, 1873-01-29
AN IOWA COLONY.
In interesting Cooperative Com
naunity.
4 Day Among the Social Philosophers ol
Anane, and What Manner OF
People They Are.


s,..;o, corr<snond<noe or The Chicago Tribune.
KEokuz, Iowa, Jan. "a, 1873.
IN the banks Of the 1oTa River, about ~
,ni1es from the Mississippi, is community
which really seems, under its OWL especial con-
ditions, to hsvo ....-..
SOLVED TIE PROBLEM OF coaslSA1tys' ~,
both in industrial PURSUITS anu III 1ono-,o ., ~ ~
Ia German in its origin, anu 1s AoAo tooesno4 ~
abond Of scni-reli5lous CHARACTER. 1n'oi'ln6
recognition of the Divine inspiration OF the
founders Of the society.
The comnunity-Thich has never been very
largs one, though it traces its history
back for about two honoteu years
em;grated from Germany some tnlr15 OF 1otty
years ago, and settled Tor tlno on former
Indian reservation near bonalo' n l.
Finding their tract OF o,ooo actes GOO smaus tney
c.me West, and purchased land in Iowa, which,
eatuo ,2,,o.t saa;4;o,o .ronp+o n
s1tn eup70a. N~~.-s--.'.
THIRTY 1HoosANo Aeh@9'
uzincipally rolling preI1e, and hne Toooland*
~ nsss into the heart of this community from
last ~ tha ras,lesa atrnrp1ino outside lifo
tne A0u7s t.o;t;a. ~ ;;9y,ran+ e1r,oa+ an
ssans IKE tfana'e!oo Anso -, =
Old-World CIVILIZATION. ine neas, closlefeo
T1llREe9, 1EuoftA - Ae-a AoAA"~ " ~
.s.r3s ..frnited deep" and low river-blufTs
-s:.x tta h1na 1ina NJ The horizon. jmnress
breaAlpe 'no p1ue ~ ..;.;h1, 49, 49,
one as tnousn ppou .nel ~. 49, go at,easa
net Of Peacs. On either side OF tho VIDE streets
c,snd the plain brick or stone houses, with their
iar. f1,od NTH ,,1,nta and 1oalinr over
h.eo .1,N..:..- -.-ao,a ~, ,or. f,or,.o~o
into VIDE surrounding baiaon7' "ueie Ao"o!9
~ 1h;cb stretch away. without visible line OF
dao.rcat;on. into fair VINEYARDS.
e'aA- 49,, x,,r.crr,,- ,.on ,rw rcov..n
SEl1hhA A!hA "10-.aa .,u 49,
villages are tnese, not"t1as1auuns 1ne'f Aoui-
ing and Wonlen mills, their mhch1he ehops ana
factories and all the evidences Of industrial ac-
+;1itv-haying neither the intellectual atmos-
aA'' ,4:.-. - .,,4,-. - 49,. 49,. -.
pne1e ano suseeatloun ~ - W. VIZ, neA
the fast-chang1ng Life ana 1fee~ano-easg care
;ts - 10 n,.aa morn marked by tho uniforn churac-
-: 1.-.:,7;.u. ..,,;s1, hata1.a. t,,o ,,.,,-
ter Of their buildings, which petoken the CON-
mgn on p!an. ,;4. =, ,1,,, :. ox,;h;tad ~ al
~ saae aN41y ~, dens-t,oa,,t hoth sor;rn1-
tneI ousAness i,es 10 n,vn nansgar or
~ talsI apo Ise a. ~ h'.a1e;hia @ ~ tha Poerd ~
foreman "ao - " ;aa r1,.sa ~.
