Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-10

the country because she breads life o.,
IN isolated farm. ana at Is too often
the case that the prosperous farm.,
abandons his land to tenants and seeks
IL town house, because OF the poor so
cial. religious and educational oppor-
tunitics offered by the Isolated com
munity.
by taking into consideration the
personal equation. ana by skiiful a.
raction In allotment or tho land ana
DEVELOPMENT OF the community life.
with its social centres. the league wii
obviatc this objection TO country life.
There arc three types OF colony which
inc League proposes in it's detailed
plans; colonies composed OF selected
migrant, owning the land Individuals,
the temporarily unemployed OF the con
tiguous city who Will he hired MS la
borcrs on land to he owned by either
q holding syndicate of private capt
taiists or the municipality. and those
composed OF the dcrciict who will work
only under compulsion and police su.
pcrrision. committed to farm colonies
the land TO be owned by the munfcipal.
ity or tho State.
In connection with the latter the
lcaguc Is suggesting, as a point for leg
islation. that the Federal government
coionizc the vagrant who shifts from
place to place and give him an oppor.
tunity TO work a; SUMMARIZED rates
maintaining that with steady outdoor
employment he is bound to bccom.
eventually an efficient workman. Ne
this takes place according TO the plan
the worthy ones should be moved from
point TO point for seasonal cmploymcu,
az fnll wages. In this way they wtll
become chlcient citizens, and 40 longy
be dependent on temporary c,nplp.
ment.
All land which the league rccQ.r-
Inends for colonization will he cxn.t.
med by scientific expert which wiu
be sent out by them. aud the result.
OF the investigation VIII BE chcchct
GNport recommended BY tho states ga
which the survey takes place
Colonies or Friends.
Ms people In the cities become IN
teres'ed In the movement" said Mr.
Lund. little colonies are bound TO
spring up composed OF friends WHO
have long desired to leavc iha city, ana
who Will start out and build MP :,
community OF their own with It's social
centre.
only the other day Two enthusiastir
young men. whose attention had re.
Gently been called to the Forward to
the Land movement, came to Inc for
detailed information. They arc Ut pres
ent clerks In n large department stor.
but they said that they did 40, intend
- continue all their Hives AZ clerks;
mat they had long wanted an oppur-
iunity TO go TO tho country, but lad
hesitated because they had 40 cXpcr
cncc. By orr plan OF obtaining an ag-
ricultural training in night, ciasses
they should hold their positions ana,
IN the meantime, buy q small farm near
New York. where they could PUT their
theoretical training TO practical tests
1T was just what thcy wantcd's
added Mrs. Lund. and there arc any
number OF people In exactly the Same
position. All that IL needed Is to bring
to their attention the possibilities OF
community life and the practical al
vantages Of our plan. In our scheme
for social organization we haye taken
into consideration not only actual
farming. but also the allied industries.
which the MEMBERS OF the various com
munities can take up in the winter
months or In the leisure moments
These include the making eff berry
crates. OF light hardware, and the car
pentering which would naturally he
come II necessity as such communities
desclop. Then also there is the stor-
ing and preservation of foods. You,
see. our plan opens up almost I'm
limited possibilities. 1T will relieve
tho situation caused by the ,mem-
ployed In orr big cities, and IL will
help TO take care of tho great Hood Of
immigrants who arc bound 20 come
to this country after the war"