Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume04 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 04
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: Progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive Era social gospel
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re the fate of future members of the Commonwealth is stamped. Taxes on such abuilding are relatively low under our present system, so the landlord realizes aprincely revenue, and while such a condition remains, it is not probable that he willtear down the wretched old and erect a commodious new building, on which he wouldbe compelled to pay double or triple the present taxes, merely for the comfort andmoral and physical health of his tenants. •Note on Illustration op Underground Tenement with Two Beds. Thesemiserable quarters are four steps down from the street. There are two small rooms,one a shop in which kindling wood is stowed, which is gathered up by the children,split and tied in bundles. The mother also sells peanuts and candy. The back roomcontains a range and two beds which take almost the entire area of the room. Inthese two rooms several people sleep. One can readily see how unfortunate such alife it from an ethical, no less than social point of view. Digitized by VjOOQIC
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