New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-27

tertsts aiCre cDmbired what must be the result
where tte partners are numbered by dazeEs, s1d the
pe,tr ership Lot Only involves the pcuniary n.erests
bet affects the tastes feelings aud symps;hies Of pei.
Inherently diftreptl A. each person IN such
e,'eIsive partnership hss eqrs rights with others 10
al the affairs Of the household, the wran.rg must VI
necessity be iL.eiminsbe. Warm friendships eIisog
at the inception of such experiments have often b,en
srperss ded by mi oioa feehlgs the hour Of their
disiLiegraiIon approached.
from he experience of the past. avoided partner
ship and made the experiment an individual ehter.
pre- and depended upon the prospective advantages
which il offered to families TO secure their Cooperation.
leased tie house, aud assumed all tie responsoili-
tes of the enterprise. Each individual or family my
on included has paid its share pro rata othe general
expense TIE reDt Of private apartme nts va1es with
their sze and situation. The honesty OF the business
transactions Of the house is open to criticism and the
books at ary time available for inspection by CO.
operators. For every item Of expend.ure, voucher
il funs he'd that pr,rra fc'e case In favor OF the
honesty Of the pecuniary affairs Of the house may be
established.
The critical mind, in examining the plan of the
unary Home, will naturally be led to inquire what
guarantee the cooper atom have, that tho prop1e'ors
will not abandon the principle OF Cost the Limit OF
Prics aid aeopt the gouge game pricoPe OF orinsry
commerce. that re viii Dot vote himself Al exorb.
tant salary which would be the same in it, practical
sults; or what assurance they have that they may
MT be arbitrarily elected from the house at
any moment, should ]. suit the will or caprice
of the proprietor, withou. justic ,.on either in
morals or good nanners TO do To this
suggestion ! answer that there is no power found
ed any charter, constitution or written compact TO
prevent tim from doing all these. The same rights
innre to him in regard 10 his property that nTe to
the proprietor Of large private clearinghouse with
reference to hs In the latter the proprietor
change bis terms or manner Of doing business at
pleasure and say at any time who shall and who shall
Tot be admitted into his house. Because be gains or
loses sn uncertain amount of money the result Of
lis business, the gain or loss varying with the con-
tirgencies Of the business and the proprietor OF
Unitary Home receives fixed compensation FOR his
services -nnot that the rights Of the should
be lees han those Of the other But though there Is
Lo restriction based on compact on my individual
power in conducting the affairs OF the Cnitary Home,
there yet moral restriction more enective, grow
ing ont OF the reserved right Of individual cooperators
10 withdraw from the enterprise when they wish
Without the cooperation of numbers, l am unable
to pay my rent or to realize the economies and social
dvaLtages desire. Whatever | do in violation
ete of strict honesty, Of my proposed plan Of opera
tions or Of good manners tbe fact become apparent
lose the sympathy of cooperatorp, who abandon me
in the experiment, and become witnesses against me
before the trbona Of public opinion Yet, if there be
times hen the exercise Of power 10 summary way
would be justifsbe, have It to exercise. Thus,
if were at once, to eject person from the house
who bad been guilty of gross violation of the rights
Of other co0peratos nobody would except to ths act
Bot if the same person were member OF house
hold based upon partpershp-he having equal
rights in tie Owner-hip Of the house-hs expulsion
upt n the corporate action Of the household And as
to the amount Of salary which any proprietor could
demand, If the system became general the element OF
competition would keep salaries down. lie who fur
nisheo tho requisite apartments and bosrd at Cost,
charging The smallest sum for his individual services,
would the largest custom; and, In any event,
persons have the right to their cooperation,
they have grounds for dissatisfaction in this as in any
other respect.
IL BRET the position of the proprietor Of snch
enterprise is this Like any business man he is com.
PEELED if he would succeed, to consult the wishes Of
those WI cooperate with him. far as may be, in oil
the sffars Of the enterprise in which they have an
interest He becomes, therefore, virtually, the inter-
prefer Of the public opinion of bis household, and
However he ay decide when there are diierences Of
opinion among co0perstors, he does it at the risk OF
losing the cooperation of those to whom he decides
sdv.rsey Ii he regulates the details Of his enter
as 10 sssy the sSs S Sfs III the b:
nroof tb at he is the man fitted for tho place.
But as the value Of the ideas contained in this com.
mur caiiop depends much upon the facts that bear
them out win now state the average results Of the
operations Of the Untary Hone. based upon the
weekly statements for three months ending the lst
day of November:
repairs gas asd the rent Of psrlo dining store.
rot M i;cten and flrritMr-he whole constituting - -
ay1r,.s numb.r Of Soopefs,or. weekly
Average general expense to each eooPtrator lin families
two On all children being counted eduItD... eo
Aves~ of rent Of individual prtme nts escn CO.
operator
Avrsse weekly expense Of rent snd board ss !"
Let NE refer TO individual cases I'd li'ustrsnon
A family consisting Of gentleman aud his wife, and
two htte ones respectively four and three years oc-
cupy one very large and one small apartment Their
ayerage expense for rant and board has been ~ 81
gentleman occupying single room has PAID Tor
r. nt and board an average weekly sum Of q 30.
These prices are 33l per cent lower tnan tnose Vi
boarding houses for the same accommodations. =.
Having demonstrated to my satisfaction the preeti.
csbinty Of applying ths principle Of Cost the Limit OF
prio in n pDterDrlse AUlerl-
can plan Of the eooperators esDg at common table
and sharipe the expense equally, have now taken
step in advance by substituting the European plan IN
the refe cory which possesses the advantag, OF ena
bling persons to suit their tastes and means in the
quality aud cost of living. This was successfully
tt sted at the North American Pbslanx in Newersey
during the last fewyesrs Of the existence OF that so
calistc eLterpiise. Having the experience OF that
experiment to guide me, have adapted the plan to
the requirements of the Unitary Home.
The rept of ps,ors dining ROOM storsroem, kitchen
and furniture the saaries OF employees tue cost OF
coal and gas and other items Of disbursement in which
al COOP rators have common nterett, are made au
item OF general expense which is divided equayco-
OperatoIs having their apartments elsewhere being
srssssed the same as those residing IN the Ob.aty
Home. With thirty cooperators this item amounts "
tIhe over o dollar week tor each person. . .
Let me add the Cos Of dishes which is the Limit OF
Price:
Fish,...... 2f3c RIscus.
so.., m..,.sss p.y tos,.
Boiled nea;s Suc nls OF tuttsl,o toss'. ~~
Broied or fried riests-dSc lWhest, Buckwhest aud
hashss Indian cakes........-Oc
Meat ,.ews........ 2d3 ,Puddipss dunpIasa kc-93c
Nra, ,pie,.......,,..-dSc Sauce for .....-9c
PCul.r
Eggs ouss.s 5d1c fss coiee a. chocosse
Vegetables Of al k.nes..-dc Fruit. ig1c
HOn1y, FsFirs, 4c...-dlc Cseese
Bread Il sll tinds..................-Gl'
Experience may prove h,t these fgures must be
modified but so long as the market prices Of groceries
and provisions rem ain about as DOW, tho variation
viii be but tIifipg.
Such Mr.. Editor. are the facts in relation 70 the
Unifary Home, and by them l am satisfied that II