Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-01-07
MACHINERY FUND.
WOOD WORKING MACHINES.

. Ed t Bernett. ....................... oO w
Yes, thank you for the stamps enclosed.
Equality is o. K, if anyone should ask you.
Bert Savage is at his post again in the saw
mill.
A wholesome food is Equality's cereal
coffee.
Who can furnish US with some watchma-
kers tools?
Bro Davis, our baker, should be called
Busy Davis.
Send 10 cents for sample package of Equal
ity cereal coffee, post paid.
We have no dentist here. The nearest we
can come to it is stump puller.
The carpenters are adding another room to
the mill. Thus Improvements go on
Did you remember Sister Helens PROPOSE
tion for children's machinery fund.
Speak to your friend about Equality cereal
coffee. Don't be afraid to recommend it.
Say, Pluto, take a look at Equality and say
if you think you con always keep us down.
Relishes without stimulating, our cereal
coffee. Six dollars hundred in lots of fifty
pounds.
There is a sign hanging in our dining room
that reads thus: Room and board 50 week.
meals 10 cents.
| have heard of a man who said he was
socialist but did nothing to bring socialism
about How about this?
We occasionally have some "sure enough"
coffee, and you ought to hear the roar that is
made. Nothing but cereal goes here any
more.
4 BY means of cooperation we are gaining
wealth at about the same speed that the com
petition cursed middle class brothers are
LOSING it. +
= The cooperative living is Il condition which
should call forth the spirit of brotherhood,
tending always toward gracious appreciation
of each others merits.
Outside of a cooperative colony you could
not find lot OF workers that enjoy them
selves so well while at work. The absence of
slave conditions does it.
Secretary c. w. Bellnap, were he to charge
for overtime would cause Treasurer Boyd's
hair to bleach in one week. But Secretary
Belknap is working for humanity, that ex-
plains it
Our donkey engine has come at last. There
will be great rejoicing among both horses
and men. 1t is quite a job to get it up to the
colony from the landing, but it has got to
come. Please excuse us if we boast of our
new donkey engine every week.
That printery and steam laundry is growing
into quite house. Supt Hannah is pushing
it AZ fast as circumstances will permit. 1t is
24xs0 and two stories high. Strength and du-
rability is shown in the way we build things
here. We hope to have a set of steam laun-
dry machines as soon as the house is done.
o. A slight misunderstanding has arisen in
regard to the machinery fund Subscribers
We're told that If they did not choose to place
their amounts in the fund to be drawn back
according to the printed agreement, then
they could have it credited on their MEM
berahip fees. Bat this must not be con-
strued TO mean that the installment on "a fee
must then be used in the machinery fund
All membership fees received here as such.
will be used to our best judgments but sub
scriptions to the machinery fund so specified
and not credited on membership fees will of
course be strictly used for machinery and
paid back according TO agreement
laundry equipment has become an abso
lutte necessity at Equality, and it would
afford us pleasure to get into commurica-
tion with some one who has a good .eecnd-
hand appliance. We think it possible That
we could make some arrangement with r-me
holder of such machinery whereby all Of us
would hs greatly benefited. viii all COM
rades and friends kindly aid us IN a search
for The above-described maehiasrYg