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"he happens ' to cast his lot becomes hi adviser and counsel, w ' ' Is there any risk, of overdoing the thing will there be land enough to , take care of this steady stream of new citizens which this great, eon eerted movement, has . tnrned this . SwtyT v ' ' . . .; . ' S; t - - ', c; - ' ROOM AND TO SPARE. ' ''These are Questions Mr. Fisher ex pects and "he is quick , to give an af firmative answer.. The colonists now ' established are but a neucleua of this great movement. The company now controls approximately 100,000 acres ' of-land; sufficient to make 10,000 ten- , acre farms and provide for - 0,000 colonistsand they are adding to thelr possessions slowly but surely. Every acre that Is coming under their ' control Is passing the same rigid in spection as to soil and title that narked the first acquisition, too. It Is the Intention of the company to push the colonisation back Into the State and then, ' when the necessity arises, to- take up lands In other Southern States.' This movement will become the object lesson for 'the whole South; the methods and plans of the company are open to all men and others will take them up and pat tern after them. These' promoters have made their mistakes and paid 1 dearly for them. Not ., until - their methods and systems were perfect were they, made public. Though this work has been developed at Wilming ton's very front door, the people here as a - whole knew- no more about it than those ten thousand miles away. Mr, MacRae determined that the world should be kept In the dark as to , his plans until - they- were fully developed until the mistakes had been corrected and a true course mapped out. The movement will (row and ' spread to the upbuilding of the South and Its enrichment; but these people ara the pioneers and to them belongs all honor. Tea, there Is) room and work for all who come. V THE SERVANT PROBLEM, "Y , There Is another phase of-this col onisation movement about which I did not Interview any of the promoters, but It 1" suggested by the query of a good Wilmington woman. . What about ths servant problem? This ' ?,V?PTll!,i,ev!. "h MlT tlon 'of It in the advent of the col-I oniats. and whv not? A nositlnn such as trained cook or housemaid often - better and more lucrative employment to the young foreign woman than can be found upon the truck farms, and certainly it is lighter labor. I under stand that at least one Wilmington household has secured a young Oer- man girl from the colony . at New Berlin, but I did not learn tt the re suit of the venture. The satisfactory settlement of a question as vexatious as any that confronts Southern house keepers may be here, and It is worth looking Into, The Italian Colony I had . the pleasure of vlaltiag St, Helena, the Italian colony, with party of nearly sixty Wilmington bus iness men. St. Helena is 1 miles ' north of Wilmington, - on the Wl mlnrton A Woldon Railroad. The "party went up on a special coach attached to the regular train, as guests of Mr. MacRae, and that srentleman, together with Secretary 6heppard, Vice President van Leuv en and General Agent Eisner accom panted us. The delegation embraced ' Mayor William E. Springer, Mr. J, Allen Taylor president of the cham ber of. commerce, prominent busi ness men and-a' number of Atlantic ,OoMt Une officials, besides several newspaper ' representatives in - fact was representative - of Wilmington's lartest business Interests, Mr.' Mac Jtae remarked very aptly tnat it that car should' have been wrecked and Its assennrs killed, the business Inter est of Wilmington would hairs been paralysed at one foil blow.; , , When the car was. sidetracked at St. Helena, -Mr. MacRae : addressed thejrisltors' briefly, outlining the plan and scope of ths .work of colon isation he and his associates have un dertaken. He called attention to the fact that while the development of the .enterprise ' had 1 been under - way for pearly three years; tne work naa been quietly- done ndithis occasion would be the tirst .revelation or re sults ta Wilmington business men. He knew, he said, that they had heard hints -here and there of the project; he realized- that probably many of (hem were prejudiced against tne Italian, viewing him as a sinister fel low with a stllleto up his sleeve,' and : he realised further that -they prob ably hooted -the Idea that anything could be done, with virgin pine, ror ests that had -been famed hitherto chiefly for'the production if mosqui toes, but with all these things In view ha had a surprise for them. He made good his word. . ; . -' Truly it was a continual succession of surprises from the tIffie:th"Vlsitors left the coach until they returned. Mr. Hugh Overstreet, soil expert, and a courteous gentleman. Is superin tendent of the colony,; and he, togeth er with ths officials pf U6 company acted as guides. . r -".' . - - Tbls fs perhaps the most Interest ing of all the colonies. It was started In December, ,1008, with seven men stnd now- there re 2ii colonists, men, women and . children, j ' Tho colonists have a. church a , handsome struii turs built by themselves, the com pany having donated the land and a generous money contribution on the building fund; It Is Supplied now by the assistant priest at .. the Roman Oithollc church in .Wilmington, but very soon tbS-eolnnlsts.wU) .provide their own pastor.. Bishop Hald vrlil dedicate this church shortly. They liavs also a' co-operative store, - a blacksmith shop and bake , oven, where sll the. bread for the colony Is made. These enterprises are worked on the co-operative system, the col onists being Joint , stockholders, end re thus enabled to 7t their groceries and bread st cost. The colonists sre their own architects and builders and v ; ;? ) Two views of one of the colonies, presenting an interesting comparison. The lower picture shows the virgin pine-forest, with cleared portion in the foreground, and a new road ; the upper picture shows a completed, macadamized road and truck farms in active operation. . . ' ' - -v their work In this line Is wonderful. As has been stated the-settlement her Is restricted to Northern Itali ans those coming from the prov inces north - of Tuscany and the company has made special concessions to many of these 'people, selling them farms without a first payment, fur nishing them with sufficient work to Insure .a Jiving during- the time their first crops - are maturing, supplying Implements, seeds, use of mules and even - necessary household goods. They are' also paid 80 cents' a cord for the wood from - their land. Inci dentally a prise of 110 in gold is giv- The promoters of tho project had falth the p,opie hey brought to the colony and the Wilmington bust ness men who inspected the colony have seen that that faith Is Justified. Men, women, and children, -barefooted, were in the field, side by side, fell ing pine saplings, grubbing stumps, plowing, tilling the soil -and sowing the seed. It was a revelation to the visiters. The Italians follow native methods of farming. When they ' purchase ten-acre tract ths first step Is to plant fruit trees around the entire enclosure. The-tnees serve as a fence to mark oft the farms -and they- are dwarfed so as to shade titt crops. Mr. Fisher showed me photographs he took In Italy showing each Jlttle farm enclosed with fruit trees and the St. Helena colony is a replica of these views, . The entine morning the Wilraing ton- business men wandered around the colony, each turn of the road bringing . some fresh revelation The inspection extended even Into the homes of the colonists. . With all the labor In the fields, the woman find time to keep house sod to cook: the homes were marvels of cleanll- hess any one of the" visitors would have been' willing to eat oft tho floor of any dwelling In the colony. The colonists - tfvemselves -are areaDi' ana agreeable. ; They -seemed to apprecl ate the Interest taken In tllfn and the few who could speak English an swered : questions glibly. - They are contented-with their lot there Is no doubt about that and that is half -the battlerf"' T 1 t , Mete the visitors witnessed every phase bf the development of a col ony 'from the virgin pin -woods "7 W tho model truck farm, for ., . Here is the forest primeval, r . ? The murmuring pine and the hemlock,. ; and these Industrious, peopla as, con verting it Into a modern Arcadia. - There were : some- numorous inci dents .of ' the trlD. ' State Senator deorge I iMorton, as deeply Interest ed as the. other business men, made himself agreeable to the colonists and Investigated closely ; their methods. Spying a young Italian woman In the field, hard at work . with a grubbing h6e,-Mr. Morton interrogated her, or rather attempted to draw, her - out. She couldn't speak a word of English and hence Mr. Morton experienced some -difficulty. He did make her-un derstand, however, that no was , in terested In her work and 'Just to -see for . himself how arduous it was, ne took the grubbing hoe irom ner and tried it himself. The genial State Senator: made several efforts , to do stunts with the hoe. but finally gave It up and the, Italian Ctrl, laughing neartiiy, took tne hoe rrom nun and ith the ease wijfrwsof a veteran. showed Mr.'