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as a co-operative enterprise is to provide knowledge and 

 experience for those who later on may wish to purchase 

 land in this desirable locality. As Mr. "Whiting 

 ultimately intends to part with a major portion of his 

 estate, he will undertake to sell land at §87 per acre 

 for first year, and §100 per acre for next two years, 

 in order of application. 



Mr. Whiting will undertake guidance of the Eanche 

 for the first two years, to ensure the business being carried 

 on in the same way, and to the best advantage of both 

 shareholders and himself, during which time he must 

 have absolute control guaranteed him of all workings 

 of the Eanche, and, where necessary, hiring of skilled 

 labour and salaries, and all interested must sign an 

 agreement to this effect. Mr. Whiting draws no salary 

 during these two years. This plan will be necessary 

 to arrive at best results in the present scheme and the 

 ultimate colonization of Mr. Whiting's adjoining lands. 

 At the end of two years Mr. W^hiting offers to con- 

 tinue the management or supervision, if so desired by 

 shareholders, at 82 00 a month, or Mr. Whiting will 

 elect someone to act as assistant manager under his 

 direction, when he will thus supervise for 8150 a month, 

 the sub-manager getting about §75 a month. 



Shareholders residing in the Eanche houses will 

 pay four dollars a week for their food ; any profits 

 accruing will be turned into the general funds. 



AVashing and medical attendance to be paid for as 

 extras. 



Students who are competent and wishful will be 

 able to earn salaries at current rates at the expiration 

 of one year ; thus those of the shareholders who really 



