5Q THE LETTER THAT 



PROMPTED THIS BOOK 



are so attractively presented by your friend, Mr. Bolton 

 Hall, in ' Three Acres and Liberty.' I am much interested 

 both personally and as a railroad man in the possibilities 

 of support to be derived from intelligent, intensive farming 

 applied to small land holdings. People who have wearied 

 of ' flat-cramped, closet-roomed apartments, or pigeon-holes 

 for humanity ' will find the helpful suggestions of this book 

 invaluable in aiding them to find real homes which will not 

 only contribute to their health and pleasure, but also to 

 their material support. 



" In studying the industrial conditions of our own rail- 

 road and other roads, I am fully convinced that the value 

 of tonnage is greater from one acre of land intensively and 

 intelligently farmed than from large tracts cultivated in 

 a careless and inefficient manner. Therefore aside from 

 any altruistic motive, I hope that this book will create a 

 widespread interest and that many will be induced to put 

 Mr. Hall's ideas to a practical test." 



These letters show plainly that these people 

 see the benefit, but they seem to be afraid of 

 the slowness of the general public, or they would 

 start active work in the three-acre direction. 



A PLEASING TENDENCY. 



It is a pleasure to note that there is now a 

 tendency among those who have made money 

 in the city, or those who are in good positions, 

 to take their families to spend the remainder 