. Morton hbw to . grub stumps The laugh was on Mr. Mor ton and Mr. Sheppasl snapped ; his Kodak on "The Man a.h the Houe." There was another little W.i on Mr. Fisher, who, with a great flourish of trumpets, piloted the crowd up to the . home of what he declared was tins most beautiful woman in the col ony. The visitors, acquiescent follow, ed Mr. Fisher and were ready to sub scribe to his testimony after they had gaxed upon the dark-yed, black- haired beauty from Ttcany. she was gracious to the visitors and showed them around a little home that might serve, a a model for neatness and cleanliness. A half-hour1' later, how vsr, thevJsftoM jpled ln'ths ,el4. a new Venus a ,fair-rialred, 'blue-ye,1 beauty who might have come from a province In Oenrianyj With one accord. attracted oy--ner-oeaury, tne visitors gathered around and let fall remarks appropriate to such an occasion. Wit ness their dlsmsy when, after listen ing to some -or the ejaculations of admiration, the maiden, .In f purest E$nsh. began to speak. Then for erlod she held levee, and the vis- 1 r - Itors, with nt succord. voted that Mr. Fisher had misled them as to the real queen ef the colony and passed resolutions of censure lor his decep tion. Mr. Fisher's excuse was, that the new queen was a, very recent arrival and hence his error, ' and with . that apology the crowd deckled to grant him a reprieve. - , ' Another interesting character I Richard Jordan, t aepo youth whom the company has detailed at the col ony as teamster and man of all work, who has rendered the colon lets valu able aid In their pioneer work. The remarkable f thing about Jordan 1 that in. leas than two years he 'has learned to speak the Italian language fluently. Mr. D- & . Adossides, a fsn- itleman wno accompanied the -party,. n. speaks several languages and for ths entertainment of the) visitors he con versed with Jordan, who held up his end of tho conversation to the aston ishment of all. Jordan was permitted to pose for his picture along with the business : men and It is reproduced elsewhere. The colored boy bears tes timony to the nature of the colonists. I questioned him concerning them. He deolared that they were all i"klnd, nice people" and the hardest working folks he ever, saw. . Still another Interesting figure is Mary J promised not to give her other nam a bright, pretty little girl of 12, who speaks English like a native and Is interpreter and "guar dlan" angel" for the Italian colony Just as Laura Is for the Polish set tlement. . , , , . In fact the day spent In the Italian colony was one series of surprises for the . visitors. - The determination, pluck and. energy required to attack this primeval forest and make rt to blossom as the rose compelled th', outspoken admiration of every man In the crowd. Here every stage of the great work of colony-making could be observed- from ths virgin forest to the completed truck arm, with Its even rows of varied vegetables, grow ing luxuriantly and almost ready for the pickers and packers. Here on the right the ardy colonists, with shin ing axes were felling the msjestlc pines; a little further on men and wo men, barefooted, grubbed stumps; again, over here, lusty fellows direct sd heavy pjlows as they turned up the consigning the. seed to mother earth It was & scene of animation through outa picture of Industry and pros perity. To complete the picture the nrst carload of strawberries was shipped from the colony Saturday. The greatest surprise was to come. -4-a visit over, the business men wended their way back to the car and as 'they boarded It fourteen of the colonists, with bright, shining brass, instruments, gathered at the lHtlo station and struck un "Dixie. It was rendered In splendid time and never did music sound sweeter than that rendered by; these hardy sons oi Italy. KOugh-and tanned, persplr ng from, their arduous toll In the fields, they played air after air with enthusiasm, while the visitors looked and- listened and applauded, Truly such men cannot but succeed inde. pendence Is theirs, for they can do everything for themselves, architects. Duildeis, farmers and to whll away' the idle hours musicians. The last act or the delegation before. the train pulled out from St. Helena was to make up a purse for the band, which was aratefullv received.. ; On the return trlD President J. 