Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-02-04
MACHINERY FUND.
WOOD WORKING MACHINES.

WOOD WORKING MACHINES.
Previously reported. ................S IFS 40
K Bezmer ) 90
&c Wagenkneept.. Observation-Disclosures. | 90
M Plumb OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. so
Asael Larson OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w
Rosa F Larson. Observation-Disclosures. 90
n w Carr 40
Total. .......................S lSi 80
Chldrens Industrial School
Previously reported Observation-Disclosures. s. %
We want two good cows.
Where can we get some COWS?
Bro Mckenzie is Housekeeping for our
pantry.
Elmer Dawson is getting up from spell of
the grip.
Supt of Exchange j. B. Ault is very busy
these days.
Miss Lily Wright is doing duty in the di-
ming ROOM
Miss May Tunmore is waiting on table in
dining room No >.
The sanitary condition of our village is re
ceiving close atteltion.
The dance hall was the scene of a social
hop last Saturday evening.
A committee is out to discover a spring to
supply the townsite with water.
We do not have much luck in getting our
laundry outfit, but we are hard at it.
Heart Failure, one of the mules formerly
belong ing to comrade Pomeroy, dropped dead
last Saturday.
Mrs. Beknap takes charge of the chamber
work in apartment house No. ,, and she is
pretty busy too
The cornice-a nice one-is being put on
our printery, and the shingles too. 1t will
soon be ready for the Edison force.
Bob Barton Is still hammering away at
the cereal coffee. but he has not got room
to spread himself in his diminitive work
shop.
Bro. Potts is making the window frames
that are to go into the printing and laundry,
and Bro. Louis Okerlund is busy making the
sashes.
The carpenters took advantage of couple
days to do some more work on the dance hall.
Guess the young people here wish it would
rain more.
1t goes good to step into our laundry and
get your weeks washing and ironing all neat
and prm and free of charge 1t is all on ac-
count of cooperation.
We are receiving most encouraging and
helpful letters from socialists all over the
country. 1t stimulates to know that so
many brave souls are with us.
Mr.. G. j. Schoon of Dayton, Ohio, sent us
another package of seeds last week, which
will supply us with both ornamental and use
full plants Thanks, Bro. Schoon
We took a referendum vote this week on a
proposition to shorten the days work of those
who are working on the most disagreeable
and laborious work, ditching and logging but
the unsocalistic boys who were to have got
ten the benefit OF it went and voted the thing
down further than McGinty ever dreamed
of going. What would you do with such fel.
lows?
If Equality colony ever busts up it will not
be because we don't work enough. For sew
eral evenings this week from supper time
until o'clock you could see half dozen Ian
terms between the two apartment houses and
as many men all fighting around building
sidewalk Too much work in regular hours,
they think, to take time for this The side
walk is badly needed, and those doing the
work viii get the thanks Of all.
The boys of Equality colony are required
to work one hour before school and the same
after, and five hours on Saturday. You ought
to see them at their work under the superys-
ion of Bro. Cochran. They pounce on piece
Of clearing by the dozens, like so many
Brownies, and by the union Of their little eff
forts good deal Of work is done. When
watching their geeful antics, while at work
the other day, / compared them with the vic
Tins of capitalism, forced into death spread
ing dens, and driven by an unhuman
monster to slave away their young lives, to
suffer and die a miserable death OF old age
while yet in their teens. pang shoots
through ones heart at the awful picture, but
the shouts of laughter and the regular hourly
social fight among the boys chased away these