The Washington times., 1895-05-04
WORK FOR WILLING HANDS
Central Relief Committee Ready to
Begin Operations on the Farms.
1t Recomm ends the Detroit Plan to the
District Commissioners and APP
propriates Money to Start 1t.

1t will not be many days now before
numbers of men aud boys will have spades
or hoes in their hands doing work on the
| Washington potato farms. That those
who desire TO be helped must work to
| deserve it was settled at an important
meeting of the central relief committee,
which was held yesterday at the city hall.
! There were present Justice Cole, who pre-
sided, Messrs. B. H. Warner, Theodore
W. Noyes, Col. John Tracy, Mrs. j. w.
Babson, and L. S Emery.
/ The object OF the meeting was reached
| promptly The subcommittee on meth
! ods OF relief through work was to 1eport
/ on the potato farm plan The report
/ was read by Mr.. Emery, its chairman, and
was signed by Mr.. Emery and Mr. Noyes.
The report was written. 1t recited in
| the preface facts with which the public
is familiar They say, in view OF the TACT
that the plan must be put in practical ope :
ration at once, if at all, they ask for I'M :
mediate acti on. 1t will be necessary to
furnish seed and implements To prepare
the ground
Ii is not understood that it is necessary
to fence the grounds or lots. It is neces :
sary, however, that the lands be under the
committee. and some such person should be
designated
In conclusion the committee recommend =
/ ed the adoption oftne following resolutions:
Resolved, That the central relief COM
mittee indorse the project OF the so called
Detroit plan and put into practical one
ration u this city.
Resolved, That the subcommittee on
methods of relief through work be author
lied and instructed 10 cooperate with the
board of trade, the Associated Chart
ties, or organizations of citizens lin carry
ing into effect this project.
Resolved, That the sum OF Isl 900, or
so much thereof as may be necessary be
appropriated, subject TO the approval of
the District Commissioners, and placed at
the disposal of the above subcommittee
TO enable them to carry out tbese instruc-
tons OF the Central Relief Committee,
These resolutions We're carried without
opposition. 81
Col. Tracy offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary of this
committee cranSfnit a copy toG these reso-
lutons, just passed, to the Conlmi ssioners
or the District, With the request that they
favor Us with early acti on on the same"
This resolution was passed at the direc-
ton of Judge Cole, who pointed out that
the Commissi oners, in their letter, had
committee, and that the money held by he
committee was at the disposal really of
the Commissi oners.
No time will be lost in getting the ap-
proval of the Commissioners but it is
understood that that is merely a for
mality, as two of the board have already
expressed themselves favoraby.
Mr.. Emery will call upon the Commits
sioners this morning and secure their
action, possibly i'll Writing.
The subcommittee has now practically
the control of the agricultural scheme,
but will cooperate with the organized
bodies of the District. conference will
probably be held at very early day with
a committee OF the board of trade and
secure consolidation of interest in that
quarter.
DIR. Emery said yesterday that he has
already received several offers for lands
in the suburbs, but very few for work in
The city. He is, however making
Investigations to discover who are idle.
and if Idle, why they don't go to work.
This will be important knowledge next
winter when the droues come in to ask
for help.
The farms, as is said, will need no fences.
but viii be taken charge OF by the police
In Detroit one mounted policeman pro-
tected the farms in the city until the. crop
was almost ready to harvest, when an
additional force was put on.