'Al len Taylor, was delegated toconvey the thanks and appreciation 'Of the party for Mr. MacRae's hospitality and the privilege -he had given his guests of visiting this model colony and t:.v Mr. Taylor did in a neat speech. He expressed for himself and the others the great surprise to which they" had been treated and commend- d In- highest terms Mr. MacRae and his associates for the great work they are doing -for North Carolina.. , Mr. Taylor - then proposed ' resolutions pledging the support of the Wilming- ton- Dusiness men to Mr. MacRae- In his work of developing the State, and also urging , New . Hanover's representatives- in the Legislature to work for-! Stals jioyfenceiJawMhreb. . is defetned necessary for the State's best interests and the continued develop ment of her resources. The vote on these resolutions was unanimous and enthusiastic. . , Castle Hayne r At Cast! Hsyne. mHes north of Wilmington, on the Wilmington Weldon division of ths Atlantic Coast Line, the promoters made their first move. Here Is located what they term their "mixed colony bscausj settlement Is not restricted to any nationally. It Is peopled, however, almost entirely by Americans and English-speaking people. It has a posteffice, school, "church and stores, and. hers one may see trucking at its perfection. The company main tains a depof and large barns, and the 4.000 acres to the colony ara divided Into, 10 and iO--acrs farms for th most i part , Mr. J. A, Perry. an etcoert acrieulturist.- is superintend ent. In ths company's stables there is a score or more of fine mules, ve hicles of every description and every ..- . , ' ; sort ' of farming Implement. .. These mules, . with any desired - vehicle or farm In sr implement, - are - hired - to truckers unable to purchase them for themselves at the rate of ten cents an hour and the 'company feeds the animals and pays the superintendent and hi assistants. .. . ; . ,There are now- about ISO people in-this colony. ' For the benefit of those who desire to live la the little village the company has staked, oil a number -or town . lots for residence sites, but most of the colonists prefer to live on their farms, and here one may see some really pretty cottages, surrounded by almost every comfort and convenience,- Besides the rail road, a magnificent macadamised road 1 t. runs to Wilmington. Perhaps the most interesting fea ture of this colony ,is ths farm owned and operated by Messrs. Van Leeuwsn and DeWilt. The -former is a . Bel gian and was for some years assistant gardener for King Leopold, of Bel glum. He Is an expert landscape gardener and his partner, Mr. DeWilt, is a Hollander, an expert agriculturist rand a quiet, unassuming gentleman. 'now men cams to tne colony unaer different conditions from the other colonists. They have money and af ter traveling all over the South In the effort to find the best location for their 'business, they purchased a hundred acres In this colony... Though only here a short time they have a farm that is worth, traveling many miles to see. Under the direction of Mr. Van Leeuwen the farm has . been mspped out with an eye to symmetry and beauty that only an expert land scape gardener could command, until what was a short time sgo a forest of pines. Is now a veritable fairyland not only good to look upon, but yielding profit to Its owners. These gentlemen have secured a number of contracts in their line and are well established. They are paying es pecial attention to fruit culture, . as well as trucking, and are making some, experiments with' floriculture thst promise success. They have an exhibit on their farm, fronting the railroad track and in fuD v lew of .all passing trains, which always attracts the attention of passengers. Certain ly there is no prettier farm In the country and both gentlemen are well pleased with their choice of location and the prospects for the future. At Castle Hayne one finds the larg est, most luscious ' strawberries , and vegetables of every sort.'