The daily sentinel., 1913-11-13
LUDLOW COLONY
IS SANITARY
AND CLEAN
Il hati0naIitieS Dwell Together
in Peace Where Strikers
Maintain Homes.

With the erection OF a model san
itary tent city at Ludlow in whose
population twenty-one nationalitfes
are represented. John X. Lawson. ma
tiunal board member Of the United
Mine Workers, has accomplished
feat which has never been edualed
aceodrnig to authorities on civic con-
d!tions.
Although the city is not yet two
months old, it is considered more
than model in its system OF govern
ment and sanitary conditions
Nothing has been left undone by
Lawson to make the strikers comfort
able and he has provided every form
of amusement to allow them, their
wives and children 20 enjoy them
selves.
Two hundred and fifty tents house
the 1,2O0 inhabitants of the tent
colony. All the tents are floored
and whaled. Although twenty-one
nationaltties are represented, the
conduct OF. the city affairs has been
carried On with the utmost harmony
and the colony has established the
unique precedent of not having
single alteration among its people
in the history OF it's existence.
The policing of the town is done by
six police squads OF eight men each.
Practically every nationality is rep
resented on the force and they have
succeeded in maintaining perfect or
der. Probably not the least feature
that has contributed to the perfect
order of the colony IS the fact that
Lawson will allow no liquor in the
enclosure. No man is allowed to pass
the 6ates who has liquor on his per-
son.
fire department fully equipped
gives the colony protection from fire.
When one enters the tent colony
he sees next to Lawson's headquar-
ters the tent OF the Red Cross de-
partment. Here two physicians and
a corps of trained nurses are employ
ed every hour in the day and night
to take care of the health of the COM
munity.
One of the things that has helped
to make the camp healthy is the fact
that pure water, obtained from an ar
tesian well is served to te residents.
In the center of the colony is a
large tent where all meetings are
held. Dances are held here twice
week, the music being furnished by
an orchestra of union miners.
1t is in this tent that the children
of the colony attend school. While
twenty-one nationalities are repre-
sented in this congress of nations,
most of the children speak English
and they are given the same training
as in any of the public schools of the
state under the direction of teachers
employed by the miners union.
Ministers from the surrounding
country visit the camp on Sunday and
hold regular church services while
members of the colony conduct Sun
day school for the children.
A regular open air gymnasium
with horizontal and parallel bars aud
other equipment has been. provided
by the union to enable the men to
keep in good physical condition Six
footballs have been presented to the
younger men and they are organizing
teams to play for the championship
of the colony.
The striking miners in addition to
their benefits from the union are pro-
vided with coal, water and clothing.
"There is no color, no creed, no ma
in the camp" said Lawson.
"There is no discretion. No matter
who they are, these men and their
get what they want il they
are entitled to it. Men who are au-
thorities on sanitary conditions say
it is the cleanest camp they ever
saw. They say it looks more like a
health resort than strike colony"
o. T. Reedy of the diversion dam
camp of which lie is superintendent