Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-29
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lng what little money he hnd saved from
his .sugcs begun tho L,!ildlng ct home
for cramps. 1Ie did not follow tho plans
usually adopted by reformers, hut wont to-
work in practical why. Choosing sslnoa-'
ton IN the rear Of tie locomotive ror7NdjL
house ut Trenton he put up " modest
frame building and estaL Mcncd II wcrd~
yard. The tramps helped him, and mnny
Of them worked with will. Some Of them
no engaged us ierna mont assistants. When
any OF the fratern:ty wanted u square
meal, a mth and y good nights rest in, q
Glenn bed. he knew he could always earn
1t by going to "Giud Hand Toms" place.,
Although tho enterprise prospered slow
~ Mt first, 1t us enlarged from time 70
time, and with aomo OUTSIDE help MI
Terrndell found that he wusAacu,nulatino
quito respectable sum. He Hsd his own
ideus as to how 1t should be spent, and ~
he watched his bank account grow With
genial satisfaction. About q year ago h0t
purchased whole block o4S the land on
which his homo was locatsd The land
was cheap, for 1t was located IL q pArtSof
the city called "Goosetown" 80 kuOwn
as disreput.blc aection. Ear1y1M win
ter Mr. TerrAdell broke ground axor hia
new hotel 1is worked early ui,d late,
handling piok ind shovel himself and
pressing fft6 service 81 many Of his tramp
friends az Ape3 Ob him. When summon
came, III i JIny yos,ds Of brick hauled
to thS he1ors fall there arose
four 1b6)4 capped " towor 100
ssst tsM y which swings big
!, ~ aeo the home was
lDns ssfvioss In tho
61 lsAdiag 1uoans Tor men
- religious serv-
'toa 6yynigbt; sewing room
fo through which em-
pfo1 ~ deserving PERSONS;
nsal and two large bath
.sool sstllNoodyard in the rear,
.s1nerS III f lphoyst1tef's shop, In which
kninitu11 aifed . shoenakin2 and
vouhj M sand u broom n'aDnfactory.
IN Tbats ~ lbiisbn,ept In which indus
w plaIS 10 pryinincnt part should
hi E lss1 patronsaed by trnmp p seems Is
sto. proy4 FtiAt Mr.. Terrade'ls theory 10
srtGik pfing the first month IN whion
f,ls hotjl was open he had as guests over
500 homeless mon and women who ba0
drifted In along tho line of the railroad.
They were trnmps, but they seemed glnd
to work for lodging and food. II applicants
,,,r their entertainment. II they are PEN
nilsss, they can take their choice OF the
shop work or can put in their timo at the
woodward. -. 49,.
In the Same block with the hotel there
are several small brick cottages, which
MIR. Terradell. rents at n very moderate
price Der month to men who are out OF
employ lnent He finds work for tho mon,
and when they have become. self SUSTAIN
ing they>a required to find other quar-
ters and give place to other deserving I'M
fortunates Tks whole establishment serves
az sort Of connecting link between the
friendless outcnsts of tra,npdOm and the,
world of respectable society. Mr.: Terradell
has all his little fortune invested IN thisi
enterprise, and IL constantly spending III
Income, but 10 10 entirely satisfied withl
shs work 30 4 doing and expects g ese ~
exauple followed ~ the authpeitiss 81
many q ~ las0s sitsse q H. Unioa.
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