Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07
AWARD HOBOES
RURAL RETREAT
ltinerant Population Of New
York May Grow Vegetables
on Long Island

Now that the spring Is here the ho-
boes, who gather in New York city for
the winter and this year were enabled
by Mayor Mitchels grant Of an old
house to open the Hotel de Gink, are
being sent to a farm on Long Island.
Instead Of wandering about the coun-
try. as usual. they are going to grow
chickens. flowers and vegetables.
The first squad Of them has already
reached the $50 acre farm which has
been lent by George Crater. Jr., New
YorE lawyer. The farm Is six miles
from Riverhead and the same distance
from the nearest saloon. This last was
the only drawback the hoboes could
see in their new rural retreat, which
they have named the Farm de Gink.
JEFF Davis, king of the hoboes. mo-
tored down with the pioneers. Twenty
other recent patrons Of the hostelry
used auto furniture vans, which car.
ried also the travlers' baggage. nick
nacks. tents and equipment 50 neces-
sary to the advanced scheme Of life
In project
They Put Up Tents.
When MI. Crater and his companions
reached Riverhead they tarried there
long enough to stock up with shovels.
pickaxes and provisions, for which,
must 1t be said?--Nlr. Crater puid. He
took a kindly interest In his bright
young men. He says they ure not hO-
bOes. He describes them as mechanics
out of work.
The mechanics did not use the farm
apparatus on reaching their new home
at Flanders, dusk having come on prior
to their arrival there. After it had been
established that the supply Of food
was sufficient to cover their temporary
wants the young men became anxious
over the whereabouts Of King Jeff and
his retinue.
For it happened that in Jeff's suit
were the only men who knew how to
put up tents. and. which was still more
important. they had the tents and ten.
poles with them. There are not enough
wooden buildings to house oil the me-
chanics. so most Of them will have to
sleep in tents.
Once the tents were erected the men
turned in. and they declared their only
trouble was the lack Of u moving pic
ture theater or street organ. The
quiet rather oppressed them.
Another Farm In View.
Mr.. Crater said he Is going to see to
1t that life on the Farm de Gink will
not be all work. He thoroughly agrees
with the man who remarked that all
work and no play makes Mike dull
person So there will lie plenty Of d.
versions for the mechanics. AS this
farm is within three staggers Of the
Peconic river. there will he plenty Of
opportunity to go fishing and. when
the duck season Is on. hunt ducks
The sprightly sports of chicken raising
and tree chopp;ng will claim their devO-
tees.
Tame ducks and tame garden truck
will be encouraged to grow under the
hoboes' care. aud Mr.. Crater thinks
that the end Of the summer will see u
handsome profit reaped through the ef.
forts Of bis lovers Of nature. But he
is not engineering the scheme for that
reason. He intends to let the men who
make the money retain 1t.
Should the plan work out ut Flan
ders. Mr.. Crater says he will also turn
over his 467 mere farm at Ynphnnk.
seven miles distant. The fact that
there IL no wnter at Ynphnnk INDY he
likely to make the second proposition
unpopular with the mechnnits. hut
there Is an nttraction-the county aims
house Il at Yaphank.
Mr.. Crater's min idea and difficulty
Just at frst are to keep his guests from
dwelling on their departure from their
recent comfortable quarters In the Ho-
tel de Gink. at Centre and Worth
streets. Manhattan.