. The National Civic Federation review . OcKRATivns HoMii, Parsonage and Church A Mill Villaoe inns, where the price of board is nominal, have beenprovided for the clerical forces, and, in a few cases,for unmarried operatives. In one village of 1,800 resi-dents, 800 being operatives, the company expended$125,000 upon homes and $20,000 upon social buildingsfor their benefit. Here, in addition to the $2,000 whichthe company is taxed for educational purposes, it ex-pends $2,000 annually. EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. Before going into the cotton mill communities, theoperatives could not be reached by ci
. The National Civic Federation review . OcKRATivns HoMii, Parsonage and Church A Mill Villaoe inns, where the price of board is nominal, have beenprovided for the clerical forces, and, in a few cases,for unmarried operatives. In one village of 1,800 resi-dents, 800 being operatives, the company expended$125,000 upon homes and $20,000 upon social buildingsfor their benefit. Here, in addition to the $2,000 whichthe company is taxed for educational purposes, it ex-pends $2,000 annually. EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. Before going into the cotton mill communities, theoperatives could not be reached by civilizing hrough the Welfare Work of the cotton manufacturers,the children of Americans of Revolutionary ancestry,hrgely Tories, have been given the benefits which makefor the best citizenship. J hrough the humane instinctsof the mill owners, educational opportunities have beensecured to them. These men have either assumed thefunction of the State by providing educational facili-ties or have been instrumental in securing leg
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