Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-12-12

Cedars in Lebanon, or Red-woods OF
the Pacific Coast"
Chapter Second; Their Great Idea
We have seen how they came int
vast wealth, how it was almost thrus
upon them by the rapid growth of {
mighy city and the steady increase
! in the value of their land, this, il
connection with certain gifts, virtues
spiritual qualities, of a very high anc
! rare sort
At meeting of the Company, when
all were present, Joseph, the senior
partner, electrified them by saying
"Our Company is very rich and it is
almost sure to be much richer, yet
| not one dollar in a hundred of our
income do we earn. 1t is earned for
Is by hard working men and women
who pay it over to us for the use of
)ur land. We have been paid for this
land over and over, and still we have
the land. If we are to have a cons
cience void of offense toward God and
men We must begin to make our in
.ome serve the working people more
'argely and perfectly than hitherto,
jr we shall find ourselves in the case
IF the unjust steward
Why father, said Grace, Lincoln
do
he other day, and | repeated it to
Jane and Simon.
Yes; replied Jane, | wish George
would say what he thought about it.
And George said, I have thought
hat the Mcbride Company has intel
'igence enough, Goodwill enough and
money enough, to give the world an
object lesson in justice, equality and
brotherhood that would do more, in
our own time, to advance the Kingdom
of God and His righteousness in the
aarth, than all the preaching that has
)een done in a century.
. If that is so, said Myrtle, and we
mt do it, We should stop repeating
the Lords prayer, for we shall not
1e even trying to do His will.
Rachel said, if there is the merest
hance Of our doing so great thing
md we don't do our very utmost to
succeed, we are even now unjust
stewards.
Lincoln said, l am ready to pledge
'ife and fortune and sacred honor to
! work like that, To which they all
agreed.
Very well then, said father Joseph,
We are all committed to it.
But exactly as what definite things
are we committed to asked Uncle Ben.
suggest, said father Joseph, that
feorge, who has something very
lear in his mind, together with Sam
uel and Mary, be our committee to
prepare a plan and program of op-
erations.
And be sure, said Lydia, to take
plenty of time, "He that believeth
shall not make haste"
Now then the Committee were by
themselves it transpired that Profess
or James (George) had already writ
ten his sketch Of a
Plan and Program
able conditions, of location, soil and
climate, land enough for number of
cities with gardens and farms be-
tween.
, The title to the property to be
held by the Mcbride Company until
a Municipality shall be organized, to
which, as soon as things are in good
running order, the entire property
shall be given, to be owned equally
by all the people concerned, and to
be managed by commissioners whom
the People shall elect.
;. No foot of land to be sold or given
away to any person or body Of per-
sons for any purpose whatever, but
farms, gardens, business or home lots
to be leased, to such as will use them
at rentals that provide a sufficient
public revenue, making any other tax
unnecessary.
4. No parcel of land to be leased to
any one who will not sign in connec-
tion with his lease, contract to ab-
stain entirely from all manufacture of
and traffic in, intoxicating drinks and
! tobacco.
5. The Municipality to employ all
those who are unable, usefully to en-
! ploy themselves, at wages that shall
be as nearly as possible equal in val
lie to that of the full product of the
work done, and that shall be equal, to
all workers, on the principle that any
work that is necessary and honorable
/ is as necessary as any other work
even as an arm or a leg, an eye or an
car. being equally useful, should be
cared for equally we'll by the whole
| Rody.
5. All details and methods of pro
reedure to be in the hands of the Sew.
en- Commissioners who shall be chosen
at once, one to retire and another tc