Mr. Edmunds is now an old man. He will accept the ease which the
expiration of his term of service enables him to enjoy. Although seventy
years of age, he is strong and hearty, and we hope may live, as he seems
likely to, for many years.
Henry B. Henderson died three years ago. A bronze statue of him stands
in the park on Commonwealth Avenue, in front of the Council Hall, and I
am told that the people of Shoshone and Idaho Falls are arranging to
have similar statues erected and paid for by subscription in their
cities.
Boise City is a beautiful city of fifty thousand inhabitants. The
municipal indebtedness of the old city was long ago purchased by the
Co-opolitan Association for a small sum and the flood of co-operative
enterprise poured over and through the old townsite at once.
The city of CO-OPOLIS is not, as I have already stated, the largest city
in Idaho. It contains a population of one hundred and fifty thousand. It
is the oldest co-operative city in the state and the most beautiful in
the world. Its buildings are substantially constructed; its parks are
well kept and better finished than are those of most other cities, and
its trees are older and more mature. It is believed that it will be the
favorite city of residence for the members whose terms of service in the
Industrial Army expire. At present it is the seat of government in the
Association domain.
Idaho is still a “Light on the Mountains,” as its ancient name implies,
and its effulgence had found a shining way into thousands of homes
throughout the world.
Truly may it be said that her mission is being grandly accomplished and
that the people that dwelt in darkness have seen a great light.
Thank God! The higher civilization is here.
[THE END.]
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THE SOCIAL DEMOCRACY OF AMERICA
has as one of its main objects the peaceable establishment, in some such
manner as outlined in this book, of the
CO-OPERATIVE COMMONWEALTH.
We believe in the efficacy of object lessons, and the Social Democracy
of America is working for and advocating the Co-operative Commonwealth,
where all shall receive their full share of the wealth they create and
the Brotherhood of Man shall be an actual fact. In order to do its work
in establishing this ideal state of perfect justice between man and man
the
COLONIZATION COMMISSION
of the Social Democracy of America has formulated plans and methods for
putting the ideas contained in this book into actual operation.
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