Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-14
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} GARDEN CITIES IN ENGLAND. 4
Nv Tcmplcton Johnson, IN the Sun


| W. TCWplcion Johnson. In the sur.
yey Press Bureau
The damp climate OF Great Britain.
which permits mXuiant plant life
even i0 deep shade ana the influence
cXer'cd by hundreds of wears of con.
stant contact with the gardens at the
great landed estates. have led 10 the
evolution OF the garden city In Eng.
land
The Garden city. as We know II 10.
dal, was instituted about thirty years
aso. as q housing adlunci Tor q great
industrial enterprise. Ia 1887 the hrm
OF Lever ltos.. soap manufacturers.
bought some land between Birken-
head and Liverpool on which 20 build
home ior their employees the FIRST
houses constructed were zoo costly TO
be profitable and OF late years the cX.
pens" of maintaining roads and parks
has risch so that on an Investment oil
Sl,10O.0OO there is no profit after me
paymsnt o! fixed charges but Nh Lew
- believes ia carrying ON the enter
Prise because employees living la al
community which promotes good
health are mere intcliigon ana EN-
client
Fifty years ago young man walked
the streets of Birm,ng.am. England
on saturday afternoons looking al fheI
,qudlid wording mems houses and incl
dirty unkcpt yards rs Il any won
der h. said to himself. tina Nuul
such demordlizing living conditions.
the work neR Instead OF coming nome
spend their wages drinking al he
saloons The man was George cad
huly, now one of the prOprictOrs OF
q great manufacturing company. andl
the town OF BOuInyille. four miles |
nom birmingham, is the result Ct his
efforts TO secure good living conditions !
Tor any one who might desire an At. |
llaCtivc home In district 80 designed |
: hat there Is plenty OF roo and fresh
air tor all the inhabitants Uny lUI
per cent of the houses at BournVillel
are rented bY employees of Messrs !
Cadbury Co. Mr. Cadburv having !
wisely decided that there should be
no obligation GA The part of his en-.
proves 10 live in l}uurnYllC and ulsOl
hat the colony might be open 20 any
lnc
The houses IN l,Ouruyille are at.
raciiNc brick structures with gardens
In runt and behind The Village
trust offers prizes ion The best keptl
Garden and Tor The finest fIuit aud
'cgotnblcs with this Incentive. theI
gardens are always neatly cultivated.
ind IL has been estimated that the
produce raised reduces Tho rent Of
'ycrl family in Bournyillc nearly half
/ dollar week There are tennis
lnd football helds. SWIMMING pooll
md a gymnasium The death rate in
BouInrillc is hYr per thousand. whilel ,
u Birmingham only tour miles away
z Is httcen
The BONNEVILLE BOYS ut Twelve arc
hreC Inches bigger around the chest
nan lheir city ucighbors in Birming /
am The enterprise was made over ,
D 1900 los George Cadbury 10 "A per.
etual trust, which will carry ont his ,
l'as The undertaking IL ON strict
business basis, the net profits of 7,
Don't I per cent being devoted 10 the !.
uilding OF more houses.
4 dreamer looked into The future.
nd curious as u may seem his dream
anne true tor Ebonozor reward =
hose Garden cities OF Tomorrow
pened the ewes OF the public 20 The u
disabilities OF town development has {
yea 10 see realized most Ol the cs' -
entail ideas OF his enterprise he the J
lodel cities of LctchwOrtn. about ~
lies north OF london <
la 1902 tract 81 $500 acres AT 5000 y
~ acre was bought By the Firat n
arden CitN Limited, 1900 acres be-.
II designed 10 house population OF d
bout 10000 people. The remaining n
900 acres are devoted 10 an agricui n
ral belt which encircles The town
nd which shall remain lnyiGlgsc A
nit OF twelve houses 10 The acre has -
zen established and conscientious
iori has been made To provide hous. ="
= facilities for ali sorts and condf
lions OF men, the rents ranging lrOm ~
10 and six dollars month 90 go hl
ny or hfty "a
\ part oi the property lying close
the railroad but screened by hill z.