NOVEL TEXAS COLONY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11126, 27 July 1907, Page 1 (Supplement)

NOVEL TEXAS COLONY.

RANCHER, PLANS TOWN AND OUT-

WITS LUMBER DEALERS.

STAMFORD, 'Tex., May 18. C.W. Post,. of Battle Creek, Mich., who owns a ranch of 200;000 acres eigthy mites' west of Stamford" and more than fifty miles from the nearest railroad point, is preparing to fight the so-called lumber trust m an original way. He had plans made for 1,500 houses which he purposes to build on his land for 4he use of colonists whom he will bring here. When became to buy lumber he round that it would cost him an enormous amount to buy and transport tlie material. In addition to th c cottages which, he wiU, build, a largequantity of lumber is needed dor business buildings and manufacturing companies which he has planned to. establish in --tlie' town on the ranch. To cope with the. high prioed Jumber dealers, Mr. Post has just bought a large sawmill m East Texas. The plant is now getting out all the lumber necessary. - Mr.. Post says he'.wiU^also have the satisfaction, of determining J ust what profits there are m the lumber — siness. ... '•"..-•'.

He is preparing to solve the transportation problem by building a railroad to his ranch". It will be more than fifty miles long and will connect with the Texas Centra. Railroad at Hamlin or some other nearby point. This road will be built and owned by Mr. Post „- This colonization enterprise^ is the most elaborate ever attempted- m, Texas. It will be operated on a novel basis. The ranch it being divided into fifteen hundred separate tracts, and upon each tract a comfortable cottage and all- necessary outbuildings will be built. In the central part of the ranch a town site will be laid out and numerous buildings erected. This town is to fee a model . place, pf residence, if Mr. Post succeeds m his plans. He will rent each tract of land on shares tor the first three years, at the expiration of which the. renter may buy the place if he desires. Mr Post says that he will guarantee the renter constant employment m colony work when not busy, on his oyrn land. He thinks that a trial of three years will give each colonist ample opportunity to test tho proposition of becoming a permanent resident of the colony. .. ;.- ■' y "