- Here, : too, the company Is conducting experi ments In the growing of alfalfa, vetch and clover which have met with marked success. Castle Hayne Is one Is one of the two colonies which can not take In more territory, though of course the 4,000 ' acres in the colony have not yet been ta,ken over by col oplsta. 'This Is where the Western settlers have taksn root. The Polish Colony- : Not -great dlstance-f rem Castle Hayne, and miles north of Wilming ton, slso on the turnpike and the Wil mington weldon Railroad, is locat ed. Marathon, the Polish colony, and one or the most - prosperous of. tne five. ' Mr. J. - A. Perry has charge of the colony; his home- being nearly midway between-this settlement and that at Castle Hayne, so that he may have constant ' Supervision of , . both, The largest -landowner In ths colony, and by far the most interesting figure In It' Is Rev. J. A. Rykacxewskl, a Pol ish priest, who owns 110 acres. . He has charge -ot a Polish Catholic church at Braddock, Pa., the largebt Polish congregation In that city, 'and has not yet taken up his residence la the. colony, but expects to do so short ly. His father and mother and a slater. are, now living at Marathon and they have nearly all of the land un der cultivation in truck and t fruit Father nykactewski is oniy j years old and was a classmate In college of Rev; C. Dennen. pastor, of the Cath olic church at Wilmington. . In' ths near .future the Poles will ' erect a handsome church at Marathon, ' the company donating the land and mak ing a generous contribution - to the building fund, as It has dons with the other colonies. There are about 1.000 seres In this colony and over too colonists, all Poles, for ths settlement Is restricted to people of that nationality. The Polish people ara tnnny ana wans- trlous. When a new family comes In, and takes up a farm ths members ef It do not stand on ceremony, but pitch ln-and orenare to make the earth yield them a' livelihood. They are plain, unassuming people and hardly any of them speak English. Those now In this colony came rrom renp avlvanla.. where most of them- were engaged )n .the coal and If SS lama of that State. They made good wages as miners, but the life is hard and precarious and It Is an occupation In which on does not Hvs out the al lotted span. Their pluek has been re peatedly demonstrated since this col ony was founded. From time to time Polish families have corns In. -takes up ten or twenty acre tracts snd pre pared to farm. In nearly all these cases the colonists . paid cash , for everything, and found sometimes that their capital was exhausted before the farm became productive. Leaving the wife and children to take cars of the farm they go back to their work In the mines until they can lay by, a little more money and then return to take up a permanent residence In the col ony. t . -, There Is another PennsylvanU priest who has purchased two farms in- the colony and expects to take up his residence there soon. ; The Interpreter- for the -colony Is little Laura Rykacxewskl. sister of ths priest. : Neither her father nor moth-err-speak a word - of English, - but Laura, who is 11 years old. speaks it like a native and with a slight lisp that la very cute. " She has a 'public school education and undoubtedly made good use of her time, for she Is as bright as most American girls sev eral years her senior and never have I seen an exhibition, of more wonder ful memory.-She knows every one of the colonists,, men, women and chil dren by name, knows how many acres each family owns, what vegetables and fruits they have under cultivation and everything else there is to know bout them. She has easy, graceful manners that would make ilher ; at homo . almost anywhere. ' ' Laura's brother will send 'her. to Greensboro Normal College- next session, and when she completes her education she will be a teacher and guardian angel for the children of the colony.' The Polish colony Is a success there's no doubt "about that ; . r ' . The German Colony The Oerman colony, known as Nsw Berlin,- Is- located ? miles west of Wilmington, on the Wilmington, Co lumbia dc Augusta Railroad. The set tlement,, is restricted to .. German speaking, people, .and there are now settled here thirty-five German fami lies, or nearly two hundred souls. Fif teen of these have taken up ' land within the past six weeks and six more families are scheduled to arrive shortly. The thrift and Industry of the German people Is known of all msn and It Is hardly necessary to elaborate upon them here. , The col ony has a school, a Luthersn church, supplied at present by a Wilmington pastor, a post office and two - storea The colony also maintains a co-operative boarding house for tho accom modation of new arrivals until- they are established in thslr own homes.. ' The superintendent of the colony is Mr. H.