Among the villagers were not only "lone rangers" like Yokoyama, who came alone, there were also many who had been recruited to come en masse by the "Daido Takushoku Cooperative Association" set up by fellow Taiwanese.
這些村民中，除了像王田這樣自己前來的「散兵游勇」外，也有很多是應台灣鄉親開設的「大同拓殖株式會社」集體招募而來的。