The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-24
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MORAL AVID PHYSICAL ElEvAToR



mod and shelter department n newly
ntted up quarters ~ the southwest cor-
ner of Weller and gouth Second streets
BY serving fse needy men with . sub
stauttai meal consisting OK Irish stew.
good soup and pienty Of bread. In the
future Hsh. corn beef and cabbage viii
b. 1d1ed to the bill OF fare. From now
On It win be unnecessary for abie-bodied
men TO 90 hungry In this city. or be
without roof to cover their heads. The
6alvaticn Army viii take care OF needy
men asking only thsk they IN return
give an equivalent In work. The prices
Of the meals have been placed as cents,
but II Z person Is penniiess he can eat
5nst thu same by giving value received
In labor IN one Of the three departments,
namely. the repair shop. the woodward
and the basket factory. the three COM
bined being termed In salvation Army
pariauce the elevator" meaning taking
something useless ana eievating II by
making It into something useful. or TAX
ing useless man and eievating him
into useful citizen
Ths ~aIsatisu E3ev.so@.
The elevator occupies the two build
ings formerly known as the Overland
and the New York houses, giving four
stores on the ground floor and thirty
sleeping rooms above. and will be under
the immediate charge OF Special r. III.
Fowler assisted By Sergeant III. III. Wal
lace ard corps OF cooks. carpenters and
other mechanics who win have charge
OF the various departments.
Special Fowler showed reporter OF
the Observation-Disclosures over the building
yesterday and showed the progress OF the
work and what had been accomplished In
three weeks. The buildings were In ter
ribly dslapidated condition and all the
mechanics that have been at work to
giving their labor free. receiving only
their food In return. The ground fcor
has been paperei and painted and scrub
bed throughout. and the fossr stores d.
vided into departments. The corner store
Is the Office. where the records win be
kept and donations received and stored
In large clothes presses adjoining. The
adjoining double store Is the dining room
fitted up with double lunch counters ard
a large range and kitchen at the rear.
having . capacity TO feed 800 persons
day. The counters will accommodate
oINCA%y-A luE3 al 1nlEs 4{sc AltCAGH
IL specially inviting, cleanliness being one
OF the cardinal virtues OF the institution.
l~asiiness "a G srai-ai Virtue.
The next store adjoining on Weller
street will be the sleeping and reading
ROOM About 15o men can be accomnlo-
dated with a shake down without charge
An immense boiler In this room, capacity
600 gallons. heated from coils In large
stove tn the room. win furnish hot water
20 four convenient bath rooms on the
sides of q large wash room In the rear
OF this dormitory. Bathing win be one
Of the luxuries furnished free and i'm
sisted on to insure comfort to all the
occupants. Tubs, boards. boilers, hot and
cold water In the wash room will furnish
all the conyeniences for the men TO keep
their clothes clean. and In the event Of
having only one suit. q hot room has
beer added to the wash room 50 that
while the Individual Is taking a bath his
wash can be drying. A still further pre-
caution Cor cleanliness has been taken
By adding = fumigating room to be known
as the chamber OF horrors" In that all
animate things taken In there that have
survived the boiling process VIII meet q
slow death by poisonous asphyxia,ion.
Every possible convenience Is to be found
there to afford the men comfort and
cleanliness.
he Rules - thu House.
The following rules painted on the walls
will govern the inmates:
mo loud talking allowed.
s'No profane language allowed.
Positively no smoking allowed.
Doors close II p. m. open o. "a.
Meals from s to II A. m
Meals from to p. m.
''No sleeping between a. m. and o. m.
Each person viii be responsible for
his own.
Prayer meeting daily at is:so
These rules Will be strictly enforced
SPECIAL F. II. FOWLER"
viii axe stia Things New.
The three departments. except the cuis-
nary, will not be In full working orSser
until next week. In the repair shop
everything CT dilapsda9ed nature and
NOT utterly useless will be received and
sInasie over for sale seconsi-h hand. This
Will embrace furniture. mattresses, closh-
ing. tools ard In fact every imaginable
thing that Is used or worn and thrown
away as useless This department VIII
have plumbers. electricians. carpentc-s,
hrickiayers. shoensakers and others to
meet all demands for work of either
class.
TIE basket factory Win occupy a large
room In the rear OF the bulkIsry. with
practical baSketmskers In charge. and