The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-13
COaMUNISM EN- KANSAS.
Association Of Families and Velvet
Manufactures.
Manufactures In Kansas-A French Velvet
Tastory-A PhilanthroHc Frenchman-
communistic Observation-Disclosures and
Association Of Families-Interest-
ing and Useful Experiment.

LEAvENwoRTH Kansas, Dec. 8, 1910.
The progress Of Kansas In population and agricnl-
tural Industry Is pretty generally known throughout
the country The recent census shows this state
70 contain 3593l9 Inhabitants, against 1o7,2oa In
$780, increase in ten years Of nearly two hundred
and fifty per cent. In agricultural products.
the report OF Commissioner Capron, published
In January last places Kansas before all other
States In the Union in the yield OF corn ana oats 70
the acre. and only second to California Ia the pro-
duction OF wheat rye and barley In lrisn potatoes
Kansas stands fourth upon the list, Caliiornla,
New Hampshire and Vermont taking the precedence,
and in tho yield of nay this State comes third But
IN this latter product comparison with other States
does Injustice to Kansas, as the wild grass mown
upon our prairies cannot be placed IN competition
with the clover and other tame grasses raised else
where. The capacity OF Kansas Tor fruit growing
was pretty clearly demonstrated at the genealogical
exposition held In Philadelphia last year, where the
gold medal was awarded to Kansas for tho best
fruits exhibited in collection gathered from all
parts OF the United States.
The tide OF immigration pouring Into Kansas Is
composed OF all nationallties, and comprises OF
every variety OF industry; but the fact is already
clearly seen that in combining our energies to the
pursuit OF one branch OF ndustry-the agricultural
ana III allowing the TesOuTCcS lOr VaIlcu
turing industry. which uo around In profusion, to
remain unimproved, we are neutralizng the rich
gifts which benehcent Maker has conferred upon
our State. To raise grain 1900 miles from sea-
board ana pay for It's sportatl0n thither to
Market and then be again mulcted In heavy freight
charges In all the articles we purchase In return Ia
q practice hardly consistent with the g0-ahead
character attributed to Western men, and 10 one
which, II continued, win keep our state population
poor to the end Of time.
In Leavenworth successful effort to establish
manufactures has been made, and the opening Of
valuable coal mine the city cutsKirts last spring
viii form important aid to their further develop
naent. Geological surveys have established the fact
that coal underlies this region Of country for hun
dreas Of miles In extent; and the cost OF fuel has
hitherto opposed an insuperable bar to successful
competition In manufacturing industry with the
eastern States, this addition to our facilities
VIII place Leavenworth on an equal footing with her
sister cities. One ,Spn foundry and machine works
we have, which employs 200 hands; farm wagons
pleasure vehicles and agricultural Implements are
Of beef and pork packing ~ rapidly growing along
the Missouri river, but with the exception
o. .,os one ,0r small cooperags 10 this city
work, the barrels in which the meat
- packed come to us from Indiana and Chicago.
The revenue returns show that the product of The
manufacturing industry OF Leavenworth during the
last twelve months amounted to $2,0oO,O 600; and
with the rapid extension OF railroad comMu nl cation
and the facility afforded by q cheap supply Of fuel
we may reasonably expect to sec this industry
largely Increased during the next year. In Law
and Fort Scott other iron foundries sue
Cessful operation, and In the latter named city
woollen mill affords employment to thirty forty
hands,
But the most novel and interesting manufacturing
enterprise In Kansas is French velvet factory-the
o 0ps plan BY &c BSse On renss
philantnroplst OF fortune. With view to test his
ideas OF socallstc reform this gentleman last winter
purchased live sections OF land Is acres in the
Southern part OF Franklin county, sixty miles from
Leavenworth, and, naming 1t the Kansas Co-opera-
tive Farm, erected workshop ana lew tenementS
TO provide for the few experts VINO accompanied
him, and sci to work on the manufacture OF velvet
ribbon. But his phantnropic views are on truly
ana SCALE and as he has abundant means to put
EN- to practical test there IL no doubt OF their
bel M fully carried out A conversation with NJ. de
R0sslere developed the fact to your correspondent
that he is deeply mbued with The idea that there Is
no necessary antagonism between capital and
labor, Regarding the body corporate as organized
on the same principle as the body physical, he
tends that there is a natural harmony OF relation
binding all together In one common INTEREST," that to
adjust these relations we have but 10 discover and
apply the laws or social harmony as we do those OF
physiology mathematics, Chemistry and other
known harmonies. To secure harmony u relation
between capital and labor lie proposes 10 adopt the
following formula the basis Of sell-sulcing COM
mOnwealth: Joint stock property, cooperative
labor equitable distribution OF profits mutual qua
rautees association OF families, Integral education
and unity OF interests.
be carried out is now In process OF preparation
for the proposed colony. At the present about two
hundred acres are enclosed, upon forty acres OF
which good crops were raised, and fifty acres In
addition are broken with the plough; an orchard or
abou. eight hundred fruit trees OF various kinds
planted; seed Oeds for forest trees and for planta
ton OF mulberry trees have been sown, which nave
already made very promising start. The dwelling
house ls OF frame, two and hall stories, hity-two
by thirty feet with outnouses; farm
house and barns have also been erected
ty,on tv. Hya nv faptr "a
NJ de Bosslere proposes to treat SILK from tine cocoon
10 the finished fabric. his manufacture OF silk Is
trimming, woven by professional workmen from
France, which is pronounced by dealers IN the art-
Ss ~ single loom arss out az one time
twenty. eight pieces Of double web ribbon, woven
with the pile Tor plush) between the two webs, and
then separated by thin, sharp blades which vbrate
with the movement OF the loom. The daily product
OF one loom Is go TO 800 yards OF finished rlbbon.
silk fabrics have been ordered and viii he put into
Operation next spring.
The plan OF the family mansion is not as yet fully
determined; but q preferences Is shown ior paral-
telegram oil the dimensions OF " by l2O feet with
central covered court and tenements on the four
sides; the public Offices to be on the rst noor the
Funptiistere OF NJ Godenmaire, OF Guise France.
Preparations for building this ednce and Its com.
plement OF Outbuildings Will be made next year.
The work thus far has been done by the fash
ioned plan OF hired labor as the arrangements are
not sufficiently advanced establish cooperative
oTganlzation nor to invite associates into the enter
prise. The work OF preparation Is expected to
require two years from this date. But that this
phhanthrOplc industrial experiments may have
fair chance OF success the founder intends to endow
the domain with MS own MEANS II found necessary
with all the materials for fencing, timber Rrsves
orchard, family mansion, shops, teams, tools, ma
chinery, &c. sufficient to employ house and educate
q society Of 1000 members. Their occupations will
consist Of agriculture, fruitgr0wlng stock-raisng,
dairylng, the mechanic arts, manufacturing and
domestic labor. Much interest IL felt throughout
the state this novel enterprise, and NJ de Bois
siere is man OF good Administrative talent, and
goes to work In manner that shows he has well
calculated results considerable confidence Is felt in
the ultimate success OF his plan. The Introduction
OF French comInunistic society to the plains Of
Kansas, with all the social details Of paralelOgram
Joint stock property and association OF families, Is
certainly an interesting novelty. Now that the
whole social and industrial arrangements Of France
have broken down before the rude whirlwind Of
armed invasion 1t would seem though the
benevolent plans OF this phianthropic Frenchman
were opening way for their resusctatiop on this
Continent.
TEE ECLIPSE EXPEDITIONS.