New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-26

great ooVH o,,"ed themselves into al Association
e~'i,,Ie savings. amounting 20 '"o huhHie -
thtH ,Ss,r sele resource. Ihey are" up Ooue ~
beng 'N ,erui iatons--a very imperfect one-"nlS"
rules e.n.,,tted 10 the men Of aw and rnodiheo VIZ.
was sun r,eaps however 10 ezahze the ASsoc.a
oul n,'s thus place It under the Pro'ec"o" " '"'
law. la, the weIknown Gnancier. remarked
NJ v.,,,l institutions seem 20 nave oeeh ivI.'e4
tla' o. rroprietOrs. He says III j Iii5allu, ~.
JOY " W ,be code Of laws, eFery y"hffe 70 II ~ 80 - - -
Ope0bg ~ W RS fart L appears as Il smdll huhOef
eylcehOe anar having GlylCe1 the EARN among
OF peisol ,.ssed laWstO secUrs themselves agA4hs'
teh, ,,,ude as At were defence against WHO am
tne he forest" In the CIV. co1e' the IleIests
nss o' o'ssoo,rking.casses had been completely over
Of TIE 1rIere was not word about ASSOCIATION.
tooAeo laws IN abundance IN tIe interest OF ihe
tui coeicL'e
>nployen,.s af,erward, proved very disastrous
This ohhss.,es After struggling through elgat
70 ne ssIsoroe existence, Just when ther business
yeais =. V.ees;rg and they were Degn1ng 70 realZe
"as hleshe profits the niscChe uct alt es1s.snI "
.se;r members nearly lea 70 ne losohilen VI
two o. o.r ~ The,e two dishonest men netefhileu ~
the sOce'y 'o,t,on Of the common fund and WITH
appfoii.a "a of a number OF valuable models' dlI
Il Ihey Ca.s 90 customers Of the association ana
so,ev SOM, were enabled to do am iihpn' /" 'o"
fnis tn' ., tbe detective state o. the ia";
secuehteO "a tv reyerses. the Little band again re-
tDoiih4 80 work and TINS time with the dssls-
COMM g sorne enlightened meihDefs oi tae -. ~,
,y4v v no took an lhieI's' -. .''.I " c,bo
ccis.eg sue ceeje1 ~ Oy' ~ .,,,;s,.red IN
essV'i a.ociati on, and were many Iesis'''c' III
ls43 ,, attention 70 the association
,' ni', ',o,,e makers in the fauD0Hg ~ DENIS d.
oi ylsno, yln.,n,,' ,enarkable instance oi success
anglhti '',, -, ~ manufacturing pianos is divided
nv ,,,o,,e, of distinct branches ne large man
IH1.s,Ter first places blin,cH III couill ~ i'ioii i
uias -. - chefs de specialize or hea0s ol cach
80 S..'ie, brapch, who real.ze large prodis. Inc
y, depar,fnens then enter INTO contracts by
~ h',Ds,t with other masier-WOThers or lpIeheii'
Fe 'ro,a ,rerc are a limited number ana, idsty'
.. % " fn,,rep or contractors employ me WORKING
- ard reap ihcr prohts out oi 'ne SAIL S1icHs'"'
nv ~" i. vages OF the men and thus, however
st or ,d generous De the head manufacturer, WAGES
~, decIine 10 twenty or thirty pencea DAY rms
.,sine>s of tie mi6dleman or contractor IS calleG
,osrctaudage aT1 during the keYHuuohaTy peHOI
- te4e the words. y o more mafchmldsc were
',,teo upon me banners of The Workmcn.
Axyhcr ,hp Constituent Assembly opened credit OF
100 600 0f francs IN favor Ol tDe ASSOCIATIONS Ou'
~ 0gl working plano-fOfie makers geneIallN eia,
.,..,, IN pans several hundreds acting IN cOncefl
,n~c,t,r determined 10 solicit the Government for
" Ian for the purpose Of founding great asso-
c,,top Ater The lapse OF several months tneii
,sone,t wa refused by that time me Individual
,e.or,ccs Of the wOrkmcn were exhausted, duu the
'oest ASSOCIATION failed but fourteen Of the men
,e.olved 10 pesscycrc and each brought coniriDu-
t,on according 10 his mcanS-SOinc brought money
but IN very small sums. amounting 10 Z@N. -"
m all although first established on me sth oi
March
,s,s,ed until the 10Th of December following. J
Their important acquisition was the remnant Oi a
s,ock OF we'll seasoned wood. valued at L-o Whlch
helorced 10 one Ot the associates who had been
himself unsuccessful IN business. TINS man, when
,solscs and with an insufficient amount Of cnpl-
ial uas unable to maintain his position, put the
novel idea Ot cooperative ASSOCIATION opehea d idf
prospect Of redemption % him, and thus dlso' per
hans unconsciauSy 10 himself he became an lnStru-
mfnt Of pood 10 Others He died, however, IN iew
months Jrema'urcly (of cholera bat ten unfinished
pianos, forming part OF bis old stock, wee com
peiod bv has brother associates for his widow and
her children. whom she D. thus enabled 10 MAINTAIN
by lcltlng out The pianos FOR h.re.
