| Show WORKING FOR OPERATION cooperation CO what is known as the colony has baa commenced its operations at the new settlement on mark west reek creek seven miles north of santa sant rosa california the design of the society to la that all its members shall operate on 00 the altruistic idea as opposed to the egotistic goti that is that they will work for the mutual rood good of each other their controlling principle is expressed in the statement that the man who fervently and disinterestedly works for the he benefit of his brother men is the good man 0 O in the conduct of affairs the operative cooperative co system to la to control in all 11 respects the society cannot be alced communistic as the generally accepted meaning of that word goes much beyond the altruistic idea in the association of individuals therefore the term operative cooperative co is more strictly each bach worker is ia to have an equal share in the product of all labor though private profit and special privileges may be obtained by common consent under the rules ot of the order all al are required to carry on abi common work in a spirit of fraternity unquestioned obedience is ex acted from all the colony la in governed by a president vice president and executive G council iso uncil chosen at regular intervals by j and from among the members member subject to the direction of this governing council each person lis in to labor where his bis ability can be used to the befit advantage the pay fora day days im work will be uniform but a member having hailing a hard or disagreeable task will be favored in the matter of hours of labor the monetary system of the colony to is spart apart from the national usage to in that the national currency gold silver liver or paper will not be used for business instead of this thie each mem te be r rs le personal honor is at stake upon his bis transactions being la in accord with a strict rule of honesty bone siy and the personal checks of the colonists will be the only circulating medium which is thus enlarged or contracted contract eu according to the needs of the society should a member desire to go abroad the be amount of community currency be holds may be cashed by the society treasurer As for the property of the colony the operative cooperative co farm consists of 2000 acres ol of fer fertile tiles well watered land it Is already under cultivation producing fruit grain hay bay and vegetables the success or failure of rian irlan experiment is a matter for time to demonstrate according to the fidelity with which the members of the society adhere in practice to their altruistic ideas and as they have sufficient business capacity in the organization to conduct its general affairs on a paying basis its special lesson to the people of this locality la Is in calling attention to abe growing sentiment among people in different parts of the world to take up the oo operative idea particularly to in industrial matters in the hope of finding a permanent base for individual prosperity it will be remembered by those who lived in utah in the early days of operative cooperative co institutions here how bow the argument was made and the general sentiment and experience of civilized nations quoted in support thereof that operation cooperation co would restrict individual enterprise and prevent the utilization of individual energy to au ao extent abit it should be opposed as dangerous to the public weal the uniform demonstration of events at home borne ana abroad since that time has shown the unsoundness of that argument and the fallacy of that theory the scene now presented to the nations is a general drift toward the cj ci operative in idea through thus for far most of the practical are crude indeed and consequently failures yet they are sufficient to indicate a grand cooperative pera tive movement that may find its flood tide in the next century co operative pera tive col colonies ard but an experiment now such experiments are a potent factor in preparing men for that vast community of interests to be inaugurated augu rated and dirt directed eted by the higher power when every man shall seer BOOK his brot brothers herts joy and therein find his own 40 the distractions and divisions of the pr present ebent through the mist and beyond the breakers of human uncertainty and discord there can be seen the haven of union and peace toward which an almighty hand is guiding the storm tossed teem earth |
