Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07
EQUALITY NOTES
Edited bv Mrs. Annie BillingSleu


tented. The colony buildings are on
a side Hill, surrounded by trees, and
from the top of the hill, the bay and
Samish Island can be seen. Farther
distant are the snow capped Olympic
mountains, and resting on them are
often seen the clouds.
The scenery is beautiful; of course
we appreciate the fact that we can
not live on the beauty of the scenery,
but in providing for the needs of our
bodies we strive not to forget the
love of the beautiful that should be
fostered in our souls; for this life Is
more than food and clothing, and
starved natures never fully expand.
The vegetation is green continual
w, and near us are two fine springs
from which the water flows cold and
sweet. In time we expect to have
lovely place; but as even Rome was
not built in d day, so we must expect
to use time and patience in perfect
ing the grounds.
The colonists are mostly kind and
considerable to each other and in
their intercourse with the outside
world Our work is divided into de-
partments which are Oyerseen by
superintendents who regulate the
work according to the force under
them. AS in a community OF this
size there must necessarily be some
drudgery, we endcavor to divide 1t as
well as we can.
The people here are a very wide
awake class of people, and many per-
sons not fully educated in this social
istic movement, would be surprised at
the amount of general information
that the ''despised laboring class"
have gathered up.
We try to live in peace and love
with all; and in benetiting our fellow
man. to also benefit ourselves.
AS G. E. Walker, our colony secre-
tary and socialistic lecturer, says,
''If we say THY kingdom come, thy
will be done on earth as 1t is in hea-
yen,' we must do all we can to bring
the kingdom here" Now we are try
ing to make us all homes here: real
homes, in the true sense of the word;
and we will. FAIL is word we do
not choose to learn: our aim Is high
but in time we will reach it. We
feel that our hope and dependence is
in the young and rising generation;
and will do what we can to keep them
happy and contented, and to educate
them in socialistic principles. We
have a school for the little ones and
hope soon to have sufficient room Tor
them all. For recreation we have
music and dancing occasionally, and
have started d literary to be held
once asweek. Then with our regular
and special meetings our evenings
are very well filled. Our hearts are
in this movement, and we try to meet
the realities of life as men and wo-
wen should, putting aside all little
prejudices.
We hope soon to have many things
We have not now, and in time all good
things will come. We are as class
of people too ambitious, to let time
and opportunity go by. We know we
are building permanent homes for
ourselves, and our love and pride OF
independence will carry us through
ali disagreeables. They are as peb-
bles in the way of mighty army,
which is.fast increasing in numbers
and strength, until it will reach IRON
shore to shore and across the waters.
AS we feel that our comrades at
large will be pleased to hear from us,
we will tell you of how we are fixed
and what we are doing:
The single mill will be in opera
tion in day or two.
We will soon build a good road to
Ed son, which is much needed.
The saw mill and planning mill are
doing their best and have turned out
some nice lumber.
We have a public bath room in
one side of the laundry building,
which IS very convenient.
We are glad to welcome our new
paper Long may it live while tight
ing for the rights of the many.
We have quite a little library of
hooks, and will soon have them prop
crly sheiyed. and conveniently ar
ranged.
We have made arrangements
whereby we Cat receive our mail daily
instead OF every two or three days as
formerly.
We are using some of the coarse