Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07
COLONY NEWS.

Brother Miller is turning out line
of Office and dining room furniture
for the use of the colony that would
be an ornament in any large furni-
ture store.
A gentleman from Michigan while
visiting here last week. picked some
apples from a tree, that had winter
ed over from last years crop without
injury from frosts. He took them
home to show the capabilities of
Washington.
Mr.. Chas. Erickson, of Tacoma,
Wash, dropped in on us this week to
view socialism under practical ope-
ration. The first view of our work so
pleased him that he donated S. to
push it forward
Mrs. B. w. Weston, wife of Bro
Their Weston, arrived at the colooy
last week, having been detained or
the road by sickness. She brought
with her wee tinty" socialist, aged
10 days. Brother Weston was so re-
joiced that he was unfit for duty for
several days.
The old settlers here describe the
weather as being very backward for
this time of the year. but those of us
who have been living in other states,
when looking at the grass and flow
ers, think that it is far in advance of
the conditions we were accustomed to.
One of the surprises in store for
the new conner after passing through
a thousand miles of cold and bleak
prairie and mountains, will be a sud-
den dropping off to a low level where
all vegetation is green. fruit trees in
blossom and an earthly paradise
seems to be near at hand.
There are very few whistlers at
Equality: the reason being that
whistlers are said to be people VINO
do not think. The fact that to be-
come a socialist one must be some
what of thinker, precludes the pos
sibility of there being many null
sances of the whistling variety.
AT present the steamboat con-
nection with Edison is very unsatis-
factory for the colony and the busi-
ness men of the town. 1t is what is
called a tri-weekly, that is, it comes
one week and tries to do so the next.
1t is hoped that in the near future
regular trips will be made to this port,
Many of our Eastern friends
would like to know how our people
| fare'at table. Well. the fare is not
quite up to the standard of belmont
cos famous restaurant, but it is far
ahead of that of the average labor
ing mans table in anarchy, especial
| ly those who are constantly in fear of
being thrown out of a job by some act
of the plutes.
The Equality boys are feeling
very kindly towards the older settlers
of Edison and Skagit county. Kind
words Of sympathy are heard on
every hand. Unlike our brethren of
Ruskin, our lot has been cast among
friends. Already several Edison peo-
pie have joined the colony and others
are waiting only to see if the move
ment will prove a success. 1t can be
truthfully said that nearly every one
is ready to extend a kind word or d
helping hand,
Parties intending to visit the
colony are advised that the best wav
at present, is to buy a ticket to Be
fast, Wash, and take the stage to
Edison, six miles distant. Still better,
the men snd large children should
walk 1t would be the NEST interest
ing Journey You ever made. Your
necks woulu get tired looking up
those slender saplings of six TO eight
feet i'm diameter and towering up into
the atmosphere $50 feet. Baggage
should also be checked TO Belfas.
/ but heavy freight should be shippe
to- Fajrhaveu. where Ia could b
rc-shipped to Edison by steamer MAJ
/ Queen
The National Objects Of the b. {.
|C. have. after repeated disappoint-
ment7, succeeded upurchasing a Hoe
double cyiinj,r printing press. from
the Tacoma Ledger Company. 1t is
a $1,000 press. The company sent a
man to put mp and start it. and it is
h,aiuu rIu by Il 81 n ID u1-oIins on