Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-08
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Co-1peratiyc Community.
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nj. i IN Iowa colony that seems to come
~ rb,. realization Of man long, dream OF
'',- ',..,,i bliss Oh earth than any other similar
,,a,y that ever existed. They actually
,tsf ihrv have solved the problem OF
-. ..,;;..,.;aoanl corporation. They call them
.'.., .'... imoncs. ani are Germans, dating
-. ~ .s.i. nrr,,,jZation two hundred years or
: ionv Of them came TO this country
~" =, s,r,y wear, ago and settled uron an old
s',, r., .ry,tion OF t.ujiU acres near Buffalo,
ryort Tacy found it too small for their
.~,',,.r. , aal PURPOSES. and moved West.
- b.., nog :;r.UuO beautiful acres on tie
.i..r,hc Iowa river, about seventy miles
..,' .',> ,hr NF>.i>sippi-woodland and prairie,
,s..,pty diversified.
I,ry w.t, to ,his place sixteen years. ago.
.,i .f'y .avo ua,c wonderful progress IN az
.,.l.r,r and various other Industries. lie
..,.,. u..x Numbers about ]: 800. They have
,.r@,ins IN the way o; property IN common,
-. -r,or:.iza III. accepted forms OF family lite,
.,.a.E family has separate house or apart
.,t f:o,c who Join the community contrl-
g,r n If pr,pcry to The common stock, and
...., hunmc dissatisfied they receive back
N, Mra, ilny pr in, without interest or
,.,r>. aud cave. - property cannot well DC
,,,..;. iaa. ui conentlnn. and no one can re-
..nl himself Il prisoner when he is free to 30
..,., /. ,i.ast~. The objects OF the Amancs
...v .rc ri, .ioo!S association, industrial and
.r, .i.r,-lrcra,iou. aud the special advance
NON, q, the useful arts. The members dress
,..:. ike plainly, Luiid plainly but sub
,r...r. ana arr in no way ornamental.
,.#. ..y, extensive vineyards, make and
-tx vine and :-c: beer, aud drunkenness Is
@.,nwn amoug them. They appear to
.yr IL wees whatever, commit no
g.v>. AZ! haye 10 use for courts
,l.v i. however, committee OF ar
.n4.ir. - ,.,t.. minor disputes when they
l,r. - they >omctlmc> do. The government
,a.pi,.-,yrr,i aad the whole business of the
anauy IS supervised by board OF 8
.a>.r,, vic ar> ccclc,! by the Votes OF all the
Htl,lna;:nr and hold the common prop
r. tae;, department OF industry has its
rreyy wbol j, Responsible to the Board OF
.,u,;,y, " whom hc is appointed This is
&.al ir,y layc done in sixteen years They
taut' %'4 a:2> aod began their work just
%t'~,. Ana.r Il oft hers. They have bridgcd
n r. -. nr'Ir @oad> roads, planted hedges OF
"n'r wi;w mil; canal nearly nine MI S
~ .,'@.a, mark !2'al!cl with the river, to SUI :
I t'@r Aa''! "1Icr power several Touring
Al>, " ".n 1lt'nrlcs machine shops starch,
a.H alI vmc.ar manufactures all fitted ont
..t e.. iie alnhn"ry made by their own ma
".a'>i> !t&y have built five villages ON the
5.l. HH! rwo OF item are stations for the
h., l>a'n! and Pacific railroad, which comes
....T 'io,r> They have good school houses
Litn churches, and two grain elevators at
...'o.i stations, each a capacity for stor-
;''v t!nn>and bushels of grain. The
..la arc E"pt III school until they are four
'.a th,y are taught trade or agrieul-
~ mt heir education is continued in night
-. Elgii>h is taught, but German is tho
l.&G4 Of communication in business and Sc
IL. Their religious services arc very sim
..oo>Nins principally Of reading the Scrip
~, r@yyr aud singing, and they have some
p s..r's nr the latter The women assiSt
p; niloor work, especially in the vine
~ f.ary marriages arc discouraged, and
2..ar. nj considered Of suitable age for we'd
1'. hey attain the maturity of thirty
.a:>. There is Il great deal of intelligence
\ immunity, but no briiliancy of any