PRELUDE XT 



the social side, the enjoyment of all the necessary ad- 

 vantages which exist today in the cities." Under the 

 President's leadership, appropriations by the Congress 

 for the promotion of subsistence farming and for the 

 development of self-help organizations have already 

 been made. 



In Dayton, Ohio, for nearly a year, a sociological 

 experiment of far-reaching significance has been un- 

 der way. In this industrial city, the support of the 

 Council of Social Agencies has been given to an or- 

 ganized movement based upon production for use 

 (as contrasted with production for the market) , and 

 for homesteading with domestic production, as de- 

 scribed in this book. As consulting economist for the 

 Dayton movement, it has been my privilege to watch 

 a development which promises, because of the interest 

 other cities are taking in it, to make social history. 

 The recent development of the homestead movement 

 in Dayton is described in the chapter entitled "Post- 

 lude," a sort of postscript to this book. Even if this 

 movement fails to develop a new and better social 

 order, as many of those working in it have faith that 

 it will, there is no doubt in my mind that innumerable 

 families will be helped by it to a more secure, more 

 independent, more expressive way of life. 



RALPH BORSODI 



