The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-03
THEY SCORN TO BEG.
Nearly Two Hundred Men
Working on Pingree Tracts.
TO PRODUCE THEIR OWN FOOD
land. Tools and Seed Furnished Them
by the Committee and the CO.
operative Indu@trials.

The success 81 the Pingree plan and
also OF The Cooperative Industrial So
C2sty. both ~ which are conducted aioEsE,
the same lines. Is assured and the two
organization are ALREADY the means by
which nearly - deserving families are
pacing themselves in a position % com
parafITe comfort and Independence While
0s organizations are distinct they ara
WORKING together 20 the same end and 10
a certain extent one has aided the other
By the efforts OF ne organizers of the
h1nsree plan. thirty-seven distinct tracts
OF land about tire city have been secured
Tree or cost for the purpose OF carsen-
Ing. while the Cooperative Society has
been donated five-acre tract In he nn-
vanish valley by County Treasurer Ma
pie where about fifty men. all represent
Ing families. are now al work planting
potatoes and other vegetables The Ave
acre farm in South Seattle and the sev-
eral tracts about the city now present a
busy scene, III men being at work viii,
garden tools and seeds. furnished free OF
charge, planting gardens and thus pre-
par1ng for a winters supply OF food and
making sure of securing sufficient money
for the purchase OF necessary clothing for
themselves and their helpless children. All
appear happy and hopeful and the pre-
vaiiing pleasant weather has been a god
send 10 them.
people on Railroad avenue near the end
OF Jackson street. Is in charge OF Col
Thomas Pirret, and wnen applicants for
garden tools and seeds come in he regis
tiers their names and location and makes
a satisfactory allotment OF the desired
implements and seeds. II was the inten-
ton Of those in charge Of the plan 10 es-
tahlished barracks on Front street. near
Battery. but II has since been ascertained
that the property has already been sublet.
so that II is not available. Consequently.
this scheme was abandoned and the or
ganizers set TO work 70 secure little
patches OF land about the city wherever
il was easy of access. and those who till
ed the soil would not have any difficulty
in getting TO market with the produce.
Without exception every caller at the
station on Railroad avenue has asked for
potatoes for seed. and every one has been
allotted a sack OF them. In addition 30
quantity OF other seeds and also the nee
eSsary garden tools. such as hoes. rakes.
shovels or spades. etc. The 1T men who
have applied for help at the station have
each secured the use of patches OF land
here and there In the city and all ere
busy gardening. planting the larger share
Of the land in potatoes. The lots thus Sc
cured and which have been registered at
the Railroad avenue station are as fol-
Il VS.:
real estate sign"
South Twelfth and II streets.
No. -lS6 .-.uth Twelfth street
No. 1i9 Weller street.
South Park.
Blocks 7. 8 and .. Baxter's Second addi-
ton
Corner of Smith and Pennsylvania ave
nues.
Blocks . 81 d. T Denny's addition.
Lot O. block AZ. A. A Denny's sixth ad-
dillon.
Block T. Bell & Denny's addition.
Lots and s. RengstorH's addition.
Lot g. block Il. A. a. Dennys sixth adj
dition.
Lots between Sixth and Seventh streets,
between Stewart and Virginia.
Lots on Depot, near May street.
Lot corner Orion and Harrison,
Lot corner OF Dickson and Harrison.
Lots South Twelfth and r streets.
Corner Depot and Williamson streets.
Corner Eighth and Lenora streets.
Depot and Broadway.
Block S, J. ]. Morse's addition South
Seattfe).