Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-15
MODEL SETTLEMENT.
hoPEDAlE IS A vERlTABLE WORK
lNeMAN'S PARADISE.
What General william r. Draper IL
Doing For His Two Thousand Em-
ployees-Good Schools and n Fine
Library Established.

pioyees-Good schools and n Fine
Library Established.
General William +. Draper, the re.
cent United States ambassador to Italy,
for the sake Of adding to the comfort,
pleasure and enjoyment OF his 1900
employees, has turned section Of the
wild pasture lands OF Massachusetts
into a beautiful town, delight to the
eye Of the artist and a real paradise to
those who are privileged to live there
In, says the Washington Star. All those
who have been privileged to visit the
new settlement agree that It is one OF
the best examples of practical philan-
thropy ever attempted in this country
This model town is named Hopedale,
and in many respects II is quite unique
Nowhere else In the world are to be
found such picturesque and comforta-
BILE tenements. Indeed, the word when
applied TO the dwellings OF uopedale
assumes an entirely new meaning. In
stead Of conveying the impression OF
rookerles In narrow, crowded and III
smelling streets in the slums OF some
great city where human beings are
herded like cattle, when applied to the
homes OF Hopedale II stands for dwell.
ings wherein are to be found comfort
and architectural beauty both In con-
structon and surroundings, with all the
modern convenlences and plenty OF
fresh country air.
And all this Is offered at n cost
scarcely II any more than the average |
tenement dweller In the overcrowded |
city pays for two squalid rooms In |
some old building where life is hardly
worth living.
General Diapers work people are pro |
yided with handsome new homes, fur |
nlshed with every convenience for mod
ern housekeeping. at n rental OF so or
$40 monthly.
And the general has not seen At to |
stop there, for after laying out the
town to suit the needs OF his many
workers certain other improvements
appealed to him. Immediately he set
to work and erected a fine library
building, which is thrown open to the
public every day and evening Of the
week.
Good schools were likewise estab
lished and a fine park system inau-
gurated, which, with other improve
nents, In ellclting the attention OF other
manufacturers throughout the country.
These tenement houses, which are
provided at such low rental and which
were erected for the express use Of his
work people, are like the homes OF the
well TO do citizens In the more fashion
able suburban centers Of our great
cities. Unless comfortably well OF, no
one outside OF the Draper employees
would aspire TO such luxury as living
In the sort OF houses there provided.
Yet General Draper has proved that
comfortable living Is quite within the
reach OF his most humble workers, and
by the erection OF the model tenements
In Hopedale corresponding advantages
are coming TO not only the town Itself,
but surrounding places are feeling the
elevation OF the social life which this
marked change In the home surround
ings of the hnrdworking people OF
Hopedale wrought. The model homes
OF Hopedale have engendered the feel
ing Of self respect among the Draper
employees, which, above all others,
goes furthest to establish and maintain
n correct and healthy atmosphere and
indirectly to get the very best work out
OF the workers.
The model town was projected and
laid out, new church was established,
then came the library and public
schools, and public parks followed. The
streets arc macadamized and lined
with shade trees. Concrete sidewalks
abound and both gas and electric lights
have been introduced. The water sup
ply, sewerage and all the modern mu-
nicipal regulations required have been
thoroughly looked TO as fitting nc
compartment to the picturesque homes
which have been erected for the work
people.
Hopedale Is not yet completed rs the
town is constantly growing and II Is
General Diapers endeavor TO make
each new section developed and each
new set OF tenements built more at.
tractlve than those which have gone
before