The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
ALTRUIST COMMUNITY
 POUNDED IN MISSOURI Hundreds Will Make Their Home in the "City of
 Brotherly Love. "
THEY OWN EIGHT ACRES
Men and Women Will Have Equal Rights in All Its
 Business Affairs.

A leW OLOplH 4S p5lH6 AOu1uSu WAtAA- in short distance of St. Louis, which, if the dreams of its founder and his followers are realized, is destined to become an ideal "city of brotherly love-" where men and women will dwell together in peace and harmony, and where selfshness will cease to dominate the human heart and mind, giving place to altruism.
 The site is tract of land near Sulphur Springs, in Jefferson county, Mo, 23 miles south of St. Louis, where the Altruist community has purchased eight and half acres of well lm- proved land for home. The property is situated between the Iron mountain and Frisco railroads, and oyerlooks the Mississippi river, which is only a half mile away,
 The only occupants of the property at present are two men, Thomas G. Tucker, secretary, and Albert T. Barlow, treasurer, of the community They live in the only house on the place, four-room brick cottage, which is undergoing repairs and alterations which will make 1t a suitable hablta- tion for large family.
 The members of the community, who number more than 100, are anx- iously awaiting the time for the exodus, which is to take place this month, when they will enter upon the possession of their promised land Until that time tha., will content them selves with remaining scattered through several counties of Missouri In the meantime preparations are be- ing made by the members for the in auguration of the practical demonstra- tion of their plans for an ideal com munity life.
 Although the Altruist community Is just taking the initial step toward the establishment of permanent com munity home, 1t has already made considerable progress in the line of or ganization. It is a benevolent society, whose members have agreed to re- nounce their rights as individuals to lprivate property and hold all their property to common They take an obligation to work according to their ability, and are supplied according to their wants fiom the common fund. Under the rules of the community, equal rights are enjoyed by all the members, both men and women, in all It's business affairs, which are con- ducted in accordance with the plan of l majority rule.
 There Is no religious test, and the rules allow no interference with mar riage or the family affairs of the mem- 1bers, who are also allowed perfect l freedom in the matter of political opin- ions.
 | As soon as their community house 1 is ready for occupancy the members will come together and begin the &C., 1 tual experiment of community life, in which all are to be provided equally with all the comforts that can be af- forded, including food, clothing, lodg- ing, laundry, baths. library, reading rooms, medicine and medical treat ment. As the building now on the property will be entirely too small to accommodate the one hundred or more members, large building in Sulphur Springs, known as the Mason House, has been rented until a suitable com- munity house can be erected.
 | According to the statement of AL cander Longley, the founder and pres ident of the community, It's present
 wealth aggregates $1O,0oO, per capita of $100. This wealth is chiefly repre- sented by the eight and a half acres of land at Sulphur Springs, a news paper, the Altruist, and a printing plant and cash in bank. A modern, well equipped chicken ranch Is being established on the Sulphur Springs property, the profits of which, together with those of the printing office, will be devoted to the support of the com Emunity. AS rapidly as possible other Hines of business will be introduced and every effort made to increase the wealth of the community A restau- Irant, laundry and general store are among the enterprises that are soon Ito be established.
 MT. Longley, who is the editor oi the Altruist, is a native of Oxford lOhio, and Is 75 years of age but Is Iwell preserved and an unusually active land energetic man for his years. He
 has been interested in cooperative so-
 cietles nearly all his life. He was a
 member of the North American
 Phalanx in New Jersey in 1854, a part
 ner in Longley Brothers printing and
 publishing house in Cincinnati, Ohio
 from 1854 to 1S69 was interested in
 four cooperative stores in Cincinnati
 and St. Louis, and was member of
 the Icarian society in Iowa in 1867. His
 constant aim, he says, is to aid in the
 establishment of a true system of so-
 oiety, with mutual support and equal
 rights. He expects to accomplish a
 great stroke for humanity in the estab-
 lishment of the Altrtiist community by
 the elimination of the principle of pri-
 vate property, which, he says, is the
 direct or indirect cause of all crime
 He has made no provision for courts
 and jails, for the reason, he says, that
 they will not be needed when the
 cause of crime has been removed He
 has written and published several
 books on sociological subjects In the
 Altruist he advocates state and nation 1 al communion He claims that the
 tendency of the age is toward com
 munism, and that 1t is only a matter
 of time when the masses of the people
 will realize the falsity of the present
 system of private property and pro
 ceed to apply the remedy, which is 1 communism.
 Automobilists in the vicinity oi