Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1914 — Home Town Helps [ARTICLE]

Home Town Helps

GARDEN CITIES OF ENGLAND Two of the Most Beautiful Are Letch> worth, Near -London, and Port Sunlight. Letchworth is the "Garden City" of England—the garden city, if you please; first-born, we may be very sure, among many sister cities. Port Sunlight, all but an ideal little place, came Into existence by the will of one man. It was born of the fertile brain of Sir William Lever, and of his big and brotherly interest in the men whose labor helps to create his wealth. Bournvllle, too, with its fine streets, beautiful cottages and homes, noble educational and recreational buildings, represents private enterprise and philanthropy. The brothers dadbury are the builders and makers of Bournvllle. Letchworth is situated 34 miles from London. The site is well chosen. Ton must plan your garden city near enough to the centers of population to enable industries to flourish; deep enough in the country to secure space, air, light—and all that a garden needs. It comprises an area of 3,800 acres. The land was purchased by a corporation registered as "First Garden City company,” with a capital of 11,500,000 (common stock, without preferred stock or bonds) in $25 shares. . At no time, now or in the future, cqn stockholders take more than five per cent interest upon their investment All profits in excess of- this must be devoted to the improvement of the town. The central portion of the estate, -what may be called the urban area, takes 1,200 acres; the remaining 2,600 afford' land for all the "garden” features essential to the scheme. The city is planned for a population of 30,000. —Chicago Examiner.