal Of
prejudice against Voliva among the In
dependents, but it is argued that there
is a sufficient amount of property in
the hands of individuals and corpora
tions there to assure the continued
growth of the city along commercial
lines.
The rule of the survival of the fittest
will obtain and it is not thought that
the securing of the balance of the es-
tate, which is largely composed of farm
lands and subdivision lots, would give
Overseer Voliva sufficient prestige to
enable him to drive the Independents
from the city, even though he controls
and makes them toe the mark.
There is now not reasonable doubt
but that the stern visaged ruler of the
faction which has been called the Volt
van will within the week have posses
sion of the Zion estate.
His victory, hard fought with cash,
comes after a struggle. of over two
years, dating from the time when he
came from Australia to, depose Dowie
and take the supremacy. Dowie died of a
broken heart and shamed in the eyes of
his people through his weaknesses.
Voliva, until now, when the purchase
is practically made according to the re-
port, has been beset with fractional diff
ferences and fierce wars and dissensions
religiously. Now he wins because he
has succeeded in keeping his own peo-
pie together and adding to them.
There is no doubt about the tremen-
dous strength of his gripping person
atty. He is titan of the will and
determination and there never was an
obstacle to dadnt him.