Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-22
CITY May GET
YEOMEN HoME:
Webster City Still in Run
ming for Big Project
of Organiza-
ton.
BOOSTERS MEET HERE
Open Meeting in Chamber
of Commerce Hears
Mr.. Farmer.
MEET HERE

That Webster City is well up in tho
running for he Yeomcn children's
home is the belief of local people who
talked with a. n. Farmer of the chill
.dron's home committee, who was in this
city Saturday viewing sites offered here
and discussing Webster City's fitness
as a location for the home
Although the site offered here is not
Exceptional according to Mr.. Farmer
and in fact is not desirable unless
Eriggs woods may be procured and
added to the tract offered on the south
this city has other attractions which
pu1 it well to the fore among he 2JO
sites offered the Ycomen.
Where Webster City Leads.
Among the points noted in this city's
favor by Mr.. Farmer in talking with
members of the local committee and
others are the spirit here. the low cleo
tic light rates and the ease with which
flowing wells are procured.
Mr.. Farmer was we'll pleased with
The appearance Of Webster City peo-
PIE. their apparent moral stamina and
their enthusiasm over the home pro-
icct. lie expressed satisfaction over
the municipal electric light plant and
also over the flowing wells and their
Lint of ineXhausIiblc wafer supply.
The Booster Meeting.
The booster meeting held Saturday
evening III the Chamber Of Commerce
drew II large attendance. Despite the
fact that business lncn were unable to
attend. the Chamber of Commerce hall
was well filed with people who listen
NJ E,,.t, ,T,ps tar
osting description of 1.-THE IeOmen
cream for community of homes
Mr.. Farmer painted pleasing pic
ture OF the community which the home
will be. Declaring that the establish
ncnt is not to be an orphan asylum.
lie told how the home will be establish
ed on Il tract of from loo to !.Soo
acres. partly farm land. partly wooded.
IL the latter section the homes Will b"
built on no particular plan. but erected
where they are most attractive. Inc
home will set no age limit for children
and each family" under the direction
Of ii couple chosen because OF their es-
pctial qualifications. will include GILL
Grcn Of varying ages.
HOmelike Community.
There will be machine shops Where
thr older boys may learn trace
there will he farm land. schools
churches of many denominations. thea
tres, everything that goes to make up
Il homclikc community.
This. sIr. Farmer explained. Is the
Yeomeu dream. and will be brought to
as soon as the ste Is chosen.
Following Mr.. Farmers talk. local
srea kers were called upon TO explain
why Webster City was the best posSlhie
site for the home. p. ii. Treanor toid
Of the active campaign which VIII DC
started here in the near future ana III
which every citizen will be asked to
inn Superintendent Sifert told OF the
1I,ss of ppoplc to be found i'll the clty.
that no particular race or
rood uredominates and thar all take
a.;,.o interest i'm civic and moral bet
Icrment. ,,,,t
- ,f ,.nd conditions in the county.
,nd May Hcmmingway. Judge j. L..
,Samrar and DR. II. II. thipperileld all
.n,Ie short talks praising the 1e"iheh
dca and Hedging Webster Cltys sup
49,, - tbn home were located mere.
II NJ Sparboe presided at the meet
ing. .,;,oa -, r,ucb
q. ,,I,v noon at the New Wilson
,tal .ndt during the afternoon was
-, over tie sites offered here he
a +,,t 30 sites have been offered
fl''. ,h,. home but OF these only about -
,ra considered suitable. Webster 'lly
III, hold another mass meeting soon
, hitch an intensive campaign VIII
sc mapped out.
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