Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-11-12

make. Comrades Irish and Pelton
make barrels for the apple butter,
kraut, etc. have made about seventy.
COmrade Bert Savage, in connection
with Comrade Holman and Comrades
Tunmore-father and two sons-as
engineers and general machinists, with
a full crew of timber men and ioggers,
are prepared to make things hum, and
if you don't find Comrades Pugh, Mon
ich, Marcus, Mckenzie and Barry
right i'll the thick of it, just call me
any old name"
The mill is supposed to cut twenty
thousand feet day, but our donkey"
(which viii have been ordered by the
time you read this) will have to be
used to get this amount of logs to the
mill. 1t is proposed to run the single
mill with two shifts of men they can
probably cut $4,000 shingles per day.
The planer will soon be in shape.
Comrade Bridges, assisted by Com
rade Dow, has control of the transpor-
portation and are on the road con-
stantly. They have lately moved into
the new barn, 42x100. This depart
ment has nine horses, four mules and
four wagons The barn contains
about twenty tons of hay, some 500
sacks oats, and will be partly used for
COW barn to shelter our sixteen cows.
Comrade Oleson, Superintendent
Public Improvement, assisted by Com
rades Randolph, Alburgh, Sheppard,
Halliday and others built seven houses
for the comfort and convenience of
all.
Captain Gunnison, present com
mander of our sloop and head of the
fishing department, has had many
years experience on salt waters. Com
rades Paulbetska. Rodgers, Halliday
Hart, Gunnison and others caught six
or seven tons of fish, some of which
were smoked. and are very palatable.
DR.. Byers, head of the department
of Health and Sanitation, successful
physician, has been of great value to
the association. This is essentially a
healthy country, though there was
some sickness last spring, mostly
measles and whooping. cough. -Four
children have died since Equality was
settled, but the general health has
been good. Medicine and medical at
tendance free to all.
Comrade Oliver Fisher. head of the
department of Public Safety, has rem
dered efficient service to the asSocia-
ton. Dennis Mccoy, our barber, is
prepared to serve his patrons in a
most satisfactory manner. His shop
is under apartment house No. 2.
The offices of President, Secretary
and Treasurer are also located here,
as well as the shoe shop and sewing
department. Our laundry is operated
by Comrades Peek, Hudson, and Mrs.
Willig, Mrs. Paris and Mrs. Mitchell.
Two boxes, with sheet-iron bottoms
over furnaces, are used to heat water
and boil the clothes respectively /;
three washing machines, number OF
tubs and wringers, and medium sized
building completes the outfit. The
clothes are washed in about three days
time. We need laundry plant very
bad. The ironing is done in about the
same time. Mrs. Irish, Mrs. Byers-
dorf, Mrs. Topman, Mrs. Bridges,
Mrs. Lee and others have charge of
the ironing room. Mrs. Belknap makes
the beds for the single men in the at
tics, and keeps everything tidy.
Comrades Marquett and Hudson are
our brick and stone masons. Com
rades Marquett and Cochran started
our brick industry, which we hope
will assume large proportions, as the
material is abundant
Comrades Potts, Young, Williams,
and Miss Maud Turner, members OF
our orchestra, furnish us with music,
which we appreciate greatly. We also
have a brass band organized, which is
doing good work. | am sure you Will
hear of them later on.
One OF our most important depart
ments is that of agriculture. Com
rade G.. b. Fisher has had it in charge,
and on his resignation, Comrade Mar
Gus was chosen. Their report is very
gratifying under the circumstances.
Five hundred sacks of oats almost