Through the hearty cooperation of Palestine orange experts and the opportunity offered by the release of groves in Petach-Tikvah and Ness-Zionah, planted by Baron Edmond de Rothschild Agency, the PICA, the Palestine Settlers Service, have embraced the opportunity of organizing a group settlement of twenty American families in Palestine.
In making this announcement, Jacob de Haas states: “The stream of would be American Palestine settlers has swollen considerably in the last few months. The deterrent to immediate settlement for many has been that while they keenly desire to possess orange groves, they cannot afford to settle now and wait for the trees to grow up and yield fruit. We have tried to solve that problem for twenty families, through the energetic effort of the “Hanotaiah” which is on the spot.
“Six groves in Petach-Tikvah and Ness-Zionah covered by mature trees which have been yielding excellent crops of oranges and some grape-fruit, have been secured and if negotiations with individual settlers are completed early in September, the property will be parcellated and the new owners come into a satisfactory income this fall.”
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