Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-29
HOMES FOR THE POOR.
Generous Donation of Land to the
Salvation Army.

According to the Cleveland Leader, Col.
Myron 7. Herrick, close friend Of the
President, and his partner, James Parme-
lee, who is a son-in-law of William A.
Maury Of this city, have given to the Sal
walton Army tract of land in Mentor,
Ohio, valued at $4,000. There is a condi-
ton attached to the donation that the
army shall secure an additional sum of
$25, 600, which is to be used for erecting
cottages and making other improvements
for colonists. Commander and Mrs.
Booth-Tucker are now in Cleveland to
raise the money.
The Leader says:
The plan of the colony scheme Is as fol-
lows:
In the first place only families are taken
as colonists, and they must show that
they possess the proper moral standing
and the proper industry 20 make them
useful citizens in a community. A family
is given a ten-acre farm containing cot
tage and such other small buildings as are
necessary to live tn comparative comfort.
1t Is also provided with a team Of horses,
a cow and the most essential farming i'm
plements, all of which are to be paid for
in easy installments, per cent interest
being charged in the meantime on the In
debtedness. AS the money is paid back
to the army it goes to the endowment
fund for further usefulness.
Aside from the S50,0 900 donated In land
values by Colonel Herrick and Mr.. Parme-
lee Senator NJ A Hanna has contributed
81 600 Washington E. Conner $1,000 and
W. G. Mather $500. There still remail-s
500, 500 to be subscribed, which Mrs.
Booth-Tucker hopes to obtain by the time
she leaves the city.
The following statement was given out
by Mr.. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker last even-
ing; ~ ,,a 49,,
working classes of finding permanent and
remunerative labor, together with the I'M
fortunate position of families huddled to-
gether in unhealthy tenements and attics,
combine to give rise to the colonization
plans of the Salvation Army.
Three years ago we made our first at
tempt in this direction, planting worthy
poor in families as home-owners on the
prairies of the west. Our success has far ex-
ceeded our expectations. Our colonies nave
received the Endorsement OF President NC
Kinley, the late President Harrison, Sena-
tor Hanna, and many other prominent citi-
zens.
..Five hundred dollars will place family
Of five upon ten acres Of land, providing
them with cottage horses, cow, together
with such implements for farming purposes
as may be required, it being arranged that
the colonist shall pay his Indebtedness in
easy installments.
AN our colonists are now self-support-
ing. while despite pioneering difficulties
they are making most satisfactory efforts
to meet their payments as they become
due.
1.-THE enterprise IL lirnitless in extent mas
much as just as fast as one oolonlst covers
his liabilities the money is used again in
placing another family.
Hitherto the most success has been
achieved upon our western colonies. It is
now intended to develop and perfect OUT
colony near this city. where the advantages
from many aspects are 30 evident, and to
90 demonstrate the success OF the effort
that 1t may constitute in itself an abundant
reward to those who have subscribed to its
thy poor Of Cleveland and the Etate Of
Ohio to become home-owners and happy
and SUCCESSFUL citdzenA
THE most generous offer Of Messrs. Ny
ron 7. Herriok and James Pafmelse makes
this possible.