A marosludasi telep konszolidációja (1901–1915)
The Consolidation of the Colony Near Luduș (1901–1915)

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the agricultural minister’s annual reports in charge with the 20th century colonization. These accounts describe the political economy of Luduș Colony in the first 15 years (1901-1915), recording the period of accommodation and consolidation of the colonists. The colonization, the efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and the newly colonized families contributed to the development of a new era on the local level as well. Beside the ministerial reports, the paper reveals 6 accounts of the local administrator (Luduș Colony) and 8 of the territorial head chief (Cluj-Napoca), found in the National Archives of Budapest. These archival documents are processed for the first time, so they reveal some so far unknown features about the communication between the state and the families established near Luduș, giving a new perspective on the anthropological and politico-economic research.

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