New-York daily tribune., 1842-11-04

NEw-YoRE November !, 1912
To the Members of the Fourier Association Of Nt1r- York
GEHTLEMES: Your request that would describe
my plan of operations in the State Of Georgia, by
which secure to the Laborer q the fruit of his in
dus,ry,' l cheerfuIIy comply with; but must beg
you in return TO be candid in your criticism of it,
as am anxious that my practice should conform
directly with your comprehensive theory.
While employed by the State of Georgia as SUI
perntendcnt Engineer Of her noble Highway 10
the West could not fail tc perceive that the ex-
isting system of award for labor was criminaly
unjust; for while our monthly expenditure would
often exceed 100000, the actual Laborers would
obtain but trihing fraction of this, from the
tracing party: and yet whenever an unforeseen cir
cumstance would occur, by which the prosecution
of the work was retarded, the entire burthen
thrown upon the shoulders of this destitute class.
Having accomplished the duty which | had as
signed myself in the service of the State, fastened
to prepare plan which thought would free the
Laborlng Glasses from these unjust and perniciou$
contingencies. 1t was to secure Charters from
the State for the construction Of such works of
improvement as were deemed necessary for TIE
development of her resources, and then to place
these Charters in the hands of the Masses at IS
per cent of the estimated cost of each work: the
remaining 25 to vest in the provisioning of the La
borers from the Immediate neighborhood of the
work. Here, instead of the disgusting system of
vassalage which has ever tended to degrade La
bor each Laborer became the contractor for his
own physical ability, and divided profits only with
the equally interested purveyor.
The road selected by me for this novel expert
ment, was the one pointed out some fifteen years
since by the late Gen. BERNARD, as the proper
connection between the Gulf of Mexico and the
Atlantic Ocean. This work mad been highly ex
tolled by the Father of Transportation, De WITT
CLInToN, and has since met the decided appro-
batisn of tie first Engineers of the Country.
could consequently regard it sufficiently valu-
able roperty when completed; question of vital
Importance to my system.
1t will be unnecessary to enter into the detail of
our operations. 1t will be enough to say that, in
less than two years we will have accomplished
Railroad Of seventy-six miles, and at grade OF
thirty feet,-,he income of which road ought to
ylclQ eight per CeHL oI SLoIh VI
Million of Dollars. Il may be a.ked-Was j,
possible to retain upon work of this magnitude,
and for so long time, competent force of day
laborers all actuated by principle Of Unity,
which if once lost sight of, would have destroyed
the whole dcsign7 Ianswer-Wihout the slight
est difficulty The system ofrepresentiag Property
by .Joint.Stock creates a bond Of union which, the
more opposed, the more compact its formation
each individual becomes possessor of the whole
estate and, instead Of Il contracted principle of
Individual interest, an esprit du corps is i'm.
planted. which achieves the highest degree OF mu-
tual confidence.
You inquire il, in my apprehension, similar re-
suits NAV be effected from Laborers engaged in
the other two fields of Industry,-Production and
Exchange. can only answer that We intend to
try it. If the great transportation iateres. OF
the BODY economic can be welded by associated
energy, / can see no reason to suppose that the
lands which produce, aud tue science which er
changes, cannot be united in common interest
Should succeed in our efforts to practice in these
departments with the same success that we have
in the third, I shall take pleasure in commun
eating to you the result.
With grea, regard, your obedient servant,
A. II. BRISBANE,
President ef,he Ocmulgee and Flint River RR Georgia.