The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-16

ffrufn tie n City stnr.l
some vagEieh philosopher
wrote with cynicHf but truthful
pen. - man will fight siwnys
for his home. but he win not
always for his boarding house"
Nor can no be dceended upon to
fight for a house which he mere-
~ lives IN but which belongs &c
some other man.
Guinness men. who are phllos-
ophers IA a practical way. say
the bonae-ownlug man rs the
most dependable. the safest to
trust. This article shows how q
Kansas town IL fostering a COM
munity OF home ownera
--
Come twenty years ago there was a
Young lawyer and newspaper man In
Wellington. kas.. v ho seemed always
to te moving. He appearcd never
able 10 Eet ahead as hid other men
of his acquaintance. He would occu-
~ a house for a while. then "a wcaid
be sold or he would not be able 10
meet the rent and the family would
have 10 undergo again the seemingly
endless trials Of MOVING.
Hts little daughter was not strong.
and the sight Of his wife strugglinK 10
~ their furniture TO strange sur
roundines brought a lump into tho
young fellows throat. n bitter self
condemnation 10 his soul. lie
how felt that he was 10 blame be-
causs be could not succeed.
Came "a time again when the rent
fell due and he was unable TO pay ".
lie knew that they must move again.
Heavy Of heart discouraged. he Was
on the way 70 his office when he met
a more fortunate friend. In In
conversation that followed. the young
man mentioned TINT he must move
again. and spoke OF hts dread OF n
and ~ the burden II imposed upon
his wife.
why don't You buy a home. Har-
~" asked the more fortunate friend.
1T would help you 20 save money.
because you could apply on some-
thing OF our W all this money you
are paving out as rent"
How could l buy a homo when 7
am having 10 o now because 7
haven't money enough 20 pay the
rent?' the young fellow answered
with a bitter laugh.
1--WE got a house down the street
"A little ways. You move into u and
pay for II as you can" said the
friend.
Moved Int Their Own qomc.
Tho Young man aud his family
moved once more-but into their own
home this time. IL was their start
on tho road 10 success and happiness.
Today he owns n handsome home.
tastcfully furnished and well located.
he owns the daily newspaper In Well
linEton. has a motor car. and some
Liberty bonds and bank stock. And
he traces II all back to the day when
he moved into hir own home.
The experience taught him that
while some could save and look
ahead toward an Investment. he
couldn't. lie had to invest first. then
save.
Through all tho years since that
time Harry 4. Woods, the man who
was always having 20 move has felt
that he owed some repayment to his
fellow men for the kindly act which
afforded him hts chance. He never
since has seen q family moving but
that u brought back "A memory OF his
own unpleasant experiences and m
ache to his heart.
A few months ago he said to him
SELF. you're getting along In years.
II you're ever going to do anything
same as yOu once were. n h time you
were doing II now. It's time TO maze
your repayment"
Ind Harry Woods has made that
repayment. Out OF the dream OF
years has grown a plan. unique be-
cause Of lis simplicity and It's all-in-
elusive hclpfulness. a plan hat IN be-
coming known throughout the couu-
try a. The Wellington Plan"
A sun IL given outright by the
business men uf the city for a per-
Eanent fund TO be managed by the
directors Of the Home Foundation.
Whenever directors lind n house
which has been allowed 10 run down
aud not up to the standard OF Wet
lington homes. they buy 10 with tho
foundation money. They either re-
move the house altogether aud re-
place u with a new. modern dwelling
or have Il repaired and painted to
make IL entirely modern. Then they
nnd some worth-whiic family and sell
the place at reasonable terms. n
does not matter " the family has no
money-if the man seems to be in
dusirious, the foundation takes n
chance.
Ranks Remind the Plan.
Al ~ Meilington's hanks are be-
hind the plan. The president. secre-
ttryi treasurer and trustees are bank
era, The general manager and re-
naming two directors are among the
w%ealthicat and most astute business
m'H W summer county
The business men are backing the
plan because Il Is a fine thing for the
city, because II means a more pros
porous Wellington said W. ~. Turks
president OF the foundation. Burks
also Is president OF a bank.
You see, we are mo- only helping
other folks, but We are helping our
selves. too" said charles \. Martin.
the general manager ~ he fouuds-
tion. We furnish employment for
Wellington workmen by building Sr
repairing theme houses. We buy nate
riais from Wellington concerns. We
make the city more beautiful and We
furnish people With an Incentive for
living in WellinEton-give them an
Interest In the city and Us activities.
It's Just a business like way OF help
ing other folks"
Take the ease OF A. one OF the first
handled by tho foundation. lie was n
good tradesman. renting 4 he.ne. He
desired to buy Il. but lacked the initial
payment. fhe home was TO be sold
and he was facing the probability n:
having to move. He applied TO tho
foundation and two OF the directors