The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-25
COLONY oN coorERArIvE PLAN
BlshuP M'Inturfr says that All shah work
for Success Of Project

Bishop David n. MoInturF, Of tn,
Peoples United church, has deeidet
torun his colony near Ronners Ferry
Idaho, on the socialistic cooperativ,
plan, aud to adopt the initiative ane
referendum form Of government, says
the Spokesman Review.
All improvements in our colony
are eventually to be carried out by
unanimous vote of the people, a" said
the bishop. In start toward this
end we shall; require a vote OF three
fourths of all the people In the
colony before beginning any new
undertaking looking to the prosperity
and advancement Of the colony. No
/ question IL to be voted upon until Ii
shall have beeA announced al the
church, both morning and evening
services, on at least two Sundays
before the vote Is taken.
In our colony everything that re-
suits from the labor OF tho people
Is to go to the common welfare No
man or no woman shall take away
from the colony on leaving, more
than he or she has put In. N per
sou leaves Us, such person shall got
exactly what was originally con
tributed II We let them take out
their estimated share OF the accrued
profits there might be no ending to
the discord that would result.
This colony Is to be different
from the Salvation Army colonies Of
California and Colorado In that the
surplus from these colonies az
understand 1t goes TO General
Booth. In our colony the profits are
TO remain there and are to 20 10 ex
tending and building up the colony
If man or woman comes to orr
colony, such man or woman IL 10 be
cared for during the rest of his or
her lifetime. II a person becomes
the colony Is - care for
such person, and when people get too
old or too infrm 10 work, the colony
is to care for them.
THAT tho colony Is going TO 30 !
success and IL attracting wide interest
Is shown by the vast number Of in
luiries people are making. From a.
far "a Georgia interest IL shown. .
a Mr.. Pease and his wife, who were
In colony in Georgia, are going to .
join us. They tell mo In letter
hat the colony down there was a per.
feet success from social and .
religious point Of view. but that tho
land was SO poor that the plan had 10
Do abandoned We are not N Ne be-.
'et bg such a condition az this.
One Of our latest plans Il the In
of sawmill ut our prn
posed new town Of Alamo. and this
mill will saw the lumber from which
he town is to be built. In onr
are some II, 600. 600 or
Is, 600, 600 feet Of timber, standing
n the trees.
II am gazing up there on n hurried
business trip, during which / expect
Q sell a large quantity Of hay that
W have on hand. In about n week
be vanguard Of our people will 90
Up and arrange for spring planting
nd filling the soil. During the
ear We expect to till about 400
cres and to plant between 5000 and
600 fruit trees apples, pears,
lums, peaches, etc We shall also
liant berries and small fruits.
here Ia now - acres Of orchard on
he property, some Of the trees being
light years old. There il also half
ere Of strawberries, the fruit from
biz little patch trining 1850 In
iDRie year. Strawberries flourish
b that locality
1T Is difficult for people to sell
heir property and get ready to make
move such a. h necessary in join. /
1g our colony; aud delay often
leans the selling Of their possessions
better advantage. For this reason. /
may be aome time before we will !
able to tell exactly the people |
ho are to 60 with us. |
Our plans are also maturing for a
'hool. / am told the laws Of Idaho
srmit the establishment Of a school
here there arc seven pupils. That
sinR the case, there Is no doubt bot
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