The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-28
Preparing for Whit

TnI following letter exhibits the ntcrcs. felt By
our benevolent citizens III the plan we have recon-
mende'l, Of assisting those whose daily earnings
not sufficient 10 maintain their families dur NJ
tic coming winter, when high prices wiz be de-
mandcd Tor food AMI fuel II IL honorable b tie
successful usncss men Of this city, that they
ready to lend their capital, without interest, and
take the r,k OF employing it in al enterprise
from which they can expect no other profit than
the unhesrJ BLESSINGS invoked upon Their hcs Is
hy thoussids OF individuals, Who will he enabled
to purcl.se pcovaons and fuel at lower prices
than such articles usually SOL by monopolisns
mlddlomsn.
On Saturday We sihslcd To a gentleman who not
only proposed IN invest n similar amount If money,
but slso deyoAe his rfrsonn atisntion-durinx tie
win.er-to the dcsIilTof carrying out he plan re-
commenced in this Journal. We shall cal his At
,enton TO the sutjoinci l&tor, ind have no doubt
IL will result, in Ailording HUNDREDS of people the
aid ,hey will most require during the coming
winter
Eprer srs The winter tina, q on Va threat
css 10 be one Of uneSsinp'ed hardship aud Sc
verify Ia the numerous families whose earnings
tn scant ~ provide the neccssarirs IT lie in
suf,h "ot quantities. TO enable Thorn " hvo without
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thai business and trsocs u all Kinds will III un-
usually dnll, sb'sld he mater Of grave aud
serious consideration TO the many polle-hesrsed
men In our city, whoD mans are ample, aud
whose hearts wonld prompt them 10 ieau, as Il
were, portion Of that meanA "a tensit and asAlst
their fellow -cIilscns, ifthsy only knew when aud
how they could uso 1t to advantage,
and with certainty Of accomplishing the
and fi. Tor our WORKING classes the coming VIM
TER. II 10 well known that he chiet ARTICLES OF con-
sumption, such d -four and p,tstoos, ART ret led
at an enornous advance ON the Wholesale price,,
compelling thu poor man TO pay ~ much more for
indifferent food than thc man u means pays for Q
much letter Nov, ar th-vv 10 no rcAson why
this hould be ~, or bong 81, why IL should be
permitted, especially IN times like Gsss, when tho
necessTl~s OF HE adv snced " such extort v-
s,e ral.s, which press 81 heavily upon pour con-
suuerr. For instnn;c, potatoes that can be pur-
chas~d for fourteen shlngs barrel in our mark
cts, r~t,ilei ia all quantities NJ three dollars
Nearly double. do not blame the small score keep
CT. II may lie that no cauno, a1vr,l b. de- a small
business, Iny hep AMI rent, and Iuake u little for
himself. without lharging such prices pul csn-
not ,,el that the workn cl,sss Ae IN any way
bound TO pay 81 heavy trt ute from their .ar,-
inys To maintain HIM or his business And ~ INIT
trs now stand, the buruen falls upon lho<e who
eau Ia,st Afford IL. rnose who have Little sccoun,
| in tle savings bsuk iand wish every work N, man
| hsdl eau so ~ the market at the mos. favorable
season and lay in their stock of winter provis.o us
| But sm surry to relieve that they are the icwe It
| III n'linhr Ahi Nlt tue ulh'ptltN OF oar
working classes pay for their bar els OF Potatoes
the prl,s ui nve AMI Tor other neeessarie8 H. pro-
| I"rAoi Now, sir, say, something should he dOue,
AMI that quickly, AMI therefore propose 10 make ono
OF n nuinuer-say hvc, II You cannot &c; more-thsi
VIII p,A,e 10 acummon iunt, ior the winter months,
| I've thousand dollars each, g. purchase tool aud
mel, ani have II recalled out IN the very smallcs,
Quantities, u, cost, merely adding Ihr eXleus,s a.
en,hug thc nstr luton. No PROFITS t. be urIdc, u
| 1t there should he any after closing the busiuua.
to have 1t gwen g. some charity. And II any losses
should lie sustained, Ia lie borne equally Is al.
will also eoyotc whatever time ! San spare iun
ny own lu5luc'a 10 It's maua ttucut. nope AMI
trust that men wil bu found compel, nj AMI vii,
ling W rhihimnce the Undertaking, whose position
anu character VIII tie guarantee to the publ,
that Il viii 10 conducted with u'ility and honesty
and without any other desire or mulve, than .lla
oi bcneht.ng The thousands in our midst, no iu,
Ia these times oi Imitation, the struggle Tor bru. HI
hard and unequaed one, and at the same time n,
entail any sacrifice oi their se-resIcct anu indepen
Gence, ~ gin III the shape Q. = charity.
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