New-York tribune., 1903-02-17

Uhat Employers Hare Done for
Employees an Foreign Countries.


The form of industry, perhaps more thah any
other cause determines the type OF the CIVIL
liza ation' said he, The industrial revolution Which
came with the introduction of steam must neces-
sarily be followed by social revolution ->t"
conditions have created multitude of ne" pio'-
lens. The air is fun of Interrogation points 9o
ciety is gradually gaining self-consciousueSH' ~.
coming that its interests are corHlo' '''0
new self-consciousness is creating q SocihI ~
science-a new sense Of responsibility-indicateu
bv the springing 1p of many organizations tor
social betterment. 1t is only a few weeks st"'e
was requested visit a great Industrial city III
PENNSYLVANIA where large finn asked me u 'u
wise them as to what had been found the most ut
sirable type OF model workngmen'S cottages WIG"
they were preparing TO build for the better nous
ing of their employees.
The sneaker reviewed interestingly the enter
prises for social beterment at Port Suuilght. f-e
land William II. Lever the proprietor co'''iI.''
that he Is morally entitled to the entre prpI.,9
of his business Some of them. he thinks. D''onS
to the workmen. His method OF sharing III. ~ 80
pertv was in the creation OF the village ol eu" SUI
light consisting of eco houses and the beautlLui
sro1ps of buildings devoted to education anu ieli
alton Mr. Levers first idea TO provide oe''ei
houses for his workingmen He buil' houses IN
tanning rarIor, kitchen. pantry, four oedio '
q bath for rent of 72 cents week rms rent
covers the cost of taxes repairs and malntehaHCe'
ord is ahout half the ordinary rental for work
iugnnan's cottage in England All the houses are
detached and made in quaint ana dI'ioo'0
forms OF architecture.
The screen showed delightful views of rose en-
lowered cottages smOthered in riotous mower gar
dans. beautiful lawns towering trees. winding
roadways. a massive village fountain anu So 0
Mr. Lever places his rental at the point "iieio
merely pays for maintenance. because his OBJECT Is
rot to make additional profit out or MS elnpios 90
He does not wish to be a landlord in addltlon 10 d
manufacturer Primrose HILL" A section OF NOR
rble shacks which came into his possession snort
time since shows the material which he mas uaii'
formed into these idylc cottages.
EDUCATION IN MODEL VILLAGE,
The schoolhouse great building Of cream s'one'
smacks of the ecclesiastical IN its architecture a
thoroughly practical education is given here from
kindergarten through domestic science naanual
training and the ordinary branches, up 10 scholai
ships founded by Mr.. Lever. which aoihl' 'Ie
winner to a university education The village I'M
Ia q handsome building inclosins club and srnoK-
Ing rooms and other conveniences. but no hauoh
is sold in the village There is a summer thea'le'
where the families may see plays IN the open an
In summer. There allotment gardens reli'eu
at 81 p a wear for raising flowers and vegetables
and annual shows with prizes, make comEetuon
In this line interesting
One of the nice little things Mr.. Lever did was
70 take his entire staff over twenty-one years OF
ega With the wives Of the married men, a free
trio 10 the Paris Exposition, the factory being
closed during their absence
And is there church in the village III
ouired Mrs Russell Sage at this point
,,rer for a church which is to cost 100000
The village community built up by the CadoulSs'
near Birmingham. is equally interesting. me l''il
for improved housing is very similar MT CauuulS
has been specially mindful Of for recreation
There are fine swimming pools for both the men
and women employees. Delightful glinPses Were
shown of tree shaded lawns and splendid tennis
luncheon hour. particularly Int lntSresihg aTIv SiT
that of enormous chapel nitfa f "lsr t i I've
thousand employees, WHO meet tnere & ip q daS w
minutes religious service which opens @ everE 91T I
mer he entertains the London stu workers OF the
Salvation Army their annual vacation, c:a me ne
33oisest" 3ois.ed" Observed Dr. Tolman:,
d4 The egd gd al hod5 the vast eRerprises for social
dustriaI and educational betterment are Tndef tne
unique organization. which manages the features
A. BeIft in Holland Mr. and Mrs. J, c. Van
Marken have their dwelling house In the centre re
Of fa pave awsve erORnn Rnndred penn emapoyes The pictures
showed delightful gmpge Of Duf1R 2uTa5t Thrt ar 2
Dutch faces of the children in the kindsTgaTten eI
Marken has her desk in her nuSPand 9ergrtens
and other phases of the scheme relating speelang spi
room, @ M travelling library and cooperative grocery
and drygoods store are among the features; ;;+ioI
life as DR. Toman calls it. years ago at MS w2gA9 ]
lengths among the fifty thousand employees of that
giant establishment. The monument 10 as tne nf rlof
Isg scr @T 6TuPR 9g mus empoges s 10
At Amin. France. Dr. Tolman found under E the
presidency of Casnir-Perier, ex-President OF the
french Republic. coal miners owning a co-opera-
system established IN the sixties. which has been
- successful that it taken as model by TIE TIE
f6ttaee fTfnca Tth garden Of eight square rods
Shsa aShsa @r to- aS4 woTkmsG 625 to bad Their
panv took all the miners eTnpi2yed @ 20 ON on Ere Sen6red
each. on free trips to the Paris Exposition
NEW PERIOD DAMNED.
European civilizati being much older than
ours said DR.. Tolman. at has developed many
manufacturers and business men of broad minds
and high education who have worked out these
nrorlerns because of their interest and pleasure in
doing so. and because of a sincere desire to make
the world better Many of our rich men have come
rp from the ranks, by the force of their own un-
firing energy and push, without even common
school education. America is cosmopolitan that
fraternaI feeling is vor3 slight In every city are
masses of foreigners. who not only do not speak
English but do not think English; VINO do not un-
derstand either Americans or one another:
But period has dawned in America. We
beginning now TO see captains OF INDUSTRY VINO
are educated. broad minded men, who believe IN
prosperity sharing ana industrial 3etteriaent r s ana
things about under American conditions: ,o..o-
ment schemes of the foremost America c3mPan@Ies; @
not nt me inentioned the Village Of Pnilman
'.Mr Pullman deserves a good deal of credit for
fsct6ry felte IN" yilfage in Rmerica replied Dr. Toman
but he couldn't manage II successfully He made
porches of the model cottages he had built for
unnaturaIIy. this rule proved unpopular. And then
he adopted a system by which the men felt at the
banker. landlord and Pooh-Bah in general as well
Then it wasn't the saloon question said Mrs.
oh no. the saloon had nothing to do with it."
replied the lecturer
GLEANINGS.
As if they had discovered something quite noV,