"We propose to considerably save on them by concentrating our industries and not multiplying them in competition with each other. We believe in the economy of large size establishments, saving us valuable time, and abundance of material, and considerable labor.
"We propose to have four large markets, each to be located in the center nearest its zone, and every one of us in our district will be allowed only two specified days per week to do our shopping.
"There are to be two very large department stores. Two large pharmacies will take care of prescriptions, and medicines. Two bakeries, five cleaning and dyeing establishments, five laundries, two lumber yards—all large establishments—and only five accountants and five attorneys will be allowed. Milk and dairy products will be delivered to homes. Theatres will have sufficient seating capacity so that everyone can see two shows per week. We shall receive all necessary supplies free but we will be restricted through our ration books.
"In contrast, consider in the Western city above mentioned of thirty thousand population. There are one hundred and forty-one attorneys, twenty-four accountants, twenty cleaning and dyeing establishments, fifteen laundries, ten lumber yards, nineteen druggists, seven department stores, eight bakeries, nine men's clothing stores, fifteen dress shops, twelve shoe shops, and twelve furniture stores. We no doubt will save a great deal in labor, handling, delivery, and materials by concentrating our stores to the minimum, at the same time provide a better service.
"At first we will do away entirely with the non-productive professions, and occupations as well as considerably reduce the semi-productive ones. We will create and increase necessary and productive callings so that every one, including idlers and aged (excepting the infirm) shall always be employed. Let me explain what I mean by non-productive or non-essential jobs.
"One of the fundamental causes of our troubles is that nearly fifty percent of our young and vigorous active workers are doing non-essential work; not only in unnecessary jobs but in the many branches of necessary ones. We propose to do away with the unnecessary jobs and concentrate on the needful ones, thus furthering our well being and adding to the advantages of the requisite productive ones. I will list herewith, in consecutive order, some of the non-productive, non-essential, and dispensible jobs and service to which I have reference.
"No. I—Non-productive services: We will have no use for a fire department, fire escapes, fire alarm systems, fire insurance and fire underwriters of all kinds; thus avoiding the services of firemen, labor and materials of fire houses, fire trucks, and all supplies and labor of fire insurance companies, while having complete safety in our waking and sleeping hours.
"No. II—Since we are not going to own property directly or use money, we will entirely dispense with innumerable non-productive services connected with money. In these alone you can conjecture about how many of those directly and indirectly employed can be shifted to productive employments to great numbers of professions, crafts and trades running into the hundreds.
"No. III—We are going to have one language on our islands. There is a great waste of time, labor, energy, and materials in having so many different languages on our earth.
"A universal language would doubtless save us more than the cost of all our earth wars, and maybe it would help to keep them away.