They will be members of the society, sharing in its profits in
proportion to their wages, even as the farmer will in proportion to his
trade. The co-operative community will have its own carpenters, smiths,
mechanics, employed in its workshop at repairs or in making those things
which can profitably be made locally. There may be a laundry where the
washing--a heavy burden for the women--will be done: for we may be sure
that every scrap of power generated will be utilized. One happy
invention after another will come to lighten the labor of life. There
will be, of course, a village hall with a library and gymnasium, where
the boys and girls will be made straight, athletic, and graceful. In the
evenings, when the work of the day is done, if we went into the village
hall we would find a dance going on or perhaps a concert. There might be
a village choir or band. There would be a committee-room where the
council of the community would meet once a week; for their enterprises
would have grown, and the business of such a parish community might
easily be over one hundred thousand pounds, and would require constant
thought.
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