Talk:Indiana Colony

This story majorly redacted
Much to my historical chagrin I have been showed up on a story about which I developed many misconceptions. Finally much has been brought to bear from my extensive library of obscure history books. The McCloskey story has shed credible light on the story of the Indiana Colony.

Here is a list of inaccuracies generally misunderstood about the founding of The Indiana Colony.


 * The colony was not driven here to find cheap land nor to find a place for ailing Mid-westerners. People were just looking for warmer compatible climate after a bitter winter. They also longed for a place where they could grow orchards instead of wheat fields. Berry was an asthmatic and enjoyed the fresh air of Rancho San Pascual. The area does become one of the most popular places for the establishment of sanatoriums for improved health, especially respiratory diseases.


 * The Southern California Orange Grove Association was not formed as a secondary means of getting the Indianans out here. The Indianans always thought of growing orchards. They probably had no idea of becoming produce farmers, but when Berry learned of the type of money Wilson was making from his oranges, he realized that just growing orchards could become a lucrative business.


 * The Indiana Colony was not all Indianans. When Berry developed the SCOGA, he solicited interested parties from the Southern California local as well. He chose among Dr. Griffin's acquaintances sometimes rejecting application from people he thought might not be all that compatible with the colony's concept. This is interesting because even the company in Indiana had taken all-comers from other parts including Canada. With the establishing of Pasadena, streets were named for the states represented in the original founding, some 33 altogether.

Magi Media 05:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)Magi Media

Possible mistake?
On February 25, 2009, the Wikipedia entry on "Indiana Colony" read as follows:

"Berry was a former teacher become journalist who also had a great interest in his brother-in-law's granary. He was also an asthmatic and the midwest weather went hard on him. He contacted Mr. Meyer J. Newmark who had recently purchased Rancho Santa Anita (Arcadia, Ca.) and was able to get pertinent information on the southland. Newmark even stopped by Indianapolis and gave a first-hand account of California to the Elliotts et al. From that meeting the Indianans formed "The California Colony of Indiana." It took little time to fill the limited roll of the organizations membership."

On May 28, 2009, the name was changed in the article from "Meyer J. Newmark" to "Harris Newmark" with the explanation that "Harris Newmark owned Rancho Santa Anita."

The sources for this article were listed as

•.	^ Kyle, Dreams of the Pioneers, published by the Pasadena Museum of History, 1983. •.	^ McCloskey. 6 Horses and 10 Head, Boys' Club of Pasadena, 1971. •.	^ Hiram Reid, Pasadena, out of print, rare book, 1895.

Would it be possible for anybody to check to see if it was Meyer J. or Harris Newmark who had the conversation with the Indiana Colonists and who exactly stopped by in Indianapolis to see them?

Thank you so much ! GeorgeLouis (talk) 07:15, 25 August 2012 (UTC)