The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-18

Cleveland street railway men are held at
1 30 o'clock in the morning.
Fifty-seven associations have already
been formed among industrial men, and
employers are aiding In the movement
thus following IN the footsteps OF tho
[all5oad r5 9Sfiicials' who. after the Rail
road Y. Nj {. a. was proved to be n
good thing for the railroad from the
business standpoint have been heavy
contributors TO this branch OF the work.
one hundred and fourteen of the ls4
railroad associations have buildings, and
about half the money expended for
these homes has been furnished by the
operators of the Carolinas arc now en-
trusting the education OF its operatives,
fresh from the mountain districts. TO the
Y. NJ G, a.: while one of the most
flourishing industrial associations has
headquarters that was given It, scot free,
by Senator Proctor OF Vermont.
The attendance at the Bible shop meet
lngs In 1901 was 1000, last year it was
653. 200. These figures are Indicative OF
the organizations growth all along the
line In recent years.
Not only are railroad corporations and
hard headed business men and manu-
lacturers co-workers with tho Y NJ c.
A; the United States Government Ia a
partner In the movement as well. This
is direct result OF the Y NJ c. AS
work among the soldiers and sailors dur
ing the Spanish-Amerlcan war.
Government and Y. M. c. A.
The Y. NJ, C. A. was IN Cuba and
Porto Rico with the vans OF tho armies
it got It's stationery to Santiago when
me She Government could not, and so the
nrst reports that the various generals
sent to the War department were writ
ten on paper bearing the Y NJ c, A.
nseao1ngi ts I'M Inc Y. NJ c. A secretaries in
with the soldiers, and that also served
TO call the Governments attention TO
the work OF the organization Praise OF
" was continually sent in by the com
mending officers, and as a result IL was
not g long before the Government wns re-
guessing the Y. NJ. c. A. to send out
philippines. Tho Government had come
TO a full realization of the fact that the
work OF the Y. NJ. c, A, was one of tho
Chief factors in keeping the average SOL
dIer contentcd In strange and insidI"ms
surroundings
By the close OF the war with Spain the
b @oLR OF me NJ c. A. had proved OF
congress passed law permitting the
erection Of Y. NJ c. A. buildings on posf
grounds. Under the Same law the Score
possible for the Y, NJ c. a to be as
signed rooms in the various post ex
change buildings. Fortress Monroe now
one is being erected at Fort Le9yenwortb
and Y, NJ, c. A. work has recently been
llnougureted In tho post exchange build
Ing at Fort Totten.
The navy work began In q rented Ia
oacco warehouse at Key West 1t Is
now being pushed at tho various nav
yards and naval centers. such as Nor,
FOLK, Cayite, Newport and San Juan
The attendance last year at the home
naval branches was 100. 367, ten times the
total enlistment OF the navy In the
Brooklyn Navy Yard building a bluoinck.
ct was welcomed every two and a hair
minutes of the twenty four-hour lav
over 5000 mon paid for lodging over 1000
slept on the floors when beds were not 70
be had, 75.O0o were turned away for lack
OF accommodations 1S1 900 meals were
served In the restaurant and the sailors
lntrusted s+45 1872 10 the Y NJ c A. Re |
tween 1000 and $500 bluejackets everv
month allot TO the Y. NJ. c. A n norton |
OF their pay. and this Is turned over to |
the organization by the Government
Then the Y. NJ c a. sends the money to |
the persons designated. or gees that the
are kept up on homes and |
renl estate. or invests 1t or holds II, as |
per directions OF the men
The Y, NJ. c. A. lG not n mission to the |
army and navy. IL Is an integral part of |
tho army and navy. This is It's status
because the Government has recognized |
It's efficient work In keeping up the NOR |
ale of the men.
Chief Support of Mission Movement.
The American Y. NJ G A. is the chief
support OF tho movement In the so-callcd
mission lands, this is conceded by the