The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-21
Lecture On Catholic Colon.
izdtiOn Well Attended.

izdtiOn Well Attended.
Rev. Father Andrew Spetz.
Treasurer of the Catholic Coloni-
zation Society u. S. A. talked to
"a large audience in the court
house last Thursday P. nj. and
in Ferdinand Hall, Friday P. M.
Father Spetz told about the
many worthy efforts and some of
the mistakes that have been
made by a priest or a group of
priests to establish Catholic Col
ony settlements. Many are not
as successful as had been expect
ed because successful Catholic
Colonization is too large for one
man or a small group of men.
About two years ago, those
Catholic clergyman who had been
most successful in Catholic Colon
ization held a meeting in Chicago
to discuss Catholic Colonization
and to mold those features that
had been most successful into
some plan that would result in
successful Catholic Colonization
Such distinguished clergymen
with much experience in Catholic
Colonization as the Most Rev.
Archbishop Ireland of st Paul,
the Most Rev. Sebastian G. Mess
mer, Archbishop of Milwaukee;
Rev. John J. Glesman, Archbish-
OPP of ST. Louis, who is now Di-
Irector General, of the Catholic
| Colonization Society u. S A.: as
we'll as the more successful lead
ers in Catholic Colonization like
Rev. julius K DeVos of Chicago,
now President of the Society,
who can point with pride to a
successful effort started many
years ago; Very Rev. Father E.
J. Vattman, who now is Secre
tary OF the Society; Rt. Rev.
Magr d. J. Mcmahon, Supervi-
sor Of Charities. New York.
The President and Vie Presi-
dent and others who were pre-
sent concluded that successful
Catholic Colonization should be-
come a National Movement and
be supervised under the leader
ship OF the Archbishops. The
next meeting was in st. Louis
the following July where about
100 of the prominent Catholic
Clergy WHO had been interested
in Catholic Colonization were
present. At this meeting the
iCatholic Colonization Society y
IS A. was perfected as an Illinois
Corporation to operate without
profit. None of the officers re-
ceive any salary.
Many very prominent Catholic
Clergymen and some prominent
successful business men compose
the directorate
The organization is a religious
body and therefore is subject to
the regulations Of the Catho l.
| Church.
Every precaution is taken to
safe guard the investor and pro
vide for rim prosperity and Sue
cess at the same time provide
/ him with the social and religious
advantages he would. enjoy in O d
settled communities.
Men of experience are sent out
to inspect large tracts of land,
provided the Bishop in whose
Diocese they are located will re-
commend and provided they are
along a good railroad with good
market facilities. Great care is
taken to determine if the soil is
fertile, the water good, the eli
mate healthy, the title to the
land good and then they investi-
gate the land and colonization
company both with reference to
their moral and financial stand
ing througe private nd mercnan-
/ tile agencies so as to safeguard
tine investor In every possible
way from being imposed upon or
having the land nditions mis-
represented.
The Catholic Colonization So
ciety L. S 4. then arrange for a
moderate cash payment and good
favorable time to pay the balance
with reasonable rates Of interest,
If desired by the investor, and in
case Of a crop failure to grant
the investor an extension of
time to make his pawn hts
In extreme misfortunes to the
investor, the Society will endeav-
or to get another TO take over his