The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-04

upon the assets. There are TWENTY
seven Industries in Zion. most all Of
which are successful. The population
numbers 5000 and most all are earn
est, willing workers" 1t is to brins
financial security to the investments
that the courts look first and the
peaceful harmonious government of
tne city second. The magnitude OF
Mr.. Hatley's work can thus be appre.
ciated.
geographically Zion City is ideally
located. 1t is built upon high ground
fronting Lake Michigan. Between the
lake front and themain street of Zion
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
runs. On the tracks of the railroad
visitors are free to enjoy the same
measure Of personal liberty as is al
lowed anywhere in the country. The
railroad station at Zion City Is admin
istration property and is under the
regulations governing the city.
The religion of Dowie is so commin-
gled with the industries of Zion as to
mark the city distinguished from any
other manufacturing town of the coun-
try In the administration building,
for instance, where the twenty-seven
enterprises are directed, where are To-
Gated the bank and the real estate,
promoting and investment offices,
there Is large church organ and the
routine of business is punctuated with
religious service. Mr.. Hatley doesn't
Join in the service and neither has he
disturbed 1t. In the great lace mill,
the print shop, the candy factory, the
soap works. in fact in each of the in
dustries, work is frequently interrupt
ed by service of prayer. Five women
employees this week left Zion because
they refused to have time occupied in
prayer deducted from their wages.
OF all the industries the lace mill is
the largest. DOwie made the brick that
built it, Few buildings cover so much
floor space. 1t is five stories tall. rec
tangular in shape and roughly estimat-
ing 800 by 1000 feet. Dowie claimed
that $2,500,000 went into its building,
and machinery There seems to be no
doubt but what this much money was
subscribed, but Judge Lands failed to
find where more than 100000 had act
ually been paid out in promoting the
enterprise. Naturally the people of
Zion City and the investors in the en-
terprise want to know where that 81
100000 went.
There are perhaps twenty men in
Zion City who are not christians, but
who were attracted to the movement
in the hope of gain. Most of these men
are ruined. They would do Dowie bod
lily harm, perhaps murder him. 1t is
from them Dowie hides, they whom he
fears and from whose anticipated as
saults he so zealously guards himself"
said Deacon Chenoweth. The same au-
thority is quoted as saying that all
Zion City's population but sixty will
vote for Voliva for overseer.
Like many of the cults which have
obtained strong hold upon people the
religion of Dowie differs not so materi-
ally from other forms of worship, but
above all is cleanliness; for cleanli-
ness is not next to, but is. Goodness
with them And this leads them along
similar lines of thought as the Jewish
belief. The Zionite will not eat pork
since the belief is strong that pork
is unclean and the hog the scavenger
of all animals. Nor are their soaps
made from greases, but rather from
oils. Soap is leading Zion industry
| Zionites will tell you that their death
rate is lower than that of any city fl,
the country
The people look exceedingly well, as
if there might be more than talk to the
miracles of prayer. Elijah Hospice
though, is building three stories high
and larger than summer resort no
tel to which it might be likened. The
stories of cures effected there are mir
aculous, and all of them riot in abuse