The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31
/ SALVATION FARM.
Further Plans Of the Army to
Help the Unemployed.
4 TRACT IN klTsap GIVEN.
- Wnf Prsdnes vsssssbsss sd Cssa.
wood for ssatsis-Gen. Booths
Eiesstsr In England.

The salvation Army consemplates fol-
lowing up rs spccessfEd opening OF the
food and shelter department. In this city
gtts d n,inssxer OF other equally important
ana necessary ad5unsss 20 its social de-
part1ueut known ia EngIand as the Ele-
yafors
About two years ago q man named
Akunssn made q VIII leaving 80 acres Of
hand to the army. THIS band ~ situated
about two miles from Sidney ard - said
70 be q valuable piece of property. One
hundred acres 10 drained marsh Land and
tie rest Ii tamber Mr. Auason shortly
after this gift went to Honoluiu. where
BE died. The deed to this property Is
clear and the army oontempfstes follow
ing out the plan adopted by General
Booth IN England and In Australia. and.
~ coon ~ means viii permit II. will start
. cooperative farm In Kitsap county.
where the cleared land can be used for
4 truck farm. while the timber on the
xest viii furnish material for the wood
yard. The army win then build It's own
barees and thus be fully equipped TO keep
sts wood yard Ia this city supplied
throughout The year. This farm - In
tended to furnish steady work for several
hundred nsen.
The Elevator in England.
In England Gen Booth has so acres
near Lons3oo. called the Home Farm"
Here the army has erected shops and
works OF almost every description. where
everything Is manufactured that has a
market vaiue. Beside these a Ia-ge part
OF the tract Is devoted 20 gardening where
esfrythiEs IL raised for the needs OF the
army and its dependents, as we'll as for
sale. The best men IN the London "ele-
yator'' are sent 10 this farm, where they
arc educated in the various branches Of
3sstsbarriry. and as the number OF pro-
Gessnt men is already quite large Gen.
booth 10 arranging 10 coionize the tract
rf land owned by the army in Australia.
This tract Is slightly miles square and was
given 70 Glen. Booth by the government
fsr his social work. This colonization viii
BE- another step upward In the elevator
process, and only the nlost trusty and
worthy Soldiers and their families will
be detailed 20 form part OF this pro-
posed colony. Once arrived i'm Australia
each family will be given a certain tract
Of Hand, house viii be built for them
ard they win be fully started on their
journey through life on property that
will be thclf. own az the reward Of their
an lnducement for their continuing the
eood wuTk II, Australia.
General Hoeth further proposes TO make
= round up OF The slusas OF Lonsion AMI
Liverpool and gather In 100 small chill
dren Of the osstaast class and send them
our 70 the colony TO be reared In indus-
trial schools
The kitsap county property Is TO be de-
vekped In accordance with the plans Of
Gen. booth, and mere land Is to be ac
quarcd as soon as practicable.
To sseferm she frisoaers.
IN tnts city the Army Is also arranging
20 form a Prison Gate Isragale.'' The
dusty OF these men and women will be TO
attend at the JslI every day and meet ev-
cry prisoner who 10 discharged after serv-
ing hts time. They viii ofrer aim or her
food and shelter and II rAey mean TO re-
form they VIII be given every opportunity
Tor - doing. This Is lfs conformity with
Gaa. Booths plan In England, where HIS
pTissH gate brigade ~ represented hv a
s'Hed Maria which is the opposite of
she BLACK Maria. In that the latter con-
veys rrsns2s1ais to Jail. whereas the RED
Maria" conveys them from the fail 20 a
safe retreat whcre after ra1gnzr hot
meal. god clothes are offered them and A
way : at once opened TO spend better
Hfe.
The statistic. on the work OF the "Rea
Msrss, saiisd so from rs being painted
red, show that s. per cent. OF all prison.
efs 50 received have been redeemed be.
yona question and returned into useful
ohanneis rf industry.
toraweea Needed in Seattle.
Tho food and shelter department, AZ
Weller and South Third strseta has been
taxed 10 It's utmost since the opening aay
last .sek 10 furnish food assi shelter To
thu many out OF work who arr. willing 10
do Anything even for mere living. Spe-
csai r. IL Fowler has every ieya~s rsss,.s.
Ia good working order, good discipline is
maintained. ard IL the chawitahfy-sn
viii only appreciate the Eoed results al
ready accomplished and come TO the f.
naneiai aid Of the army the labors OF the
associated charities VIII be greatly dina
:alsised
The srfny has been, ~ far. feeding. on
az average. stsets 80 men a day. hns as
Hone have any money and all want 10
work FER their meals the result has been
that the work has almost all given out.
The hunger OF these uscn. however, does
net diminish. ami as they gre evincing n
willingness 10 do anything ana every
thing, The officers have found n necessary
10 feed them free pealgag the reeeses ~
large conSlgnments 81 wood
The westward Is u complete success aaa
the citizens have generously responded
20 che call fer orders. bat the tr<ss7ss.
i that the asGnS eaanss set sorsf wSassI
csseugh - supply she demand for kinsil-
tag wssess In ether woras. u lacks ina
ressiy nsoseY necessary 81 pay Tor ess~si
wuoa. &c II could set this z cossia help
every man efssrsoyeza. In sasstS OF a haat
s,our eaeh. 50 thar every snah weaaa b,
EARNING his food an,s shelte- ard ira
place EQUAL sse sts,<ie self-sssssainlnw.
A visit passl 90 tAe place yx.ssersa,
showed that shere were uasge orders On
the books than the army hssd Mood 20
sisi thxEss sIsa. cgra neaa, however. haa
eeen ordered ana Il ss aepei thAs every
pastron MI - sapplseSs
The basket ssepasssxssai IS aAse ran ~ =
plan sAas va furnish large nnasss1.- -
snen a halF hours wVs-S eaSa. NO tAar
al applicants can 81 beast earn sAesr
meals. wfssas the results ~ sasesr sasor.
which Il always marketable wssl sne
spFx be s9rnsa eat Ia rssssnss quantities.
The Office ~ also sseaag goesa work In
ossM4 xls xxaess IN al szssss II 4 "A ~ x,..,s