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country 16 .146 Worked considerably in country 7 .064 Men with regular trades 31 .289 Union men 6 .055 Men who looked efficient 38 .349 Men who looked semi-efficient 21 .193 Men who looked inefficient 50 .458 Ages. 15-20 2 .018 20-30 55 .504 30-40 23 .212 40-50 20 .183 50-60 8 .074 60-70 1 .009 Length of time out of work. Less than 1 month 8 .073 More than 1 month 17 .156 More than 2 months 16 .146 More than 3 months.[37] 68 .625 FOOTNOTES: [14] "Prospectus of the Salvation Army Industrial Homes Company." [15] "The Poor and the Land," p. 130. [16] Haggard places it at 500 in 1905; at the time of my visit, May, 1906, it was about 300. [17] "Hadleigh," p. 52. [18] "The Poor and the Land," p. 127. [19] "The S. A. and the Public," pp. 113-114. [20] _Ibid._, p. 114. [21] _Ibid._, p. 105. [22] "Hadleigh," p. 56. [23] Apparently no definite data are obtainable regarding these men since the time of treatment. [24] Introduction, p. 10. [25] For instance, the president, vice-president and secretary and treasurer are all Army officers of high standing. [26] The following extract is taken from the Salvation Army Social Gazette of February 5, 1908: "Whether the Officer of the Salvation Army takes charge of the industrial home to manage it in the interests of the concern, or whether he takes charge of the corps, the one great purpose of his whole life is to proclaim salvation to all with whom he comes in contact." [27] See p. 36. [28] We think that this would probably be done, even though the presence of the home in the particular locality was a great boon to the poor, and although this would be contrary to the principles of the organization, so strong is the idea which the company has of financial success. This further strengthens the idea that the movement is drifting from its original purpose of uplifting the down-fallen humanity to the purpose of perpetuating and extending itself a
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