Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-20
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bility of putting up a fruit dryer.
The transportation department
brought us in fine mess of ripe plums
as large as peaches.
DIR. Beyersdorf went to a What
com dentist this week to see about
getting bridge built.
Dat harvest will begin in about
one week. The farmers are trying to
coax our logs to work for them. -
We are preparing to give the cor
duroy roads the cold shake this win
ter by building one to suit ourselves.
Our school has taken vacation
until September. Miss Halliday and
Mrs. Randolph have taken the exam
nation.
The blacksmith shop and wagon
shop are now pretty busy doing colo
ny work as well as considerable out
side work.
The baker he baketh every day.
Our dutch oven made of Equality
mud turns out the biscuits like a reg
ular patent thing.
The following candidates were ad-
mitted to membership this week.
Comrades Willig, Paris, Nosovitch.
Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Boissevain.
-Comrade Williams daily rings the
kindergarten bell. Every child will
grow up imbued with socialist princi-
pies, or it won't be Williams fault.
The bureau of correspondence
keeps the mails hot answering letters
from people wanting to know all about
socialism in practice. But some Of
them forget to send stamps.
Such weather! nothing like it..
The very hottest day would be con-
sidered pleasant back east. And any
one that could grumble at our de-
lightful nights for sleep-well.
We again acknowledge ourselves
indebted to Mrs. Eva Collier of Town
send, Montana, for some valuable lit
erature. We are readers as we'll as
blowers and sawyers, and appreciate
this kindness.
We are living off the fat of the
E.-h a,-i. 1r,I /,
bage to fare you we'll, as also peas,
beans, onions, potatoes and so on, and
the pretty part is that these things
will continue nearly all winter.
Bro. Denis Mccoy secretarys and
BARRIERS by turns. His Gather and
shave 'em" has become famous, by
the way the people or the bearded
portion patronize his shop. He can
hone a razor, can Denis, and it won't
cost much.
Talking about a job, why we have
more work than three times our pres
ent force can accomplish. Lack of
work is owing entirely to the blight of
capitalism. Under co-operat ton there
is an infinite demand for work. Study
out why this is.
Some one living near, who wants
to help us in our socialistic undertake
ing, just turn in picks, shovels, cross
cut saws, or anything of that sort
you know could be used by pioneers.
1t would cost you little and amount
to good deal to us.
AS soon as the slashing has cooled
off from the burning we will clear off
the land for crops. Not a rod more
land will be rented next year than is
absolutely necessary, and no effort
will be spared to put in as much of
our own land as possible.
Bro. c. a. Devens and wife of Santa
Rosa, Cal, members of the B G Care
here for a short stay. AS soon as
their business will permit they intend
to return and help us undermine the
competitive system. Bro. Deyens
thinks we have excellent prospects.
The saw mills spreading itself
these days, cutting timbers for our
large barn, 1t viii contain $1,000 feet
of lumber and $4,000 shingles. 1t viii
shelter 20 horses and about as many
cows besides about 1870 tons of loose
hay II is built on the brow of the
hin, lOOfeet north Of apartment house
No ].
Did you ever see any set of wo-
men buster than our sewing depart
ment are-up to their shoulders in
half finished shirts. dresses, caps,
boomers, and everything of cloth
that protects or beauties the human
form. Here, you over-worked house
wife, your sewing is done. Your wash
ing and ironing, cooking and most all
the drudgery of poor folks life all on
account of socialism.