Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-01

we're ahAtout 10 btCptne luAthtts. lNf
original organizers agreed that with
I5B 60 zee members Ia the association
h would be easter to solve some OF
the difficult problems OF colonization.
via, the financial problem. the social
problem and the knowing how prob
lem. They therefore proceeded to se-
iect from numerous applicants ior
membership only those whom they
thought fitted for such an undertake
ing. paying special attention Co thu
willingness of their women folks to
leave the cils.
A branch OF the organization was
established In New York. Members
were added until they numbered one
hundred aud fifty. nincis-five being
from Sew YORK. and nuy-fiNe from
Philadelphia. u WIS agreed that each
one should say" up three hundred
dollars Co be invested IN the enter
prise snd that each one should pro-
vide tor transportation for himself
and family 10 come out to "a. colony
wherever the COLONY should locate.
Early in The spring cot tsti the or
SANITATION sent cat au invest CATION
committee to inspect % number Of
land projects IN western suites. Among
several others the state OF Utah Of
fered to sell 10 the association sec
ton of Is Pluto project with pcrpst
ual water rights az the rate ~
Sf6.5O per acre. the laud. ~ Sil.5O
per acre. 20 be- paid FOR Ia ten annual
installments. the water. ~ t35 per
acre to be- paid for oniy 90 the sell
tiers were ready ;o use IL \ pur-
chase of 6.0Ss acres was made from
the state Of Utah on August 9. i2tl
The first payment of 90 per cent 't
ou that date.
After careful study by the Leaders
uf former colonization projects the
following plan for settling our colony
was adopted.
Twelve pioneers were sent "u,
equipped with the proper outfit who
were ordered tu cultivate ~ much 81
J the lands as possible. Hnd tu plant %
\ crop of wheat. oats aud alfalfa. This
crop was to D. owned by the nSsoci-
alton. as the association paid the "a
pcnsc- for raising the firw crop. The
+, twelve pioneers consisted oi one latn
manager. two farm hands. e ,ivii Gu
gine,r machinist. q carpenter q
plumber. % painter. l3bor,t. -tur
keeper. "a clerk aud delivery wagon
driver
buring the tan aud winter vt 1874
those twelve men living in truis and
boarding themselves. cleared ia, sage
brush and shed scale Oft i,Son acfcs
aud piuwed the cleared land ~
seeding time. in March. lpl2. tom
additional members. a sur' eyer sud Fl
help r. aud two graduate from tn
National Farm school. we're s'ut on
10 th, land m, party uf sixteen pip
ueerS. under the guidanc, ud udNi',
ot experts from the Utah stat, Nsi'
Icuuutul collcx who wei" sent "N 'h'
governor of ituh and the -i'ir hand
board. laid ouI prepared i"r iris
tiun aud seeded wheat uai- and "'
! mlfa ON the Developed Loo" H't"'
on Jur .. 1919. ~iN additional mem
bors oi the association. Hll of whom
"a ire carpenters ana builders were
added tu m. roiuuy Thrsr Sis me-
w.r. sent tn Clarion lee anticipation
of an, proposed erection ui p"rn'
. nrnt buildings iu Tho fail ln "rn'
To u,rtuuute THESE people and =" n"n'
. Use ut "a. hur~rs. which w'ic ihh
. during the irrigation season. ih"-
men were set iu WORK tu clear Ia" Hd
dtuuna land. aud they ~ o." Hlfu u""'
during the harvest season l"i'r. "
, August and september. l'l-. "h''
A IN, actual building of h"iu's began
SOS. udditiuual m"mhers, ail ''nn''.
led with th, holding trndrs, ".i
added tu th. colony. in th" m"on
ltimr % number eft the -ottl'rs br"uEh
nu, th.ir families. -o that the pupula
tinu of clarion t.u the colony VI
uauodl ~ the present tim" i~ com
posed ot twenty three heads cot iaw
Ia ui,s. -FOUR single men, itii''n "'''
% tv.nt, six children, making l"i.
population uf siNt'riSht
Tb.r. pr. 800 acres "i ''''r'
lands ON which WORK Dr. h"iug pi.
4 ,redcd with Iur thr Uul'dns
< Invent, -thr,. houses. aud lumh'i n'
I.,ru ordered tur tvrpN .ii.' 'dd
tiouaI hum,s aud 100 the -prur 'V''
IN-It,r NOR, ..ttl,r-. with ih't Iih
iu... VIII Boz, brought Co tif. ."ud.
well as thus, families ut th" men "
the hand which are now Boo 'hr COOS
In the spring or 1913. therefore.
d. hoped tu have Settled bi'N-iN
farmers nu the hnd NOW ready ''
settlement
Of tho wheat oats and I.'"U
a seeded On Issue acres. $50" acres prov
p" ed surre.-Iul. in, yield b"iug 'pp'"'
.e imat,N IiuuU bushels uf oats 100
hush,l. of wheat and -"U HD''' N''
N .urt.d boo aits .Dt r"us''| 'n'
,simst, places tpr value ui inls Or'
m approximately Sli0o". 49,, %"
isf failure ou tine either part "' I
'' hand Nus uu, iu the failure "i lN' 81
4, ti.auun canal The banks of l
.u canal p,iu- urN. brok" len severn
places mst 90 % time Whcu mo I'u
'' needed water thr most 'i'"u rrl
'' ton of uu,t,.-,y,u farmers 100 ~
~ vicinity. stating that crops were tW
Injured ou account of ia" ''.N
, water estimating tho Joss 'i 'rrr"'
luut,N $4,000 the governor
+" Uah. Wuu5m ~pry. and Oh" SLATE Iht
hoard visited the colony and pt"mI~'
b, Co support th. petition Tor r'imhuf7
ment Being thus assured hy thr 20"
4 rru ,r and other state officials 'ul
"A s,NHu,r estimate ct the "uu'r van
of the crop THE tvar is arr''s'"''''