Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-13

who was here some time ago, is with
us again. He couldn't stay away.
In writing to the bureau of cor
respondence it would be a great as
sistance if you would enclose stamp
or two for reply.
We are eating new apples raw,
and you fasteners just think of pick
ing apples all winter right up to
March. That's us.
Bro. Wieland of Seattle proposes
to come in with a fine lot of Jersey
cows and thoroughbred chickens.
Thus long felt want is running over
full.
A team and two men are out haul
ing in some prunes from neighbor-
ing orchard. Before long we will
have our own orchard and drying
house.
The school teachers left Equality
last Sunday for a four days stay at
Mt. Vernon, the county seat of Skagit
county. They will attend the insti
tute and examination.
Never day passes but we enter
tain some visitors who want to sam
pie our brand of socialism. Nearly
all speak in praise of the work al
ready done and the prospects for the
future of Equality.
The slashing is nearing compile
ton. and in a short time it will be
burned and then the stump puller
and the grubbing hoe will fit the
ground for crop of turnips this fall
and garden next spring.
We are in receipt of information
that other colonies, some in this state
and in California are proposed. Why
of course. colonize and then federate
your colonies and thus expanding,
soon old Plutus will be out Of job.
Carpenters. what's the matter
with sparing few of your surplus
tools to put in few ticks for the CO.
operative Commonwealth. We can
make good use of them if you pay
the freight. Plumbers and timers
ditto.
Nothing can exceed the delight
full weather we are having. The
world-famed Southern California may
take the palm as winter resort, but
when it comes to mild and balmy
summer days, the state of Washing
ton walks off with the blue ribbon.
The hay pitchers are still at it
taking pay for their work in hay. 1t
takes muscle and a strong will to
make hay in the hot weather when
YOU are not used to the work. The
boys are sacrificing their present
personal comfort for an ideal social
list city.
The shoe department has receiv-
ed orders for several pairs of shoes
from a near by logging camp. Our
customers offer to pay more for our
shoes than they can buy them for in
a competitive market. This is sub
stantial compliment to co-opera-
| tive workmanship.
The public works department has
begun excavating the foundation for
the barn. 1t is to be 42Xl00 feet and
- foot walls. 1t will take about
80. 600 feet of lumber and $1,000 shin
giles. In competition, the building of
this barn would bust" the average
man. We in Equality are only aver
age men, but the job is an insignif-
cant one. Tally one more for co-ope-
ration.
Mr.. John NJ. Shook. formerly sec.
rotary of the Colorado cooperative
colony, stayed a few days with us.
He SAYS be wants a membership in
Equality, too. He reports his colony
in Colorado as progressing well with
the work of making their irrigating
system. and says a cheerful and hope
full feeling prevails among the mem
bers. We extend fraternal hand to
our Colorado comrades.
Last Friday the school gave a
most enjoyable entertainment to a
crowded house. The collection-oh ]
thought we were out in plutocracy-
free as the air is everything in Equal.
ity. No disgusting commercialism
mixed up with our intellectual and
musical treats. The children took IN
the spirit of the occasion as well al
the older ones and the hands of the
clock pointed to eleven when we ad
journed.
We adopted new set of rules to
facilitate the detail work in the diff
ferent departments. Little by little
we improve our plans of action, and
each time We find that IL, IN f,r .s.,,e