The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-09-28
MAKE PALESTINE
A GARDEN AGAIN
Economic Council Chief Foresees
Holy Land as Great Agri-
cultural Nation.
rs PLEASED WITH PROGRESS
aCountry Soon VIII Be an Important
Factor in Near East Economic Life
Will Not Support Large
Cities.

Ixyndon.-"Rapid progress already
Ebas been made In developing the
,gso.r,Dmic resources of Palestine, but
W. cannot hope for any five-year mir
scses In the country" said Sir Alfred
-nlaspd. chairman Of the Economic coun-
~ for Palestine.
-'The few months that have passed
.siiaoe Sir HILBERT Samuels organized
'sFss new civil government have done
zne,eb to put things on sound foot
Ing" Inc continued. '"There have been
ffl400 Jewish immigrants in the past
ycaT. coming from all parts of the
world. and they are already at work
5njIding roads, laying out farms and
organizing the groundwork for devel-
5pDIent schemes.
"a lind. however, that there are in
the public mind many misapprehen-
siu8s both in regard to the economic
~,OssditiOns In Palestine and as to what
iIle Jewish people hope to do there.
have heard persons talk of the
Palestine of the future as if the Jews
hUlyed to make il into another Eng
gas,d. a densely populated state full of
Factories. industries. of large cities.
. DO not see how this can ever he. /
Have just returned from tour Of
Palestine and ] know that it, is not
n country that will support cities such
AS Manchester or Sheffield. Further
B1oTe. the Jews do not want such
cjtieS.
An Agricultural Country.
Palestine is an agricultural cOun-
Sry- 1t resembles in topography such
Mediterranean lands as Spain or
=: .Sa9thern Italy. There is no coal, no
9rKi. Much of 1t is now waste land
G7Ybi must be reclaimed by irrigation.
'tTrrTe are now 600,000 persons in
Palestine. OF this number only 10O,-
ND are Jews. The country is in
gr.}sr condition politically and ecOno-
-rq5scai,y. No one can realize, without
zaas,lg there, what the centuries Of
.18rkish rule have meant. The Turk
lisa regime prevented the development
.af any worthwhile industry.
Furthermore. Palestine suffered
Gsre country, cut down the orchards,
destroyed the vineyards and burned
the factories. Excessive taxation pre-
vented industry of any kind. Now,
,AfScf' the war, Palestine is suffering
wNh the rest of the world i'm the
EYs,srnt economic depression. Palestine
- % beautiful country; it can and will
= aaI, D,.N Int . a.
" am come from agriculture. With irri-
gzssiOa-and there is both irrigation IA
N5iity and water power in the Jordan
- believe that Palestine can be made
another California. Palestine now ex-
lurts barley, oranges, olives, olive oil
gnh wines. There are two growing
sssssonS in the year, and the soil when
Erilatnd is most productive. Near
gsTa l saw. I 600 acres Of vineyards.
Almonds are grown there and wonder
III oranges and grapefruit The
N.otoniSts are just beginning to devel-
tsP the fruit growing possibilities to-
--Esv, hut throughout Palestine one can
$40 tnP terraced hillsides that made
Ii- whole country IL garden two thou
.Fssad years ago. II will not he difficult
20 make the country garden again.
Cotton Can Be Grown There.
Cotton can be grown in Palestine,
and tobacco is already being grown.
3tlTihermOrc there is big field for
cigarette manufacture in the lmpOrta-
ytioN of nearby Macedonian tobacco A
gOuniry with such natural assets can
Become economically self-sufiicient
and support Il large population. There
were once G,OOO.O00 in Palestine; be-
ljrye ihat she soon will be able to
,-Napport AT least 100000.
"TOday Jews all over the world are
claiming to emlgrate to Palestine.
Hundreds Of thousands want to go.
TIE Zionist organization Is not hav-
sns any difficulty In finding cOlonists
tltg difficulty Is to check and control
Sfs, food Of applicants so that the de-
= ystopment will be sound and normal.
s,helipye that II is fair TO say that al
sROst an the Jews in parts of Russia
g assd middle Europe would like to 90
s. so Palestine.
"Paicstine has a big future. hut II
will work out slowly"