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Show much of the ground was broken last year. President Brown of the association associ-ation called at the bureau office only a few days ago to say he is now pUu-. pUu-. ning an elaborate system of irrigation ditches and the first crop will be sown early this -spring. " Utah lands. With the assistance of Governor spry, the Commercial Club publicity bureau furnished exhaustive exhaust-ive reports of Utah's soil production and climatic conditions. Through its persistent efforts, the Jewish association associa-tion purchased six thousand acres of state lands in a single tract west of Gunnison, in Sevier county, Utah. A large number of colonists have already al-ready been placed upon this tract and JEWISH COLONY HEADED FOR SUCCESS (Continued from first page.) Jews hayetridd farming and segregation segrega-tion in small communities, but returned return-ed to the cities because they could not bear the isolated life. Therefore, we-decided we-decided that a farm community would go far to solving the problem. In the large colony founded in Sanpete county we believe the members will be contented. The people who will be sent to the colony hare resided in America for at least two years. "Previous attempts to establish Jewish colonies have failed" principally principal-ly because the promoters did not care to sattle themselves on the land and employed others to look after the project. pro-ject. Their employes cared more about the financial results than they did about benefitting the commuuity. Then the climate has been neither too hot or too cold and lack., of water had much to do with the matter, The failures of the past have taught us to manage. We believe that our settlement settle-ment will become both prosperous and noteworthy." In its annual report, dealing with the industrial progress of Utah, the -Salt Lake Commercial Club bureau speaks of its instrumentality along the lines of agricultural development and takes occasion to say : "The sale of other tracts can also be traced directly to the work of the Publicity bureau, oue of the largest being the purchase of about six thousand acres by the Jewish Agricultural Agricul-tural & Colonial association uuderthe Piute Irrigation Project. Early in April, 1911, Samuel Newhouseof this city informed the Publicity bureau that the Jewish Agricultural & Colonial Colon-ial association was looking for a tract of laud upon which to place from 200 to BOO families. Through the urgent use of the telegraph wire, President Brown was induced to leave Nev Mexico, where he was about to close a deal for a tract of ground, and come to Utah upou a tour of inspection. He was immediately taken in hand by the Stcretary of the bureau, and with the assistahce of Governor William Spry and Samuel Newhouse, was entertained en-tertained aud furnished with all possible pos-sible information with regard to |
