Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-22

-Dlu we cNSI ody any IhihS opoue
the bread Bro. Davis makes? Anyway
we can't help talking about it.
The band is at it still, snatching
all odd times to practice. Bro. A. L.
Young, the teacher, takes great pains
with them, and the results are easily
to be seen.
The young people, especially the
girls, deserve praise for their wiling
ness to work outside of school hours.
Equality could not run month with
out their assistance.
Mrs. Florence o. Johnson has APP
piled for membership. She comes with
heart full of hope and faith in her
new cooperative home, and we en-
deavor to respond in the same spirit.
The general assembly has decided
that those of our members who have
gone out to work for their own bene-
fit will lose their turn in house
building unless they pay S. month
into the colony fund.
BRO. Clarence Sheppard of Los
Angeles. California, arrived this
week. He came in spring wagon,
but was fresh as rose when he I'M
loaded his outfit and put his horse in
the barn. He would have reached
here if we had been thousand miles
farther. He comes to consecrate the
balance of his life to the cause of
practical socialism. Are there any
more Bro. Shephard's around any
where that want to come?
1t is no more than simple justice
that our reserve comrades should be
made aware of the fact that we have
adopted a new system of accounts
and timekeeping in the colony. Here
tofore board has been part of the
common fund, of which no account
was made, but from now on beginning
with Oct. LIST, 1898, So per week is
charged for the same, while the wages
or allowance is fixed at sc. per hour,
necessitating 10 hours labor in order
to secure his or her rations. Coal oil
and matches are to be paid for also at
the actual cost to the colony. The
items of rent, fuel, medical attend
ance, laundry, barbering, ETC., are
still part of the common fund.
To those intending to cast their
lot with us we would say: All are ex-
pected to pay Sl60 entrance fee upon
arrival. Yon will after short time
for looking around be expected to go
to work or pay So per week board.
Prospective members will be expect
ed to make application for member
ship Within thirty days after arrival
or pay board even if at work mot be-
ing self supporting necessitates this.
Applications are posted upon bulletin
board and voted upon the first Mon
day evening after their having re-
manned on the hoard one week. A
majority elects or rejects. Rejected
members will be given back their fees
Would advise members coming to get
tickets to Belfast. this season of the
year, the roads to Whatcom being
dangerous at times and the boat I'M
certain.
The old saying that the head
should save the heels is as true for
Equalityites as for the rest of the
world. We propose that our efforts
to establish socialism shall be by an
intelligent use of the best improved
machinery now made. Intelligence
and not crude physical labor only, is
to work out this problem. Our B &C
members number three thousand, and
each is pledged to aid in socializing
the state of Washington first and
Others will follow. a small invest
ment from each, put into a fund to
furnish the pioneers with good tools
and steam power to work with would
not be missed by the contributors and
would simply solve the cooperative
colony problem. This is now being
done and all should take courage and
be glad they had the good fortune to
assist in the grand and good work GO
ing on at Equality. cts coming"
"A portion-fortunate small-of
these who come to look at socialism
as lit is at Equality expect to drive over
macadamized roads into a city blaz-
ing with electric lights and buzzing
with trolley cars, beautiful mansions
built and princely furnished, an ele-
giant table with turtle soup and quail
on toast, colleges and churches and
all the rest of modern civilization, all
in less than one year, for the sum of
sl60. Another portion-ne arly unan-
imous-see the true situation at a
glance. They see that we came here
nearly naked, with few tools and much
muscle and COURAGE AMI tacklad n