Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-03-08

''PLAIN AS DAY, MY DEAR YOUNG WOMAN. 4"
for their board and clothes they will
do what work they can. believe they
will make brushes and brooms."
Exactly; 1 see. A noble idea, my
dear woman, noble idea and grand
charity, and you deserve credit for in
teresting yourself. We cannot have
too many of these institutions, and
personally feel that 1 cannot do too
much for them. You may put me down
for So"
THAT is very nice Of you," she said
as she wrote his name in her book. II
have taken 200 subscriptions, and yours
is the most liberal of all"
81 never do things by halves, miss.
When enter upon charity, do it
with my whole soul. You may make
my subscription $15."
"How good Of your
"And now about my own home, the
one have planned. You will prob
ably be interested in it. shall erect a
building to accommodate at least $50
inmates. 1t will not be an Industrial
home in the usual use of the term. Per-
haps 1 shall change the name to The
Crofoot Utopian Power company The
first idea Is the care and comfort of
the unfortunate; the next to make
them feel that they are not dependent
upon charity"
"That is good Of you," observed the
caller.
"How best to do this was long puz-
zle to me, but have solved it at last.
When Major Crofoot starts in on an
idea, he never let's it get away from
him unsolved. There will be no manu-
featuring in my home. The inmates
shall simply eat, sleep and walk about.
Your countenance expresses surprise,
but let me add that each and every one
shall earn his keep"
I'll can't see how"
1.-THE simplest thing in the world. In
the basement will be 5000 horsepow-
er engine. Pipes will lead to it from
every room. That engine will be run
by what may be called lost power. For
instance, you sneeze or cough. There
is power there, but it Is wasted. You
fall off chair; you sing or whistle;
you yawn. 1t takes power to do it,
but the power Is wasted. By system
of pipes all this lost power will be con-
Quoted to the engine to run it. No coal,
no gas, no wood. Engine runs right
along day and night and has power
enough to supply all factories within
half mile Of it. What the factories
pay will keep the home going. Do you
understand"
what an ideaw gasped the woman.
"Not bad one" smiled the major as
he walked around, "and am sole orig
inator. All others will be limitations,
All shall ask of the inmates is to take
comfort. AS they rock to and fro in
$50 rocking chairs the engine is work
ed up to its full capacity; as they move
across the floor, eat, sleep, quarrel or
make up they furnish me power. Out
Of 250 people 1873 will snore in their
sleep. These SHORES will give me a
pressure of 80 pounds on the engine"
wonderful! Wonderfulp' she whis-
pered.
"Its just making use Of natural phi
losophy. 1t is not a stock company,
and there will be no dividends, but l
want outsiders interested. | want 100
people to take shares of SIT each in Or
der that they may help me run the
home and receive share of the public
praise. The superintendent alone will
receive salary. May I offer you the
positionT
81 don't believe could take it. You
see, am only volunteer canvasser"
Exactly, but l am satisfied you
would make good superintendent and
see that none of the power was wasted.
l can say that the salary will be at
least $1,000 per year."
at is awfully kind of you, but fear
I must decline"
'"Then will not press you 1 will,
and whenever you are near the home
you are entitled to drop in and stir up
the inmates. The harder you stir them
the more power we get. Have you So
handy, miss? If so, 1 will use it for
revenue stamps"
81 don't understand" she replied as
she rose up with a puzzled look.
"Plain as day, my dear young woman.
subscribed SIS to the home you are
canvassing for. 1 put you down for
SIT for a share in the Crofoot Utopia
Power company. The difference be-
tween SIS and SIT is So. You had best
pay now and have 1t over with"
But 1 don't see," she protested as
her eyes grew big.
"Then we will go over it again. If
you add 2 to Is it makes u, doesn't it?
And you owe me just the difference.
This being my busy day
She looked at him in a vacant way
for a minute and then laid 50 on the