Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-20

cO-oFsKArIvE Ssoeas- a corr. p5ndsn;
stncs as tie fol Owing -a,snens oftDe op-rs-
tiUH- OF the nr-t store sstaritshsd In THE ctsy
upon the cooperative pIaa:
TIE Was htne tn O,OlPra'iva AsaociS-
ton'' was ctgs 6izsd the 26ia OF August for me
p0rTose IF eoDduc'trg the 'nSroan :fle aasinsss
m the city OF WashinetoG, - y &. aud 10 snp
r'y 10 ia nemasrs, and - ihs pushc x1s saw
at 20 give u ihttr parrOnses. tue rom noa Ne
Cessaries OF life NJ TPas bnsbis pris, TIE
doUrs OF i's siJr-, No IS. G street bet cen ID
sra r, were hrst thrown open to ~ pubic on
ne iotn cay ~ October, ~ n.artY Two mon Is
alter the ORGANIZATION. At which unsa toe A.
sOciatiJn WIS 'nls able TO Offrr % ia atom
srs verv limited stock OF gods. con istuz or
smSll variety " suSn grncs iss oaiy as
were most in demand, and such a Stock a.
could be purchasSd for The very small
sum OF eivea hundred dollars, all told.
a sale snc successful trade brgsn "a momen
me s'ors doors were opsDed, anc as s0ns on
iBcreasiug IN amount up:il IL has boom. a
question OF consice IN Die nom nt how he As
socia'iop can transact such al Tm ruu Of bust
ness On so all @ capital. The amount %
trade done by the stcTs since its opening Is
upwards OF Ten ihous nd 40, joe) dollars. or
over five thousand g., 00) do lars per month
curing the experimental mouths OF us a1ist.
epc", and the, 100. upon a ca pitsl " less than
twothousand (2HD) collars To 40 thi. amonnt
OF business Oh so mail capital, req nired the
con tiGpGi tpT niEg over Of the money paid in,
aud this has hem done no less than Elk timss
dnring two months. q feat UNPARALLELED n tna
history OF the m. rcsntils business. The most
the "hOchGale PionaerAo of England, mas
never b. en- able. even during the most flDur-
Isoing periods u IT'S existence. to tnro over IT'S
cepIfai STOCK o exceed seven times per quar-
ter; y bile the 1t 'harIestoHu C)-Opsra.iys As
tOCiatI' n" Of ,harisstown, Massachusetts, au-
Der enterprise whose success has bean grsa',
has only been able 10 keep ps'e with me
parent institution IN the moth-r cIuntry
VI tA@ constant Increase OF trade that INV
now iUfo The store, % ia safe t4 predict that
by The close Of The first three months Of its sx
~ nav hEa a.zH
Over not lees than nine or ten tines. All pur-
ehases and ra.es are made xcluEiYeIY for ca b,
and upon no condition, or under any rircaD-
suBces whaie'er,Ls credit given or asxed. So b
a'pfchtis placed upon all goods col BY the As
s'cidiiOr, "a VIII. aF early Us- bis, nav
the i climate expenses OF the business, which
Is increasing every day, auh will prob
shIy conuDpe TO increase, as long az me
sore is able to NEE: all he demands made
np' u IL for goods. The capita, stock OF tns
association IS divided mo shares of $40 each
OF which DO mem Der l. pPrnlit'ed ~ hold more
han ten, and nc memHer is slio wed more IN an
one vote The profits arising from tns trife
OF M mocra IS d yideh among the n an hers in
proportion TO the amount each has traded:
while the profits arising from be trade OF
persons not mentRrs is devoted 20 the en-
hapcemeDt OF the capital sock Shares
can be Withdrawn after he store mas
tefn IN operation st1 months, by making
application 10 the board OF directors The
hp,iness OF the Association Is managed by
q ooaro OF So Yea directors elected annually oy
the me mbeTs of the Assoc anon. No salaries
ere PAID 20 any of the Off GERS of the Associa.
tion except the Treasurer, who. in addition To
MS duties as such performs the duties Of CLERK
or cashier In the store. The only drawback
uuder which the Association now labors IL
that of Hunted caoital Had 1, t@ice tnr
amount OF lis present capital. goods conid he
bought in such quantities. as TO warrant, a re.
dpction ia the present profit, and at the sa ne
time make equally as much net gam. beside
giving a chance tor q larger variety of goods
and more extended trade.
O
1HR WEArBHR.-Lsst nigh, from seven or
eight O'Clock uBtil twelve, the atmosphere be
csme colder AID colder. with omiBous clouds
hitting overhead; and then the mercury in the
Thermometer lowered few degrees when A
sts ady snow storm set IN. which continued
'i'i nine O'Clock the morning. about ten. the
wind shifted 70 the Southeast, and, becoming
nnch warmer. ths snow wa succeeded by a
fine rain, which continued 70 fall for about an
hour, when the wind again ve-red aroand to
the Norm, the rain ceased to fail. and all the
cleared places on our streets assumed slim.
psIy snd dangerous surface for pedes rians
Sleighing, which has already been iaduiged in
20 an 'xient almost unparalleled thus early IN
the season, still continues. and is likely 10 be
enjoyed for some time longer.
As stated on yesterday, the Alexandra and
washington terry steamers made trips 10 both
points; but o-day the reeistauc- formed nv the
cumulative ice of last night, compeis them ~
remain suiescent at heir NJ ooring, THIS sid of
toe Pot0msc. The mani steamers g. Wander
bilt and Key pert, being of heavy draft aud
tough construction, acknowledge no impedi.
mept from slight Increase OF cold. and still
sucesssfulIv plough the channel 10 and from
Aqnia creek; In the wake OF which the u S
steam tug Ariel follows, and thereby msto.
tslns far prestige OF ''sticking to time
Yesterday afternoon. the three m asrad
schooner II airy landau, Capt. Weldon, from
Albany, n. I,arr,ved 1t FowIer's wharf win
1t OF lumber for . Evans & Co, and a
supply of " hobby horses for Robins. At
Grouch's wharf, two schoonsrs. commanded
by the brothers Frere, have gone Into winter
quarters, having already become disheartepst
at the prospect Of doing much more this sea.
son.
The ''westber wise" predict speedy break.
ing up OF the Indictment season now upon rs
The voices OF the suffering poor cry .Amenr
BOARD OF POLiCs COMMISSIONER
meeting OF this Board was held Yesterday
afternoon at Police HeadquartSr,s when, the
re.tgnation OF Justice 4. M. Chaplin, police
magistrate sixth precinct, was received and
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