FOR some months the assoc atcs suffered great prI
vailOns and were obl'g 20 deny themselves even
The noccSsarcS of hic but, aii,f iiHce moaihS ol
anxiety ana suffering. puTch @'r from sweden dP
peafcd and TIE ith of May H. 49, The price OF 'hcli
frN piano wa ICcCH cd-a pea eiul conquest IN tht
cause OF a esOciatiOn. After payment OF some pres
sinp debts lh, share OF each associate amounted t'
g. H. sous and a'icr appropriately 81 10 edch o
them the surplus was devoted to "a !raicrndl iotc
For one dAv Tie atclels were deserted, and all the
associates viih iheIr wives and children adjourned
10 tie rCiphhcring "baulCrc.' Yer another monif
they were obliged 20 conit mt themselves with d. a
week In June, "A musical baker offered 10 purchase
piano ioI 4hUf.. 10 be paid IN hind un bfead) The
value of this bread. however Was not deducted from
ihCir wages every one ate as much as ne wanted
and the married associates were freciy allowed 20
,auy home sufficient bread for their wives and chill
dreu Ancr the month OF August their wages gradual
Nv rose 10 lot. ISL, and POI. wees but, before ths
payment was made. the amount necessary Tor the
purchase OF tools and materials Was deducted Tor the
benefit OF the whole association. ana All surplus
money was placed respectively 10 The crcdt OF each
associate. The system of payment adopted IN TINS
ASSOCIATION Is by pecc-work, according 10 ldn ny
ed upon by the general assembly bnt per ceniage
is retained nOm the share Oi each member uniil he
shall have completed the sum of l.OcOl., when pen
cen, IL pad upon all further deposits Fronts are
divided equally. But all the Improvements or ser
wees rendered. by individual associates are duly re-
g>lercd, and rewards are voted ioI them, aS sumu
kS 10 zeal ANA Intelligence
The neat and accurate manner IN which the books
are kept, under the superintendent oi the fanny
council "couSeii n faWlAc,' and manager, elected
bv ballot rs Veiy striking. NWfrn g. tons fcs
Jonci,onHaYos Is the motto generally adopted by the
assoc laCs. and sometimes written outhen oaho,tng-
papers. Vmee accounts are opened ln the nhme o.
each member, by which he can ascertain, at any
moment, the general state OK affairs and OF his
own account as a shareholder and stlpcAdlary The
capital Of stock accumulated NOW amounts 10 i5,0oOf
with about 5o00i IN money IN he coolers of the
ASSOCIATION, which now consists OF talriN-two mem
beIS. Two hundred and 60y-hNc pianos have been
completed aud sold, besides two sent over to The
great Exhibition, undert the name o Detlr ihe gcrant
and Co
One of the Distinguishing characteristics Of these
societies lo wmch none but worNng-mcmbcrs are
admitted. IslhC accumulation Otan ludiylSi0e capita
on herctl,ar, fund destined iOrthv u>e oi successive
generations Ot NOThmcu. The iD!Ni2hihtY NJ I'M
fund has been objected 10 10y some VeY SINCERE
trends ~ asSoclauon,) as tending 10 Communism
tI | 10 not think the objection oi much weight
Communism, aS SAID before, beng The negatlon oi
al Individual property, tends also 20 annhllatc ndi
Vdual liberty but under the cooperative system IN
diNidual property ana liberty are perfectly secured
II iS of the utmost Importance u impress upon the
MOlkng-ca asses the absolute neceS>liv ID accumulat-
lhe capital andihe Economists are very touchy upon
ihls point. But when the moral AND intellectual
Mr0lteS OF the People are fully developed by sound
system Of education, The claims OF fGm.ly got the
nsng generation vii he iOlna quite Is powerful an
incentive 10 TcOnoay the nul, oi the most spirit
e. capitalist
In all the associations fund Is set apart for the
ieiti O the widows, orphans, ana uyahG associates,
oe>ie reserve, IN cast Ot any casualties OF contln-
yences ~hch may and do Frequently occur. The
soINuS pohtS, VARYING from % - - 0r even 90 per
cent are then divided among the members. either IN
Nvh unequal proportions according 10 the statutes
Nhr dN0,lallOn The WOrNmCn are nOW generally
opiN>td TO The system OF equal wages and u would
SppeM That nearly similar eolcctonS apply 10 aa
eesl dvlSion of proais
singular tTal Of the system OF equal wages was
"Nle oN lOdari French coii le-maAer. at the re-
Soe' OF hiS workmeN, and Sisaally failed The
a..l.