The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-08-11

Ccles when they see them, and seldom KNOW
whers to find them, If they did. They arr
necessarily shut out from the best markets
not having sufficient money TO purchase IL
them. Inexperienced as shopmen, they dc
mot know the best methods Of preserviag
Igoods for which they h@vs sos an lmnediats
lsale. At FIRST gods are sold cnly - nights
when the workmen cine from the mill wht
act as shopmen wnhGut payment AFTER 4
time, when these night shops begin to afford
a small profit, the members IN crease, and Q
day shop b opened for she convenience u
families. instcad OF wcrkmen nkiug home
the provisions at night. their wtvts come
and buy them in the daytime. Curious
steps are often taken. md curious disasters
often occur, before al encouraging rate OF
profit is reached.
| W hen this desirable though often hong De.
/ ferred period ARRIVES. the attention OF the
members is turned to the minor departments
OF manufacturing. A small capital Is Sub
scTibed to furnish shoemaker shop with
slender supply Of leather and lasts ana
then the hammer Of the busy cohbleT. on
cordwaineT, as he now delights Ia cad him
self, is soon heard rafting On the s0les Of
cooperative shoes Ihs next step - 10 tit
up shop for that universal aud ndispens
able artiticer the tailor. Another ,lbscrip-
ton q capital Is made 70 PuFchas cloth and
needles and shears are soon hear cinkIng
in arriving at the vaTying shap,s OF the
sturdy Co-operatives In mil districts clog
ging IS a popular department OF primitive
manufacture. Ia more agricultural districts
an oven is pat up, snd baking has an early
turn The profits. after All expensps Ar.
paid. are divided anar,srlv and .ouitshlv
among an r. ,nar,b.,s N r,1,,ar,inn Il
,hair ,,,,-.h. u - 49, -
noi,'t AZ ~ s,r,,,~s. - Az. -, ~ -.
members have cont;J.-cs M gaod sanse
and leave their profits an the hands Of ,he
store, 70 accumulate a. capital ror the extern
sion 81 the store, a Is sure Ia thrive, and the
megnbtrs make surprising gains But II
they Withdraw their nrs6tS a. som as
made. the members learn us Thrift aeon
mulate no savines-the Store make no way
the goods become worse. the members ac-
quire 10 enthusiasm, the store ianguishes,
and commonly comes to gricf. The Roch-
dale store, when It began "a s4i. took only
a few pounds a week over the counter now,
tley take nearly tl2p.UVp 4 year There
are stores IN eXlsiencr much older than
R0chaalr. that scarcth taks a thousand
nounds a wear nou- Tta se.,a, ~ s,,cc.ss
consists III the members savir- ,L,ir saw
ings. in stead Of spera;n. Them
The second form al Cs,-vp.r-,tiun i thai M
Ehich the urincinl. y. .t.uli.1 49, q larg.
scale "a ua,nf.,.tnres n. ,,,,-,n,, N, h,,;la,n,
sninninr mills ana stocL., 80, Viii 49,
chinerv The ,.sr,,.l -.',,,ir,3 f,r al.
varies from r5.oon ~ .sano The nrin-
ciple of Cooperation, as applied here. m
wolves much higher degree " good sense,
good feeling, and Judgment. u consists in
extending 10 every workman, as well a. TO
every shareholder, an equitable participation
In the common urutifs nroiurpd ~ the
comma, sim ;,,aas,rv aud cs,sG,lnsss
TINS nrohleu Ia. M, ~ hsan wort 81 nm,
There i scarcely hail q dozen tsc,oyies
founded ON this priDc,ple. There are LARGE
numbers bearing The distinctive and honor.
abe name NJ go o,,s-,t,,,,.,, .or,arps Which
AVE- M r,gh, ,,.h.t,,a, W ,ha ,;de ~, N.
m eoIrect SIass,,ic.,,o, If ,h,,, az .ycln,,ed
fro;-, ~ ~, ~, ~ ,rsrs ,,,;,,- stosl ..s.
so.is,,ons 1870 - ~ ~. o,sra,;o,'
80 !" Sas,~ II n ~ u = $50
- N"l'i 'le WIN nan y iS'' 0u' " '"Nsi"-
si%10h ai'ose'he''
II ucfilAnl oo-ops'a''1 ~ assumes s iUilh
"a. e - a lon,, -
M l"ise.'Oh = M. !, o.'' 80. - -
lo' s''e Hs's'"nIe u 'i'o1s','
.., M 80 !. - E',
- ~ a. bas s n -,
!, Il ,Sa 1ninas of ,.,rl, RochaaIe Io-onsr-
- than - naIia, na,s nrot;ss r.
America n giyes sirns az consulting the
dignity 81 labor. TIE Co-operatiye prin-
.cinle l. no doaht eapable of eFectinr that
"5rganisstion az labor that vas heralded
49,, ,.srs 20 ,,,tb ,root alnone,. a he a
- Li.,,- a s.i;.t 20 .hi,h
49, ~ 800 ot
nro2bsrr' THs r'san- of rsalir,ng q were
49, sr,a-..n- ,n~I H. la,ast stages ~
Ca.onsrstion ,s..r. ,a.cLnl ~ RocbdsIa and
Hal,i,v N p,ehd.Ia ~ ,aanhers ~ The
a. ,-na..ti,,, So synao5 < On0 In
ua,.grr IVA. .....i -a., ,,,,sbar r.
hoehaaie the 'o-operators mr. masters q