Author : James Field Willard
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230454481
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (544 download)
Book Synopsis The Union Colony at Greeley, Colorado, 1869-1871 Volume 1 by : James Field Willard
Download or read book The Union Colony at Greeley, Colorado, 1869-1871 Volume 1 written by James Field Willard and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... of food-producing states; while in Colorado, where there are many good farms, there is a similar exhibit, and its wheat is superior to the finest Genesee. Nor is irrigation a new thing at all. It is practiced in southern Europe, particularly in the valley of the Po, which is the garden of Italy, and it has been established in a large part of Asia for so many ages that it is seldom mentioned. That a country where irrigation is a necessity, is favorable for health and human development, would seem evident from the fact that the first human pair--precious in the sight of their Creator--were placed in the garden of Eden, which was watered by a river. capitalists To Be Invited To Purchase Land Fob The Colony. 1The executive committee of Mr. Meeker's Union colony for Colorado held a meeting in New York, a few days since, and voted to "make arrangements with capitalists friendly to the movement to purchase large quantities of land adjoining the colony land proper, to be held in trust by the treasurer for two years, that accessions may be made during this period, and that the colony may control the surrounding country. Such capitalists as buy this land are to be allowed 50 per cent. for the use of their money until the land is sold, and if not sold, they are to possess it in fee simple." A soliciting committee was appointed, and the enterprise is being vigorously pushed. It promises a large and valuable addition to our population this year. the Locating Committee To Go West In February. 2The locating committee of the Meeker union colony will start westward early in February. They will visit Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, before they return, although the preference is already given in substance to Colorado. The committee consists of Mr....
