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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
10
The piece argues for preserving village life against rapid urbanization. It urges local sentiment to boost local business, home employment, street and lawn beautification, parks, and public spaces. It invites civic groups and readers to share plans, experiences, and suggestions for supporting small industries and shops.
A discussion on Chicago’s vast new mail order building and rival firms questions whether giant catalog houses aid or harm farmers and towns. It notes how local markets thrive when home towns draw farm income, and estimates that diverting 300 dollars per farmer annually could drain 150 000 dollars from a town of 500 farmers.
Prof Cra Wise urges expanding a child’s garden from age five to ten to foster lifelong learning and community prosperity. A five year old’s play garden grows knowledge and carrots, while shoppers’ patronage to local merchants boosts town wealth, property values, and public amenities over a decade.
The piece argues that mass catalogues and mail orders hurt local taxation and home markets by shifting consumption away from country stores. It notes cash-only catalogues offer savings but threaten local merchants who extend credit, urging communities to support home industries for prosperity.
A quoted rally emphasizes turning slums into individual homes on the land. Advocates urge every worker to own a home and farm enough to ensure independence, linking home ownership to national stability and prosperity.
The first Homecrofter guild is established at Watertown Massachusetts with a Garden School and training in homecraft and village industries. The movement aims to build model towns and promote education, land ownership, and rural development nationwide.
Text outlines sweeping changes including restricting land grants to actual settlers, phasing out scrip, repealing the Timber and Stone Law, creating permanent forest reserves, and placing grazing lands under Agriculture Department control. It also envisions state administration of state lands, state homestead laws, and water rights tied to land ownership.
An excerpt promotes The Coming People arguing that the current wage and wealth systems fail to serve the many. It laments waste, corruption, and monopolies while urging readers to study the social problem and pursue a just settlement for all. A popular edition offer from Homecropters, Watertown, Massachusetts, accompanies the appeal.
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