"It then started its preliminary function for the change. First, it stored away for the inhabitants of that state provisions, such as foods, medicines, clothes, furniture, furnishings and other necessities for a one year supply, but excluding all poison habit forming non-essential supplies. "Ration books for all necessities were furnished to all of them. Government guaranteed different ration books were also furnished them whose points were good for interstate and international travels, telephone, telegraph and post office communication. "Then it devalued and took away all moneys, currency and negotiable papers from their banks and citizens, and a law was passed in its legislature that all mediums of money exchange, purchase and sales was prohibited and unlawful, thus closing down all their banks, gambling houses, breweries, distilleries, saloons, bars, liquor shops, and all other non-productive and unethical industries. Distribution was concentrated so that excess food markets, stores and factories were also shut down. Everybody had to abandon non-productive labor, and professions. "The state administration took charge and supervision of all these functions. All unemployed workers plus some of the former idlers were advised to volunteer into productive occupations, industries and crafts. "It was a most marvelous successful enterprising experiment of the age. From a small populated state, with millions of unproductive acres of barren and brush lands, the inhabitants who were sustaining themselves mostly from non-essential, and unethical industries, suddenly developed into an extremely booming, progressive bee-hive, so that the drones who were employed in non-productive occupations, with its idlers, the former half of its population, and including a large influx of a great many idlers from other states, were all feverishly working overtime at its extensive productive projects in sanitation, housing, agriculture, forestry, reclamation, public works and industrials. "In an oversupply of labor, working hours were shortened and during periods of undersupply, hours were lengthened. Overproductions were shipped on a barter system to other states as an exchange for articles that they didn't have. "They were all to remain living in their present homes until new and better standard of living quarters were built ready for their occupancy. "They also voluntarily deposited with the government all their jewelry for safe keeping, so they would not be able to use them for a medium of exchange during the transformation. "After a certain time the pattern of life of the citizens of this state turned out to be a very workable plan. All were actively employed in productive work and happy to know that they were doing it to reach and realize a beneficial goal. Knowing the purpose, and importance of this experiment, they tried in every way to make it successful.