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May 14, 1907
Wausau Pilot
Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Miss Helen M. Gould buys 100,000 acres near Greeley, Colorado, for $350,000 to divide into affordable lots for poor New York tenement residents, with agricultural support, instructors, and $100,000 for fencing and seeds; residents must work to stay.
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Miss Gould Is Benefactor.
Miss Helen M. Gould, it has been discovered, is the philanthropist who bought 100,000 acres of land near Greeley, Colo., at a cost of $350,000, to be divided into lots for poor people. These may be purchased on easy payments, those who live on them to be recruited from the New York tenements. Of course, it will be a matter of survival, as those who do not show the proper disposition for work will not be allowed to remain. There will be agricultural and sanitary instructors, and dairying and poultry raising will receive attention. One hundred thousand dollars will be spent for fencing and buying seed.
Miss Helen M. Gould, it has been discovered, is the philanthropist who bought 100,000 acres of land near Greeley, Colo., at a cost of $350,000, to be divided into lots for poor people. These may be purchased on easy payments, those who live on them to be recruited from the New York tenements. Of course, it will be a matter of survival, as those who do not show the proper disposition for work will not be allowed to remain. There will be agricultural and sanitary instructors, and dairying and poultry raising will receive attention. One hundred thousand dollars will be spent for fencing and buying seed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Philanthropy
Land Purchase
Poor Relief
Agricultural Settlement
Greeley Colorado
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Helen M. Gould
Where did it happen?
Near Greeley, Colo.
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Helen M. Gould
Location
Near Greeley, Colo.
Story Details
Miss Helen M. Gould purchases 100,000 acres near Greeley, Colorado, for $350,000 to provide lots on easy terms to poor people from New York tenements, with requirements to work, agricultural and sanitary instructors, focus on dairying and poultry, and $100,000 for fencing and seeds.