The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-01-19

ne contriyed TO get together n few dol.
lara. and with the faith which after
ward enabled him TO achieve such
amazing results set out to build a
tumps' home. For n site he selected
o bit Of swamp land near tho railroad
and the canal. partly because Il was
along these thoroughfarcs that his ox-
perlence taught him the tramp would
travel. partly because the land was
SO worthless that nobody cared to
claim the ownership 81 it at that time
Here he built a wooden shnnty which
he intended for o tramps hotel. hav-
ing induced several laborors 20 help
him In the work after ho had fully
explained his purpose These tramp8
sent the news to others and soon the
hotel was known on every high road
In this part Of the country and dodgers
came IN rapidly Mono was turned
away by the proprietor but each man
who was able was expected to do an
hour or two OF work about the place
with the result that II was soon COM
plctcd and stranger looking build
ing was probably never raised since tho
day when every man was his own
architect.
The place was orderly. for the pro-
prleior while liberal In hls allowances
for hobo nature. would tolerate no
rlotousnoss lie WIS an unwlse hobo
who attempted TO disregard orders. for
rorradoll had too many friends among
the tramps who were ready ut any
minute to take up his cause. Work
was found for Terradolls tramps when
they wanted H. lie set up a wood
cutting industry and made a little
money that way which he used In inn
proving his place. Trenton people.
who had become interested In the ox-
pertinent. found jobs for the dodgers,
and though by far the greatest part
OF the hotels olientage was OF the
strictly transient order. some fow from
time 90 time would express a desire 10
stay ana make n regular living. II
was for this class that Torraden was
laboring and for them he set out to
establish n permanent plant by what
slow and painful steps. with what pa
thence irrcalstibly surrounding all re-
yersals and disappointments he
achieved hls ends he alone known.
Unromlttlng toll and devotion
brought about. In the course OF years
the wonderful Transformation wrought
by the penniloss and unemployed Ter
radell. In the swamp land where his
curious structure OF telegraph poles
and boards had sheltered his hobo
friends rose the four-story building OF
vitrihed brick with brownstoRc trim.
mlngs. and around II small cottage
were put mp, q In all. for such faml.
lies as might Join the new community
Whore and how dld Terradell get tho
money for such nm establishment poO'
pie asked this question with wonder
but nobody ever answered Il. Doubt
lens there were rich men who bolloy.
Ing In Tcrradell ana his project CAV,
literally TO help him, but the land
which before was regarded as so much
waste space had acquired as a valu,
and nearly $4,000 was laid out on lane
alone. Terradoll himself worked win
the builders. squirting them on by hi
example and when the big industrial
building. rs no called It. was finished
he was the proudest man In Americn
There was a $4,000 mortgage on tn
place. but he had perfect faith that IN
worst OF his work was over and tina
success was close at hand
To support the institution Terradel
looked TO the workshops. which tool