-S. Llpplncott, a polished, genial gentleman of culture and re finement Mr. Llpplncott Is a grad uate t of Cornell University and after graduation determined to take up scientific agriculture as a profession. He returned to Cornell after making this decision and took a post-graduate course In agriculture and soils, and nowhere In ths South Is there one better qualified for the work he has undertaken, that of building up -an Ideal agricultural colony. Under his guidance New Berlin Is rapidly be coming a model colony. Among Other interesting experiments that are un der way at this colony, and one which will be watched by every strawberry- ' -t-swVW i&:t$$X &:''J'kk&'ji- vj - I ( One of the immense hotbeds in the German colony. growing section of the country, Is a test with the 110 known varistles of strawberry. Mr. Llpplncott has se cured sn ample supply of seed of ev .r one of the varieties and by his test which will be thorough and com plete, will determine which variety of strawberry is most prontaoio, most edlb'e and In every way best suited to the soil of this section. Of course the colonists will profit by his work and doubtless other strawberry growers will -be glad to take advantage of It Ths Germans work early and late. They are splendid farmers and are doing well with everything they have attempted. They are sociable, even temnered -and- I-,ievsrsawa mors contented people than these In New Berlin appear to be. The women are oendld cooks that has much to do with ths good humor of the men and they are-progressive; Tney are now beginning poultry-raising on a Small scale. All the-xruits ana vege tables thst can ; be grown here, and these have- been dwelt upon else where -4n this article,-ar under culti vation and here 4ne sees- Indeed an 'Ideal colony, and one. of .which the promoters are Justly-proud. - ; The Enish .Colony. Artesla, ths euphonious nams ' by which . the Kngllsn colony ' Is called, is situated Sf miles from Wilmington, on the Wilmington,' Columbia sV Au gusta division Of .the "Atlantic Coast Une Railroad. Ths settlement Is restricted to English people, and at the present time there are thirty people. In the colony. : " '" " ' This colony is perhaps making slower progress than any of ths oth ersTThe English people are not giving evidence of the Industry that characterises the colonists of -other nationalises, and ft must bo confessed thst ths promoters ars Just a-little disappointed, though there la Uttls dou bt of ths colony's ultimata suc cess. , . . '. . ; ' When X -began making Inquiry as to the trouble with the English set tlers Mr. MacRae cited me to an ar ticle by Radyard Kipling which ap peared in a recent issue of Collier's Weekly, under the tlUs. "Letters to ths Family." Mr. Kipling It seems -who is writing these articles on ths colonisation of Western Canada was making Inquiry as to why mors-Eng- nn stuers wers not brought in to Canada, and 'Br tlloM" who rwsrw there were not making such rsnld progress. Ths native told him a little story -that conveyed the answers to his queries. Ha said that hs went out one day snd found an Englishman stretched upon a river's bank aperishlng of thirst. Ho ssked the Englishman why hs did not drink the river was almost within . reach. " Ths reply r- 1 4 ' ' . -y- ,T::.;v . . , :. . . .. .,.. , . , :, ':- - v . - - " s " " T " o .One farm planted entirely, in strawberries. X ; was: "How : can . 