Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-11-19
ConCratulations TO the Reserves.

Congratulations TO the Reserves.
The saw mill and donkey engine are now
ours. Who said we could not trust each
other? Who said we were crazy lot of
calamity howlers? Well maybe we are, but
a little each from large number of our re-
serve brothers has solved the money problem
for us. We are encouraged. Our building
material in abundance is now assured, besides
having great deal that we can sell as lum-
Der and manufactured products The donkey
engine we have selected is. good one and
will do more than so horses. These two ma
chimes form the basis of nearly all the works
that we will start here, and the possession
and ownership of them means more to Equal
ity colony and the B &C than can well be
imagined
The plan of the machinery fund, was
happy thought.
No one has been cramped by his contribu-
tion and yet nearly $1,000 has been raised
and that from probably less than oneffth of
the reserves. After this splendid example of
practi ,al and substantial cooperation, car
ried out by the meek and lowly working men,
why should the great wage working class
still wear their chains? We can furnish our
own capital and put ourselves to work.
Equality colony gives thanks to all who
have stepped in when this plan was untried
and taken the first chances and responsible
ties. Such courage is worthy of admiration,
and proves that the B c is built up of men
and women who realize that they are called
upon to blaze out a pathway for the oncoming
humanity, and who are determined to do their
full share to help forward the good work
And now let Equality colony speak another
word about that machinery fund. Why not
keep it up? Make it the means of getting
more engines, boilers and machines. We
haven't got even fair start yet. We have
with US mechanics that are expert in making
sash and doors, furniture and planning mill
work, and as matter of course they couldn't
be proftably employed without woodworking
machinery.
Now let the other four-ffths of the reserves
who have not yet contributed take up the
work and by small contributions put our me-
chanics in possession of planning MILL This
will make room for more and more co-opera-
tors. If you cannot come yourself now, but
want to little later on, then your mite,
thrown ia with many others, will make job
ready for you when you do come. This plan
of the machinery fund, with its repayment by
one-quarter of all salaries of all members
and one-half of the gross cash earnings of all
machinery after six months, is perfectly
safe proposition, even from a business mans
standpoint, and to a co-operator is the lever
age that will raise the workers from slavery
into freedom.
Please do not look upon our urging OF the
machinery fund as q begging game for our
selves. 1t sounds insulting to even mention
it. No, comrades, we are only the agents for
all the members of the B c c, and are doing
what we consider right for all 1t is your
business that you intrusted to us to look after
and we can truthfully and without egotism
say that we are giving all the time and labor
and thought power that we can command to
do all that pioneers can do to make of the B
c c grand and abundant success. You
would do the same, were you here in our
stead. But we can only work with that which
you intrust to our hands, and small tools
hold us back to slow progress, but good
wood working plant would enable us to turn
out ten times the work per man to what is now
done here by hand tools.
Those whohave aided in securing the saw
mill and donkey engine no doubt are thrilled
with a sense Of duty done, and we call upon
them to hold an experience meeting" with
every socialist they meet, especially of the B
c c, and induce them to go and do likewise.
Comrades, remember it is for yourselves
and let the cry be for more and more ma
chinery for the pioneers. On with the ma
chinery fund.