The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-02
CANADA UNDERGOING
NOVEL EXPERIMENT
Titled Germans Make Up Colony, which
Will Farm md Manufacture
I'm Alberta.

New York. May l.--Canada is under
going Il really novel experiment in
German colonization, according to
Arthur Thaden. managing director OF
a German syndicate capitalized In Eng
land. who has arrived at the Waldorf
on his way to Alberta. The syndicate
has bought up much land In that pro-
vince, and lot OF young Germans
largely of the nobility, are settling
upon it. Forty families. comprisn.;
about 100 persons, will be located on
the tract within short time, and the
plan is not only to farm, but to build
up manufacturing industries connected
with agriculture.
Ihc syndicate has purchased nearly
iS.0Vo acres situated near Basscno, AL
berta," said Mr.. Thaden Yesterday
ana We intend there to establish Ger
man methods of aEriculture The
sAsiicate l represent has capital al
$4,000, of which a part has been sun.
piied by the people who are going to
live on the land
IN Germany there are many people
among the nobility who have little
means. but who have n leaning toward
agriculture. Land In Germany Is held
az such high prices that the matter OF
buying farm land over there is out of
.he question for them. Therefore they
| nave dubbed together. as YOU would
put IL. and put their money into this
scheme. They are going to work the
'and on sort of community plan.
large proportion of the colonists
are or the nobility. and some are per-
sons OF tttle. For instance, there is n
count Won Bernstorff, who |. n cousin
VI .he German Ambassador At Wash
.hston. Then there is Baron Iiillern
tlinsch. and another colonist is Baron
Won WiSsmunn. Our tract is situated
npout three hours by train from Al
oerta' and about n third or IL is al.
ready under cultivation.
All the colonists, numbering fully
lou. Will live on the land. and all tho
men VIII pitch In and do the work.
ihoeed' except ut harvest time. when
n'"us VIII ne brought In. nil the work
onists. Wv '''
Ihose who have gone I'm on this
proposition feel that they nrc better
or and stand better chance of MAX
ing money In n concern. backed bv con
s,oeraole capital. Hardly any man in
the colony could have afforded To buv
a farm for himself They feel thar
they VIII be better off socially. also
IN colony of their compatriots than
they might have been had .hev gone
as isolated individuals to communities
where there were no Germans. The
men among the colonists range frn,,
n great many Germans have nut money
INTO the syndicate. which has it's Of
hces In Berlin. though ii is chartered
in England.
THE colonista will conduct their
farming after German methods entire
~, rotating their crops. Wheat. bar
ley and oats will be grown. and tho
hrst year flax. AS a matter of fact,
we expect good sized crop this wear
from the 5000 acres already under Gull
tivation.
Many OF the colonists went to Can
ada four weeks ago, and are on the
place. am leaving tomorrow with
IL few others. We are buying most OF
our agricultural machinery and tools
in Canada, though we have brought
ever one big German tractor plow
I'VE do not intend to stop with
farming. In fact, we have plans for
starting industries allied with farm
ing. AS soon as the first experiment
demonstrates it's success, VIC shall en-
large our interests At present "A big
Gistillcry is In contemplation, and n
yeast factory as we'll. so that the un-
dertaking will be Industrial as well
rs agricultural"