The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-28

catu capital 10 start OF $1,000 TO
&S,ooo. Such land seekers are rarr
and hard 70 find. The average Of
cash capital available H. less than
hall that anaounL 1t Will be difficult
tq ~colonizc lands under such condi-
luonA
Another proposition was brought
TO our attention. OF some 10000 acres
on q lire. Offered at sis an acre as
a whole, proposed as likely I o inter
cst someone who would care to un-
dertnke lis colonization. This Is a
DRY land proposition. not subject to
Irrigation. Its development. on thu
Plan proposed. would mean more than
doubling che orlsinal selling cost 10
the actual settler. II could not be-
coming crop Of land buyers would be
too wise 20 buy AZ such figures.
Modern Methods Thai Win.
have mentioned these proposals
~ being 81 tho kind Of colonization
plans In which u cooperation IL
sought and that seem a. na TO be
doomed to failure NJ the start. simply
becnnse they do rot p 20 see
. development through 10 It's success
ful conclusion. but merely TO sell the
Hand aud let the settler work out his
own salvation or bear his own burden
or disaster.
California bas worked out a wholly
different kind Of plan. Il In n plan
that ran be adopted successfully By
other states. by communities or pri-
waite colonization companies. II y
n plan which 1 believe other regions.
must follow. II they are &c share IN
the new land movement, OF vigorous
young men. thoroughly informed as
To tho mistakes OF the preceding gen
AnaHIAn MH1 With HNaIr 4uaa rrIAA aNn.u
The state OF California has ac-
Quired by purchase some $500 acres
IN northern MERGED county which II
IL offering TO settlers at about cost.
The lands are located In proven irri-
gated ~segtiona. with state highway
tract. with new towns laid out on
the Santa Re and southern Pacific
railways: each town having cominu-
nifty halls and civic centers.
The purchaser OF twenty or forty
acres Is required 70 pay only 9 per
! cent OF the purchase price as first
payment The balance Is on Sea
years time a. S per cent. The state
land settlement board viii advance 90
the settler 60 per cent ON his per-
maneut improvements. with pay
meuts spread over q period OF 20
years, nj 5 per nj
A farm manager j. provided who
supcrvises the starting OF all the new
farms. as well as an experienced hor-
ticulturist TO advise the new settler.
This lean that the man with
f2.hoO L. given an opportunity 10 ac-
quire a small farm GO 10 40 acrea).
with . modern bungalow and other
buildings. for which he pays In small
instaiimentn. ns the land earns the
money Tor him
This u real high class constructive
Tg1nnNWafInn II Ng the Kind shat
builds communities. II does not
yield large Immediate profits 10 the
state. hut Il IN COINS 80 yield cnor-
nous permanent profits In increased
population, increased production and
increased Naiutions subject 10 taxa
tion. The tfuct referred 10 il the scr
ond that the California land settle
mcnt board has handled this way.
In the San Luis valley or Colorado
one hundred S0-acrc farms. irri-
gated. are being offered to settlers
without one dollar down, the buyer
being required "a improve. occupy
and operate the farm nc buys.
The Wisconsin Colonization com
pany ~ selling made-to-ordcr farms
on the 30 year amortization plan.
] mention these projects not by
way Of comparison with colonization
Undertakings elsewhere. but simply
90 show h kind OF competition that
Is being offered for the new land
ward movement hy the states That
are actually preparing for rs coming
and seeking to take fullest advantage
Of Il. Tho states that share In the
new movement must be prepared TO
meet that competition In some equal.
~ attractive method.
New ,~ieNico's Nay to Growth.
New Mexico Will only gro in pro-
portion 20 the Kind Of right effort
put forth by its communities and
business Interests 70 atirnct new set
tlcrA YOU communities Cnu only
ldereiop ana grow in the ratio IN
which your non%-proGuctivc lands are
made productive. In most instances
the productitcness OF your lands
makes the community with rs nc
compartment OF elevators. mills and
kindred Interests; and these IN time
Viii attract new capital for The gem
cral DEVELOPMENT % the STATE.
Most Of The western states now
realize that the methods ia vogue la
the rast decade must "a into tho
discard as being u~nscientInc: beluu
based only on selling land ana not on
Development. The liabilities created
hy this unecicnfinc method are large
~ responsible for the general slowing
down Of the colonization and devel-
opment OF our western lands I'm
reasonably hiEh prices. questionable
"HH NWN hihiAlu hthtfntH are also
IN "A measure responsible Tor the lack
OF confidence on the part OF the
average man who has ambition and
the desire TO own a farm In the
southwest.
Today the man who IL looking for
land on which TO establish a home
- demanding that he DO offered
someihinR exceptionally good. lie
has many sections of the country To-
choose from. all bidding FOR him
lie VIII DE influenced by the price
of the land, what it will produce.
long time payments, good schools and
Ia state and community spirit that IL
Interested In more than the pur-
chase price Of and aud That ~ act
.iFely interostcd in insuring the sue
cess ~ the SETTLER who is willing to
contribute HE cash, energy end intel.
iigenee.
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