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

surance company could possibly give
you, and much more-a home, perma-
nent employment, education for your
children, libraries, amusements, medi-
cal attendance, c-and all this for
sum so small that it places it within
the reach of everyone.
FEES AND DUES.
The entrance fee for admission to
the Co-opertive Brotherhood is 81,
and the dues are 81 per month, pay
able in advance on or before the first
day of each month. But any member
who is unable to pay his dues does not
thereby forfeit his membership, but
while delinquent is not entitled to
vote on any question, nor eligible for
office. He may, however, pay such a
sum per month as he can, and shall be
eligible to selection for colony work
as hereafter stated
CO-OPERATORS-Ho SELECTED.
AS often as the number of persons
employed in our industries can be in
creased with advantage, and the
means are available to sustain them,
the Board of Directors will select
from the membership persons suitable
to perform the services required.
The money received from delin-
quent members, together with all
sums received from charitable or
benevolent sources, except such as
may be donated for specific purposes,
constitute what is known as the EN-
ployment Fund. In selecting colon
lists, the number chosen from the
delinquent list will, SO far as may be,
bear the same ratio to the number
taken from the membership in good
standing as the amount in the En-
ployment Fund bears to the money
received from members in good stand
ing.
Every member, before becoming a
co-OperatOr, must sign a contract in
which he or she agrees to accept such
assignment of service as may be made
under the rules, and faithfully and to
the best of his or her ability perform
the services required. So long as the
cO-Operator observes the conditions of
this contract. HOME AND EMPLOY
MENT are assured, and the Bylaws
expressly provide that before the
wealth produced shall be distributed,
provision shall be made for the young,
the aged, the sick and the infrm, so
that no one will suffer by reason of
inability to perform service.
In case any co-operator fails or
dltions of the contract, he may be sus-
pended without compensation until he
may be willing to comply with its
terms, and if this does not have the
desired effect, such person may be ex-
PEELED, but before any such suspen
sion or expulsion, the facts in the case
must be determined by Board of
Arbitration, as elsewhere stated.
Co-operators may board at our
hotel, or, if they prefer, can have
separate homes, which will be furn-
ished on application to the Company.
This will enable each family to
arrange their domestic affairs to suit
their own tastes.
FUNDS-HOW UTILIZED.
All the funds of the Company are
used in establishing and extending its
cooperative industries, bui ding
homes for its members, and furnish
ing them with employment.
The Treasurer is required to give
sufficient bond, with some responsible
surety company as guarantor
There are no salaried officers to eat
up the contributions of its members.
The officers and directors receive no
other or greater compensation than
other co-operators.
The Auditor handles no money but
keeps a constant check on both the
Secretary and Treasurer. All money
received and disbursed must be item
lied in the printed report sent to all
members at least once month.