THE WASHTENAW PHALANX was projected at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a monthly paper called the _Future_, was started in connection with it; but it appears to have failed before it got fairly into operation; as the _Phalanx_ barely refers to it once, and Macdonald dismisses it as a mere abortive excitement. GARDEN GROVE COMMUNITY, IOWA, was projected by D. Roberts, W. Davis, and others. The plan was to settle a colony of the "right sort" on contiguous lots, each family with its separate farm and dwelling, but all having a common pleasure-ground, dancing-hall, lecture-room and seminary. What came of it is not known. THE IOWA PIONEER PHALANX is mentioned twice in the _Phalanx_, as a Fourierist colony about to emigrate from Jefferson County, New York, to Iowa. It issued a paper; but whether it ever emigrated or what became of it, does not appear. If there were any more of these feeble experiments--as there may have been many--they escaped the sharp eyes of Macdonald and the _Harbinger_, and left no memorials. CHAPTER XXXV. THE WISCONSIN PHALANX. This was one of the most conspicuous experiments of the Fourier epoch. The notices of it in the _Phalanx_ and _Harbinger_ are quite voluminous. We shall have to curtail them as much as possible, and still our patchwork will be a long one. The Wisconsin had the advantage of most other Phalanxes in the skill of its spokesman. Mr. Warren Chase, a gentleman at present well known among Spiritualists, was its founder and principal manager. Most of the important communications relating to it in the socialistic Journals and other papers, were from his ready pen. We will do our best to save all that is most valuable in them, while we omit what seems to be irrelevant or repetitious. It may be understood that we are indebted to the _Phalanx_ and _Harbinger_ for nearly all our quotations from other papers. [From the _Green Bay Republican_, April 30, 1844.] "WISCONSIN PHALANX.--We have just been informed by the agent of the above Association, that the _locale_ has been chosen, and ten sections of the finest land in the Territory entered at the Green Bay Land Office. The location is on a small stream near Green Lake, Marquette county. The teams conveying the requisite implements, will start in a week, and the improvements will be commenced immediately. We are in favor of Fourier's plan of Association, although we very much fear that it will be unsuccessful on account of the selfishness of mankind, this being the principal obstacle to be overcome: yet we are pleased to see the commendable zeal manifested by the members of the Wisconsin Phalanx, who are mostly leading and influential citizens of Racine County. The feasibility of Association will now be tested in such a manner that the question will be decided, at least so far as Wisconsin is concerned." [From a letter in the _Southport Telegraph_,]