Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-01-04 | Page 3 | To Relieve City Congestion

TO RELIEVE CITY HON A model colony for california CaU tomia soon to bo be formed now new york jan 3 tho world this morning says thaddeus 13 Wa kernan Is promoting SL a now new scheme of western colonization the proposed new colony Is to be located at ashurst in northern california directly opposite tho the leland stanford country place on oil the sacramento river it will invite persons ot of small moans from the cities to homes which it Is will be ideal one aim Is to relieve tho the congestion in the cities tile the leader ot of the scheme Is william E smythe ot of massachusetts ma and chicago mr smythe said last night that he had bad studied long ore and carefully the colonies in america and those founded by public splinted persons in fit various portions of 0 the west amons among these wel were 0 the mormon colon colonies lesof 0 utah the union colony ot of colorado founded in by horace greeley groelly Gro elcy and several communities in southern california As it a result there was formed the plymouth colony in the payette valley of 0 idaho chich had been successful now northern california Is 13 to be invaded