The representative., 1900-04-19
TRUST OF WORKMEN
BROTHERHOOD STARTED IN MAINE
ON SOCIALISTIC PLAN.
A Central City to BE Built-NO Move
to BE Made Until 1,OOO,OOO People
Have Promised to Join.

Have Promised to Join.
New York, April 13.-One million men
will form vast Industrial trust.
They will contribute 800, 900 900 as
working capital.
all branches of industry-farmers, la
berers, miners, timbermen, cattlemen,
etc.
The brotherhood will build a CEN
trail city for the manufacture and dis
tribution of it's products somewhere in
the Mississippi valley or on the great
lakes.
1t will be nOn-cOmpetitive common
wealth in the heart of the competitive
commonwealth.
Out of Maine CO
ize this dream of Edward Bellamy, and
If the hopes of the recently organized
Industrial Brotherhood are fulfilled a
million men. contributing their land
and energy, will shortly form the great
est Of all the trusts, before which even
the mighty Standard OIL company must
sooner or later tremble.
1t is reported that 31,030,000 has al
ready been pledged of the 500, ,O0O, 900
initial capital required to launch the
Brotherhood,
The projectors say that Of the s., $780,
600 already pledged $1,000, 900 has been
guaranteed by New York millionaire
But under no circumstances will his
name be divulged at present.
No attempt will be made to establish
isolated colonies; the organization will
have ramifactions throughout the In
dustrial and political world.
The head and front of the new In
dustrial Brotherhood is at Thomaston,
Me. The plan and scope of the organ
ization are unfolded in the official pa
per, Humanity, which is published at
Thomaston.
Agitators are at work in every state
in the union. The forces of the new
brotherhood will be ordered and arrayed
like an army. A recent statement is
sued by the national board of directors
gives an idea of how the vast scheme
will be worked. 1t says:
At the start part of the army of 1 1,OOO,-
600 men, and especially the larger part,
will remain where they are as "re-
serves" They will be called to the
front as need requires.
BY locating the central city on the
great lakes or the Mississippi river,
most, il not all, the raw material can
be transported in the brotherhood's own
steamers. II found expedient short
line OF railroad can be built to connect
points not reached by water.
OF the preliminary steps the national
board of directors says:
In the first place, before invading the
enemy's country, we call for an indus
trial army and for corps of able en-
gineers, surveyors and captains of in
dustry to plan and direct the campaign.
These necessary preliminary steps
having been taken the forward march
will begin.
One detachment will occupy and oper-
ate great wheat farms in the North
west; another cotton fields in the
South; third sheep ranches in the
Central West; fourth iron copper and
zinc mines; the fifth, and one Of the
largest bodies of industrials, will mass
at a center, and there erect, equip and
operate all the necessary plants for the
manufacture of all the necessaries of
life and build model dwelling houses,
libraries, art galleries, etc.
"A prospectus of the Industrial Broth
erhood says:
Net dollar will be called for, not
all industry will be started, not person
asked to leave his position until 1,OOO,-
900 pesons have joined the brotherhood.
Thus none need hesitate to Join for
fear that insufficient support will not
be forthcoming.
One person alone cannot extricate
himself from the industrial inferno; nor
can a dozen; nor can a hundred, but a
million, by pooling their means and ef-
forts, may plant the nucleus Of a CO.
operative commonwealth within the
very heart of the present competitive
commonwealth.
Thus the threatening danger Of san
culinary conflict between capitalists and
lahorers will be ayerted, and the vexed
labor problem solved naturally, gradu-
al].y and peacefully. -.. -
The trusts are doing a good work by
centrelizing and organizing industry;
they ere showing us 4 more economical
and hence better method Of conduct
ing business. But selfshness being their
motive power. they are trampling upon
the natural rights q the people and
sewing H. ooods g anarohy and royo-