Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-01-21


The thermometer reaching Is degrees
above zero.
We have closed our trade on our California
property for 60 acres of'good land, well wat
cred, on which are two thousand fruit trees
in bearing.
From Dec % to Jan. /, we visited with a
snow storm, the snow reaching debt of two
feet Then turned to rain and the snow is
going very fast.
Our opportunities though exceed our
means Unless more comrades will pool their
means with us to obtain machinery by which
we may profitably employ ourselves we will
have to forgo the pleasures of such successes
as might attend us.
We also have an opportunity to get saw
mill plant already in place where we can use
it. The present owners will take some shares
in the association as part pay on the plant
original cost $4,000. We can get it at half
that figure. This is good opening for CO.
operative workers..
w e are HOW OutFtQ IluCliuCly ioi VllC iihh
ufacture of chiccory, consisting of two drum
roasting machines, complete: one mill, one
Sc parator, one root cutter, 400 feet OF wire
cloth, one hand cultivator, one hand seed
drill. some chiccory seed, fifty chiccory sacks,
one shaft with boxes, pulleys, spracSet
wheels, chains, ETC., all in fine condition.
Anyone desiring to join Harmony colony,
with good property to trade for this machin-
cry, should write the secretary at one.
We need five or six more men to work IN
the hop field Work will open up in Febru-
airy. If not enough colonists are on the
ground by then to work the yard it will be
operated by individuals. These co-opera-
tors will have lost an opportunity that is not
open in very many places in this world.
Those who have any notion of coming to Har-
mony. or wish to help us obtain this hop
ranch, had better make some substantial
proof of it at once, either by notifying the
secretary that they will be here by that time,
or remit some cash to be applied in that
direction.
The following paper was written by a Har-
monyite. Their amusements extended
from distance and could neither return in
the night nor retire, there being room but
for the children:
1t was the pleasure of this writer to attend
Christmas tree and dance given at the re-
sidence of Mr.. J. p. Ramey of Harmony and
a very pleasant time ensued. BY eight
o'clock the crowd had assembled, the house
being well filled with a crowd of merry peo-
pie anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa
Clause who came in through an open window
and distributed Dandy and nuts to the little
ones who received them with laughter and
cheer. a chosen committee distributed
many beautiful presents that were on the
tree. and Santa Clause bid them farewell for
another year. The tree was removed and
the evening given to dancing and card play
ing, at midnight all went to the dining room
where they found well filled table awaiting
them. The ladies of Harmony are noted for
their bountiful supply of good cooking which
dancing and card playing was resumed till
daybreak when all went home feeling jubi-
liant oven having a merry Christmas.
Parties from Silver Creek, Bremen and
Morton were with us and many more would
have come but for limit of room. Martin
Murphy and James Tucker with violins, and
Eta Core and Fred Tucker with the organ
fun lished abundance of good music for the
merry crowd. We hope to attend many en-
tertainments such as the Harmony people
are able to give.