The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-08
FOR A "WORK CAMP"
Means Proposed for Aiding the
Deserving Poor.
MEN MUST LABOR If THEY EAT.
Means TO Be Used by the Union Mission
to Give Employment to Those
Who Need 1t.

The Ministerial Association yesterday dis
cussed scheme designed to assist worthy men
who are out of WORK and who want employment
to tide them over q few days. The scheme 10
one proposed by the managers of the recently
organized City Mission, located In the basement
OF the Seattle National Bank building. South
Second street and Yesler avenue.
v The proposition is to establish a woodward
that would give employment to the men who
apply as long as they want to work.
Rev. c. K Pomeroy, of the Madison street
Methodist Episcopal church, said that q similar
enterprise was carried on very successfully in
Minneapolis by the Associated Charities aud it
had the effect Of driving the trsmps and buns
out OF the city.
Rev. s. Alonzo Bright suggested that cards or
tickets might be furnished to the merchants
and these cards, directing applicants to the
work camp, could be given to persons applying
for aid.
Rev. Wallace Nutting, OF Plymouth church,
also expressed himself as in hearty sympathy
with the movement. and the members OF the
association voted to bring the subject before
their respective congregations next Sunday, at
the same time asking the people to contribute
articles OF bedding, tools clothing, groceries or
anything else.
Mr.. II. A. lettering, secretary OF the mission
and one of the promoters of the movement,
explaining Its purposes yesterday to Posi-.
lNTELLIGENcER reporter, said.
Our "work camp" as we shall call It. Is some
thing that charitably disposed people should
take hold OF, as IL IL designed 10 assist worthy
but destitute men. Everybody knows what
great distress there is among men for the want
OF something to do, and our good people are
constantly being called upon to iurnish meals
and lodgings. This help is often given to I'M
worthy persons, who spend the money obtained
Tor other purposes than food and shelter. To be
obliged TO ask for assistance is very humiliaring
to many worthy persons, who would much pre-
Ter to give labor in return for what they get.
Now, in order to furnish destitute, self-respeet-
ing men with employment, committee OF WELL
known business men propose To establish this
work camp" The committee is composed of
Judge Roger 8 Greene, Eben S. Osborne, James
A. Moore, w. J. Dickson, Dexter Horton and
DR.. Rufus Willard. This 'woTk camp is to be
Simply pS.,s a place where men, men will have
ceive the ordinary wages for it, and
be furnished their board at actual cost In this
way worthy men will be able to depend on their
own efforts for living, aud those who will not
take advantage OF the chance for employment
Will be put down as tremps and buns.
The enterprise win not be confined to wood
cutting alone, but the team that brings the wood
to the city will carry out loads of refuse from
restaurants and hotels to be fed to hogs, etc.
The success of the "work camp" Will depend
largely upon the readiness with which the wood
can be disposed Of II the good people of Seattle
wish TO order their winter wood aud bark from
the Work camp, and thus aid destitute men, 1t is
entirely in their power TO do so.
Christian merchant, Interested in all practi-
cal work of this kind, has already agreed to
locate the work camp among some fine tall frs,
where the men can cut cordwood to their heart q
content without paying for the usual stumpage.
number of contributions have already
been made. Mr.. Eben s. Osborne has donated
s. worth of groceries and a cross-cut saw, Judge
Greene has done the same, and Mrs. Greene mas
given some bedding. Dir. ]. A. Moore has also
donated s. worth of groceries and some bedding
and dishes, and Mr.. Dexter Horton has prom
Used groceries and tools. But the best dona ton
OF all 10 a strong wagon for hauling wood from
the camp, donated by George NJ. Willard, man.
ager for Staver & Walker. Now we want a team
OF horses and set of harness and that part of
the outfit will be complete.
Mr.. Willard gives the wagon, however, with
this condition that the people of the city take
hold in earnest and make the work camp sue.
cess, and believe the people will take hold and
help and know the newspapers will do all in
their power to promote the enterprise and give
proper credit in their columns for contributions
In groceries. bedding, cooking utensils, tools or
lumber