New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-14
System Of Labor.

great many persons entertain the erroneous
idea ths' the Product Of an Association would be
put il common stock out Of which all would
share alkc.-the idle (if there be any receiving
n. much as the active, and the unshillfIl as much
as the shinf1l. Thi, IL a false idea, and arise.
| from complete ignorance of the system Of Asso-
citation Every person in Association will receive
precisely what his Labor and Skill may produce :;
| If lie works more, he viii be paid more; if he
works less, ne viii be paid Jess; if he is skiilfd.
he viii receive than if he j. unskIllful. Exac,
justice will be done every ono, and every viii
receive the profits Of hi. Labor and Skill
IL tie present system Of Society, the various
branches of Industry are prosecuted by single in
diyiduals, or by individuals who hire other. 10
work for them, and who pay them fixed amour,
| for their Labor. This system Of hired Labor will
not cxis; in Association. Al branches of Industry
viii be- carried on by Groups Of persons, united
from a taste for the various occupations which
they choose. The members OF Group viii BE-
equal, associated partners o. wo'kmen.
BY Group. We understand company or assem-
bage of persons, united for the purpose Of prose-
cutting any branch of business or verA. y full
Group should contain ct least scvcn members,
al'housh small Group, bee foiinc4 with fever
persons. We may define Group mass Of
pcreonS Ieag1cd iogether from idenhiy Of toste
fer NE crcrcise Of any branch Of iadHstry. \
ire company or boat club is Group, so is
hunting party fishing party a volunteer military
company. If there j. friendship among the mem
bcr. H. well rs love for the occupation, the
pleasure of ihc Group is si.htoned.
Let US suppose that in an Association great va
ricty of occupations carried on,-thai Wagon
making. Carpentry, Blucksmthiur Hitting, Shoe
making, aud twenty other branches Of mechanics
are prosccutcd that twa or three varieties Of
forty kind. of Fruits Vegetables and Flowers are
cultivated and tina, as many species of eight or ten
kind. Of fowls and domestic animals raised
suppose, in short, that two hundred different Oc
equations arc established ard prosecuted. There
would be Group devoted to each Occupation, so
tl,at there would bo two hundred Groups in the
Association
The lighter branches of lndustry,-such as care
of the nowcr-gardens, grape-vincs, smaller vege-
tables and poultry, would be attended to by the
Women and Children; the heavier braHches,--
such u. wheat-growipg and carpentry, by the Men,
and those of middle charac,cr,-such as fruit
orchards, by All. The Grsnps would be composed
of persons united, as we remarked, from friendship
from taste for the occupation ard other causes
Let rs suppose that the inhabitants OF the Asso-
citation have chosen their occupations, and that tic
Groups arc formed and as work. Every person
would belong to more or less Groups-some oi
nj l,p
year, some n, another person would change
hi. occupations two or three times day, taxing
part in different Groups, with changes OF scene ana
COMPANY, This will avoid the monoiony and dis
gust Of prolonged labor, and will exercise all parts
of,he body and all the faculties of the mind Without
this change ofoccupations and company, Attractive
Industry i. impossible.
1t will be objected that person could not learn
80 many kind. of work. TO this objection we will
answer that an individual would not execute all the
parts or detail. of work present; there would
he detailed subdivision, and person would attend
to only one detail. Suppose Group OF nine per
sons were cultvaiins some species OF vegetable 10
dig hoe manure and water the beds,-to take care
Of the implcments-,o gather the vegetables and
fercn, operations. with each Of which ono or mere
members but not all the members OF the Group
would be occupied. The same operations would
be required in other Groups. so that an individual
bv understanding one branch of work. could belong
"a several Groups. 4 good CRATER, tor example
mich, take part in half a dozen Groups OF fruit
growers. and exercise his skill III all ct them
The great bulk of Agricultural and Mechahioa'
OCCUPATIONS are easily learned, and 1t superior
Industrial or practical education WAS given to
children. they would easily acquire, a. they gre"
M. a knowledge OF several branches "' Industry
Difficult occupations would CT course require more
attention and longer application. liver! "'"'P
,;u be perfectly free to work a longer OF shorter
.,..e of time. as the members may agree among
| themselves
Several Groups united together would 'o'''
Series of Groups. as several individuals un''''
together fcrm Group. suppose ha"-"'
Groups are engaged in the cultivation u "'''',
orchards the, would form Series OF GROUPS "'
lruit-grawers. We trus, that with these e>Piana'
lions the Reader will understand clearly what We
mean when We speak Of Groups and Series o'
Groups.
Each Group would lay down Rules and Regu-
l,,ions or Bylaws for It, own government Inc
members would choose the most skiful persons
among them as Officers these Officers nigh, be
called President and Assistant President, or Fore
,,an and Assistant Foreman; they would be elected
,y III, members for year. IL IS to Be '6'erred
it,at IL a Group there are no Employers or A'red
Losoyey.: the members are equal associated part
ncrs. choosing the most skilltul Leadsr'' VINO arr
,ubiec, to removal by unanimous vote
The Groups are perfectly independent they ar