Cañon City record., 1897-12-30
AN IDEAL COLONY.
To Be Estabfshed In the Channsa
IslandA
The Use of Money VIII BE AlAest
E1ininafed - Everything Will
BE Conducted on the Ba-
sis of Trust

An English Tolstoi colony is about to
be founded in the Channel islands, Its
promoter is J. Herbert Wilkinson, pres
i,lent 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 zoo acres along the north
shore OF the island of Alderney at a
very low rental for 4 period of so years
Vt any time within IL months we will
ne permitted to increase this allotment
to 1000 acres. At present we want to
start the community with so people,
each contributing e 100. and we have
already received lis applications. many
from ministers and people in good po-
sitions.
"a candidate will pay in & so as pre-
liminary deposit when the habitations
are ready for their occupants. On the
payment of the 100 being completed
1t cannot be withdrawn from the gen.
cTal fund A member may leave the
community, say after three years resi-
dence, and may sell his & 100 interest to
a substitute, who must, however, be ap-
proved by the committee Should he
De 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 nll
for each
"A committee composed of two
thirds males and one-third females
elected by the whole body. will control
the administration, and ma jority 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 25
years of age will be allowed TO join un-
less accompanied by parent or par
ents.
I'VE propose to leave ale and spirits
always out on the table in one room. SO
that members may help themselves mt
any time TO an extent limited only by
thcirown 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,
and each may help himself
''On Sundays there will be religious
service in the house. but no interfer-
enee 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-
I'VE are providing a smoking room,
il is decided no smoking will be al
lowed anywhere else in the house
lass houses. apiaries and dairies are to
he 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 ms
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.
feel confident the colony will he sue
cess. and we know there are large num-
bers of middIe-class people of simple.
refined tastes and pure principles who
would gladly combine to form the COM
munity we desire-"-Chicago News