modern colonization by dr. herman janss

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The neak! Blue Book ol Cal:ilontkl

DR. HERMANJANssEedetar!ttatm Lmt* DiDisiolt,Noti@al Agsacialion Reulty Baunl3Metubet b dilar ia l Comn i tl..Realtlt Blue Book


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Theneahy Bl aBookolC. ilorlrio

ModernColonizationB!, DR. HBMAN JANss

Farm Renters-Neu Pioneers-Neu Farrns CteateNeu Business-Constructire Deael,opment Pol,i,cg-Neces-si,tA ol Mod,ent Method*-Enhanci.lxg the Bea&ties ol tkeCountrvsid,e-M odern Caloni?ntion Means Ser"oice-MERICA'Shistory is illed with the thrills of frontier life. It isa history of expioration and pioreering. For. two centuries- American peoplehave been pushing westward, engageal n astruggle o conquer he wilderness. The prairie schoone$,caravans,Indians,and all that went with them, ale now things of the past. Thefrontier has benpushedwestwald and nodhwald until it has almostdisappealed into the Pacific Ocean and into Hudson Bav.Traces of the old frontier wilder]less still remain, however. Aridlands in the West, swamps in the South, and forest lands in the North

andWest, which homeseekersassedby in their forward march toconquerthe prairies, are the lands vhich now attract the falfnIn these sections today we have the tearest approach tothe. rontier of yesterday. Here the modern pioneers are buildingtheir new fams, forming towds and village governments, creatin!newschool ist cts andcarrying on the many other tasks nvolved nbuilding.FATM RENTDBSNEW PIONDMSThmen who are now doing the pioneeiingare the farm renters.have tired of tuming their eamings into rent, the city folksvishing to get away lrom thc congestedndustr ial cenrersand lhetenemenl, and the rural wage earneN who look forward lotho time when they can earn their own farm homes, The desire fore ownership is urging on the present-day farm pioneers.The hodern buyers want land that will produce a comfortableand a fair profit, and they want to be in communitis whereadvantages will enable then to enjoy life. They have Iongforward to the time when they would have their own faryn--; with gardens, felds and herds, a homefor thet children andown roof to shelter them in old ase.

farm buyer a.s he outstanding feature of ihe salesplans.


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294 The Re(rltlJDlue Book af Colilornia

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NEW FARMS CREATENDW BUSINESSDevelopment and settlemeDt of new lands not only provide desir-able homes for the homeless,but they create a nlar'kt fol the pro-ducts of our industr-y and the surplus of our far.ms. That,s why busi-ness men as weil as farmers should be iDterested in openiDg up ofnew farns. Evety pioneer region, during the early period of develop-ment, becomesan impoding rather- than an expo*ing country. Dur-ing the first ten or twenty-five years thesenew frontier. distdcts fur-nish a market for buiiding matelial, fann tools, machiDery, food,clothing, livestock and feeds. These home markets for.the productsof our falms and of our factories ar'e more to be desired than forigntrade. CONSTRUCTIVEDVELOPMENTOLICY

Land settlement means more than the merc selling of a piece ofland. Not so many years ago the city real estate men learued that inorder to attract families to the industrial centers it was necessarv odo more lhar just sel l a lot .Subdivisions were carefully platted, parks aDd playgr.oundspro-vided, utilities installed, and moder-nhomes erected. FinaDce corDor-at ions were organized o spl l Lhese omesur lhe lo g-l ime pay;enlplaD. The successof these modern subdivision projects hai provedthe soundnessof this method of constructive development aDd liberaisalpspoli .y. NECESSITY F MODEENMETHODSThis same planniDg, building, ieDdeling of ser-viceand long-timecredit must be a pa]'t of every successfui and developmentproject ofth future. The men and womeD of today will never go back to theoid pioneel conditions of fifty years ago. Modem methods must beapplied to falm building just as they have been applied to the moderncrty,One of the first steps iD opening a large acreage of iand forsettlement is the secudng of a detailed soil survey, so that the differ-ent pieces may be blocled into 'well-balancedfann units. Onlv thebesl and mosl avajlableagucullural lard shouldbe offered or s;t i lc-ment. FollowiDg the soil suney a complete highway system should bebuilt to connect the land to be sold with the nearest market centers.ENIIANCING HD BDAIITIES F T!!E COUNTBYSIDDThe roadsides should be planted with groups of native trees, allof which will add to the beauty of the country. Imagine how barrena city resideDcesectian would look'without trees or shrubbery alongthe streets and boulevards! Compar.emiles of straighi, monotonouiturnpike, snd hardly a tree or brush along its entire length, with themany beautiful countlysides having occasionalw.inding ioads follov-ing the banks of dvers and lakes, or the ridge of some picturesquhill; with clumps of trees and scattered wild flowers: with the farm

