The Washington herald., 1910-01-09
Canadian Capitalist Takes Up
Emerson HOugh's Plan.
TO GOLoNIzE POOR IN CITIES
Statesmen of Several Countries See
Large Possibilities i'm Transplant
Ing Men In Poverty to Farms in
the Country and Sustaining Them
While They Get Start.

co5tiHs III lutte CHdTltE IN Lle UlJeQ
States 1890. 10000 a year, in accordance
with Emerson Hough's plan Of trans
planting from the cities the efficient IN
employed. educating them in the essen
tiaIs OF agriculture, providing land, and
lending to them at current rates Of in
self-sustaining point
Not only has a philanthropic Canadian
capitalist and land owner, William Pear
son. Of Winnipeg. signihed has decision
10 aid the process Of transplanting. which
Hough's book, "The Sewers" has made
a topic of discussion throughout the Do
minion, but Mr.. Pearson also is personal
" enlistIng the support Of statesmen and
philanthropists in the United States and
England as well as Canada.
The prefer Of this support. which al
once changes the matter from an idea
10 an approaching fact, was made ia a
letter In which Mr.. Pearson said:
I am ready 10 say now that 7 am
glad 10 associate myself with the move
ment and assist 1t financially and other
wise in any way possible. The plan out
lined in the book provides for competent
training for those to be helped before
setting them up on their own steadings,
Canada contributing direction and super
intendence, as well as the field for ths
experiment. the cost 10 be borne directly
by the government or by the government.
assisted by private OF organized phil
anthropy This makes the matter one Of
individual as we'll as Of national i'm
portance. and VIII result in the near fu-
ture in an organized effort TO test out
the plan proposed for the conquest OF
poverty.
Pearson Takes I'D Plan.
On best authority It is stated that 1ir.
Pearson has taken up the execution OF
the plan with the Sage Foundation. cer-
tain other philanthrOpies in New York.
and philanthropists in Chicago, and in
England with Lloyd-George. Winston
Churchill. Asquith. Duke OF Sutherland.
Sir Robert Perkes, Charles Briehtman.
of Watford, England; Gen. Booth. John
Burns. Lord Strathcona, and Lord North
clne.
The known interest and views held by
in England upon the growing
problem Of the army Of the unemployed.
which has totaled continuously IN Lon
don q, 90 10 10000 during recent years.
gives promise Of speedy response 10 the
definite proposal by Mr.. Pearson. The
plan presented in 'The Sewers" having
been given wide attention in the British
press.
The press comment shows how serious
ly this proposed remedy for the growing
poverty in cities is being considered IN
q review Of the book DR.. s T. Lang, Of
the Manitoba Normal School, has writ
ten his Endorsement OF the project and
refers 10 II as an educational book OF
value. Briefly stated. he says. Mr.
Hough's proposal Is that an educational
on q very large scale should
be attempted on the clay belt lands con
trolled by the Canadian Northern and
Grand Trunk Pacific railways. He pro-
poses that steps should be taken 10 pro-
vide training in agriculture for that very
large class Of immigrants who come
from the cities and towns Of the Old coun-
try and who, owing 70 the character OF
their previous occupations. are more like
" to fail in Canada than 10 succeed.
Type of Men Required.
Col A. .. Davidson. known throughout
Canada and the Western states as one
Of the most successful land operators in
the world. and whom Mr. Hough calls
the re-discoveTeT Of Western Canada"
L.
the type Of man needed in, and the type
created by the conditions of the Cana
dian west; and on this side OF the boUn-
dairy line. both in New York and Chicago.
the public spirited men are supporting
the Hough scheme Of helping the very
poor
Mai. Gen. Edward Fielding, of the Vol
unteers Of America, from the aspect OF
twenty-six years work among the destt-
tute and the needy, has expressed HIM
self a hearty indorser of the plan. "a
practical salvation for the wants OF the
unemployed and a distinct economy 10
the nation. as well as a beneficial in
vestment TO the capitalist are all en-
folded within this working plan Of grub
stalking" men on farms. with machinery,
land. seed. and money enough TO back
them till the yield begins 10 pay. Ninety
nine cases out of 100 Of such investments
would fetch a handsome financial profit
10 the investor within five years. Besides
this positive return of both principal and
interest it may be conservativeIy figured
that an increasing amount Of the money
expended now for charity and philan-
thropy, to say nothing Of the cost OF
crime engendered by want and destitute
would be saved the COM
munity. Reckoning that over $1,000. 600 coo,
the cost Of crime, Is expended
TO ameliOrate poverty in New York
State alone, the saving effected by plac-
ing a man where he can have g free
hold to till and then earn sufficient TO
feed and cIothe MS family, so that he
need ask no aid from the State IS patent
VIII Not Take DereIicts.
Il do not believe in the wholesale col
onization Of derelicts, but that is not
the Hough plan. and / am firm for the
OF the soil for the man with
a family who is out of work. unable 20
obtain employment. out Of money. and
without prospects other than 10 join the
pitiful bread line, now so long I'm the
cities.
Every year statistics reveal that the
cost of the poor Increases in all big cities
Indiscrlminate charity fails OF its pur-
pose; defeats its own ends. The proper
thing "a do l. 70 aG11oafa q 'dOuu- nd
outer to help himself. TO give him back
faith in himself. hope in his own ability
10 create future IN a new land. under
a new sky, and as q producer is the one
chance for the efficient men in the army
of unemployed
A large shipment Of this seasons Amer
lean apples and pears was placed on
on the Sydney market on October z.
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