The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
DEBS SOCIAL DEMOCRACY.
nj FIRST COLONY TO RE FOUNDED
~ TENNESSEE.
05o,ooo Acres Acquired at n Cost OF
$3.50. 900. the MONEY for the Purchase
brinE supplied by the KentucLS Truat
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10000 the Money for the Purchns"
DriuE supplied BY the Ken,urLy trust
CouhpnnS -sni. Hinton OutiInrs the Plans.
WAsmNGroN. OF. 23.-Col. Richard J, Hin.
ton. Chairman OF the Colonization Commission
Of Eugene V. Dcbs.s scheme of Social Democ-
racy. has affixed his signature to papers which
Will transfer to the commission $50, 900 ceres OF
land in Cumberland and Fentrass counties,
Tenn. Col. Hinton, who LETT for Chicago to-day.
is the principal promoter OF the colonization
plans, one of the originntOrs OF them in fact, and
he outlines the plans OF the projectors OF the en-
tcrprisc as follows:
The Tennessee colony will be the first or
ganized by the Social democracy" said Col.
Hinton. Next year it is the purpose to open
similar colonies in Idaho and Washington. In
deed. 1t is my intention white in the West to
conclude arrangements for the colonies in those
States as well as for that in Tennessee. Tho
land which We have acquired in Tennessee cost
Sl.75o,o0o. Tho Kentucky Trust Company sup
piled the commission with the money with
which the purch lsc was made. the company lC'
Ccpting the commissions bonds for -, OOO,OOO.
This Will leave us Il margin OF S25O,OOO with
which to innuCuratc The colony.
"ln establishing the Tc ncsscc colony we shall
make no effort to secure political control OF tho
State, but we shall make that effort through the
colonies which we will cstabl sh in the Western
States. Our purpose in Tennessee will simply
be to y Owe that in II favorable location In one OF
the older States HON S and security can b d
obtained by. wage carners under a. sys-
tenn OF collective ownership OF lands.
transportation facilities and the machin.
cry OF production. We believe that the
conditions in Tennessee are highly favorable to
the establishment Of comfortable homes and for
the creation in course Of time of many indus
tries, the products OF which will command con
slant sale throughout the United States. In
brief. tie idea which We viii develop is similar
to that upon which the Shakers are organized,
except tina, our Organization l. political and
theirs is religions. Tho shakers have now
5000 600 .ying idle. and they arc en- ,blcd to
live in peace and comfort. That is the condition
to which We hope to bring the working men who
associate themselves with us.
After the communities are fairly started
they will control themselves. The Colonists will
choose their own administrative o%Ilccr1. and
every man will be the equal OF every other. The
men who Will form the colony at the start be-
| lieve that such a movement Is their only saliva
ton. 1t is not expected, therefore. that there
will BE- the least difficulty III maintaining dis
ciplinc among them. Every man will be- eN'
pectci to do his duty, ana his lahor will h ave the
reward to which it is justly entitled. No idlcr-
will BE- tolerated in the community. Any man
who is willing to work VIII be warmly wei.
coined. Those who are not VIII be informed
that they are not wanted among u.s."