New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
HARMONIES ON LONG TRIP
VII 90 to Little Pacific Island and
Can COcOanut.

A chosen assortment OF five hundred souls. Amer
leans, Germans, Irish. Swedes and Russians, in
cIudipg cergymeL, butchers, statesmen. book
Keepers stenographeT., printers and carpenters,
will leave New York on the 18th of next month fer
San Francisco. There will be sailors in the party.
too. Tor the five hundred to so away from that
port in bark to seek homes in the South Pacific
Ocean. Not exactly in the ocean itself. but in
one of the islands that dot portions Of it, y few
tinsmiths also will along. when the island IS
purchased. pre-empted or arranged for with the
semi-ciyiZed sayages who inhabit il. the five hun
dred will settle down and devote themselves to
turning out timed cocoanut. Membership in the
colony, which is 10 be known Harmony
Colony is strictly limited five hundred per-
Incidentally, it is said that the agent of the
Harmony Colony in San Francisco has already pur-
chased and is now having rehted bark of zoe tons
burden.
But what matters how the Harmoncs are going
away from here. when the near establishment OF Il
colony where the inhabitants really enjoy the
rights they want and think they ought to have is
in sight? Back of it all is a great deal of
thought which has been given 10 the subject of the
alievation of the condition of the wage Garner by
Elmer S. Prather. Mr.. Prather is the president of
the Modern Science Publishing Company. which
has Office room at No. f26 West 3ith street out
from Nebraska, like another. he came ive years
ago and settled mere, devotng nearly all his spare
time to studying and devising ways and means
whereby the sorcaled common people could be
benefited.
S0ciOIOciSt-
Last June. II seems. becoming convinced that ,he
wage Garner was gradually becoming weaker as
the trust and the combination were growing
stronger. he decided TO start q South Sea colony
So he discussed the matter with friends and then
started in to carry out the Plan with tho result
that up to date As members have been accepted
aud applications coming in thick and fast
Only 500 is required 10 participate in the enter
prise. the entire amount to be put into a common
fund To institute Il cooperative colony IN some
island i'll the South Pacific
No over fifty years old is wanted in the
party, and each applicant must give a clean bill
of health. moral and physical before he will be
permitted to engage in the island hunt. He must
also have $500 to pay to the treasurer who
has now in his hands more than SIS 900 in cash
which may or may not mean that all the AIS ac-
cepted eolonizers have yet paid their subscrp.
tions.
When the proper island is found, every one will
the colony, IT is written in the document sent to the
newspaper Offices, is: ''All work for the common
good" Every one who will be expected TO do
six hours a day, although every may have
four weeks vacation year. The colony will be
non-sectarian and the form OF government that
OF a republic, with president elected every year.
He will choose his cabinet. but there will be no
secretary of Shredded cocoanut will be the
chief product of the colony. but the members may
make n try at tobacco raising and other crops
suitable 10 the climate.