Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
AN IDEAL COLONY.
70 Be Established In the Channel
Islands.
she Use of Money VIII BE Almost
Eliminated - Everything VIII
he Conducted on the Hn-
sis of Trust.

An English Tolstoi colony is about to
be founded in the Channel islands. Its
promoter is j. Herbert Wilkinson. pres
ident of the Institute of Architects and
Surveyors of London. In an interview
in the London Daily Mail he said re-
Gently:
I'VE have now under offer from the
government 200 acres along the north
shore of the island Of Attorney at q
very low rental for period of so years.
At any time within IL months we will
be permitted to increase this allotment
to 1000 acres. At present we want to
start the community with so people,
each contributing 6 100, and we have
already received lis applications, many
from ministers and people in good po-
sitions.
"a candidate will pay in 6 so as pre-
llminary deposit when the habitations
are ready for their occupants. On the
payment of the E 100 being completed
it cannot be withdrawn from the gen.
eral fund. A member may leave the
community, say after three years resi-
dence, and may sell his 6 100 interest to
substitute, who must, however, be APP
proved by the committee. Should he
be thus successful in selling out he will
have lived three years for nothing but
the willing labor of his brain and
hands. For it may be left to the con-
science of such individuals to work
when and how they will, but all results
of such work must be handed over to
the general fund of the community, and
our motto will be: Each for all and all
for EACH
"a committee composed of two
thirds males and one-thirl females,
elected by the whole body, will control
the administration, and n ma ority vote
of two-thirds of the community will be
sufficient to expel anyone who is con.
sidered to be unworthy of the trust and
confidence reposed in him by his fellow
colonists. No single lady under IS
years of age will be allowed to join I'M
less accompanied by q parent or par
cnts.
1--WE propose to leave ale and spirits
always out on the table in one ROOM SO
that members may help themselves ut
any time to IN extent limited only by
their own conscience Wewill trust each
other implicitly. Our meals will con-
sist of breakfast, lunch, light tea about
three p. m. and dinner at six. Each re-
past will be on the table for two hours,
aud each may help himself.
son Sundays there will be religious
service in the house, but no interior
ence with individual creeds will be at
tempted. There are Church of Eng
land, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic and
PRESBYTERIAN churches within the town
in handy proximity, to which those
who wish may go unhampered.
1--WE are providing smoking room.
as it is decided no smoking will be al
lowed anywhere else in the house,
Glass houses, apiaries and dairies are to
be erected, and we hope to export
grapes, honey and produce to one OF the
large London stores, which will give us
groceries, ETC., in exchange. The idea
Is to eliminate the use of money rs
much as possible.
There Is no money to be made out Of
the colony for anyone. am out of
pocket up to the present. though ex-
pect to be refunded the two or three
pounds expended in advertisements. l
feel confident the colony will be sue
cess, and we know there are large num-
hers OF middle-class people of simple,
refined tastes and pure principles who
would gladly combine to form the COM
uunity we desire. Chicago News.