A JEWISH COLONY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 73, 9 November 1911, Page 4

A JEWISH COLONY.

An extensive project it is stated lias bean initiated for forming a colony of Jews in Utah, U.S.A. The Jewish Agricultural and Colonisation Association, as the project is called, has purchased from the Government of Utah 6000 acres of land 1 on the Sevierl River, a part of the Piute irrigation project undertaken by the Stab-. The new idea for\ this colonisation project, which pro/nises # to be successful, is the , fact that each individual is buying his farm direct from tho State of Utab with his own money. Two hundred families have already been enrolled in membership, and a bank is to be started with the idea of interesting the outside public who may be impressed by the movement as a medium for investment. Apart from the cost of the land,, it is estimated that each colonist will need a capital of £360, ■ which sum will bo lent to men with families on 10 per cent, interest. The territory purchased by the association is said to be advantageous in every respect. The soil' is alluvial, and is particularly suited for alfalfa, wheat, sugar beet, potatoes, and fruit culture. The cost of thri land is £9 per acre, including the water right. The farms in the vicinity average from 30 to 6Q 'bushels of wheat, from four to seven tons of alfalfa, from 50 to 100 bushels of oats, and from 200 to 300 bushels of potatoes per acre. Whatever the practical outcome of this particular colonising experiment, it is interesting to recall that experience has generally' proved that under fair conditions the Jewish colonist can arid does make remarkable headway within a surprisingly short time. After all, Israel was originally an essentially agricultural nation, and, as a matter of fact, its sons, have seldom failed in any enterprise that could be successfully .carried through by patience, perseverance and ability.