, 1877-02-12
3estitution Found in All Por tions
OF the City.
How the Cooperative Plan Works
in Fox Place.
An Episode in the Domestic Career Of
O junk Dealer.
Curious Attempts at Shammlng on tho
County Agent.
Some Terribly Effective Temperance
Sermons,

The spectre Of cruel Want, these very hard
times, has throno III many place besides The
slums Of this city. The mansion on the broa1
avenue as well as tho rookcry In Fox place OF
Hcll's 1Tall-Acrc pays tribute TO It's Implying
sway. The Relief md Aid eoctaty knows nu'
mcrous families whose plnchcd features tell tic
story Of the suffering that their pride refuses to
confess, Men Of almost every profession arc
upou the books who never made known tlIctr
hunger until tho last crumb Ind ilisanpearc1
antl starvation stared themselves or their help.
less families in tho face. Single men, thrown
suddenly out Of employment In the most re
spcctablo stations, have climbed those steps on
Lasal1e street with many Sigh, and begged for
atime at least, or for place to sleep IN over
night. Tho unfortunate dcstltutc havo
eought as we'll the police eta.
lions and tho Office Of tho County
Agent. They have even struggled up 10 tho
oench Of tho Police Justice, and begged for
3otl's sake to bo sent to tho House Of Correc.
lion for criminals, anywhere, only to be let
tive for while.
ltmnat be tald TINT 'thc poor ia Chicago are
aud Aia Society Is furnishing 1odglug to per-
snd other ascne!e*; thc lily las provided sov.
era, additional iodcing-houses, and tho County
Agent cures fot. perhaps a50 families per day.
What. with the assistance OF outside
benevolent societies, Il Is doubtful whether
10 rellerc the sailer,ngs of tic distressed. Il
may alAo hc Raid TINT hut few unworthy cases
victtn1lze th1sn ORGANIZATIONS, as tho greatest
snro G + ~. uniformly cxofslsed Ia investigating.
rIactteed upon the RELIEF mud Aid Society was
when Director Trucedeli gaye tic etm Of $o5
e an ln!l1vaTl.'a! Lying n t9 southern part Of
relief II the basement Of htr1cIS building, with
No food, fuel, Or clothtng Ills heart was toucll-
c1, anil lic accordingly rcportcd favoraby. It
,Ra was Ienr,sd suoselusntly, however, tt!at tho
nituro hiidsn. But Mr. Trucsdcll forced thc
imEostor 10 ditgorec:
The County Agents system In detecting fraud
tdnn nersRs the safsst psrssto1 Tue aGp
wlth VIA the name and number 81 tho street, Tho
visitor investigates, and, after much palns.ak-
rE fayoraoly .nn md the worthy poor re-
peculiar applications. Among them may bo
mentioned entrcnt!ca by women in delicate
condition, Of whom tho very great minority arc
Norwcgt1ns. TAost women arc Acnt to tho
and food. II tlcy ,laye an a6iding.rlac
The great majority of tho cascs are worthy
rcnrSecnttng Utmost every occu patton, race, and
e eonditio1i, 20 ihe mill weather approaches,
County Agent gradually decrease. and there nro
now probably less than 85D applicants ner day.
THE COOPERATIVE rLAS.
THIS system ot living is pursued by tho poor
most extensively, pctlnps, in Fox place and Oh
adjacent streets. Fox place Il telslcmrnt cx-
tending from Noble street to Elyton roaI, aud
ami Is literally packed somewhat after
IT, tie tonen,cnt-ho'lso fash1on in. New York.
Tie; lwelcrs tcrc arc chiefly l'utcs ind
nohcmians, and rs sure a4 tho winter months
toniu arotlnl. 70 sure they applicants for r.
ltcf frum tl!c county. Tley consider thelr
about enough to sus'st On In thu summer
months. Thio IA illlccd very unrlcan scttlc-
mont rs lnust needs he by reason OF tho numhcr
OF !nnlates hultllrd Into slirii unwholcsome
quarters.
Al Nos. ! anil g Fox plncc, slx fontl,e>
numbering twenty persons ilsp in iwo roo,ns.
Each fnlnily has a he'd 10 itsctf but tlcy ali usc
tho samc stoyc: cooking utcn.lis, ctr. Tic
rooms hrc abnut 1axlf. Al No, IL Iurrutum
street there arc abuat twelve fnuiltss in oc
lioatc, paying III nh ayerngc ai,out III pcr
month rent caril. In ono luiltlt1rs OF, Mi.
waakcc aycHuc-Et!was,ls' nlvyk--thcro uro
uho,it twenty-five families nt almost every
t,tff