THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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These lands are understood to be extremely valuable 

 when under irrigation and much interest is displayed by 

 those desiring to make homestead entry for them. 



Any representations by any person of special informa- 

 tion regarding entry of lands under conditions more favor- 

 able than those offered to the public in general are fraudu- 

 lent and entirely without foundation. These lands will 

 not under any circumstances be opened to entry except 

 after due notice to the public and in such manner as to 

 give all persons equal opportunity of presenting homestead 

 applications to the local land office at North Yakima. The 



NEGRO SETTLEMENT AND TOWN SITE PLAN. 



Colorado is State Chosen. 



An innovation in the way of developing a district 

 and town site company has been brought to our atten- 

 tion by Mr. 0. T. Jackson, a prominent colored man of 

 the state of Colorado. Mr. Jackson and a number of 

 his colored friends have made an effort to solve the prob- 

 lem of making it possible for the negroes to become self- 



PROPOSED PI. AN 



TOWNS! TE AND DISTRICT SETTLEMENT 



ORGANIZING 'PURPOSES 



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Negro Settlement and Town Site Plan in Colorado. 



attention of the Postoffice Department has been called to 

 this matter, as the persons making such representations are 

 subject to punishment if they circulate such matter through 

 the mails, by newspapers or otherwise. 



The following contracts for the installation of steel 

 lateral and sub-lateral headgates in the Belle Fourche irri- 

 gation project, South Dakota, have been awarded: 



To the Greeley Headgate Company, of Greeley, Colo- 

 rado. 126 headgates, $2,079.74. 



To the Coffin Valve Company, of Boston, nine gates; 

 contract price, $861.96. 



supporting as agriculturists, and at the same time own 

 town site property on a community plan which will have 

 a decided uplift tendency. 



This project is known as the Negro District and 

 Town Site Company, and has been submitted to the 

 State Land Board of Colorado by the Negro Business 

 Men's League of that state. The State Land Board con- 

 trols at present 3,699,729 acres of land within the 

 boundaries of the state of Colorado. Dr. Jefferson, reg- 

 istrar of the Land Board, is favorable to the plan, and 



