Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-06-18


perintendent of cuisine.
Bro. Fisher has added several
swarms Of bees to his apiary this
week
Mr.. c. H. Ahrens of Ventura Co,
Cal. is here sizing Us up with a view
10 Joining.
We are intending TO set mp milk
separator and churn soon, as our milk
comes IN in huge quantities.
Socialism has struck the redskins.
AMohawk Indian is here inyestiga-
ling us with aview to joining.
BRO. Boissevain IS carrying his
head pretty high on account Of the
addition of fine milk COW to his herd.
A large barn is to be built as soon
as the carpenters can get to it. 1t
is to be 10 by 100 feet, and n feet
high.
The colony physician. DR.. Beyers-
dorf, has deputized w. c. B. Randolph
to look after the sanitation of the
colony.
Bro James Elliott, who arrived
at Equality last week. is brother to
NJ. j. Elliott who spent six months in
jai, with Debs.
n-,i1 nrir 70 ia
instructed to build a two-room school
house, which will Immediately pro-
iced to be too small.
The roadmaster called on us for
two teams and wagons to work the
roads. Not being anarchists we
obeyed the summons.
The measles and whooping cough
are still on the rampage, although
DIR. Beyersdorf thinks we will be rid
of them in about two weeks.
BRO. Festner of Kentucky has
contributed lot of valuable books
to Equality Library. 1t is in order for
other brothers to do likewise.
"A large consignment of leather
was received this week at the shoe
shop. Superintendent Yockey will
proceed to make it into first class
shoes-at cost.
Bro. Cochran is experimenting
with some clay that he thinks will
make good brick. 1t is hoped that it
will prove a success. as bricks are
scarce and high priced in this valley.
Equality colony has elected Blu
reau of Correspondence consisting of
Bros. G. Z. Pelton. Alex. Pugh and
W. c. 3. Randolph. Anyone wishing
information should write to either Of
these members.
The boys are digging Il we'll on
the side bill to see if water can be
obtained and gravitated to the town
site. Our present water system
would not quite compare with thatof
up-to-date cities.
Bro. Potts went to WhatcOm to see
about some household goods that are
lost in transit He suffers an neon
venlence of two or three months de-
lay al on account Of our capitalistic
system Of railroads.
We don't understand why, when
some folks lose a cow on Saturday
they wait until Tuesday to hunt for
il: nor why they must ride in a buggy
while hunting it. Is that a business
way ot doing things:
-Ec7, Dunckel brought to the sick
lis Eeek a large consignment of
trawberries. Shortcake was the or
,er of the day, Thanks, Brother
Dunckel, Send Us some more. Our
mouths are watering in anticipa-
ton.
Our friends who are in a position
10 do so win confer great favor on
the colony by donating secondhand
tools, freight prepaid to Belfast This
latter condition is made because We
have received donations with freight
charges exceeding the value Of the
donation.
Here's a pretty kettle of fish
There is no incentive TO labor, under
socialism, YOU know, yet the ditcner-
are throwing dirt nine feet IN the air
carpenters deafening you with their
saving and hammering men driving
Sheir teams in trot over rough
roads. cooks working = hours d day.
and 20 on with all these deluded
eranks, all because they do not know
there is no incentive to labor foI
themselves. Their ignorance is dis
tressing.
Edward Bellamy.
One more lover of his fellow man
has gone into the beyond Now his
eyes see clearly the why's and where.