The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-25
PROTECTION.
From The New York World Free Trade
Authority.



Special To The Sunday World.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 3O.-This
thriving city OF mills is a graphic ilustrn-
tion OF what the city OF New York can do
in the way OF building homes for its
working people.
A Sunday World reporter has made n
tour through the city and was astonished
at what she saw and learned.
The mill hands live in good style on
less than an average of 81 a day.
Their homes are modern houses, with
hay windows, lawns, gardens and shade
trees.
The average monthly rent is only 50
for half Of one OF these elegant homes.
Twelve dollars is deemed excessive, al
most extravagant. To rent a whole
house, with all modern improvements
and ample grounds, cost Sl5 to SIS a
month.
II. Higgingson of the law firm OF Dubu-
que a Higgingson, was the writer's infor-
mant and companion on the tour
through the city. lie conducted the re-
porter along n wide avenue, ON both
sides OF which, between the street and
the sidewalk, plot OF green sward had
been left. At the top OF the hill view
Of the city in hall a dozen directions was
commanded. The general aspect OF the
streets was that OF an enormous country
village, builded OF handsome houses,
nestled among luxuriant trees, and each
one the possessor OF lawn and garden.
Each street was lighted by electricity
and several had street car lines.
Here you can gain some idea OF our
city," Mr.. Higgingson said. "There is
room enough TO give each inhabitant ten
acres OF land and yet we have grown from
$4,000 Co $4,000 i'm the past ten wears"
A modern tenement house. There is
n typical tenament house." he continued
pointing out good sized modern archi-
lecture. with pretty vcranda and bay
window. The grounds consisted 81 y
clean shaven lawn, shaded by several
fine elms and oaks There were ham
mock and rustic seat. Flower gardens
bloomed ON all sides 81 the house. IL
looked like private residence designed
Tor the occupancy of a man in easy cir
cumstnnces.
"That house is occupied by two iami-
lies OF mill hands," Mr.. Higgingson said,
lone on the first floor, the other on the
second, each having one-half OF big at
tic. As you see the bay window extends
20 the second story, thus making both
floors equally pleasant"
what rent do the families pay?"
mine dollars month"
"Nine dollars month";
"Yes, sir. / can show you scores, yes
hundreds, of such houses as that IN this
city" Mr.. iliggingson replied calmly, ''in
some OF which the rent Will bc even less
than that. You can hire whole house
like that for S15 or $50 a month"
"Do many OF the operatives own
houses in this city 2"
Hundreds Of them do"
THE IDEAL COTTAGE HOME.
The writer passed number Of neat
little cottages with yards and gardens,
In many Of which corn, potatoes, beans,
squashes and nearly all kinds Of vcgeta-
bles were growing. AN ample supply for
the family table. "Such cottages as
that cost only 5000 60 $ 900 To build,r
Mr.. Higgingsan said.
At one point Mr.. Higgingson pointed
out block of three story houses, with
bay windows and small Yards in front,
the kind of house that would rent for
$50 a month in New York just as fast ms
the agents could offer them TO the pub
lie. They were charmingly situated,
facing "A beautiful park that sloped down
to the river.
'rhe man that built those houses"
said MIR. Higgingson, "made a mistake.
He can't rent them mt 500 month,
of any one OF them 60 any person who
would live in IL ten years. You see, our
people want yards about their homes,
and won't take a. house 80 long ms they
can get them with n yard"
Lord Coleridgc, the Chief Justice OF T.
through this country in SS3, said. ut
interested me, | can see them at home.
never shall see in my own dear Englan
lower middle GLASSES. have seen among
capital in the world | have seen tens
owners OF them. ann told that I'm gene
cultivated gentlemen own their houses
What a state of satisfaction and cont
an irresistible force in time Of war"
Mr.. Gladstone: 81 repeat here what
put il in print, that an attentive read
Free Traders will be furnished thereby "
benefits that have accrued, and now G
ngricnlturists and laboring classes OF
Protective Tariff system"
Col. IngersoIl 1--WE have taken the
the men who could not succeed in Englan
robbed and trampled upon-we have TAX
generation are superior TO the nobility
emigrnted. We have taken in the Irishm
from the almehnuse and we have turned
their novels aud huts into palaces, OF
splendid men,"
Nowhere can be found ~ better illus
tration OF the above comparison than
right here In the Upper Peninsula Of
Michigan. Here we have thousands oimen
from the oppressed countries of Europe.
They come here with their all tied up I'm
a bandana handkerchief; they secure
work In the mines and IL IL not long be-
fore the benefits of a protected country
bcgin TO ehUw-they buy better clothing
than they ever had before and what IL