Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-06

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Mr.. Mathews, a r c c brother
from Springfield, Mass, arrived on
the 26th ult, with the expectation of
joining our colony.
The agricultural department is
busily engaged in ditching the land
we have slashed for fall clearing
Next wear we expect to grow crops on
most of it.
Mr.. Graybill of Ruskin. B. C..was
a colony visitor. He is a steamboat
man and is investigating the trans
portation problem in the interest of
the B c c as well as Equality colony.
Our building and constructing
department are building room for
the ironing division of the laundry
department.; gradually and surely we
are moving forward to condition OF
comfort in our working departments.
Mr.. Hawkinson of Seattle drop
ped in on us to see socialism at work:
also a gentleman from Montana who
lust had time to look at our site and
catch the boat. He will return to re-
side with us sometime in the near fu-
ture.
Mr.. Morse of SanFrancisco is with
us again. He is a man of large CO.
operative or colony experience: and
he appears to have strong bias in
fayorOf Equality, so much so that he
is thinking seriously of becoming one
of us.
Thomas Lawry of Braddock. Pa,
was colony visitor and investigator.
He is thorough socialist and speaks
in loudest praise of the state of Wash
ington. Mr.. L. is an attorney and has
been in great many states and his
opinion is Of much weight.
The colony townsite has been sur
veyed and plated, and colonists will
receive their assignment of lots in
the order in which they arrive and
take out their mem berships. The to-
tai to date is TO, with six on the bull
ietin board to be voted on next meet
ing and more here investigating, pre-
paratory to making formal applica-
ton. The world do move"-towards
socialism.
E. c. Miles of the Home City AS
ISOLATION, known as 10. Bay colony. is
visiting us with a view of learning
everything he,can from our expert
ence for the benefit of the Home City
Association. Mr.. NJ. is a close stu
dent of practical cooperation, and
makes much favorable comment on
the great natural advantages of our
ocation and the progress of develop
nent we have made from state of
nature.
We have received our hydraulic
ram, and as soon as it is put in posi-
ton we will have fresh spring water
for culinary and drinking purposes,
and we will be enabled to economic
to the extent of team and hand now
doing the water hauling, thus step by
step we climb the hill of difficulty.
Besides, we can say with Mrs. Par
tington, "Ha. ha. ha. high frolic
ram, he makes his water run up hill,
every farmer should have one in his
flock"
We are having the finest weather
just now that ever visits this terres-
trial sphere, and with the finest
weather comes host of visitors from
the "uttermost parts of the earth. .
even from the isles of the sea and
British Columbia, all inspired with
the same idea, and that is socialism.
The time must be nigh at hand when
the stone that was cut out of the
mountain without hand will break in
pieces all the kingdoms of force, fill
the whole earth and endure forever
Then how will we make the "for.
eigner pay the tariff" But then il
there is no foreigner, there may be
no tariff. So we will not go into
mourning on account of the tariff be.
coming obsolete, but in the readjust,
ment we will expect the advent of
such equitable relations that none of
us will be looking backward towards
the dead system.