New-York tribune., 1897-08-17
GARDENERS INDUSTRIAL COLON
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT IN JoNh-
NILE LOCAL GOVERNMENT NO"
IN OPERATION.

IN OPERATION.
The work OF the Industrial Colony Associa.io'' a. a.
Gardiner Ulster County. y. Y, Is no" III i'''
swing and up the present the results nav
proved even more satisfac actory than the loui'ue'
If the association hoped. The purposes ana pans
81 tho co,onv have previously been described IL Is
intended TO provide a total change Of surroundihs'
for boys from twelve TO fifteen years old from 'he
.slum" districts. TO take them out oil the u''-
healthy and demoralzing atmosphere OF the 'e'e
ments and 10 teach them TO become uSeiui an"
ca pable citizens.
,rhe plan INCORPORATES many Of the features OF
the George Junior Republic. the Boys Brigade anu
similar organizations There are however seVeraI
fundamental differences between the lhdus'rlai
Colony Association and the Junior Republic the
chief being the choice of county and local govern
mont as the model followed by the former nstedo
oi the National Sovernmen, which forms the hioue'
=. the Junior Republic The National system II
complicated one for uneducated boys to master
and instead OF this. the farm AT Gardner Il i"''
like A miniature county. The boys make their own
laws choose their legsla tors and oncers' are
arrested and tried If the laws are broken and "
found guilty. are imprisoned or fined !he r'sh'
70 vote l. based on attainments and not on age
the fun privileges Of citizenship not being granted
until proper capacity is shown. The boys learn
farming ana various handicrafts. They are *
pected to work. and are paid. according 10 ''e
amount they do. In the currency Of the colony.
the same currency. and while the amount OF iapof
expected of them Is lsnt four hours' work oay
being enough TO provide them with n'cesstles t"ls
system teaches them the value or money ana as
courages laziness and improvidenoe
Twentv-four boys are now on the farm. The FIRST
hatch arrived on May g. but most OF the young
| colonists did not start until July l. Those VINO
u.ere on the farm In Nay sent in order TO
get things in good shape before the arrival OF the
| others The boys are chosen from IstS supPHeu
| by churches clubs and missi 'ns They are OF the
| troublesome class. and the colony is Intended as d
reforuatory besides its other purposes Inc colony
viii probably break up on September 8 ana the
| reason that only those boys recommended oS
| churches and missions were CHOSEN was IN oFueI
| that they might be watched when they returned
10 the city The association will also continue It's
york after the boys nave left the farm. and VIII
onleavor TO make the good erect oi 'he framing
another feat ture in which the colony diners from
other institutions Of similar purpose is IN the closer
relations which exist between the teaehGfS arG
| hcvs Instead Of taking their meals at dllIereHe
tables they all sit down together and partake OF
ne same class 55vs OF f6Ga SGe = There , is daily mil
tarv drill ut the colony, besides instruction IN mii-
sttsndance. however is not compulsory. and 1t has
been demonstrated that the boys are glad 10 az at,
tend the services which are made as prish' anu
Williams is president sdDY Of hg B04Fd ,6t Hf
Rev Dr. John b. Calvert. Editor Of LnS BaPuT'
Examiner the Key
2t.g,c; 22oicr;rt Norsc cutler the Rev Frederick w
Fuess and 0rrin E. Wightman are directors ,t,
| among the advisers are General \. g. barnes, the
RnW Iro''i f,r Howard Duiiied the Rev. Or. Charles
uhbrt a hs Rgy & iTbuA pT he r freqE Kew EdwaTd ard
| Niles ard the Rev. Dr. w. S Kainsford IhcIe l.
also First Auxiliary Committee comPosrn ,r,,, U'
| women of which Mrs. Josie Valentine Is CHAIRMAN
| The acting superintendent OF the farm l. the rev
| rredo rick T. Steele , , .,n
! scribed toward the support of the colony me
farm it occupies Is rented. but the direct9ts mop mUPe
! hefnre long to buy land which suitable build
! ing can be erected. 1t is the intention OF the
! founders OF the colony to make the boys iano.
| hc sides being such as will educate and iElproVe
| thcm Of commercial value. In order to make 'he
| restitution self-supporting 10 some extent