New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
LAND FOR THE INDECENT

VACANT LOTS NEAR LONG ISLAND CITY TO BE
CULTIVATED BY THE UNEMPLOYED.
The Committee on Cultivation of Vacant Lots by
the Unemployed has unked forces with the Asso-
citation for Improving the Condition OF the Poor.
and they will have :her headquarters al the office
OF the association in the United Charities Building.
East Twenty secondst. The committee has at
its disposal 300 acres OF land in four tracts,
Long Island City. The land belongs to William
Stenway and is said 10 be well adapted for gar
den purposes The traAs are within from twenty
to forty-hve minutes walk from the ferries, and
they will be poughed, narrowed, rolled and marked
off into quarteracre plots under the direction OF Mr.
Kielgaard the committees superintendent. who Is
a practical and scientific farmer. Mr. Kjelgaard
has examined the land and has declared that 1t
should Weld from 400 TO 800 bushels Of potatoes to
the acre 1t will cost about s4 acre 20 cultivate
the ground and supply the seed and the fertilizers
Will cost about s. an acre in addition
The committee has received letters from about
fifty cergymen throughout the State declaring
that they can find employment for men who are
able TO work farms.
Members of the comruttee are r. Fulton Cutting.
chairman; Jacob II. Schif, No. q Pine-st.. treas
urer: Thomas NJ Mulry, ST. Vincent de Paul; Ma
thaniel s. Roscnau. United Hebrew Charities; Ar
thur W. Milbury. Christian Industrial Alliance;
Bottom Hall Mrs c. r. LEVEL, Charity Organiza-
ton Society: Francis V. Greene Association for
Improving the Condition OF the Poor: George Calder
ST. Andrews Society. and william H. Tolman. sec
rotary, No l05 East Twentysecond-st. Room 2o7.
Mr. Tolman yesterday made the following state
ments about the plans of the committee:
The use Of a considerable amount OF land in va
rious part Of the city and across the ferries has
been placed the disposal Of the committee Those
who want a bit cultivate can apply either In per-
son or by letter application offices, which VIII
be announced later Were II not for the fear that
the committee might be swamped with applications
from worthless and vicious persons, all applicants
would be enrolled and given plot OF land II enough
is offered. soon as practicable; as II Is IL VIII
be necessary that some responsible person society
or church should certify that the applicant Is un-
able to get employment and il willing and capable
of doing agricultural work. After the name and
address and this recommendation. with such par.
ticuars as necessary TO make up record or
sociological value obtained. and 1t Is known
how much II any, credit he really needs FOR seed
fertilizer and tools the applicant Will be given
appointment on the farming lot nearest his resi-
dence. Here he will meet the farmer foreman. who
will assign him one quarter OF an acre. put his
| name the boundary stakes and write II In his
book. The foreman will supply him with seed
spade and fertilizer. for which he VIII be expected
TO pay. either when he gets them, II he Is not
able to do then as soon he can For those
who cannot live while the crop grows the commit
tee intends ~ cultivate large plot on which will