Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-08

Mrs. Gales. s3ne A number of these parties
complained OF the assessment being too high.
Mr James L. Randolph was sworn, and tes.
company from different parties. He also ex.
planned the use Of cattle stops He also ex-
planned that at Silver Spring there would be q
ferns on the road crossings. 1t is expected to
run train to Silver Spring {Mr. Blair's, 7
miles distant) by spring. Mr.. Randolph ex-
p,a a, that IN the estimated quanutv Of land
ment and the entire width Of the cuts were in
Guided.
The counsel proceeded to open the cases in
their order, argu ing to snow what damage the
road will do to the property.
The road to the Point OF Rocks will be 70
miles in length, the distance to Rockville being
that village and the Catholic Church, and it is
expe cted that to that point cars will be running
In less than year. The cutting and filling in
Montgomery, Will, we understand, be much
the same as that on the line within the District
The heaviest cut in the whole line is at PARIS
Ridge and this cut is almost completed, and
the filling is well under way. The most of the
owners of -operty In Maryland have made
arrangements with the company, and conse-
quentIy there will be but Re W juries OF condem-
nation to be summoned. Ifan arrangement could
the work at this end of the road would not
have been delayed, but it is now likely that the
work will be re umad shortly. and progress
rapidly toward the Point Of Rocks.
COOPERATIVE STORE MEETING OF CLERKS.
"A meeting OF clerks was held at Woodward
Hall last evening. Mr.. 5. S. Pierson was
called to the chair. and Mr.. Parkman elected
Mr.. L. q. Carpenter was Introduced, and
stated that the call for the meeting was mace
for the project OF establishing q co.opera tive
store, that the clerks and others mi.ht get their
provisions cheaper than by buying Of private
grocers. He had paid for his groceries So per
cent. over ana above the actual cost of the pro-
visions as delivered in the city. Demonstrative
OF the project he went on to give a history OF
me nrst Operative store which was estab-
lished In London. Then contin uing, he spoke
OF some that have sprung up since. There
are now in all more than 1850 such comr,auies
which are all doing we'll. He had known of
but two stores to fail-one tor lack OF conf
oence OF the mem bers, one in another the 9TH
er because the stock holders were TOO stinov
TO trade there themselves. Heread the follow
ing estimate OF the cost of conducting COOP
erat1ye store on large scale here, to sell at q
pront OF ~ per cent:-To merchandise on
hand, Sso.G0U: TO salary Of Superintendent,
Sl,eOO: to cashiers salary, Sl.50O; porter's sal.
airy, $500; keeping horse aud wagon, $500:
rent $500: freight on merchandise, 81, 400: con-
f1Dgfncies, $3.50, and interest on shares, $500:
BY sales at II per cent. increase on $50, 600
making Ss9,6cO. Leaving balance disposable
Mr.. Carpenter read what he thought would
be an appropriate constitution for the COM
pany, which specified that the shares should
be put al $40, and that 40 man should be al
that he could not withdraw the shares with
out notice OF three months. He estimates
that business of $4,000 would be done max
ing no allowance for the trade OF outside par
ties. -..-
MIR. Crossman next spoke. He had en- in
the grocery business for twenty years, and had
not made himself rich man. He condo mned
the credit system, saying that 1t was the ruin
OF more han half the bankrupt grocers in the
city. He was in New Y ork on Monday, and
In Philadelphia on Tuesday, and could buy
coffee sugar there for is cents. hundred
barrels could be bought from the refiper only
& OF a cent cheaper on the pound. II costs
more than cent to get this sugar from New
York. and the same sugar could be purchased
Tor 16A cents upon the avenue. He would bet
tn at half OF those pre- sent owed their grocors.
A generai taught The grocers, AS a whole.
were not set OF swindlers, and were not in
antagonism with the clerks. If the clerks
would not pay him, he would shut up shop
snd ger clerkship. He enumerat many OF
the difficulties attending the grocery busiue 5,
of which the want of facilities tor delivering
the groceries were not he least.
Mr.. Carpen ter rose and replied to the remarks
OF MT Crossman, July denouncIng the credit
system.
Mr.. Pierson said that if the institution in
tended to sell liquor, he would give it no
counienance. But II no liquor was sold, there
would be no necessity OF 80 large a capital.
Mr.. Carpenter SAID that it was not considered
legitimate branch of a erocer's bushes to
sell liquor anywhere but in Washington
MT. Nc Elwain offered a resolution declaring
that steps should be taken by this meeting to
establish in this city cooperative store.
WHEREIN no intoxicating liq uors shall bs sold,)
Tor the benefit Of the stockholders, aud that a
committee OF twelve be appointed to solicit
subs criptions in the Departments and else
where; which was passed.
The following were appoiHted as the COM
mittee. with power 20 fill the existing vacan-
cies:-Capt Thomson, Of the War Depart.
meat: Capt. McEtwan, OF the Treasury; VIM
hutchinson. of the Interior Dspar tment, War
zen Lincoln and Jos. Crossman, at large MIR.
n. Mr.
and Mr.. G. H. Goidin, of the q uartermaster
Generals Off ce.
After which the meeting adjourned.