The evening times., 1901-05-20
A BEEHIVE At PINE BLUFF.
Easy Employment to he Provided
for ConsumptiyeS and Others.

) Easy Elsl pEhE isaSEat 10 re provided
/ for ConsumptiyeS and Others.
\ phiIaathropic project on a practical
! basis is about to be put into operation
( at Pine Bluffs. y. c. The institution is
( founded upon the rigHt-of- every man to
! earn his own living, and. the necessity
/ that exists OF giving to persons weakened
/ by disease somr employment that viii en-
/ able them to earn their livelihood.
! The institution is called a Beehive.
: and before the summer is very far along
! it VIII be filed with workers, who are
I helping TO maintain themselves. and are
} at least keeping themselves vel employ
! ed The building viii be a factory and
/ a sanitarium at the same time At the
/ head Of the enterprise is j. G. Patrick.
/ man of such character and such force
/ that a story about him alone would be
/ Interesting Mr. Patrick goes into the un-
deTtaking from motives, it is said, that
are founded on his love for mankind, and
/ he is giving what he has and sacrificing a
/ good deal in order to put upon a sound
+ basis this Beehive in which sick people
/ can work to the best advantage at their
| chosen trade.
/ Pine Bluffs is situated in the very heart
! Of the woods of North Carolina and in
/ the section of country which has been
! found most beneficial to ali persons .suf-
| fering from lung diseases. 1t stands
among rather high mountains. upon
/ sandy soil that is the most healthy pos
/ sible- The climate is balny and equabie
and so mild that outdoor work is possible
nearly all the year around. The condf-
! tons are favorable to fruit growing.
which was at first the main industry un-
dertaken by the coIonists VINO have been
forced by dread consumption or other pul-
monary troubles, into the woods But
when the Beehive IS started other indus
tries viii take the place of this one
The Beehive is intended to shelter
workers at machines Of many sorts. The
proprietor intends that every man who
has d trade shall be allowed to work at it
as much as he likes and for this reason
has put up a big building and has furnish
ed 1t with power Two ID rye Turbines will
generate several hundred horsepower.
which viii be a public commodity. Any
one can get machine, viii be allowed to
set it up on the floor of the building. and
take the power to run it The structure
is Of wood, four stories high. and Will
accommodate several thousand workers
Not only does the builder of the house
furnish the power by which the invalfds
may run their machines, but he under
takes to find market for their product
in other words, the sick and aiIiug who
come TO him, provided they show an anx-
iety to work, will be able to contribute i
share to their own support, nd viii not
be completely dependent upon others.
The factory is to be conducted also for
those who are willing to learn trades. and
every man who has strength enough to
whittle stick viii be given something to
do, if he wants to do it. There is to be no
compulsion, and only the willing and the
able are to do any labor Some are ex-
E5ectec TO bring their machines with them.
but a greater number viii be given ma
chimes to work with By the rnanufact!lr-
ers- Machines will be Installed on the
floors to wait for people to come who can
use them. Mr.. Patrick has already re-
ceived offers of mechanical appliances
ana devices from many manufacturing
firms.
The work VIII be designed as far as nos
sible toward the healthfuI, and it is ex-
pected that most Of the products Of the
Bee Hive VIII be Of wood. The stabIish- 1
ment IS situated III the midst Of q pitch
pine district. and the workers viii be en-
cOuraged to handle the pitch pine because
OF the healing influence TJs odor and its
dust IS likely to have upon the lungs of
the diseased.
The Beehive is only ope.-step in the
system Of industries which Mr.. Patrick
has been developing. Mr.. Patrick is the
commercial agent Of the Southern Rail
road, and by good fortune happened to
gain possession Of q fine tract OF land IN
the pine district, part of which he is US
lnS as TINS industrial colony for conSump-
IiVeS and people disabled by other slow
or chronic diseases he began by giving
the people who came to him agricultural
work to do, and he hopes IN the end to
be able to furnish any sick. person coming
to him an occupation fitted TO the Iatter's
state of health and the cieverness of his
fingers a great many people are sent
to him every year from the Invalid Aid
Societies all over the country Many
under the steady occupation and fine air
get well quickly Jnd come away. AR
PatTjck-s arrangement enables even the
poorest and sickest To seek d healthfuI
climate, because they can do little
something toward their own support.