The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-24

there are standing 257 blocks Of tene
ments and 300 cottages. All tn
buildings are of stone or brick, ant
scattered as they are about the city
| they are all close to its center 81
that long rides or walks are avoided
The more recent Peabody tenement
| are extremely handsome ana impress
sive both in size and in architecture
effect. Each of them occupies a whole
| block of ground and stands well bach
from the street line, with shrubs ant
ornamental trees filling the vacant
space. They are four stories In
height, built Of stone and brick with
entrances which would beft the most
pretentious apartment house.
Fifty years ago the idea OF neces.
sary sanitary conveniences was not
what II Is now and there is cores.
ponding difference between the earli
er and later Peabody blocks. In the
first buildings the laundry, toilet,
bath, and hot water facilities we're
in common, the separate apartments
being supplied with coal ranges, gas
and supply of running cold water.
In the later buildings there is a sep
arate toilet for each fiat. TO get an
individual bath II Is necessary TO
take one Of the cottages or to rent
an apartment in one of the newest
buildings at a little less than SO a
month.
This year two enormous blocks cost
ing lot much less than 81 100000 will
be opened and the rent derived from
them will Of course add to the sur.
plus of the fund which is increasing
annually. There is something almost
in the idea Of self per-
petuating fund Of this kind, which
grows larger the more there Is spent
and. in the course Of century or
.wo, might devour the greater part
If a whole city.
The Peabody rents, which include
III the taxes are at least one fourth
ess than the average for similar &C.
In London. Every one
II the nearly $4,000 rooms is high,
light, and airy, There are about
900 rented as single rooms nearly
900 arranged in two room apart |
nents; 5000 divided into suites OF |
hree rooms each, and the remainder |
nto four room flats and five room
ottages. The average number of |
esidents is less than one and a half |
er room.
Under Mr.. Peabody's will the trus-
ees of the fund, which Is self perpet-
ating and of which the American |
to Great Britain is al
'ays a member, are not obliged to
onfine their activities to the build. |
ng of tenements. With a wisdom !
'hich other philanthropists have not |
ways followed, he placed no tight |
estrictions on the use of his money. |
he only requirement Is that it shall
e spent for the benefit OF the wor-
by poor Of London.
Nor did Mr.. Peabody confine his
enefactions to his adopted country. |
lie gave the Peabody institute at
baltimore and the Peabody fund for
he spread Of education has had a
influence for good all
through the southern states. |
II was as the inheriter of such
plendid traditions OF far sighted
enerosity and as the direct heir Of 4
he tremendous international business
hitch George Peabody discovered
nd built up that j. Pierpont Nor.
an came into the world of affairs.
md 1t was to the continuing inilu.
nee of George Peabody that the
ouse of Morgan owned much OF its
restige in London for all over Eng.
md his memory is still revered -
hicago Tribune. !!