The Appeal., 1902-11-08
ANDREW CARNEGIE.

series of articles that had appeared in
The New York Press showing how much
good he might have done with his wealth
by building decent houses that could be
rented by the poor at the same prices
that they now pay for novels in the
braries such improvements would count
for human welfare.
Mr.. Carnegie declined to be drawn on
the subject at the time, but it seems that
he went to work in characteristic fashion
idea.
The result of his investigation has been
an unsolicited invitation from him to a
London body known as the Workmen's
National Housing council to show him
ssS tasy yS5? Jay out fsE h5@ 5s$@
wanted it understood that he wasn't di
fintely promising a penny TO- the council,
but he made it plain that if they could
provide him with plain that would be
an Improvement On existing attempts at
housing reform the cash would be forth
coming. ,.s {.
:. Don't Approve CAPITALISTS.
Although the housing council contains
good many prominent men, such, ior
man of the county council, the, great body
that governs London, it is made up large
ly of radicals who haye no great, love
for capitalists like Mr.. Carnegie, and who
the housing of the poor. They were con
sderably rastonished by Mr.: Carnegie,s
iion Htaei pounds u or or sol am told that The
weighty communication wasn't more than
$50 words long-but they promptly, tod
him that an outlet for his wealth snouta a
about complete for wiping out practlcally
every slum in London with American
dollars. ...
The housing council, at Mr. Carnegie's
suggestion, has been disposed to reveal
nothing of these big plans on which II
has been working SO busily; but | can,
civ the general outline OF IHC
scheme. 1t will be of as much value IN
America as here, for there is reason TO
thepssr the Sums $50 on both sides Of the Atlantic
The Laird Of skibo said nothing IN ms
vetter to the council about wanting to get
no conditions except that his schemes
should be more effective than anything OF
the sort now in operation. But the STURDY
opposed to anything that savors of pau
perization, and they have prepared a pla1
that is to give the would be phiantfhropss f,,e s.
profit Of iM nsr cent to be ae nsed e n 1
eliminated. they say. the scheme will
cause the dawn Of new era for working
Exodus to the Suburbs.
The first feature Of the plan is 70 take al &
Where they now swarm. and transplant
them some ten miles Out: Railway faGli.
ties were lacking hitherto, but now that
IIOn -
connected by network Of tubes and cleo
trio trams-mostly American in one way
or another-this difficulty is practically re-
moved. The council recommends trat
four suburban estates should be Doug Y,
two at Harrow and Edmonton for the
north of the Thames ana two at Surb1s on
and Iewisham for the sOuth-au WI hin
ten miles from the heart of the city. Ihe
council are agreed that the most lavish
philanthropy, in face OF the enormously
high price Of land within the metropolitan
area could n never succeed IN securing thg
working classes, and they point to Pea-
po0y-s ana orner trusts as PROOF OF lneIr
contention @ 55s 6s
Five Millions to, Start With.
a They Will ask for their Amer can good
fairy to start with five millions or less,
divided into four items, as the circum-
stances would require. The land bought
4 must be absolutelv free from incum-
n brance. with a stipulation l-lat it is never
Il to 10 2 faerta@ nv any sauctIatiors in land
values except for the benefit of the trus-
tees, who will from time to time be ap-
pointed to administer the fund such trus-
tees to. consist of q certain number OF
men and women belonging to public bodies
who enjoy the confidence of the working
sons as have sprung from the working
classes themselves $ss - b,
The council will show that primarily
3 the failure OF the existing trusts to carry
y out the spirit Of the founders is due to
the fact that persons having no interest
in common with the working classes
have been selected to administer the
funds Builders, lawyers and any per-
son who coi1ld haua q naomi iarp snt araat