Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-01-29

''GLAD HAND TOM'S' TRAMP HOTEL.
ing what little money l,c hid saved from
his 'vugcs bo,:,1l tho L.ildinx OF II home
for trnmps. llo did not follow tho plans
usually adopted by reforiners, hut went to
work IN u practical way. Choosing a. lnoa~
ton III tho rear Of tho Locomotive rol1ul-
house ut Trenton nc put up u mntlust
frame building md es'n' tied Vs. 'I-
yard. The tramps helped him, n,l many
OF them worked with WILL Some of them
ho engaged rs permanent assistants When
any Of the fraternity wanted square
meal, u hnth and y good mig hts rest in q
clean bed. he know no could always earn
1t by going to "trlnd Hand Iom's' place.
Although tho cn,trIriso prOSpcred slow
" Mt first, it as enlarged from timo 70
time, and with somo OUTSIDE hclp Mr..
Tcrrn(cll found thut he wusAScu,nulatinR
quito respectable sum. He Md his owl
ideus as to how 1t should be spent, and 10
he watched his bank account grow with
genial satisfaction Ahout II year ago he
purchased whoio bI:rk Of tho land on
which his homo Was located Tho land
was cheap, for 1t was located IN a part OF
tho city called "Goosetuwn" and, Known
as disreputable section. Fairly laat win
ter Mr.. Terr"do]l broke ground Tor his
new hotel lie worked early anu late,
handling piok und shovel himself and
pressing i6to service as many Of his tramp
friends I'D called on him. Whom sun,nor
came, he hs6e yhsdhy )onds Of brick hauled
to the Stoty nd before fall there arose q
four stofy, Attbfttts cnppcd l,y " twor 100
feet tail. lsbp Of which swim - II big
49, a. ySsbs ago the home was
a. Sions aervices. In tho
hn1S ~ reading 1ooins FOR men
"a npel where religious scrv-
i0e4 4S1sy night; a sewing room
~ Office, through which en-
-p1oyh136t ecpred for deserving persons:
neotl 6tH 61ssmbcrs. and two largo bath
rooms D6tdes tn woodward in the rear,
Shere II az dpholsterer's shop, in which,
furniture 10 Repaired; q sboomaking and
uobb]st's, shop, and broom nnnnuctcry.
II; That a establishment In which indus
~ plays tspCh, q prominent part should
DO 80 largely patronizcd by tranps scens
sto proye that Mr.. Torrudell's theory is
right. During the first month in which
hts hotel was open he had as guests over
500 homeless mon and women who bad
drifted IN along tho limo Of the riilrOud.
They were trumps, bat they seemed glad
TO WORK IOr JOuHIuH uIit1 jOOu IL upIILCtHtS
have money, they arc charged small sum
tar their entertainments. II they arc pom
niloss, they can take their choice Of tho
shop work or can put in thoir timo ut tine
woudyard.
In tho same block with the hotel there
are several small brick cottngcs, which
MIR. Torrudeli rents ut n very modcratf
price pcr mouth to men who arc out OF
employment. He finds work for tho mon-
and when they have become self sustain
ing they are required to find other quar-
ters and give place to other deserving IN
fortunates TEs whole establishment serves:
as sort of connecting link between tho'
friendless outcusts Of tralnpdom and the,
world Of respectable society. Mir: TerradelIi
has all his little fortune invested in this
enterprise, and Is constantly spending bio,
Income, but lie Is entirely satisfied With
the work no 10 doing and expects to see hies
Example followed by the authorities OF
many Of the large cities of the Union
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