The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-06

are now growing in the chicken runs OF
the company The trees begin TO bear
In three years and usually become a
commercial asset when five years old.
the yield increasing with age UP 10 the
time Of the trees full growth.
The demand for these nuts is prac-
ncally unlimited at prices ranging from
rs TO 40 cents.
Mr.. Gutenberg has found. as the result
OF twenty years study, that the BARGE
Iona and the Du Chilly varieties OF the
filbert-large. meaty and finely favored
nuts-are the best varieties for this eli
mate and is now growing them In profit
able quantities.
These are only some OF the things con-
nected with this large enterprise based
upon what is called the new life OF the
land."-a rather comprehensive phrase.
when We come to think OF II. for Il seems
10 mean new life in big. bright. sub
stantial sense. not only for the men and
women who settle upon the land. but
also for the bleak. barren acres OF land
which for years have remained idle and
improbable.
Not Speculative Venture
But this is not speculative land
scheme. Spectators have been barred
from the first unit now being developed
Settlers must start something on the
lands they buy. build something. produce
something. The company will
furnish material. and plans and labor, IL
desired. TO build necessary houses. -
Settlers may get their stocks. such as
chickens, for instance. and nut trees.
from the company. supplies also. such
as chicken food. will be furnished by the
company at prices below market quota
tons, for the company is now buying and
will continue to buy In big lots. II is
able to do IL. and wants TO do IL. because
Il is anxious for every settler to make
. fair profit on what he produces.
What 1t Means
like the community notion OF this big
corporation This is a constructive ven
ture. IL ought TO mean much for Wash
ington and this whole section OF the
country II will open up new and fresh
opportunities for thousands of men and
women who find their lives stinted and
stalled by the deadly grind and routine
life in urban centers. The tired journal
ist will have chance TO take his nose
out of the ink well and stick IL in the
ground; the bookkeeper. the salesman.
the mechanic-men and women OF all
useful and respectable classes-worn by
the hard exactions of their calling, ought
to find. and can find. at Alderwood
Manor not only a restful break in their
daily cares. but also an opportunity to
live In an atmosphere frightened by new
forms and new energies and IL will all
tend to sweeten and TO lengthen the days
OF the earthly journey.
The Large Outcome
But there is even greater meaning
in this big constructive undertaking OF
this company. New productive energies
loosened at Alderwood Manor will con-
tribute more toward the upbuilding OF
this section than any recent enterprise OF
either urban or rural significance. II
will open the way to q conversion of the
land. and a way for the return OF the
man TO the land. and on n grade too not
too steep or hard for him to make the
landing safely.
In a nutshell. this corporation will not
only put the man on the land, but il
will capitalize whatever talent he may
have. and give him a chance to work out
his destiny in his own way. And why
not capitalize men who are worth whileG
Moreover, Il will hasten improvements
In transportation, and help to bring about
condition that will make the city half
country. and the country half city.
" A. A. Gutenberg. together with
onS interested in the "Nev Life of