The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-08
4 new BELLAMY COLONY.
Men and Women Share Alike in Work
and Profirs-On Banks of
Merrimack,
(ChicagO NeWS)

Merrimack.
Chicago News.)
In his famous book decade ago the
late prince Of Socialists, Edward Bel
lamy. portrayed life of national ease.
free from mercantile strike. and COM
petitive systems. George H. Webster.
a retired grocer of Nashua. N. H.. has
founded a colony on the banks of the
Merr.mack river at Merrimack. N. H..
that will live the law as laid down by
Bellamy.
1t Will be known as the Bellamy Col
Dry association. for it was from Ed
wand Bellamy's famous book, Looking
Backward" that Mr.. Webster gained
his first inspiration regarding the col
ony. 1t is to be modelled on the Ruskin
colony. now located in Georgia, and
formerly of Tennessee. 1t will cost $500
ito become a member Of the colony and
that $500 gives the applicant life men,
bershp. Only ministers and lawyers
will be barred.
while I believe Mr.. Webster says.
that every man has right to worship
God according to the dictates of his
own conscience, I think it is much better
that he should do his worshiping out
side of the colony. Start a church and
best cornerstone in the world for a row.
Some lawyers may be honest, out
their methods are of necessity dishonest
in many cases. What legal advice we
need we can obtain in either Manchester
or Nashua, annd We won't be taking as
many chances as We would with law
yer in our midst"
The articles of agreement which east
member signs provide for the election of
trustee by the members of the colony,
in whose name all the property shall be
purchased and through whom all bust
ness shall be transacted.
This paragraph from the article de-
scribes the purposes of the colony:
The specific objects of the colony shall
be to acquire and collectively use the
means of production and distribution
with which to supply the necessary sus-
tenance and comforts for the members;
ito apply the principles of cooperation
and fraternalism to industry that the
best results may be obtained from the
productive effort. and that the condition
of the laborer shall tend to his mental,
moral and social development; to amel-
iorate the adverse conditions of life oc-
casioned by accident or other misfortune
by collectively bearing the expense there
of: to provide Industrial commercial,
educational and recreative facilities OF
the highest orders and to demonstrate to
the world the practicability and deslra-
tility of fraternal cooperation as the
proper basis upon which to conduct the
business of life.
The agreement provides for the xpul-
sion, after fair trial, of any member OF
the colony for failure to perform any OF
the duties assigned him. or for conduct
contrary to decency, sobrety or sood
morals. says the Boston Post.
each member of the colony Mr..
Webster explained. must own one share
of stock; no more and no less. we shall
| build a cottage for each of the mar
r;ed men. for we do not believe in living
together as is the case in some colonies.
"Of course, we shall raise the greater
mart of the necessities of life on our
farm and we expect also to raise good
| deal Of truck that we can dispose or III
! the Manchester, Nashua and Boston
markets. We shall found schools for
the education of children and a large
mart of them will be devoted to manual
| training.
| ..This colony won't be an asylum Tor
! either tramps, or men and women VINO
are too lazy to do their full share OF the
work. If member is sick he will be
cared for. If he dies he will be given
decent burial. If he lives he must DC
his part of the work. Our motto Will
| be. All for one and one for ALL the slo-
gan of The Three Guardsmen
women will receive the same pay as
the men. but the fact that their family
cares will take up large portion of their
| time will not make it necessary for them
to work as hard. Each man and woman
will be assigned to the work for which
they are best fitted.
"Their nav will come in the shape OF
certificates good for the purchase OF
such articles of wearing apparel as are
necessary to the comfort at the colony
store. By this. Of course. l mean ar
! ticles that we do not manufacture our
selves.
tees every one a sufficient supply Of
food. fuel and clothing. as we'll as {
residence. No money will be used among
members, There will be neither borrow
ing nor lending. and such nightmare:
as interest accounts will be unknown
We shall buy in large quantities and ge
the rock bottom prices.
"Our first industry will be a saWmill
for which we have excellent water pow
err right here on the farm. We shall
saw out the boards from the logs ant
build our own houses.
AT first we shall have to purchase
our glass, nails and other hardware. bu
I think in a few years we shall need YER.
little from the outside world.
What industries have I in hand t.
establish here that will bring us rev
enue from outside: Well, as I hav,
told you, market gardening will probabl.
be the most profitable. We shall max
extracts. inks and cider, and natural,
we shall raise poultry and sell eggs AM
other farm produce. Perhaps" he con
tinued. with a smile 1--WE may go into tn