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Newspaper
The La Jara Chronicle
Location
La Jara, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
7
The editor calls for active members to share progress and plans on rural village improvement, small industries, home employment, street upgrades, beautification of lawns and parks, merchant support, and community photos. Submissions with experiences, suggestions, and local findings are welcomed.
The article outlines the Homecroft Gild movement led by George H. Maxwell to place factory workers in small plots near homes, offering garden work, weaving, and crafts. It cites Watertown Massachusetts efforts, garden schools, and the Emerson Place garden, aiming to improve health, income, and moral life by linking land to housing and neighborhood industry. The plan borrows from Bournville and Port Sunlight, proposing affordable parcels, long term rent-to-own, and on-site shops to blend city labor with rural-style self-sufficiency.
The piece extols the value of a thrifty garden for health and savings. It argues that every family should obtain ground, fertilize it, and cultivate it before planting seeds, noting the low cost of seeds for a sizable garden. It emphasizes vegetables as essential for health and reducing grocery expenses.
A Boston area homecraft proposal by George H. Maxwell plans fifty acres near Watertown Mass to create small crofts for city workers. The plan argues for healthier housing, diversified work, cooperative land use, home crafts, and independence from bosses, with broader urban relief and potential returns for landowners.
A 160 acre Phoenix farm is converted into a homecroft village offering five acre plots to workers. Water rights, Salt River reservoir and driven wells ensure irrigation, aiming to model rural prosperity for cities. Japan cited as farming success to inspire America to provide hope and opportunities. The Homecrofters Gild seeks to unite country and city with charity and sensible laws to end submerged tenth.
A editorial urges early land acquisition for town parks to serve growing communities. It argues securing sites before prices rise, stressing simple greenery over ornate beds, for sunlight and a green relief that benefits all residents and elevates civic life. It emphasizes keeping the park natural and accessible as the town develops.
The article argues for a more even geographic distribution of immigrants, noting limited practical impact unless driven by economic demand. It proposes directing arrivals through large ports like Galveston to interior employment and informing migrants of other opportunities, with state agencies playing a larger role to attract industrious newcomers to farms and small towns.
In Rochester New York school authorities grade and sod the school yards with shrubbery and planting done by private effort in conjunction with the school children. Ample land is provided for decorative playground use and most exemplary results have been achieved.
One copy of The Coming People postpaid is 25 cents by mail to any U S address. A combined offer for The Coming People and The First Book of the Homecrofters and Maxwell's Talisman is 50 cents monthly through year end 1906. Remit with postage stamps to The Homecrofters, 143 Main Street, Watertown Mass.
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