The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-13
A MOTEL COMMONWEALTH.
To Re Founded on Malcolm
Island. h. {.
kvsr. haay VITA wesk xnd Nobody
VIII priak-caianisfs Fro,a
the Ola weird.

Pal Nall Gssstte.
Il arrived here, writes f. ]. Sssn-
Ger 1.-THE honorable secretary of this
nsovessenti from British Columbia,
fifteen months sgo. aad / have ex-
rlorei Qneen Charlotte, Vancouver
and the sGlscent Islands. have
seaected Malcolm island for the colony.
IL Is aaout two miles wide BY twelve
miles long. IL has two rcpsi harecrs.
II is about go miles north az Nicsarss.
The lieu enant gossancr- general signed
tae minute in council. rrservsRs the
island for Us, on the s4a of June last.
The government has agreed 10 give
eighty acres al land for every house
We erect. value 400. and the settler Is
10 he tree frola ali taxes Tor twelve
months. We have already cognRwncs.i
opcratlC rs. these who can paw tfeiF
expenses and kevp them selves for the
nESt twelve mouths are tae pioneefs.
To meet the case OF those whs csanos
DO this a public subscription has h<sn
opened. We are nigh, In Tire center
OF the salmon industry. hrifi u Co
igmhsa viii be a great manufacturing
country. Any amount nj caAai and
iron. timber, etc The Clipsie Is pref.
ershse To England, and We hone "a
have the pct,ivst village upon the face
ri God earth.
II appears from q further COM ranni-
cation seut Us by MIR. Spencer that ali
quired IL work eight hours per oiem
committee. on behalf al the members
of the common wealth. will take all re-
spoasiu,IiIy IN providing w0rs. met
ieai attendance. food and clothing for
the member and bis family. and also
provide Tor tie scholastic education ~
the children, and in the event OF the
member being sick. still provide -
though he were at work, aud II he
dies, IA keep the widow and orphans,
etc. Ess-h aud every member will
have the same interest in the COM
mogweAlth. The land viii be held in
trust by the committee for and on be-
halt 81 the members. and clauses wilt
be inserted preventing the manu.act-
are and sale Of any Intoxicating drinks
by sny men Der OF the G. +. &. c. A
c al will al lie inserted preventing
the trustees from selling or mortgag-
Ing the land or property OF the COIN
nonweaiih. and that there shall al
ways lie liberty OF conscience: that no
creed or dogma shalt be insisted upon
the only test will be a witness 20
conform Ia the Ten Commandments
and tire sayings OF Jesus"
The board of management viii nn.
dertake and arrange with esch mem
her that every Lad uill learn some
trade. and that every girl shall he in
strucL<si in household duties. family
dressmaking. needlework, Nursing,
cooking, singing pianoferte and Ell.
quctts. No girl aill lac considered
servant, but viii tliuh her appoint
msnt rs learner. As soen As the
children of uBs memtsrs are obi
enough TO perform the sacred duties II
marriage. they viii tirst give the nu-
nicipal board three months Notice OF
thelr intention. in order To- give the
hoard time Ia erect snd furnish the
nouse and 10 make all the necessary
arrangements. All rnsrriaue will he
contracted as hy Law established.
Young men having learned their
trsde will he at liberty TO leave the
commonwealth ana will be at liberty
10 return after fulfilling the conditions.
No member viii be called upon 20
work after the age OF 30, but be may
do III yoiuntariiy