The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-23
Special Cable to The Tribune.

gates 10 CnC 1nteInatloual Soultiepe'
on town planning just held in Londor
was the lead achieved by England anc
Germany in modern urban development
compared with other countries. Tt
those who only know Paris since the
reforming hand of Baron Haussmanr
carved out its boulcvards, the absence
of Francc-F!t the soul Of Europe =
from the front rank of town planners
was a surprise. But any American who
has STAYED in France long enough to
know something OF its home life Will
not hesitate to say that the French
are far behind the Angio-Snxon In their
conception of modern comfort. Many
Of the labor saving devices that the av.
erage American family is accustomed
to--such as telephones and dumb wait
ers in apartments and running hot and
cold water-are only found among the
wealthlcst Parislans.
This national Indifference to modern
conveuiences explains why the French
are seldom III the vanguard OF any
movement that tends to improve the
material wellbeing of the masses. LIB
erty, equality fraternity" does not get
down TO hard practice all the time.
That explains vhv the first garden city
in France was founded score of years
after such communities were we'll
recognized factor in the life of Eng
land, for example
One Garden City
But today there are signs of improve
ment. for though at present there. is
only one garden city In actual exist
euce in France, two more are being
planned and constructed, Perhaps 1t
is even an exaggeratlon to call the
workmeu IS community of lao at Dour-
ges garden city, And vet these cot
tagcs were the first 10 be patterned
Tfor in, ba E,u rish III rjr
and villages.
Like most of the British agglomera-
tons. this garden village in the ex.
trcme north Of France was constructed
by an industrial company for the sole
use of its employees. 1t is the prop
crty OF the Dourges Mining company.
which embarked on this new venture |
five years ago. when so many miners
were killed Perhaps that catastrophe
made the company feel that the life of
miner was SO fraught with hardships |
and perils that the least it could do |
was to offer attractive homes and sur
roundings to its employees during the
time they spent above ground.
Anyway. the gaily decorated. two
storied brick houses have been so ap. |
precIated by the men tina; now plans
arc being drawn UP for 900 more cot.
tages to be built in groups of three. |
Each group, ike the original one, will
have its broad walks lined with trees,
its open squares and its Fairgrounds
for the children
In Champagne Districts.
What promises to bc much more
prctcutlous garden village in the mat
ter of architecture is being planned by
pagpc merchants of Reims. The village
will adloin their vast works on the out
skirts of the city and will cover over
sixty acres. Each aero will be cut
up into four lots, to be separated from
each other by wire fences. Over these
the workmen will he expected to grow
roses aud clingiug vines. There will
bc three types Of cottages for tho ten
ants to choose from, They viii he
very low figures.
The Pommcry brothers main rca-
son for establishing garden village is
because they wish their employees TO |
be near the works, At present they
live III the poor quarters of Reims,
where the surroundings are unwhole
some from every point Of view. In fact,
it was to keep the men away from the
low company and the low resorts of the
Reims slums that the Marquis De Pol
igoac. the daughter of ono Of the Pom
,nerys, gave three million francs for
the creation of park of sports near
the champagne works. IT is safe to
say that no Sompany III the world has l.!
gwen IT'S employees such extensive and I
perfectly equipped recreation grounds. 6
Very few cities in Franco have parks
details of arrangement. There is a f
track for foot races, surrounded by 4
uatuTsl amphItheater that seats 80 900 :,
people. golf course for cross golf, a
for athletic competitors and u
1pen air plays, tenuis courts, croquet
a football field, bowling =
green and swings.
shelters both for men and women, and q
'barming rustic seats are hidden among f
he elumps of trees. The park is sit 4
rated ON a high slope that commands a
view of the famous Reims aviation u u
The garden village ia within !
!. stones throw Of il. Because the z
Doinmery employees arc so we'll pro- q
fIded for IN the matter OF recreation D
grounds, the workman's village will y
,age no large open squares or parks q
hey would seem superfluous.
On Cooperative Principle. s'
The garden village at Dourges and Il
he prospective one at Reims. being q
sroups OF cottages put UP by indus Il
nal companies for their EMPLOYEES. 81
re not regulated by socialistic notions k
such Is not the case Of the third par. I'll
len village, under construction at Fon- b
,ambault. Although the community
vii owe its existence to the liberality VI
t a well~known Partisan phiIanthrop. Fl
ST. Judge Georges Bonjean, it is to bic tt
un on strictly cooperative principles, OF
,fter Judge ,Boniean finishes his work W
7 organization and construction, tho W
'illage Is to be turned over to the ten eI
nts-all engaged in the trade of but h'
on making.
Az present thirty cottages are being II
mt up. each in its own gnrden. These b,
re to be in vast enclosure, which will sl
nclnde, besides the garden homes, OF
oinmon dining room, public square 80
nth two band stands, \ concert hall, III
common nursery and playground. Not W
My MY will the material sGppIies-food. al
Iothlng, and SO forth-be furnished h.
n Q cooperative basis. but the button nc
iaking trnde will be carried on in II
he same way, There will be no ques- :; h
ion of employer and employee in this NJ NJ
jtopian Commuuity All will J,u, 80. W