New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-12
A. r. Gluck, of Chicago,
Touched by Scenes OF
Suffering Here.
NO S5,OOO,OOO IN WORK
READY, SAYS M'ANENY
Mayors Subcommittee Con-
tinues Efforts to Find Places
for Unemployed.


plovment have made such deep I'M
preston on A. r. Gluck, Of Chicago
that he saws he wishes to offer 70 the
MAYORS committee / 900 acres Of Mich
ican land to be peopled by a co-opera-
tive community. Mr.. Gluck came into
The Tribune Office yesterday and an
nounced his intention.
81 arrived here from Chicago re"
DAYS ago. he said. because my fatner'
who is seventy-five years old. wrote
me that nv visit would he the best
New Years present | could make nm.
When | reached the city ! found my
father had lost almost all oil ms
money in a bank failure. immedi-
ately went 10 investigate, and WINE
in the neighborhood of the bank ga"
such poverty that it got al over me
One WOMAN came up to the teller
window. Her money had been swept
away. She asked for % cents.
81 could not stand to hear her plead
and gave her 81. and then man the
same sum. and still another man:
have never seen so much unemploy
ment. Now. | have l.000-acre farm
in Clare County. Mich. and ! want 10
ask New York 20 use It If she can TOT
her poor. | am willing to arrange any
papers which will allow committee
to take charge Of it along the lines OF
cooperative. community. There Is
arabic land and also timber
To Confer with Trade Bodies.
Mr.. Gluck was put in touch with eX-
Judge Gary's committee and VIII pre-
sent his offer 70 il. The executive com
mittee of the Mayors committee met
i'm Mr.. Gary's Office yesterday and APP
proved the appointment OF a committee
of six to confer with trades organiZa-
tions in order to obtain direct cooper
alton between employers and the public
employment bureaus. The committee
also approved the plan of finding work.
such as cleaning areas. sidewalks and
doorways. Arthur Fl. Williams and Ira
A. Place will take charge of the pub
licity pertaining to this and VIII enlist
the cooperation OF the Churcn Fed
Grafton and other organizations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on
private and public employment oppor'
tunites were the following matters:
First Distribution of farm laborers
through cooperation with the State
Department of Agriculture; Division Of
Distribution, Federal Department of
Labor: Labor Bureau Of State Depart
ment OF Labor. Second Possibilities
of colonization projects. Third Truck
gardening in outlying boroughs and
New Jersey in connection with public
markets. Fourth Vacant lot garden
ing in Brooklyn or Queens as posi-
bility for next spring to supplement
earnings.
City Work Overestimated.
II was announced that the executive
committee was i'm touch with people
who, it hoped. would contribute to a
loan fund The committee on cor
porate stock of the Board Of Estimate,
including Controller Prendergast,
President of the Board of Aldermen
McAneny. Borough President Pounds
of Brooklyn and Borough President
Mathewson of The Bronx. met yes
terday TO prepare a report on what
money is available for public improve
ments. with view 10 giving work to
some of the unemployed.
IAN impression has got out said
Mr. McAncny. that there is s5,0OO,OOO
worth of work that can be advanced.
Unfortunately, this is not true. There
is considerable contract work out
standing. and this work is coming
along in a normal way and will be
begun as soon as possible, some next
month. and 50 on from month to month
as it can be got ready
The Nathan Straus milk depot m
CITY Hall Park will be opened at once.
Work was started yesterday, IN order
that milk ray be purchased at one
cent and coffee at the same price
With each cup OF coffee roll is serYec'
but for two cents coffee and a cheese
sandwich may be bought. There are
also stations in Tompkins Square and
Mount Morris Park. 80
The four story brick building at 4Os
East 26th St, formerly a part of the
Cornell Medical School, will be trans
formed into an adjunct Of the Mu-
nicipal Lodging House. Work has al
ready begun. There is space for 2oV
beds
At Odd Fellows Hall, SO East 4th ST,
the first of soup kitchens was opened
yesterday, under the auspices OF the
United Hebrew Trades and NUMBER
Of other organizations.
Two hundred printed cards were dis
tributed to patrolmen last night By
Superintendent Whiting of the Munich
pal Lodging House for distribution -
homeless men and women. II was SAID
that 5000 more would be distributed
by the police to men and women seek
ing shelter.
According 10 Superintendent Whit
ing twenty men were sent yesterday TO
the New York City farm colony on
Station Island