Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-01-28


laundry,
Bros Barry and Peck are working in the
country.
The chickens have moved into the new and
original hen house.
Mrs. Bige Eddy is plying the needle in our
sewing department for living.
Bro. Lee has just returned from Mt YER
non after having highly animated interview
with the dentisG there.
Ernest Halliday, Andrew Erickson, Arthur
Tunmore and Fred Tunmore are taking turns,
two at a me. doing the night watch act
An oculist visited us this week with view
to profit Don't believe he raked in much
for socialists are usually able to see-the
point.
The sister comrades of the sewing depart
ment are making nice dress for Mrs. John
ME Estes, a neighbor of ours. This is the
second one they have made for her.
Our sister sewers may not be like Mrs. Boz
fin in "Our Mutual Friend" who was "a
hghhyer at fashion, but they can put gar
ments together in the good old honest way,
all the same.
Comrade Geo. Savage donates a saw man
drel to Equality. He believes in machinery,
does Bro. Savage, and he has done his share
toward getting it for us. We are glad to
thank you, old boy, for your kindness, and we
want you to come around and see us doing
some tall ripping with it,
The throttle broke on our engine and the
boys had to send to Whatcom for a new one
While waiting for it they took old Father
Time by the forelock, Tor did they throttle
him:) and changed some shafting and the re-
lationship of some machinery that gives more
available power and floor space The mill
will run s.gain as soon as the new piece is Sc
cured.
Bro Barton every once and occasionally
hand in some little iron wheels to Treasurer
Boyd, as a token of some horse shoeing or
other blacksmith work done for our uncon-
verted neighbors. When we get the road COM
pleted so that people can come to see us with
out hiring balloon. we expect a good trade
for our shops. Our work is done on the honor
of cooperators.
Bro. Ballinger, our timer, is making some
milk pals and milk cans that he invented
and patented about dozen years ago and
has been making them ever since. He is GO
ing to make some for sale in this market, and
we invite our friends and neighbors to come
in and examine the wares for themselves.
These goods made by an expert mechanic
of many years experience as a specialist and
are to be sold on trial. Bring them back
and get your money if they do not suit you.
Comrade G. A. Hort of Willopa, Pacific
county, Wash, came up to get acquainted
with our socialist ways. He seems to be
very anxious to do something to help coloni-
zation along. He has several neighbors who
feel as he does, aud he thinks they can give
us a boost now and then We believe the
woods of Washington is alive with people
that will gladly take up with the colony idea,
when they once thoroughly understand it.
We are grateful to Bro. Hort for the interest
he takes in us and bespeak good results to
the B from his locality.
The Lyceum Sunday evening had a larger
attendance than usual. 1t has just recently
elected new officers, which are as follows: d.
Burgess, presidents Cora L. Jolly, secretary.
Program Committee, Mrs. Lewis, Bros. Hal
laday, Cochran, Wright and Young.
President Burgess presided, and the main
feature of the evening was discussion on
Resolved that cooperation is sufficient
basis for a cooperative colony" Bro Cochran
affirmed, and Bro. Randolph denied The
other speakers were Ernest Halliday. Bros
Wright, Pelton, Foy, Eddy, Pugh, Burgess
and Mrs. Temple and Mrs. Burgess \ spirit
of investigation and brotheriness prevailed.
Say, that ditch is a job of work that we
should be excused for being proud Of 1t is
cut right through the forest regardless of
trees or stumps, is about'four feet wide at the
bottom and more than twice that on top, and
about half mile long. 1t has been dug by
the pick and shovel, most of the dirt being
thrown out on one side to form an embank-
ment for the road. The past month has been
excellent weather, on the whole, for that
of it, you would be sure if you saw the vast
amount of work they have done in that time
There has been an occasional wet day but
they hardly ever notice that. Brave COM
rades, they are working for an idea. princi-
pie TINS and surges at the very base of their
being impelling them on to demonstrate the
efficiency of cooperation. If hard work could
have daunted them, they long since would
have laid down the pick and shovel and the
sorrowing soul would have folded its faultless
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