The Maccabaean

[A very interesting and valuable contribution on the development of Palestine, which has added value because it was written for a prominent industrial magazine, appeared on March 15, in American Industries, written by Leon Haim, an agricultural engineer. We are pleased to be able to present it to our readers.]

I beg to submit these few notes, taken on the spot, to American manufacturers wishing tn extend their foreign trade and to conquer foreign markets which at present are taking their sunplies from the European Industries.

Since the building of the several raılways intended to cross Palestine has been begun the process of colonization by German, Hebrew and other settlers has assumed great activity. and the prospects are for a new period pregnant with further developments.

There are now four centers of German colonization, namely Jerusalem, Haiffa. Sarona and Wilhelmina. their prosperity causing a feeling of admiration in those who saw their birth and their evolution. This colonization is actively backed and prompted by the Berlin Government, being also assisted b active missionary work, ablv conducted. The Deutsche Palestina Bank, with headquarters in the country. is helping the emigration movement by extending advances of funds to immigrants with great facility for payment.

The centers of Jewish colonization to-day number four, Judea. Samaria, Galilee and Tiberias. They include a total of seventeen colonies. The old Rothschild eolonies are at present managed by a Jewish society which haz been continuing the same work as for- merlv. Since they took charge the same society has established ten new colonies, two centers for farming on shares and a model farm at Sedjera, the latter with an area of 6,400 acres.

Besides the above two colonizing sources,

Zionist societies and agents began nearly four years ago to visit Palestine, looking for a suitable ground for their operations. The Anglo-Palestine Bank, the financial agent of the Zionist movement, managed, through the protection of the English Government, to secure a foothold, and has already commenced putting its projects into execution.

When the country has been penetrated by new railways, work on which is now being actively pushed, it will soon become possible to cultivate the lands in the Bissan, Naplusa and Hauran districets and in the valley of the Jordan river. The new Haifa railway, across the wide extent of the Ezdrelon plains, reached Bissan a year ago, its extension will connect with the Jerusalem railway following the Jordan river, run across the whole Hauran territory and end at its Junction with the Damascus line. By factitating agricultural work in these especially favored regions the new railroads will have a powerful stimulating effect on colonization, which they will both encourage and develop.

(jerman immigrants use modern agricultural implements. As to Jewish colonists (who are far from being as good and proficient farmers as the former) Jewish managers of the colonizing societies are making strenuous efforts to compel them to cultivate their land with improved implements. this condition of affaırs offering exceptionally good chances of success to dealers. A good equipment in agricultural implements for a Jewish colonist cultivating a hındred acre farm will be as follows: Two strong Furopean plows, two plows of the Arabian type for sowing grain, one harrow, one clod hreaker, one horse rake for two colonists. one binder for three coloenists, one grain sorter for four colonists.

The country is exclusivelv an agricultural one. Cultivation is extensive, the product consisting of lima beans, chick pcas. sesame,