New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
BEGGARS MUST WORK OR STAR'L.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LOOKING FOR AN INDUSTRIAL
FARM WHICH THE CITY WILL BE ASKED
To Buy AND MANAGE.

FARM WHICH THE CITY WILL BE ASKED
To BUY AND MANAGE.
J w. Kelgaard superintendent of the Vacant
Lot Farms has been busy during the last re" uaFS
looking for desirable site for an industrial iarn
He has travelled over large part OF Long lsIahu'
and he IL satisfied that the kind OF land "h'h h'
requires can easily obtained there IN Il CON
versat.on with "A reporter for The Tribune ycs'er-
day Mr. Kclgaard said that the success OF 'he
Vocan, Lot Farms had encouraged the an'hor''ies
NJ this city i'm the belief that partial solution or
the problem of how TO make the vagrah' CLASS anu
the constant offenders against the minor 'a"s VI
the municipality AT least parity sen-snppo'''ne
could he found in the establishment OF great IN
dustrial farm.
A bill was presented TO the Legislature last VIII
fer asking for an appropriation of sufficient sum
TO purchase the required land nut IL WAS ho'
nassed Mr. Kelgaard Is confident. however That
such a bill will be passed by the next Legislature
7, &c nronosed that the state appropriate the sum
NJ $500 600 to buy the land and the necessary pant
while the state will own the farm and the plant 1t
is proposed that the property shall he placed under
the Jurisdiction OF the city authorizes anu 'i'''
they shall have entire charge OF the farm IN
s,oad of sending paupers and Migrants to Black
wells Island and similar institutions IL Is pro-
posed to send them to the Industrial farm where
tbev will be put to work filling the land and I'M
proving it, 49,.
II Is also the intention Of the projectors OF the
ecbome IN have the laws changed so that the SCH
,ences of the people sent TO the farm shah w u
indefinite terms and those sent to the industrial
farm should be kept there until the authorizes are
s,,is,i.d that they have reformed and can become
,saf,r members of society again. 1t Is DelieVeo
that the farm can be made self-supporuhs io''
the start and that surplus can DE prouuceu y"
i, Tho question of how this surplus can be
a,enosed Of without bringing the labor or the IN
mates If the industrial farm into competition WIFI
tho free tillers of farms has received much COL"
sideratton and Il is thought that II mas peei soHo'
I'm = manner which will be satisfactory TO all Inc
Intention is to sell all the surplus products OF tne
farm TO the State prisons and other state ''S''u
About 1000 acres are required for the ihuusrihhi
farm and il is thought that the lana can ne
r, ably obtained on Long Island t Ht hat the
f"rm viii be In Suffolk County. Improved ia IN,
that is. land which has bulidngs miu vnnld not
ha ad"nted for the States needs. More or less
woodland would be desirable, as the occu ,p ih
wood and clearing the land for CULTIVATION M ne
sale of the wood would pay wen lof ,n f s,ob
iigbtinr an Industrial farm is feasible. there ap,
pears to be doubt Inc pun Has p.' ,,.,r'ai
with great success in Holland, and 'h, luuS or.
farms there have not only been maze se.l-suppo
ing but a revenue for the Government mas oeeh "e
rived from them As well , , l., ,,r,,,l.ure
and the Success of the Vacant Lots Farms mas
been largely due to his management. IN speakins
~ mem Yesterday, he said that a plan was now
,,nd.r w TO find permanent homes for those VINO
NAV be termed graduates Of the Vacant LOIS arms
II is proposed provide small farms ior me men ~
mis- CRY nd Brooklyn who have cultivated the small
farms successfully and who desire TO engage soe4y IN
The occupation OF farming a number OF Weallhy
some of them the extent OF giving lahd. , Oie
OF these philanthropists Is + II Sioodyear or bul
Falo Who owns much land in Pennsylvania ana
he has given 90 acres for the establishment oil
these home farms.