The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 10, 1920, Page 15

THE Third Anniversary of This Remarkable iavalopunaitt SEATTLE STAR Panoramic Photo by Pierson & Co. SUCCESSFUL YE JOD MANOR ll make $1,000 an acre a common price. And why not—with a constantly increasing population and ut ome-producing flocks; with an organization of enthusiastic settlers, determined to advance ithe right lines; with an educational institution, the only one of its kind; with a location unequaled any- ere for poultry life pore SLE EET ee Pssbacth Muah hen sa] within e reach ttle and Everett? Alderwood Man- isthe fastest-growing trict in the state of fashington. The future production foodstuffs is a seri- ~ eres matter, yet, in a ‘a comforting one ihe man or woman th foresight enough grasp the opportun- For, as a staple Wu ghee a contin- , right outlook, at other offers such DO n ? ‘The Immense Incabater House—Capacity 55,000 Chicks Every 21 Days, Hundreds of owners of land at Alderwood Manor hve foreseen these possibilities and already have es- plished themstlves at Alderwood Manor and are a living demonstration of the New Life of the Land pn five acres. Let us say right here, there is no question of doubt upon this point; in fact, it woald p a remarkable story could we give you the number of men and women who are today freed from daily grind of employment, making their own independent living upon five acres of land. * ‘oday the building and construction department of the Puget Mill Company is taxed to its utmost in ding little farms, making new roads and clearing land. ke 4 lial 8 Te ee ee "wirvem “Greatest in the United States” Toacasual reader these statements might seem to have been written in a spirit of boastfulness. hey are not. They are written in all sincerity, as a plain statement of ac- complishment and fact, showing what has been going on during the last three years. A represent- ative of the United States government who visited . ; Alderwood Manor a few This Modern Plamt Will Net $5,000 This Year. days ago, said: “This development is the most marvelous thing I have seen in the United States of America. We have heard of this in Washington, D. C., but we little dreamed of its extent,” in the conception of the “New Life of the Land” at Alderwood Manor this company clearly saw that @time had arrived when something could be done with a view to the betterment of living conditions. ‘a recent issue of Collier’s Weekly we find this statement: ‘ “Economically agriculture is the basic industry. It furnishes the foundation for life and not only for life, but for trade. Socially it is the backbone of the country; it keeps available the only supply of human resource that will remain strong and virile, that will forever furnish the social stability and the leader- ship of humanity—the supply which comes from contact with Mother Earth.” “Farmers are the founders of civilization and of all prosperity,” said Daniel Webster. Alderwood Manor Not a Real Estate Project We ea = The Puget Mill Com- Me E Oe t,t 5, ie] pany is the owner of large ; . | tracts of logged-off land, and it must be borne in mind this company never has bought lands for the purpose of exploiting them as real estate oper- ators. Whatever lands it offers for sale have been acquired for its opera- tions in the timber fl ness. The Puget Mill Company is not a real es- tate operator, as common- ly understood. It has io es . ' been continuously logging Thousands Kggs Are Sent to Seattle Kach Week From This Place. and manufacturing um- in the state of Washington for 67 years, and its efforts in creating this wonderful district are in ac- dance with its officers’ views as to what every right-thinking man and woman must see is important mind the United States is to be in a position to feed itself. But, you say, why this won- derful growth and development at Alderwood Manor? There must be some reason. There is. The Puget Mill Company realizes there are thousands of acres of logged-off land in the Puget Sound Country’ within what might be termed suburb- an areas undoubtedly useful for some purpose, but without or- ganized development. And in the company’s investigations it was soon discovered that th? physical formation andthe soil conditions in what is known as the Alderwood Manor district “were available and eminently suited for the growing of small fruits, vegetables for the table and poultry raising. The company was also aware that there would be many people who would purchase Jand to satisfy the craving and the natural desire to have a home in the country. Yet, one can go north of Seattle and find districts where subdivisions have taken place years ago, where one, two, three, four ~ or five acres were purchased, and the land remains in the samé condition today—nothin having been done. Why? The purchaser of the land did not know the difficulties that beset him in the clearing of © thi# land for the purposes of occupation and utilization. Even supposing he did; did he have the knowl- > na awe : semezyg age whereby he could use “ : : -— it for financial profit or the making of a home? There must be some ~ reason why it remains | as originally bought — ~ logged-off land. Was it | lack of financial assist- ance or a_ combination | of facts? This was per- fectly clear to the Puget Mill Company ‘— hence the plan of the “New Life of the Land,” which means that ever j : purchaser of land at Al derwood Manor is provided with at least one acre of land cleared. If his finances are limited he can come to the offices of the Puget Mill Company and arrangements can be made whereby he can have erected - upon his.five acres a pretty little home for himself and family and a-poultry house of the most scientific } kind, so that he can start in the right way in the poultry industry. He can have a Well dug for his water A Successful Woman Manages This Plant system; he can have electricity put infor pumping his water or for lighting his house; he will have tele- } phorie service brought to his home and a ferze around his property, and he and every member of his fam- ily can step over to the Demonstration Farm and receive, without cost, information and education that will fit him to embark in the poultry industry. He can further receive an education in horticulture. He does not need to make a single mistake. There is no information he may require or financial assistance he may need, in keeping with his requirements, with his proportion of the expense, but what is afforded him. Everything Provided to Insure Success We venture to say there is no development of a district or a suburb of any metropolitan center, or a dis- trict. of any kind in : I TTI POF, Gee KR — the United States of , ‘ ; America, or in the world, where a man or woman can have provided with such ease and so little cap- ital so much that is an actual necessity if he or she is tosucceed There is avast differ- ence between purchas- ing a piece of raw land and then shift- ing for one’s self or becoming a settler at Alderwood Manor with these advan- tages. Everything that human ingenuity can devise that will tend to make an individual successful upon five acres of land has been provided by the Puget Mill Company. All that is required is ambition, energy and faithful work on the part of the settler—not forgetting that the terms of payment and low rate of interest for land and improvements are BY such a basis that it is within the means of every well-intentioned man or woman to settle at Alderwood anor. : The social side of life has not been forgotten at Alderwood Manor. There is a community hall in which there is more good will, honest enjoyment and social activities than in any other district we know of. During the winter months lectures by well-informed Americans are delivered regularly. Alderwood Manor is comprised of people who are working out an ideal. It is no longer an ideal—it is a reality which hun- dreds of people ine there can verify. The most skeptical need have no hesitation in settling at Alder- (Continued on Page iv) . Spr ne arermernns = The First School at Alderwood Manor, Soon to Give Way to a $30,000 Structure