1 drink . without a glassr V '- , . And that Is. the ' trouble . with, .the English colonists. The haven't the self-reliance. the push and energy of the Italians, and the Germans- and consequently they do not succeed at all as pioneers or, - else, make haste very slowly. ' , . , .. But the English colony Is doing very well. - . Mr. Llpplncott has chsrxs of this colony as well as the Oer man colony and certainly the English men have a - good counselor and guide. i .'The colony has a. postofflca, school and -store, but no church as yet. It i situated Just three miles from Lake ' Waocamaw, a. beautiful sheet of water five by seven miles in area and excellent fishing and hunt-. Ing can be had there. Then, too, it Is but a short distance fourteen miles from Chadboura. the great strawberry-growing centre and the sou typo Is the same. certs in ly the English colonlsU have every ad vantageevery Incentive to make theirs the queen colony of the sec tion, and they will corns along some day after the colony promoters have handed them a glass. The Demonstration Farm -. , i ? The test-or' demonstration farm, as it Is called. Is located three miles east of Wilmington, on the trolley line to Wrlghtsvllle sound, and also on the Masonboro turnpike. Here, with a tract of 00. acres, experiments are made for the best metnoaa ox planting and growing various truck snd fruit crops. The farm Is under the direction of Mr. P. W. Davis, and under him are experienced agri culturists who know what to . do and how to do It. Here the process of trying out new vegetables goes on dally under most approved con dltlons, and the , results are trans mitted free of sll cost to the colonists that they may profit thereby. There are acres of hotbeds where lettuce, asparagus, strawberries and other delicate vegetables are grown be fore transplanting time. When a nlst encounters- sn obstacle' of any kind, whether It be In time of planting, care of fruits or vegetables, drainage i or irrigation, he applies to the demonstration-- farm -oe- counsel and this Is quickly snd cheerfully given. This test farm, too. Is located upon about the poorest soil to be found around this section and - the colonists can accomplish even better resu Its on- their su parlor land with tne practical aid here given them. Almost any vegetable that -can - be named.- as well as-the small - fruits, are under cultivation and that It forms a vital adjunct to the colonisa tion project goes .without aaylng. - Winter Park Garden Just a half-mile from the demon stration - farm and also on -ths Wrlghtsvllle trolley line -Is Winter Park Garden, a new residence su burb." which has recently been es tablished by Mr., MacRae and his as sociates. There are 1,100 acres here, cut into resldenoe Iqts CsxSSO and backed by five-acre farms. Hers one Is within 'call of the Atlantic ocean and the delightful salt breath of the sea fills the nostrils, No lot can be purchased here unless the Investor agrees to erect a dwelling to cost not less than $2,600. Thw contract for laying off And beautifying this already favorably located suburb has been given to Van - Leeuwsn and De Wilt of whom mention Is made else where, and this means that Winter Park Garden Is to be one if thoostN,w-r3,;erV. j," hlp4 me Immedi.?.! beautiful residence suburbs In the State. Certainly for natural beauty and healhfulnese this location can not be surpassed anywhere. There Is only, a - five-cent car fare to Wilmington and the splandid turn pike furnishes a graad . :rtv . for vehicles. . Maraco, a New Colony . Just 10 miles from WllmJngtoa. on the W. C. A A. division of the At lantic Coast . Line, the . company . Is getting into shape the lxth wlony. Engineers have been busy for months In laying oft roads snd streets and arranging " for the planttn g et an other settlement. Ths land here more than (.000 acres has passed the same rigid lnspections to soil and titls and now it Is about ready for the colonists. , Just what nation ality will be Installed here has not been decided, as the plans rerarding the new-colony have not fully ma tured, but -there . will be "room, for thousands. If need be. The Hen Behind Movement , It may be of Interest to take stocW of the men behind this colonization movement which promises , so much to North Carolina and the. 8out. -Cf course Mr. Hugh MacRae Is the head snd centre, the guiding spirit snd the propelling force of lae pro ject It wss he who conceived U and With a mast-ar hand and Indomi table energy has trough t It to -pasa There Is no more prominent figure its North Carolina's world of finance to day' than this young man. He Is quiet Unostentatious, of simple tastei snd most approachable. To keep Is touch with nis vast 4nterestsv requires