mlastes' Mt ~ -naanona ara +h;ETeeen IN nnrnher
~ aea+a;s ~ ~ ro+a - no sntra s5n1,
49, .. $500 11,;s} 49, ,,r4,hara abont
eo1noe441Ns' r-..1.,'',1 ~" .1-1.7,n.,
Ialal1Es - hoSo1p. Non:e., H. ,.,a:
1neI 1uncI1ous ate lu4to faluua' .no aut>uLS ~. ~
Of the common properly, tIanhacue stlfse " NY
general business, ana tue Gons11tutlne cou1S OF
unal appeal N case OF uuncul,y oes"sen tne
members: Enteraug mon1oels ptaee 1 tneI aoa enIue
properly Ii !ne eotpn ~ 4t ] ICY t,s;
tne5 are ;.1nr ;o+erss+ ~ un ,or raaas e7o' ou1
10eeA'0 A.'1'1A01 snr nDrc1u
:. A., @II Eee;atr aro ~,,rofoe,od7v
ea;;oiona -. assoc;ation' industriaI and domestic
neas,.o.a+;on and tha s,aca1 aiiyancan,ent
eo-ope1atlan,, ~ s Notr;ibetana;nr 4ha d;f;s
"a .ue ~ datas s7,oosste hv nnrnoses N wjda-
cnlues OF ue1als ~ ~ ~ hat
:ssenns, 49, 49,. .1SsJ daor.,o - ,,~,danca hoth
tEere mas Deen soou 90 ~ r. oueus, po -
IN tnel5 plans alo ae1i1aa7Ia4'e'oo' " 00o1' ~
aaafAea soeee9n. a,r, >.o,,
M Rrr NOT asia1 IN = DAs - +hr;+t na ,o,-
. ass w. 40 ~ hsnLs ~ +ha iowa wara
tsot1.ea. Nnsa 10 Daa1 ..aar. ~ +ioro 70" ~
.oa'., .sasn +i,aT hns +hs o1eon nrairia through
9scn rol,ed tho shinins river. while over III
.ovnso sr,,,.',,,-s} w. ''
~ 49, and for sevarsl Years. they labored on
!. me.' 80 ~ - 80 Tt,~a ;ndnstr;aa
- 1's;aIIaa ~ r;,-ar ada 1ood roads noDt.
1et o1iusa ~ e;t ,;1n-1 s,,d co,n1,s,cad
o.raI =, a,,nn1y their needad watar-nower. Tnis
el1i ~ .uSu i.tt s1J nsr.l1e, viii
nanes e,e - a;5i;c1,1t and casiIy n1,tcr
tla E1'er, Pioseaa ecut 1aana anu e1 nts- aho,t
pa.Se - "s MI, t,,a ~; ~ steam dre57e a1id
se'sn ,. ara,7,,+;n-, ~. 80, tha1 bogaT, tha
A*De0 pT.sr1yo OF THE :~ MASGFAcTunEs.
=, -h;ch 1,rov;nrsiv thcvlna had nome e1cent
pA1-,ripr.t1.i11 N0u they have other tiOurtCX-
a,;ii. ,roo1a,, factor;es machino si,ops starch
s,d r;nassT e,;,,fncto,ios-ali Of sub,
~ a.5 a-ce1I.nt character and fitted with
s;a,',,+,1;shsd 49,. noach,nerv Tnnc5 of Il having
r.;uar1a ;mnrovaments. ~ the desicna OF their
~ 1oac,,;nit.s
'Sn MLan nt4iles ila.a anactad
Lucy 1a'o 7A09.11 l,,1,r rr,ore
~, ~ +ba 1,+ar ones BENZ stations for tho
80 " 1aia,5 T. poc;T;c Ra3'road They are.
49, aa1as-o,ea. c,,sl an5 Foat 4mana Home
~A4A04+~ F4oFsts
ss.nss ra, 49, sro deroid Of ornanentatiop their
nr;ao;,,a1 caro ha;ng bestowed IN 1,se and gub-
;aatia1 ehar,cta- rsther than ehow in anv
rssTtct
e1 a+;,1 ,,,.- c1oso attention to a1rcu!.ure
~. r." e pno5;nr pas G ~ foa atnc1r INT ara no
,anao. @ tde danSe,t on Il "a in tha firar davs
gnses oepeaueus -, - NV ~.
" si.9At oete4SA4e-s' %~N
eaps"s a,n.,~n
LIE nosT nfohiAsI ',;tis! af fLAaI 1aaiia, -ooa.
1hes 1aaHo laIee quAuLtte9 ~ noo1su EUous'