The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-08-21
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very large, some containing 5000 to 5000
acres in a single inclosure.
The people all eat at public eating
houses or kitchens, having five meals
day, as they do in Germany, the men eat
ing separate from the women and chill
dren. They sleep in large dwellings,
which are divided oil into dormitories.
Each person has room, and the families
have rooms according to the number Of
their children. The young women learn
homework and also serve several wears
as assistants and cooks in the kitchens
The men do the work they like best and
are most favorably adapted for. The best
informed keep tho stores or act as over
seers Of the worlmen in the factories.
Each town has a general store, which
Keeps all the necessaries OF life but none
of the luxuries. The store at Homestead
village buys all supplies az wholesale for
the entire colony. There is a flour mill
and a saw mill. There are also machine
shops, which do all of the repairing and
make most Of the machines used on the
farm and in the workshops.
There are two large wooden mills, one
ofWhich cost over 100000. In the mills
is made most of the clothing worn by the
people. All the wool is from the farms.
and in the mills are manufactured every
variety OF flannel and dress goods. All
the cotton cloth IS bought directly from
Eastern manufactures ana dyed in the
mills the color desired, which is gener-
ally dark blue OF black.
NO sHoDDY IN THEIR MANUFACTURERS.
As only small part of the wooden
goods manufactured can be consumed in
the colonies, most Of it is sent TO whole
sale merchants in the East and large
quantities are sold to merchants in sur
rounding towns; and that, too. without
the AID OF the drummer. The Amana
tlannels bring tho highest price every
where, and are highly priced by the peo-
pie, Tor these Germans are so honest that
what they make can be guaranteed to be
''ail wool"
All the work Of the colony is done bv
It's members. There are two railroads
and four depots in it, and all the section
men, depot agents, operators and ex-
press agents are members Of the colony.
and the salaries 60 into the colony's fund
The society makes all of its own rules
and laws, but they in no wise conflict
with those of the United States or of the
State of Iowa. Each village has an over
seer, called an elder. making in all seven
elders, who, taken together, are called a
synod. The synod is governed by Pres
Ident, and meets every week to transact
business for the public welfare. These
officials arc chosen by popular vote, but
the men elected are always those desired
by the leaders. Their religion is a form
OF the Lutheran. The people have no
churches or preachers, but on every sun
day they hold payer meetings in their
town hail and the elder Of each village is
leader. lie reads the Scriptures and com
ments on the passages according tos his
understanding.
In their morality they are very rigid
The young people have very few privi-
Ieges-no card-playIng, no dances, no
theaters, and in TACT no social gatherings
OF any kind. Young men and women
are not allowed to walk on the street to-
gether or TO keep company. But in case
a couple are so unfortunate as to fall in
love with each other they must make it
known TO the. elder Of tine village who at
once separates them into different viii
lagos, where they are not allowed To cor
respond with or SEQ each other for two
years. At the end OF that time, ii thew
are of the same mind still, they are
married. But in case the couple wish 10
marry Immediately they are privileged