New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-03

xho should undertake to sell his products resu-
,arly in our City in such manner IS TO at al en-
danger the lorestallers monopoly or interfere
with theirprces and profits, would have his mar
ness cut in pieces, his horses Manned his wagon
broken. and other malicious mischief played OIL
upon him. until he would be very glad TO aoan-
don bis offensive undertaking and surrender TO
the forestallers monopoly.
Nov it is perfectly idle to expect such evils
to cure themselves for the pecuniary interests
involved in and promoted by them are very
strong. and gains strength with every day oil
immunity. Nor is il reasonable to expect the
farmers to combat and conquer them. Ihe
farmers are scattered, isolated, seldom meet
each other. and have but slender command
of captal; while we consumers IN this CITY are
near each other, can cheaply and promptly
assemble. and can readily provide or procure
the pecuniary means required. We can reduce
the amount We now pay for Provisions at least
100000 per week, or S5,OOOOOO per annual'
if we but take hold of the work in thorough
earnest. and provide the fit means OF our own
enfranchisement from a most unjust and OPP
nressiye taxation. You, Messrs. Coleman ~
Stetson, of the AstOr Messrs. Lelands OF the
Metropolitan; Messrs. Treadwell y AcAer' oil
the 81. Nicholas, with the hosts Of the Irving,
howards, Delmsnico's, Union Place, Claren-
don. &c, with the managers OF the prlncipai
dining and eating-hOuses, ought immedatelyto
move in this matter You should hold meet
ing. subscribe and pay up as required capital
equal to your monthly expenditures for Fro
visions, choose the very ablest and most
thoroughly qualified puryeyOr and iinancer you
can find TO take the chief direction OF the en-
terprisc. form o board of advisory directors
from your own number, to be filled up by future
subscribers to the stock, and then ask your tel-
low-citizens TO unite with you on terms OF
equality in an association which shall have its
agents at every point whence articles OF food
are simultaneously supplied 10 this City, and
whose single and MISUNDERSTOOD object should
be the supply ing of all subscribers to the stock
(and if you please all others as welD with pro-
visions al all times on the most economical
terms. In other words, the consumers of our
City would, by this plan pay two hundred men
fairly ard cquitably for a service which now
employs five thousand, and pays most OF them
exorbitantiy, thereby efiecting an immense
saving of tho time and money now wasted in
competitive forestallmg, aud the consequent
kiggiing and chafcring, while paying the farm
ers more than they now receive, because the dl-
minishcd cost of provisions to City consumers
would enable them to buy more literally than
hey now can afford to do.
You, Messrs Landlords, may fancy YOU have
no interest in this matter, because You al
ready buy many articles from first hands, and
others at prices far below those paid by your
neighbors, because of your ripper experience,
wider competitions and the extent of your pur-
chases-but If YOU DO think SO, You are deceis
ed. You buy much cheaper than the rest OF us
do or can, hut You stal pay at least ten per
cent more than you need in the average and
If YOU will only sum up your oudays for Pro-
visions during the last three or four years,
YOU will find THAT saving thereon OF ten per
ccut would be far from despicable.
As to the organization. rules and manage
nent of SUCH company, you Will find some
valuable hints in little manual of associations
published some time ago by Dewitt ~ Dayen-
port. Tribune Buildings, which We presume is
not ct out OF print And some hOmely hints
hearing on the subject may be cleaned from the
following letter on kindred subject to Tie
Sgracpss Dolly Journal Of last Monday-yiz:
wish 70 suggest % your readers one remedy for the
too srze prCh,s frequently charged upon all kinds OF
goods hy retailers middle men," itis
To UNIrE ATD ASSOCIATE. by the contribution OF such
SUMS 40 each con AFFORD end establish capital sufficient
1o buy ~ wholesale, and 10 directly a. possibly from
the Producer. Hire to keep tie goods in, and
en- oy person to mage H. under such restrictions
aye guarantees a. may be deemed necesssry and charge
a uEiiUrn per cent. advance on oil goods sold 70 mem
n.f Others. The per cent should be sufficient
cover All expenses. ami return interest the capital
o. TIE peuons who contributed H. perhaps little
ore, a. gemunerste Them for their REX and enter
prsf.
In New Eogand there arc nearly iour hundred asso-
caioLs iounted nearly tie same above plan called
Pfocios tnl0Ds They arc connected together through
renf al ageucv - BOston. and have 81 goods fur
ns Cd q order ia Whatever duPntiies be desired
iors commission Of 5ceris per hundred doars OF the
iowcs. Who'll price, ard have sale O. produce
elected and proceeds rcinited al two pc, cent
one O. these PrOtectivs Unions in the city OF WOr:es.
'er nskc o. following torncn, o. IL business for ne
LIST ycar % ~ opcr,tons: Iacy ed with 30
-int,rr. IAs report coes not stete tie amount u
CD l TN IiuL l. - lr each member or $50
q re.ir VIII They charged members per cen. ad-
we ~ q ccst Of Goods. aad all c.aer penons 10 per
cent They bought casa aId sold for cah exclusive.
ly ~ rhe end o year tneir members had increased
g. ~, cL4 they hst allowed q in0.gen, persons and
C0"- 20 trade Lrou t,C same term - members
eI- saIe amounted u so --2 - or 81 ]Jl e. per
mont Ine profits were -uifclont 20 pay for all ey-
FHse- and leave ba4ance c! 81 % 10 the treasury.
ms "sS u cty. who're, d cCurse III expenses for
rtn' would 10 grctter end M competition FOR the trade
81 I.fschs who we're not members greater than they
= cut 20 10 tho -DuI,ry
ArCtcg D. s-.al VILLAGE i- Oac.ds Comfy. com
IA, loed viii i'tvtwo mcnl0e,s. IT 80 each and httie
borrowed capital winch they pad interest--in an