The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28
COLLEGE BRED COOK
One Feature of Upton Sin.
clair'S Colony.
SPECIAL PLANT FOR CHILDREN
NOveIiSfs Socialist Establishment
Capitalized at S255.OOO, and sur
workers Must Pay Board in Cash,
but others May Pay in Labor.

Englewood y. J, Oct. I.-Upton Sin
clair, who wrote THE Jungle" has Gre
ated here what ne calls a home colony.
This is a S0cialistic settlement-the gor-
geous antithesis OF the squalid tenements
described so viyidly by Mr.. Sinclair in
his novel
Helicon Hall is the Greek name OF Mr..
Sinclairs establishment. II is a long. low.
and picturesque building. succeed and
white pancled. and emb0vered among
trees. When you enter the hall you are
in a maze. for there IS on the left of you
a plot Of green grass and palms, and on
the right an open CRATE fire. i per-
plexes and delights one
Yes. said Mr.. Sinclair this colony
IS on its feet We are ready TO begin.
Already there are fourteen persons in
the house. and we have some four hun
dred bona fde applications for rooms.
In fact. all of the rooms have been
practically engaged
When asked as TO the character of the
col0nists he had secured, Mr.. Sinclair
said.
Wei. the lady at present in the kitch-
en- is a graduate of Cornell Her inten-
ton is to complete her degree of PHI
tell YOU this also: There's u newspaper
woman coming all the way from Chi
cagO TO take q position with Us as
IaundresS.
Solve the Servant PFObIen,
There will be no servant problem
at Helicon Hall. Let me tell you that
I am Socialist and that I consider that
the private affairs of most individuals
constitute tho most important public
AFFAIR now existing. y few years ago
the solution was a simple one. Then al
my wife and I ever dreamed of wanting
was a one-TO0m cabin in the country.
solid enough TO keep out the rain and
the cold But now. for numberless rc1-
sons. this IS impossible.
we have learned more about the
world We have been to PackingtOwR.
which means that wc can never again
eat meat without n qullm. We have
lived two years on a faTm-but even
there the problem of living was net
solved for Us. 50 I have established
this colony. The move has been quickly
made, all accomplished. indeed. within
a fortnight. [ want to say that If you
object to servants you ought never TO
have been married But IS 4 man 10 be
denied the privilege or parenthood just
because he happens TO possess an intel
leCte
And is il for the best interests OF the
race that its future generations should
be furnished exclusively by the ignorant
and callous? And if authors. artists,
scientists, and philosophers are 10 re-
produce their kind what is TO be done2
Shall they have to marry their house
keepers? I have made many sacrifices
for my art but that one staggered me.
In this building we shall be a happy
cooperative colony of Socialists. Every
thing to-day looks rosy"
Surroundings Very Cory.
Certainly Mr.. Sinclair's surroundings
could not have looked roster. They were
luxurious. Inside and outside Heiicon
Han seemed more properly to appertain
to 4 prince than a paupeT But then no
successful Socialist ever was a pauper.
Mr.. Sinclair explained that after the ia
vorable reception of his prospectus for the
Home Colony Association, an appointed
committee proceeded 10 estimate upon
the basis OF summer hotel within one
hour Of New York City. The price of a
suitable hotel was put at 100000. One
half acre of land was allowed to each of
sixty prospective cottages. twenty acres
for children's colony, and nifty acres for
the common buildings and recreation
grounds. making l90 acres in all. The
price OF the land was estimated al $500 an
acre. The consideration of farm land for
the colony was omitted for the present
The estimate for the children's establish
ment vas prepared by a physician who