The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05

TIE citizens wso organized anS carried
20 successful termination last year the
P1ngrse gar1en plan. tn2ugursteo u De-
TToaE ssvsFz& years ago ~ Ia = F1ngFes,
mayor o. Dssr0i. and 1oE governor o
Michigan VII meet In the near future ana
make arrangements 10 continue t1e Work
This year TIE results Of last season ;
iao0rs were 50 satisfactory and CT sacl
material aid 20 ras poor and deserving OF
ere city that the standing committees IA
charge % the plan have decided 70 call q
messing and start the bal rolling Tor the
coming season Tass pan OF se.f-support
which has made OF me originator the g1oat
beloved man iu the great safe OF Aiehiga A.
should appeal 70 every citizen who has Idle
land or the welfare of his feI.oN-belng a
heart and meet With liberal support
". z. Brown, VINO had charge o. TIE oui-
side work last season, has submitted the
following report OF The year work 20 the
standing committee:
As the time draws near at hand when
the citizens Of Seattle VIII be 8SAin To-
Questea 10 AID tae deserving poor through
the FlHEres garden plan Ne deem II
just to both contributors 4nd neneueiAries
20 make public the result OF last season )
work.
called by Rev. d. &. Garrett In the rooms
Of the Bureau OF Associated Charities
and the plan discussed az d subsequent
meeting IN the chamoer OF commerce.
when u G. Garrett VAS chosen president
and Joseph Shipper secretary and treas
urer. Thomas Pisrret vas made Gistrib-
uLng agent and w. Z. Brown super1n-
tendent OF outside work and also col
lectoT. Including a balance or $a-SS re-
naming over from 1855, the sum OF Sl32. s6
vas subscribed, collected and placed IN
the treasury. An office was secured, rent
free, Ia the Masonic building. and early
IN May distribution OF seed ana allotung
OF land was begun. One hundred and
seveuty-one families awaited themselves
OF the offer OF free land and free seeds.
Every person accepting plot prepared
the land allotted him. To each plot was
allotted seeds as follows. Pota toes. cab
bageS, beans. Tadisnes, oeets, peas, on
ions tgrulps lettuce. carrots and par
ships. Planters furnished their own tools,
and in instances sons their own small
seeds. All lands offered 10 the assCcla ton
were inspected. and the lots best suited
for cultivation accepted. Much OF the
planting and cultivation was done by
women.
owing TO the extremely dry weather
last season, the crops were not as large
as they would have been under ordinary
conditions, and Yet a conservative ssti-
mate would place the value OF the crop
TO each OF the IL families at q, maxim z
from an investment OF sl327 less than
q cents per family. When ala & like sum
ever go so far In assisting the needy?
Through this method these people havs
out FORGETTING their self-respect They
took pride Ia their gardens and worked
them with care. They felt II a great
blessing that they could thus work for a
living and ~ relieved from calling for
charitable assistance. Many OF these fam
HES have through this plan been able 10
tide themselves through this winter with
out having 70 apply for assistance or 10
be a charge IN any way upon the public
The benevolence OF Seattle's citizens
was manifested in the number OF ground
plots rendered the association the
amount offered having been largely IN
excess OF the requirements OF the asso-
citation We hope thai no one WILL feel
eggrieved or weary IL well doing on ac-
count OF the nQn-acceptance Of their
kindly offers. and We beg 10 assure them
that these offers. while not accepted,
We're fully appreciated by the association.
The Si&2.7S collected was expended for
seeds. stationery. printing and other in
cideutal expenses. To me intelligent and
energetic labors of the president secre-
tary and distributing agent and standing
committee, aided by the hearty sympathy
and cooperation OF cur citizens IS the
success OF the project due"