Report of Agricultural Committee, Detroit, Mich., on the Cultivation of Idle Land by the Poor and Unemployed ...1895 - Agriculture - 8 pages |
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66 BENTLEY HISTORICAL 66 CAPT 66 Detroit 66 W. L. HOLMES A. C. O'CONNOR acre AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE DETROIT ALEX ALEXANDER amount beans believes BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY bushels per lot C. E. LETTS Chairman charity City of Detroit City Poor Commission Common Council CORNELIUS GARDENER creates paupers crop harvested CULTIVATION OF IDLE direct giving E. E. SMALLEY east side families foremen furnished G. A. WATKINS gentlemen who permitted GEORGE THRALL H. S. PINGREE HERMAN ROHNS IDLE LAND J. S. BOWMAN JOHN MCGREGOR JOSEPH PERRIEN JUDSON GRENELL labor Lying Mayor MCVITTIE methods pursued money was saved needy obligations obtained opportunity to help parcels persons plan of assistance planted plowing poor and deserving POOR AND UNEMPLOYED Poor Fund portion Potato Patches purpose raised ROBERT OAKMAN S. B. COLEMAN scheme Secretary seeds staked statement of disburse T. E. MCDONOUGH tatoes Treasurer turnips vegetables Vice-Chairman west side WETHERBEE