homegroundsmadearrract ive { ' i th nat ivc planl ings.Just as atiractive streers and home grounds increase Lhe beautv.of the city, so do the carFfully planned and planted tannstead andIrighyay qdg (o .thecoumry. | [ we expeci, o attract the best t]Te o{rmnxgrant tamtlres tnto these new countfies we musbgive more atten-tion to enlarging upon the beauties of our countryside.


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The Real,taBtrueBook ol Californi& 296After the roads are laid out plans should be madefor rural socialcenters-the playgrq! d and business enterof Lhe ommunity.Theseinlard.cen_lcrs hould have their park and playground,communityhall,scnool, hurch.store.crpameryand whateversmall indusl y thesur"rouncun-gountly will support. Theserural cpniersvrill accom_plBrr lor' l,he-countrywhat the parks. playgroundsand cornmunitycenErshavedone or the citr_

, The average malL ounh] lown is a sad exampleof lackol tos,npiarltrmg,wrth rts poor architecl,ureand inefficipnt merchandizins.Moreattentjon shouldbe given Lo development f our rural towni.Iney snould be the businessand socialcentersoI Lhesurroundinsconurunity. No colonizationprojecl can bc mmplpted successllrwithout own and countrybeingplannedand developpdoin v.SETTT]DRSOI. CHARACTER NDCESSASY

Upon the selection of desirable new farmers who have the abilitylo","make good" depexds $e success of any coton;zation pioJeei.Arrer au, tne personatrtyot the pioneer men and women is as imDort_enl, as ia the plan of selllement. lt is a weil_known .tact thai thecarefully planxed community with the ser.vice feature emptrasiiml l at lract lhe mo6t desirable famil ies. The ambil ious men andwomeawith high ideals s,ant al,i activp homesleaalsocated n a nio_gre$ive neighbolhood and the) srill nol move inl,o .,backwoods."alis-tncts.rr rheycan f ind a ptanned ommunity hat is rapidly developinqand thar has aociatadvanlageswhich $.i l l make l i fe \eorth l ivint. -, MODERNCOLONIZATION DANSSER'\,TICDErerylyhere in business the word service stanals out as the meas_ure of value. Service means that the seller stands by the product andhelpus make }e besi useof \4hal we buy. nut*tatolt f ,eL; i ly* i ;oDuys ancl away ofi in some dislant frontier? No near_by sclool, noneighbors. log house hat takps all summer ro build. no adviceonproneerproblems and no credit advancedat a ijme whpn a lew dollarsmear the difierence between successand failure,- "Jwt selling,' has been the mistake of the past. We neealruralplanning,he community ):peof land setr lemeniwith " itr ;A;" ; ; i ; ;veD [o the new seitler.s. This cannot bp secured by forcinE dumD_ing of scatjered lands on the homp-seekins publi. or: injo th; h;;Aof thousands f small spaculators. Aid fo-rconstrucrive r"a i" t t fe:menl- rojectswil l do more real ser\ ce han any -lorcing 'em to sel l , ,legislation.Lands not now suitable or land sett lernent, uchas submar!. inal.non-availableor sul.pius areas. should be utilized to. .etorestition.grazlngor rpcrFaLional ur.posesnd taxed accordingl l . These andswllr Inen be Conserved s potentialhomes or succpeding enerat ionsof homeseekeN.- From the standpointof chara.tel-bui lding and the devcioDmenlol,good rtrzens nd strong naljonal leaders,he front ier is the greal_est asset any nation can hav." . IL is the pioneerof today and tomon-owstandjngon the doorstepor nls own home who is going to safeguard and advance this democ_


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