The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-07
SOME TENyEssEE COLONIES.
Communiue. Devoted 60 nu Idea Fourd IN
All Sections OF the state.

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800, 80 idoo .-o N ho tou,s In every section
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n.o,i. ,h.,o ,.s,l, ,b.rs 4. N continual
unro,.m.n,o -, nuh,,c and nrivs,e propertv.
III. comn.ny ornirv Nh. town IL eooperative.
RI. 49,, coon.r.,iva colony in Tennessee
,....,aa :, n,oL.on county ana consists Of the
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90, an, a zoo .cr.. n, rich land in IN. tamou,
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,"'o" 49, n.
Kansas CITY fonnoeo the soc'ai'st'e coIony. ~
.I.,.nd ,,I,,,r,., r,s,,er. lie founded m li,,l,
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Nation. Every week he hammered away. pre-.
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se"'"E MS "ea'o' WV" W 4"o
circulation OF his paper passed the 10000 mark
within n year. He refused to accept advertise
1919 .na authorizations cama a., fa., Tba
me"'e' ~ eu'''.f.' N""' ~ say
tide OF fortune led him TO plan n col
ony to be run on his ideas OF cooperative
,,Srs,r,o, o,d social ro,orn ue nurchas.d the
'"aus'''n. Il" 'o.'"' VI" i' -
land In Tennessee with money earned by his
papsr and gathered about 400 reformers, So
.i.,I.,s .,d .dv,,ced ,birt.rs Evcrv cre.,
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or sch.me WAS in>ited to join the colony. which
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and the second year they removed their head.
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quarters " NV VS. " 4" - ""'
founded n town which they called Ruskin, after
John Ruskin. The town was laid out in
io's' "na SITE "e''' iio'ooo pe'p'' '."e''
now. Near Ruskin Is a large cave. one OF the
m .,u,,.n,. %. IN yisi,o-s ,,ho vi.w a..
u" "'"'''"m.e "' Y" '''"' y" 10
wonders. Fishing ana hunting ABOUT the
colony ara excellent. The 600 citizens
.",o"' ao aHns oa-n
U ! ~ ~" ,"'se 'o"""''' '", ~ ""."" -"
potatoes. and various cereals The colony Is or
gained ms n stock company. and each man re-
ceiyes his pro rata share on the amount no has
! 10 Ruskir. and set up a Webn prrEectiyv press
in n log cabin. Later lc sold out his intrres, In
! The rrSprr,y and the pnner. and he moved 10
Kansa. CHS, where he is now publishing an
other reform paper called the iIpsdl Ia Reason.
He said upon leaving Rusxin that unless tho
neoplc were held together by religion or bigotrv
In. Colony would fail, and RnsEin ia already
showing signs OF decay. though the majority OF
! the cnlDnlStS are SILL there.
one OF lie most prosperous colonies Of Ten.
nrs.ee ia UOhenhold, the swiss settlement.
which operates the town OF that name and
oyns about n 600 acres Of land in Lewis md
Hirkman counties. There are /, 200 Swiss living
there. ali engaged in farming. fruit raising
dairIrs, and lumber trading. They have nouitry
farms. where ten. OF thousands OF ali sorts OF
fowls are raised and marketed annually. Last
wear the coionists produced over 500, hounds
Of honey. These swiss culonists are thrifty ANA
are maxim money. aud have no cooperative
notions. Their local government Is according
10 Swiss ideas.
The Tennessee mountains arc infested with
dozens OF colonies. with from 100 20 l,SOO PEG.
| Die in each. A Welsh colony OF 100 n.npl, Is
settled on Tnnka Mountain engaged in mining
the famous Unuka slate. The Cherokee Indians
have d, 400 acres ~ land, and 1900 Indians
are settled around the Gov,rnment schools al
Yellow niIi. Germnn colonies we're brought to
Tennessee fifteen years ago. AMI there arr Il
score Of thes, that own some iine vInrvnrts.
The German colonies seem 10 make moe money
/ Than III. others, These colonies have German
churches and schools.
Three hands az religious enthusiasts are colo.
nists. The mos, noted Of tic-" Is composed Of