The sun., 1891-04-05
TESTING BELLAMY'S IDEAS.
KxPERH1TEN1B THAT ARE xNI1RHS11N0
BUT NOT REMARKABLY sUCCESSFUI.


K1PERI1rEN1B THAT ARE INIERHS11N6
8UT NOT REMARKABLY sUCCESSFUL.
TIE Sea Expsras.ee sf tAs Good we.a.
sf Evs.stsa. Hll., In Runnlsg Co.spers-
tive Kissheu-A Natisaalist Dearassg
ueuse EstsSnshea In See Fr~ncisee.
Several experiments with nationalist thso-
riss are being tried on modest scale In vari-
ous parts Of the country. One OF the most In
tsrssting. which was not intended "a test OF
Bsllamy's ideas. recently met with lamentabis
failure at Evanston. II. That was CO.
operative food supply scheme, which
failed through . combination OF unfor-
tunats circumstances. but which deserved
success. 1t was undertaken by about
forty families OF the best people 10
the aristocratic suburb Of Chicago. and the
servant nuisance was the exasporatinR
cause. The housewives Of Evanston found It
impossible to secure competent servants at
fair or any wages This seems to bs the uni-
versal complaint Of suburban wives. and NO
doubt the women In thousands OF homes few
milss out OF New York will sympathiss hearti.
ly With their sisters Of Evanston In their des-
perate search for . remedy.
The evil In Evanston was little worse. Der
haps than that which exists In the outlying
districts OF Eastern cities The advance ON
city wages which the Evanston women were
Willing to Day was not sufficient to induce ca
psble servants to live outside Of Chicago. Such
servants as were willing to 20 out to suburban
service were pretty sure to have some serious
defect In character or capacity. Tho most
common fault was in temper. and twas COM
pairing OF experiences with impudent "help"
which led to the suggestion OF cooperative
kitchen. Husbands were consulted. and the
idea rapidly tork shape. About forty
fsmilieA numbering 200 persons. agreed
TO patronise the kitchen. Plenty of money was
forthcoming. quarters were established In
the osntrs OF the town. and the equipment OF q
wsll-appointed hotel kitchen was provided.
Tho undertaking was to deliver well-cooked
meals ready to 90 on the table three times
daily ct tho homes Of the subscribers. To do
this required three or four peculiarly fitted
delivery wagons. Each family was served with
food IN wnat was termed . kitchener"
This Was tin affair OF about foot deep and
two by three feet horizontally, divided into
compartments. and each compartment sur
rounded by hot water. In addition, the wagons
sach carried . small stoveto keen tho food hot
This portion OF tho arrangement was the
only one that was In the nature Of an experi-
ment. and Il accomplished everything that was
expected Of II. Excspt that from i've to fifteen
Kitchen to the dining room tho plan was the
same ss that oi q hotel with 400 guests Or big
scribsrs ordered tnsir meals Tor ior The following sh
snxea
~ divided Tor at hfteen mtnutes' notice to the
ahe "ny ssH,y met .S.1 S.h IN de-
water in the .kitcheners was sure to add a lit
der them en- ossrd"ne % .Sen deiivered But W soups. ups
Eoests. steaks. vesetables. buildings. &C.. were
sSs M :
from their own kitchens.
The failure was one o. administration. The
management before another was secured: The
.p..a @ swo or three xeeis s and shsn he see
got hsq other
most OF them discharaine their cooks only.
e,hsr capacities Struck. - sort oi servants is
league was formed In the town. 10 boycott the
ss a ..oas saa msss nsss e: absn s.
fnppiiss Of the Wholesale grocer, in CHICAGO.
Il 6hiessS and otdersd = Bic bill oi sooda. '
.h wha. hS:sl s .e!s he was asked whom
He replied that tue supplies were for the
Cooperative housekeep'ng Association. :,
I'm sorry. but xe can't take your order"
you'd 6s Ioycotted BY every retail grocer in
made up their minds to put up with. the in
science OF their Individual cooks rather than
any Longer wsn s1s the
Rloriously two months later In January
they lad he & 81 urs 81
the cooperative experiment. from the start.
sna sd oosnss sf s.s
Ting new eooks TO, preside in their Kitchens.
snassy was Denied fhsn IL 1as
ton: And a according to last accounts their
ApStheE more avewedly nation
added. 1t was asta blishsd . few weeks ago By
Operative scheme which he entities the Com M
monwealth OF jesus" VI course the name las
ysn as rss si soass IL:
set board for s5 u week, which elsewhere
have three classes Of members, Full active
msmbsrs a.: % o1pected to y turn r. al al their nrop:
n COMMON n with he other her msmbsrs 1 'is Hcsiys
Independent members viii retain their indi-
yiduai property. but will turn al tho net Profits
social features. Honorary members will lie
those persons who patronize tho cooperative
es%res ant restsuranM,s ~ which are to be estab.
stores the secretary; W: Everett Stone says:
We will sell cheeks ior 81 and inward.
retail prices. and a' me end ni six months or
check. viii Get % esr cent. q heir share q
cooperatiye restaurant on much the same
Ii is surDriaing how many interested inqHirors
como or write to US. We have NOT yet got start
ed according to our full plans and no active
member. have yel turned their property Into
:, Arthur " DOVE. the founder and head Of
this new scheme, IL young looking man Of 81
years. He suggests the crank" only in some
He has been, a San Franciscan for thirteen
years. and 10 known In art circles. lie Is q
Govsrnpr Markhaws PORTRAIT. He used to Do
zone OF the boys" but three years ago he was
converted in los Angeles. He became INFER
ehtsd in nat;Onalism. and for year aud until
recently was secretary Of a nationalist club In
Ban tranriscn. After his couversion be gave
most OF his income to charity.
When asked why he expected his scheme Of
eo6I9ratton 70 succeed while so many had
failed. no saId