Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-07
to the kitchen. The other spring
close by is boxed up with lumber.

We have an apiary, but as yet it
is small, only consisting of two hives.
We shall endeavor to enlarge it
in the future.
Our shingle mill is hard at work
and has already made some fine shin
giles. Now the apartment house can
be finished in short order.
-Comrade Bridges, of the trans
portation department, still occasion
ally hauls another load of sawdust to
put in some of the bad places.
Our fishermen returned today with
over 1000 TBS of fish. They were
mostly herring, and are fine eating.
We sailed down over two large bar
rels full.
Let us all cheer for Equality Col
ony: and may the good work of the b.
C. c. go on, until many more colonies
are founded on the same socialistic
principles.
After the exercises were over the
room was cleared, and as many as
wished INDUCED in a social dance
until about 1890, when we started
away well pleased.
The manufacturing department
have made some things in the way of
furniture, such as beds and benches,
and expect soon to make good shelly
ing for our library books.
The shoemaker is doing his level
best, but we were glad to welcome
last week as a new conner another
shoemaker. as there is work for two
or three men in that line.
The blacksmith department is
continually busy keeping the horses
feet in good condition: also the iron
parts of the farming machinery and
all work that comes in that line.
Mrs. Beal came to the colony to
make a permanent home here. Mr..
Davis of Colorado also came this
evening. We understand he has
come to stay and is a baker by trade.
The agricultural department are
also very busy gardening, blowing.
etc. The horses are busy in the
transportation department about all
the time, and they can all find plenty
to do.
The educational department is
studying up that portion of the work;
it will take some corresponding yet
on the part of the colony secretary
before all matters in that line can be
settled.
The Blanchard people kindly gave
some of us an invitation to a dance
to be held there on Saturday even
ing, but as it is the evening of our
weekly meeting we were obliged to
refuse.
We will all be glad when we have
our new road to Edison, the road we
have now is bad and so round about.
We hope soon to begin the new one.
1t will be big step toward one re-
form at least.
The sewing department is busy
as usual, turning out some we'll fin
ished garments. All articles for
women and children are made: also
shirts, overalls and jumpers for the
men and boys.
The nursery business is still on
hand. We have planted over $500
trees, bushes. vines, etc, of many
different varieties, including berries,
cherries, apples and many others.
We expect in a year or two to have
plenty of fruit of our own raising.
The members of the colony went
to Edison to an entertainment given
by some of the members who live in
or near Edison. We enjoyed the en-
tertainment and hope they will soon
give another. The room was full
of spectators, many of them being
from the neighborhood about and
from Blanchard.
In the kitchen department OF
course all are very busy. In most OF
the departments they all realize that
by the sweat of his brow shall man
eat bread. And all the people here
must be fed, so the kitchen depart
ment is kept pretty busy most of the
time. There are about 120 people
that are fed in this part of the colony
so let ali honor be given to those in
charge of that part of the work. as
that is about the most necessary
Without that the rest of the work
could not be done.
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The department of Education and
Recreation, Equality colony needs the
addresses of educational periodical:
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