The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-18
COOPERATIVE PLAN.
Mayor Jones, of Toledo, and Others
Launch a Great Scheme.
SENATOR PETTICREW on THE WAR,
The senate Would Turn the Philippines
Over to Native Government at Once
The Boycott at Cleveland-Pres-
dent Diaz VIII Come.

Toledo, o., Aug. 15.-The brother
hood company incorporated yesterday
at Columbus has been organized for
the purpose of placing in operation the
greatest cooperative scheme ever at
tempted in the country. Among those
who are mentioned in the list of incor-
porators are Mayor Jones, of this city,
and j. A. Johnson, n millionaire of the
state of Washington. The brotherhood
proposes to distribute stock over the
country in small amounts. the invest
ors being fully protected by cooper
alive life insurance. The plan in
cludes great amount of educational
work, in connection with the actual
operation of the cooperative plan in
the way of building cities and placing
cooperative farming communities. In
every place where the sentiment has
developed. the projectors propose
building one of these colonies and it
will be extended as the finances admit.
The first of these colonies will be estab-
lished on the shores of Lake Erie, near
this city, and it is understood that
more than half the money required has
been pledged by the people of Toledo
Along the lines of education there are
many plans for cooperative schools
which the projectors have not fully
wrought out. The organization as
now formed has liberal financial back
ing. Mayor Jones last night stated
that while the brotherhood was not as
wide as his idea of cooperation it
would serve to assist in working up the
sentiment.
SENATOR PETTIGREw on THE WAR.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-"This government
should recall every soldier in the Phil
ippines Immediately, apologize to the
world for the error we have made and
then turn the island over to a native
government" United States Senator
X. f. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, who
was in Chicago yesterday on his way
from the east to his home in Sioux
Falls, gave the foregoing as, in his
opinion, the only honorable course for
this country To pursue in the orient.
Senator Pcttigrew said: This civliz-
ing war talk &, all "A sham. Any peo-
Pile can maintain rs good government
as they have right to have and you
cannot give them better one.
FIGHTING THE BOYCOTT AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, O.. Aug. t5.-The business
mems anti-boycott committee, which
was appointed as a result of the meet
ing held the other day. met yesterday
afternoon and decided to hire lawyers
to prosecute merchants and others who
violate the civil rights law in COM
pliance with the demands of the boy
cotters. They also agreed to hire de-
tectives to hunt down and arrest dyna-
miters, who have been placing eXplo-
sives under street cars. The business
men have pledged fund of $4,000 to
meet the expense of the crusade
against violators of the law.
PRESIDENT DGAz WILL COME.
Chicago, Aug. 10. President Porfrio
Dia2 will he a guest of Chicago during
the fall festival and the exercises at
tending the laying of the cornerstone
of the new federal building October o.
This information was conveyed to Rich.
ard 5, Lyon, president of the board of
trade, in "A letter received from the
president OF Mexico yesterday. He
wrote that if his health permitted he
would certainly accept the invitation
which he understood would be ten
dcred him, and which the committee
which left Sunday night is carrying to
him.