Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1924, Page 12

AMERICANS SETTLING "IN BOLIVIAN VALLEY Colenists Under “Alfalfa Bill” Murray Plan to Specialize in Stock Raising. 70 OEKLAHOMANS IN BAND Founder Expects to Bring in 100 Families This Year. BY CLAUDE O. PIKE. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924. BUENOS AIRES, June 25.—The ad- vance guard of seventy Oklahoma rmigrants has arrived in southern Bolivia and the newcomers are pre- paring to settle the 42.000-acre con- cession obtained a year ago from the Bolivian government by “Alfalfa BIlI" Murray, ex-representative from Okla- homa. Murray bought outright 42,000 acres 2t 4 cents an acre. He holds options om 466,000 acres more at the same terms. He expects to bring more than 100 families to Bolivia in 1924, The tract is in a fertile valley twenty-five miles north of the Ar- gentine border and within twelve mailes of the new vailroad being built between Buenos Aires and La Pas. The colonists expect to carry on land sale of intoxicating liquor, maintenance of saloons, gambl joints and disorderly resorts any- Where on the concession. Murray said he had had experience in such things in the pioneer days of Oklahoma, and that he did not want gamblers and “booze agents” from Chile, Argentina and Bollvia disturbing and preying on_his pioneers. Murray's prospectus is unique, an- nouncing that undesirables need not apply, and that penniless persons are not wanted. Neither sports, repro- bates or others who think the world owes them a living, those who are afraid to get away from the white lights, agitators or reformers, nor those expecting to get rich quick, need apply. The first colonists are mostly Oklas the ing homa farmers, with a doctor, a dentist and two nurses. They brought in a complete sawmill, two years' stock of medicine and drugs, a library and a complete outfit to establish the fami- lies on a producing basis. Specialise in Cattle. The settlers are exp: >ted to concen- trate on cattle raising, although it is possible they will also raise grains, cotton and semi-tropical fruits. The experiment will be watched here with interest, to see whether American enterprise is sufficient to work out the problems common to Latin countries. What is considered a,serious handicap is the problem of marketing the colon- ists’ products. While the colony is convenient to a railroad, freight rates are abnormally high, making it cost more to get produce to the market than the prevailing prices on the mar- ket. It is admitted that if the early set- tlers should make good, the cheap land which Murray sells to newcomers may attract more American settlers. T TAKE UP GUM-CHEWING Most Fashionable Adopt Newest Fad From America Despite High Costs. BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER. By Radio to The Star and Chicago Dail/ ¥ News. Copyright. 1924. BERLIN, June 25.—Germany is no longer an outsider from the maln currents of world history. Germany is up to date. Germany has found a cure for all the woes, after-war poverty, inflation and nervous break- down. Germany has found chewing gum. Not all Germany naturally, only Ber- lin's most fashionable elements. Gum chewing is expensive. Amer- ican gum costs one mark a package and is sold in hotels and the most expensive restaurants. It is chewed by the best people in thousands of tiny elegant cabarets. Not all the best people like gum. Those who don't carefully remove the nasty stuff and continue to move their jaws, thus appearing elegant and satisfving the dictates of fashion. Two things are expected- from gum chewing. It provides an out- let for the energy formerly employed in_speculation and for excessive emo- tion. Kaugummi “chew-rubber” 1is the latest American innovation to dem- onstrate its attractiveness over old- fashioned Europe vices. Housemaids Thwart}’x;ogress. 777 7SI LTI L P LS I T2 A Buffalo manufacturer who went to Europe to introduce some labor- ving household devices has found he was thwarted by housemaids who wanted none of them. Mistresses were easily convinced by the manu- cattle raising and agriculture. M ray's contract with Bolivia provid for exemption of machinery equ ment and supplies from duty. and also export products, for a period of five years. 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