The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
SEVENTY lIIlk IS 0E.
MI ITHoUT any one political or re-
way ligfcus belief. with personal life

~ - uea and Independent A. their pei
eonAi inciinaEtona. unhampered by
sne ftes OF of1tnAsy sociological conditions.
eeventy-one men, women and children
have banded themselves together on the
shores of Henderson bar 10 work cat
fneaS cooperative Brotherhood into pras-
0cAl being Some more than usually
psO0inent people age snserested In this
oc6espe. and . few have even quit hxni-
na1u that held their Efforts for years to BE-
epDe infexrAi parts Of this movement and
e1ow up with Cooperation as they have
sound II and are making 1t in this sat0t
Development af so~eaiied R%IsAmyism-
oted last year. when twenty-five or thirty
started the nucsens In . Seattle '.se1rIe."
- the outside lodges sre namsd. and set
ahCuf 10 get more 20 Join them. % they
Couid hare their c~n land and buildings
an6 vArtDus ether fnxsis usions that 20 10
make up community LIE. The Idea Vas
q popular ore with the class that usually
tails @co-opera fion." and some others be-
came interested. until now mostly ali
e1assea Of people belong and some Of them
are acfive workers.
TIA drN step was 10 buy some land. and
with the hssts Of fund made up Of month
y dues OF those first to Join and suhse-
Quenf members. s5D was raised to make
the 0fst payment Of 1900 on half a see
oou Of dne land near Purdy and Olalla. a
school Aeefi0u was leased from the state
making 10 acres that the brotherhood has
- = start for tts Village and factories and
other concerna. Later Q sAwmiiI was
sought for Goa. ana Is being established
at tho mouth Of Buriey creek. on the conn
munity property. As soon AZ this u
ready 70 bex1n operations lumber win be
turned out for the buildings 10 be inhabited
tories etc. and It - expected that by next
winter quite . town will be established.
Already N,a0o has been paid on the land
and mill. and the promoters hope 20 be
free from debt BY their nrst anniversary.
next September
Nave Their Own Mensy.
some Of the IDEAS OF this brotherhood are
similar TO the doctrines Of Edward Bel
lamy, and some are not. They have the
money scheme advocated by the reforner
"a medium of exchange based on the ac-
sual labor value in that distinct ccmmuni-
~. Every man Ii paid The snme--N In
certificates for each days work, whether
he - superintendent. bookkeeper. wood
chopper. stenographer. printer. or any
4hinE else. ana women receive the same
for tkttr days work. II they do work
This money ID circulated through the COM
unnity At liz face valus. hut OF course has
no Waite outside. although the "hrothers.'
expect II win have when they are moro
fully established. Everything that has
tn be purchased Is got from whole
ealers, AZ wholesale prices, and distributed
among the members at actual cost. with
out any pront TO anybody. except the out
siders whom they have 60 pay. In this
way they say they save ar average OF
- per cent. on their purchases. ana that
when they have their own facsof:ep and
manufacture their own goods their beife
fits viii increase rropurtianaiely On this
basis Of getting goods mt their actual cost.
the u In wages means really more than
the same outside whore the Garner has TO
pay Johb~rS. retailers and others profits.
These people deny that thei- scheme de-
etroys ambition. Insisting that there is
an inducemsns for the best efforts OF
everybody. inasmuch az they viii; get The
face value TOR everything they do The
nevefify Of the labor OF III. mason or
hrickIayer or woodman calls for no more
pay than II given to the clerk or other
Whose work is easier. but he has less
hours to work for his dollar. that being
the tarss OF ain rental IN compensation
II man Ia engaged In hard manual lsb,-
ne has more leisure time to improve him.
SELF or indulge I'm such pleasures az ne
chocses. while the man Of more saden.ary
and lighter occupation Ia. % he a, his
pest longer time fer the same r~csn,-
pense. This is thu keynote ~ the whole
OF this Industrial system. There II rss.a-
ing In the line OF estates worth millions
10 look forward TO by these who asystsss~
with tbs noyemsnt-theiT maximum nnaa-.
csai Rope b the eanivalen. az n frw thou.
sands year. and that VIII no. come be-
fore some Of ths present followers are old
men.
Money Guarded by Hands.
Every possible safeguard IL taken "a pro-
tscf the eSrheeuer az the association al
though |. r. or the usual line of corpora-
ftona Every official tina. has anv,htnr "a
do with handling The funds - required e,
give bond sn eeyns reputable surety com.
pany. Officials who sts working fcr the
community outside have their expenses
paid, bat alsc draw only their 81 = IA
the isas'c ana oaiy pay IF the Iu<tstust.,
The association doss not care snssAlnw
fer the rsligien or politics 81 she rse,st.~s
and cernsnuniar- Is fnauig.s In ar the
pleasure az TIE Individuals TIE pee,s..
may live together sn hotel which T. new
heirg erected. or they may hav~ ho,,ss.
81 their own. The social life Is IN b. tNe
same - II Is everywhere. hsSrs en- fhe
sole vclltion Of she peSpfe Thay arr nat
required 70 five up thsI- worldly rnesss
ssons - the society, wher thew h@ror,a
members they mRX even ervet stos.e ,.ar.
ssonx and spend thousands M thpsg sserzss,
al welfare II they have tie marcy ara
ehoSse 80. hus they may net Tive t~ fY,.
cnssncs ant their iaaer NJ sgvA ,aes-.
eas the came as TIE mranfss iaba-e- II
the srs' ~ Aessi gets.
Tire ~ast ot hssco8essg n nssrsb~r &c &
n marth. s8, u b. al aetsve rc@s8sss az
ts@ esisry "a 4 sscc's. t. esnestv o,se
mns. raw - years .fass smauf es.fr -
teh sfasg w EoA Re hsA ~ nrfvsls.e ~
being enf of shem All ere smairet -
rs.ii fh.ssca exatstrat fan before sises
arr pxreNit'e3 - taae sf3 tfetF wtxes 81
dependents usSss sihsrif q .Ae ps~ae sss.
rree member. w4th ~fsf's si5sez RAFT
the sFslhant 81 hewsy.f A 'asrrsesr.s ~.
matter wsat fshysscai Disability NAV sava
heesl Incurred after jasninE = e@.isIe.s -
she benefits AZ sAe sSz scaastsa, ana xivts
work ha r. able - -. Tsae same s,Sasr.x
with rsfsreaoe "a hEs ,3epsnaes;ss Il Ne
dies or il dssshied permanently .A-auzh
e;csns*s or scciien;. tAass h~ supports are
given asiasittsuee
Chtsdrra Taught Cooperation
One - the se.veaesi~~ gAierss q, ate
Naesherheet wsti ~ sAr schooling mh8sa
ann ntsfsFsi fa tae yotsrz They are
taugA: fresr lnfarry 4se.r E.-fresrsse< ard