Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-10-29
HARMONY COLONY NOTES
S. M. DUNN, President
A. T. MCDONALD - Secretary
]. P. RAMEY, - Treasurer

ones which run up the Cowlitz. They are of
the famous Columbia river salmon.
Another very estimable neighbor has oao.
ed 100 acres to our colony. Considerable i'm.
provements are on the tract = some frui,.
bearing trees of choice varieties
BY the help of few neighbors Bros. Durn
& Ramey saved four tons of hops, for which
they received III c.per h. The people who
read this column can't realize the opporn.
nifty they have in this hop ranch of 20 acres
of as fine hops as grow out of the ground. For
a cooperative colony to run this ranch. tbev
could put out Is tons of the best hops, with no
outlay of cash scarcely
Harmony offers the best opportunity for an
immediate self-supporting colony in the conn.
try. The amount of industries which would
pay from the start are numerous, but the hon
business is one that will pay big, because Of
the fact that cooperative colony would do
all or nearly all of their own work of bndino
picking and putting on the market. which
necessitates the individual grower to nav ont
piles of money.
Men who are capable of knowing a GOOD
thing when they see it should come and
investigate our proposition before this oppor.
tunity gets beyond their grasp Louis Klam-
roth was here while we were picking onr
hops and Bro. Chas H. Swigart while they
were growing and we know what they thought
of our location and opportunities, and would
ask the skeptical to write either or both for
their opinion. Industrial Freedom of Julv1;
contains Bro. Swigart's report, and number
% contains Bro. Klamroth's report. Those
who did not see them can look them up
Weare forced to make arrangements ofsome
kind on the 10 acres with the 300 mortgage
on, or foreclosure suit will be brought on.
800 would satisfy the MORTGAGE for a wear.
which would enable few families to pay off
the entire mortgage in three weeks work next
fall. About acres of the finest hops are on
this 40 acre tract.
We have an excellent opportunity to get a
foothold on the famous Klickitat Prairie
which lies just across the Cowlitz river from
our colony-site. Any socialist who is wanting
to put money into an exceedingly good bargain
for cooperative purposes should not delay in
making investigations, as such opportunities
will not lie open always.
Several have written to know aboutGovern-
ment land near Harmony There is consider
able back in the hills, but none of any spe-
cial value 1t will be worth something some
day but not for some time yet. There are
number OF homesteads on which people have
made final proof and gone away not far from
Harmony, that are considerably improved.
which would be better for one to buy than 90
back and take up a homestead.
Many others express fear of the climate.
The experience of those at Harmony has been
unanimously that this climate is by far the
healthiest of any they have ever found. Many
states are represented here "SunnvKansas"
and sunny California especially Children and
women are healthy, brighteyed and robust
Many more write to know what our fee is.
We thought we had made our views on this
subject very clear. We are willing to put
in a membership for Sl60 worth of land or
any amount above that up to $500.
We are also willing to allow those
not able to pay the full fee to come and be
allowed patch of ground to til, who have as
much as $50 or 800 to put into machinery or
store and live by US and reap as much benefit
as possible from a cooperative community
To those it is intended by the projectors to
extend as helpful hand as possible and give
them jobs to work ont the remainder of their
membership fee. We believe this can and of
right ought to be done. OF course the associ-
alton cannot build houses for such ones. but
there is plenty of building material AT hand,
and house can be put up very cheaply in
fact without any outlay of cash. Neighbors
are very kind and when one has his materials
ready they will all turn out and help him put
il up. a natural and very practical mill
wright here has agreed to donate the making
and setting of a water wheel when we are
ready to put in small ilourmill He will do
this and other work for us and take products
of the labor for pay when we are in shape to
spare same. This is virgin country for in
dustries. Mills, etc, are greatly in demand.
We can have county bridge soon which
would give our mill the work of the fine
Klickitat Prairie a fine wheat region mem
toned above.
In writing to the secretary please enclose
postage for reply, as we feel that our labor
in writing almost necessarily for the cause
should not be attended with an outlay OF cash.
Others who may come here Will be as much
benefited as We
Some still have the idea that the lO-acre
tract is to form nucleus Of our operations
1t is the one piece, which, If brought out oil
the ,,sOup' by comrades who want a cooper