New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04

uonrr rrxrNENTs WILL PAY. IT is SAID.
ADDRESSES BEFORE THE IMPROVED HOUSING
CONFIDENCE MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND
TYPICAL. INSTITUTIONS TO BE
VISITED TO DAY.


TYPICAL INSTITUTIONS TO BE
VISITED TO DAY.
tn. conference called by the Association for I'M
proving the Condition of the Poor to consider the
question of building model tenement-houses was be-
gun last evening in the Assembly Han OF the thted
charities Building. Constant A. Andrews. pres-
dent of the United States Savings Bank. who Is in
tsrested officially the charitable and religious
carried b. several societies In this city, PRESIDED
IN the absence OF r. Fulton Cutting president OF the
association Mr. Andrews is chairman OF the De-
partment Of Dwellings OF the association. which ar
ranged the programme.
Unusual interest has been manifested in this gath
erng OF students OF sociology and phIanthropsts 10
consider a definite plan OF providing sanitary dwell
ngs for the working people. Professors and students
from Johns Hopkins University. Swarthmore Col
lcgc the Hartford Theological Seminary. the Teach
crs' College the University OF Pennsylvania ana
other institutions clergymon architects. settlement
wor,,o~e CITY officials and capitalists were in the
audience Among those who have expressed
thor intention OF attending the conference or
ther willingness 10 serve the General Com
mittee are the following many Of whom were pres
ont last evening: Professor Felix Adler. Constant
4 Andrews s II Babcock L. Dc e. fierg H. H.
commann r. Fulton Cutting. W. Rayard Cutting.
the Pew John H. Devins. William Il. Dodge. the Rev.
A. p Doyle Charles s. Farchild. the Rev. Or. W.
H. r. Faunce Richard Watson Glider. Francis Y.
Greene the Rev. Or. u. II. Greer. william warner
rronnln the Rev Or W. Il. Huntington. Morris X.
Josup J. Nicholson Kane. Miss Edith Kendall. John
la Fargo Edward Marshall the Rev. pr. i. i. Nc
Sveony Mrs. J Picrpont Morgan. Henry Lewis
Morris Moreau Morris Max Nathan. B.shop Henry
c. Potter. James T. Reynolds. Isaac y. Seiginan.
Albert shaw Frederick \. Snow. Charles Stewart
Smith Miss C. Phelps Stokes the Rev. Or. josiah
Strong Mayor William l.. Strong. Walter l. Suy-
DAM william H. Toman. Howard Townsend. Cor
nclus Vanderbilt. William II. H. Washington. r. W.
G yelling buchanan Winthrop. the Row. Or. l.. r.
Chamberlain. Ncw-York. the Rev Or. VI. NJ ..
Dana Boston: Cornelius. i. Doody. Miss Hannah
Fox Elbrdge T. Gerry. Mrs. walter II. Goaier.
Waller L. IIervey. president Of the Teachers c1l-
lege; Abram s Hewitt. Mrs. Dunlap Hopkins. W.
IIonnin New-York. Francis ". Howard. New York.
Mrs. Alice NJ Lincoln. Boston; 5. NJ Lindsay. Uni
versty of Pennsylvania; James McAlis'er DreXel
Institute D. o. Mills Francis NJ. Mcnat. II. g.
| Northrup Clinton Conn: Robert Treat Paine. Bos
ton: the Rev Dr. W Ralnsford. New-York; J.
LLOYD Thomas Everett i. Wheeler. Alfred 7. White.
George c. Wilson, professor OF social and political
| science Brown University Carroll ID. Wright.
| United States Commissioner OF Labor. Washington.
| ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR GOULD.
The CHEF address last evening was made by
| Professor T. r. l. Could. of Johns Hopkins rnl-
vers.ty who discussed the question. Niil Improved
| Housing Pay"'
| The solution Of the housing problem consists In
discovering the means OF sheltcring the great mass
| Of city dwellers with financial prof; and yet In
| such a manner that health. morality sound family
| life and social stability may be subserved." was
| the statement with which Professor Gould pref
| aced his address. That improved housing does
| pay, and pay well. was clearly shown. he said.
| from an exhaustive investigation recently made
| by the speaker into the operations OF all the i'm
| por:ant model housing companies in Europe and
| the United States. Ninety per cent OF those whose
| aim Is avowedly commercial are earning profits
.grI 70
| investments Nearly all the philanthropic semi
| ph!anthropic housing organizations also earn more
| than a savings bank rate. Five per cent dividend
| and a safe reserve can be made on model tene-
| ments in New-York charging customary rents.
| where the cost Of land and construction does not
| exceed 500 per room. There Is yet sphere for
| operation within this limit. he said.
| HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DEGRADED POOR.
| Concerning the degraded poor, Professor Gould
| said:
The lowest division OF social strata includes the
| drunkard the ncorrigble, the criminal the i'm
| Of such people we dignity with the name
OF home, because not one Of the virtues which
| or practced. Houses TO them are shields against
observation. refugees from pursuit. and shelters for
Of fs a many the physical dc sde o. tse family are relations
prosituted to the perpetuation Of me vicious ana
from their haunts and rounded up In public lodsiEg-
police supervision. the sexes separated and the
| Children placed In Institutions where they may
ton OF paramount social interests. the municipality
| ought 10 intervene. Until II does we shall not
| make permanent progress In dealing with many
| problems
SMALL HOUSES IN THE SUBURBS.
Cornelius f. Doody chairman of the Executive
| Committee OF the Industrial Temperance Union. DIS
cussed the plan OF providing houses for the poor
proposed BY the union. which Is In substance az
follows:
The erection OF small detached cottages upon land
purchased In some Of outlying districts and
which be secured at small cost me houses TO
be of unlfor size say seven rooms; the cost in
amount to be returned by the occupant In the
form OF the rent now paid to the tenement owner.
for 81 900 houses and SIS for 800 ones. and to
over period OF years, duration; say, zen years
weston home fund Is TO be accumulated. TO be
used only in case the occupant being out OF EN-
TLe amount to be drawn from the fund would de-
pend upon the period of enforced id.cness. e..
Sns m9nth 1 as the period of enforced
IL never more than three months In ordinary times,
the amodnta would be from one TO three months
II is expected that forty or nifty people Will as
aembie at the city Hall shortly after o'clock this
morning and after receiving tho freedom Of the
| city they will visit the Offices OF Colonel Warlng.
Police he COMPS ss RsRss the he
| versity settlement. the Cherry Street Tenement
Houses and the Industrial Christian Alliance. where
ston consists q The Rey ,d Gh . Dfyns shs
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association has shown
| itself to be thoroughly up to date by giving an en-
tire day to the bicycle races which form part OF
the annual competitions for the championship. The
number OF cycling contests has also been increased
! to five.