Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-25
SINCLAIR HOME COLONY
Socialistic Settlement Finely
 Housed Near Englewood.
"LADY COOK" CORNELL GRADUATE

Newspaper Woman to Serve as Laun-
 dress at Helicon Hall For Asso-
 ciates of "The Jungle" Author.
 ChiIdren's EstabIishment Is m Im-
 portant Branch of the Settlement.
 Upton Sinclair, who wrote "The Jun gle," has created at Englewood, N. J., what he calls home colony, says the New York World. This is socialistic settlement gorgeous antithesis of the squalid tenements described so yividly by Mir. Sinclair in his novel.
 Helicon Hall Is the Greek name of MT. SInclair's establishment. It is a long, low picturesque building, stuc- coed and white paneled, and embower- cd among trees. When you enter the hall you are in a maze, for there on the left of you is a plot of green grass and palms, and on the right is an open grate fire. It perplexes and delights one.
 'Yes," said MT. Sinclair recently, "this colony is on its feet. We are ready to begin. Already there are fourteen persons in the house, and we have some 400 bona fide applications for rooms. In fact, all of the rooms have been practically engaged"
 When asked as to the character of the colonists he had secured Mir. Sin clair said Well, the lady at present in the kitchen is a graduate of Cornell. Her intention is to complete her degree of Ph. D. at Columbia. How's that? l can tell you this also: There's news paper woman coming all the way from Chicago to take position with us as laundress.
 Mir. Sinclair went on to say that there will be no servant problem at Helicon Hall. Let me tell you," said he, "that l am Socialist and that 1 consider that the private affairs of most individuals constitute the most important public affair now existing. A few years ago the solution was a simple one. Then all my wife and l ever dreamed of wanting was one room cabin in the country solid enough to keep out the rain and the cold. But now for numberless reasons this Is i'm possible. We have learned more about the world. We have been to Packing town, which means that we can never again eat meat without qualm. We have lived two years on a farm, but even there the. problem of living was not solved for us. So have estab- lished this colony. The move has been quickly made, all accomplished, indeed. within a fortnight. l want to say that if you object to servants you ought never to have been married. But is a man to be denied the privilege of par enthood just because he happens to possess an intellect? And is 1t for the best interests of the race that its fu- ture generations should be furnished exclusively by the ignorant and cal lous? And If authors, artists, scientists and philosophers are to reproduce their kind what Is to be done? Shall they have to marry their housekeepers? I have made many sacrifices for my art, but that one staggered me. In this building we shall be happy co-opera- tive colony of Socialists. Everything today looks rosy"
 Certainly Mir. Slnclairs surroundings could not have looked rosier. They were luxurious. Inside and outside lIelicon IIall seemed more properly to appertain to prince than pauper.
 Mir. Sinclair explained that after the favorable reception of his prospectus for the Home Colony association an appointed committee proceeded to esti. mate upon the basis of summer hotel within one hour of New York city. The price of Q suitable hotel was put at $1O0cC0. One-half acre of land was ai- lowed to each of sixty prospective cot fages, twenty acres for chlldren's col ony and fifty acres for the common buildings and recreation grounds. mak- ing a hundred acres in all. The price of the land was estimated at 500 m acre. The consideration of farm land for the colony was omitted for the present. The estimate for the ehildren's estab- lishment was prepared by e physician who has had many years experience In the charge of hospitals and similar h. stitutions. It was estimated that the doctor would need to give only four hours day to the colony. the charge for this being divided with the chil. dreH's establishment.
 His childrcn's colony Is a main and pet feature of Mr. Slnciair's co-opera- tive housekeeping experiment. He gave these important details: First" said be. ''therc Is kindergarten estab. lIshment for forty children between the ages of three and seven. Charged to the account of this establishment are the services of two klndergart. ners and three assistants. one house. keeper and an assistant. two trained nurses and four nurres' helpers. a cook and assistant and q physician. The