The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-03
INDIAN HILL SOLVES HOUSING
PROBLEM; WORKERS ARE HAPPY
Men Buy Homes on Easy
payments Town
Is Model

WORCESTER. Mass-Houaos for
workers-the problem that Is the bug
uboo Of every city In the United State.
has been solved here, In par, at
least.
In 1915. the Norton company. then
having a,7eO employees, was faced 10y
the problem Of big labor turnover .
because Of inadequate, insufficient
housing.
The company determined 10
buiid-not the usual company
houses" which have failed Ca ~olsc
the housing prubicm any where.
but a model industrial Niiingc. n
called In one Of the bot tOWn
planners AID artutcois la 'thc
country.
\ 33-ucro site. several miles from
b heart Of the city, near Indian lake.
on q LOFTY ridEr, with u beautiful view
oNer open country, was selected,
Indian nm l. Model.
To-day. 10 rs the industrial village Of
Indian mn" n uf the mom site
vcssful housing developments In the
United States. The workers are all
happy.
The Indian mn company. o su1si-
diary OF tho Norton company, wun
formed TO carr out the do, clopmcnt
with "a view 90 individual ownership.
p-ermaucncy and contrntmcnt In cm-
pioNmcnt, ana resultant general Ell
cheney.
Indian IHn has no rridiron Of
streets. no asphalt paving, no rows OF
houses OF intulcrubtn Mtmcucss. 1n'
directs wind about The natural grades.
The first bS houses were butt la Two
operations during the summers o.
1915 u 1916. The houses are White
frame. ana have slnfc roofs.
Parks aud Clubs.
In addition tu uur and two fumit'
houses. Indian I'm has % dining hall,
the Sntuckct lnu 70 boarding. house for
bachelors. e%mbodying the features ~ "a
Club. a similar Institution Tor bachelor
girls Of the Office force. n chapel anu
"A recreation hnIi
There are ihrg" parks, small parks
n childrsu's Fairgrounds.
The Indian HUi company requires
from the purchaser an initial payment
OF a 10 per cent OF the purchase price
whcrcupon "a conveyance of the prop
cfty is made for the balance tho nur-
chaser gives two notes, tor 81 600.
pnyuhle iu o. years ut o per cent. AVID
another Tor the balance Of The puf-
chase price. payable on demand With
Interest az % per cent. both notes bee
ing secured by J purchase money
mortgage
Tho purchaser gives also % supple
moutHrN ugr"" lcnt to the ruoct that
he win purchase Boo 20 cooperative huHl.
hNe shares and viii continue payments
thcroIuun until his deposits shall have
mutuIoI bon the sum of St.Ouu.
Buyti~ tcrl Independent.
THIS insurcs the payment of the ~
Ncar-notc according 90 its terms. II
gives the purchaser u feeling ui .iud,
pcudenCc. iuusmuCh zee he Hoes not
make periodical payments on ths
principal TO the company. % %ontuiCs
him To hccumc acquainted with coop
cmtiNc bank methods.
In confederation Of this agreement
the company agrees not Co make de-
mand upon The dcmand note as long
az the purchaser shall continue 10
make monthly payments Of interest 70
tho company aud payments to the
bank.
Tho result b. that ut the end Of ~
wears, a. sufficient prOpoportion OF tho
purchase price has been paid so That
the purchaser owns tho property free
except a first mortgage Tor not over
go per cent Of the value of the prop
"rty, 90 that he can go 10 n bank for
e mortgage. it he wishes. and be- I'M
dependent of the conn amy.