remarkable mentality and extraordi nary energy and these Mr. MacRat possesses in marked degree. . Hr Is a list of the corporations la which hs Is the controlling, factor: . Hugh MacRae Co., bankers: - - Carolina Trucking Development' .Company; Tidewater Power Company. which owns the street car and lighting sys tems of Wilmington; Carolina Real Estate Investment Company; Consoli dated Hallways Lljht A Power Co.; Linvilla Improvement Company, own ing 10,000 acres In western North Carolina; Winter Garden Company; Llnvllle Power Company: Tidewater Construction Company; Rockingham Power Company, which controls ths big water power development on ths fee Lee river; Georgia-Carolina Pow er Company, owning several large water powers In Georgia and 8outh Carolina; Wilmington Cotton Mills; Investment Trust Company, and ha Is also vice president of the South rn National Bank. All of these ara active, "going" con cerns, most of them capitalized in the millions and the task of keeping dally In touch with each and every one of them, directing their development, snd solving the problems each must needs meet. Is gigantic enough to stag ger a dosen orainary financiers, but this Is what Mr. MacRae does and mors. But then he Is so ordinary man. With all his Indomitable will, unflagging energy; and concentration the man possesses a msgnetle person ality. I was struck with ths admi ration and devotion of the men hs has gathered around him as associates In his business. They swear by him. His kindly manner and gen ial good humor makes the caller feel perfectly at isa snd with all ths multitudinous cares that rest upon him he seems to havs time for every- vuuy an a a mumeiii now ana men to enjoy a Jest The Carolina Trucking Development Company, with which this artlcts has to do, has for Its presldev Major E. W. Van C. Lucas, former chief of engineers. United 8tates army, for vtira In rhirra nt that rlrr mnA . bor Improvements at Wilmington, Mr. C. Van Leuven, the second vice president uf In active charge of ths company's affairs. Mr. M. F. H.: Gouverneur is first vice president; Mr. R. M. Sheppard. secretary; Mr. F. W. -Holden, assistant secretary: Mr. G. D. Crow, treasurer, and M. C. L. Fisher, general agent. - , Ths Investment Trust Company Is composed of the executive officers of all the subsldlarycompanles aad these directors hold a meeting every dsy to consider and dlspoee of im portant business matters that arise Within ther twenty-four .hours truly a safe and sane business system. The company occupies the entire fifth flnAP fif the Statithrv VtlAnl Bank Building at Front and Chest nut streets. Its quarters ars com-. modlous and up to date In everv re spect. It has on - view the ex n I bit shown at - the Jamestown - ExDosltion frulta-ana vegetables grown In its colonies and huge glass tubes show ing the various types of soil to a ' depth of severs! feet Just as' the borings were removed from the earth. The company also has Its machinery for- making blue prints' and this - Is under ths supervision of Mr. H. DcW. Rspalje, an expert engineer " and draughtsman.' - who makes all the maps of the colonies asd other pos sessions of ths' company. - In every department the system Is thorough end complete and a large force of stenographers and clerks -Is kept busy.' But It Is an Interesting work this task of "planting a -wilderness" though Infinite In detail. and its promoters' are - pursuing It tactfully and 'successfully, with an enthusiasm that knows no bounds. DEATH WAS ON HIS HEELS. . Jesse P. Morris, of Skippers, Vs.. bit a close eall in the spring of He says "An attack of pnaumonla Isft me o weas ana witn sue a learrsl couch that my friends declared - consumption had me. and death was en my heels. Tn I was persuaaeo to try Ir. Ktns'i New dseoverv. li hM m Immiii ly, and after taking two and a half bot tles I was a well man (In, I fand eut that New Discovery la the best rem edy for coughs and lung disease In 't the world." Bold under suarantee at" all drug stores. Me. and St Trial bottle free. Lineolnton, N. C. . I - ' - ,. . ' A' preparatory home schocl for young girls. ' : Hiss kate c. snirr, Teacher s;D:r'c:v. , ;:. Cambridge TJr.iv.-r-l;
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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April 26, 1908, edition 2
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