New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12

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THE TRIBUNE FRESH AIR FUND FOX looZ'
The hope expressed early in the year tbat' uhuor
the auspices of THE TRIBUNE, greater iacilltieS
wonld he afforded for carrying on the Fresh Ar
work mas been abundantly realized. by lar inc
Iorccst and most successful in tho history oil
the Fresh Air Fund has Just been brought 70 sat
isfactory close and the results are before US
fornght,s vacation was given to 5.509 poor people
fron the city; 39li were received as guests ny the
,eonle In the country and for l,GJJ board WAS
paid.
At the onts,t we had no expectation OF sondlngto
the country any except such as wonld DC enter
tanned without compensation Bat after mdsuh-
mer il was found that generous public had sup
plied us with more money than could possibly DC
used i'm this way-the public response having outrnh
any preparations we had ever made In the country
for the gratuitous reception Of guests. There we're
still many needing the vacation on account OF inc
exceptionally trying season In the CITY, that couiu
not he sent. 1t was then deemed wiser 10 use tho
surplus in paying board for such as would otherwise
have no chance for breath Of fresh air. Very
cheaO ARRANGEMENTS were made. and only cases OF
great need were taken. We promised at the outset
that SO should give child fortnights vacation and
bring him home again As matterOf fact thanks TO
the generous cooperation of the railway and steam
boat companies. we we're able to do it for 81 50.
Where board was paid the total cost was raised to
S6 49, but even with this addition, the average cost
forevery person of the whole number sent was only
So 81 Less than One-third of the entire number
were boys; the poop e, in former years express
ing a decided preference for gIls. With the excep-
ton of go mothers and working girls, all were
children under twelve years OF age.
Money was contributed without stint until we
were forced to ask the people to refrain from
giving, more than fifteen hundred sepa-
rae subscriptions having been received. Con-
tributions were received until the Fund reached
the handsome sum Of 81 500 81. With this Fund
$500 persons in all sent to the country, kept
there for two weeks and returned to their homes. or
these 3,9iO were entertained in the country gratu-
Itously. The rest children often accompanied by
| invalid mothers. were sent when tho offers for
gratuitous board had secured in advance for this
| season were exhausted. The expenditures were as
| follows:
Travelling expenses in finding homes for oo,,,,
500 SZlI IL
moicTs 1888 90
Travelling expenses OF l,155 children and -,.oo
Board Tor 49, children ana 3Oj moicrs. G5QG 90
Po,r,sI 20 90
! phvslei1n-' hin. .................... q 80
Funeral expenses Tor one child.............. II 10
rot,l SCI .32j O6
| Reliance ON hand .............. 23l -
The .GG5 persons for whom board was paid had
two weeks in the country at an average cost OF
So Is ID, while those who went rs invited guests
were given their fortng1ts vacation at a cost Of
! - IS n child. Even counting tho amount paid
for board the average cost for person Is only
| l,,y b.n .fia of he
average distance of 30 miles into the country re-
NAMED two full weeks, making the aggregate
number OF miles travelled by the children equal to
| abonf eI,hty-fve times around the world. All tins
| vast amount of travelling has been accomplished
without any sort of accident Volunteer helpers have
been ready TO escort the children to and from the
country so that not penny was used for salaries.
| Reduced rates were readily granted by the follow
| ing railway companies: The Ncw-NOrk Lake Erie
| and Western; New-York, Ontario and Western
/ New-York, Susquehanna and Western; Delaware
Lackawauna aud Western; PENNSYLVANIA LehIgh
| Valley; Central Railroad Of New-Jersey New-IOrk,
New-IIavcn and Hartford New-Haven and North
! ampton ; New-London and Northern Naugatuck ;
Housatonic Danbury and Norwalkj Shepaug
New-York Central and Hudson River; Utica and
| Rack River: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company;
| Central Vermont; Bennington and Rutland, and the
| Ulster and Delaware; and also by the following
steamboat companies The Norwich, Peoples Gu
zens' the Albany Day Boats, and the Catskill Line
These transportation companies have not only gwen
reduced rates but have shown an interest and heart
| in the matter that are most refreshing.
The children were received in 100 different places
in seven States, as follows:
VERMONT.
| penrinqtop. Pttsford.
Dorset ioWh"i
| N,rt5 EruuiugtOn. West Rutland
MASSACHUSETTS
| Chesterfield NorIHdlnVton'
| EastAamptOn S 1 a. ,.o.ao,a
| florence , MSst Cit9lo' "''"
| Goshen, MluIdih9u"lS'
| Haydcnyille. "orthlhetoh'
RHODE ISLAND.
Peacclalc. >-,,,,l,,,
| pri.toI Orange.
Giinton Plainyille.
CnIliu.ylIe Portland.
ncen RIVER ROXbuIy,
| IF,stou South Britain,
| Essex o'utnIu-."n'
| Pennington. SoulnpOlI'