| Show The Colonization of Liberia The redemption of Africa and the col onization of Liberia by American ne i negroes I is a prominent scheme at present amon I the colored population among Bishop It H Cain president of the American and African Commercial Coin pany was in this city recently in the in terest of the society lie is an elderly colored man of medium stature and a fluent talker He is an exCongressman and resides at Washington To a re porter recently hp said U The object of our socjety is to civilize Liberia by means of sending mechanics and laborers there well equipped with implements to cultivate the soil and es thblish business relations Liberia is the richest country in the world There is no finer soil and the iron and gold mines are the richest in the world African iron was awarded the first prize at Vien na The ore contains 92 per cent of iron Then the colony abounds with copper dyestuffs mahogany palmoil camphor wood rubber and ivory The commer cial relations of the country with Euro pean nations amount to 390000000 an nuallyNow U Now our idea is this In Liberia there are 200000 of a native population and the first object is to provide this mul titude with the benefits of civilized inter course There are hundreds of thousands of negroes in the Southern States almost I destitute and bereft of all hope of ad I vancement In the rich lands and salu brious climate of Africa these people will have a clear road to wealth and indepen j dence = New York Journal f St t |
