New-York tribune., 1867-07-16
THE LABOR MOFENENT.
COOPERATION.

mittccs draft Of code OF laws TO the NEW YORK
WORKNGNEN's Co-oPBRAnvE STORE COMPANY, remarked
that the Committee had reproduced nearly possible
under New York law the stution and bylaws Of the
Workngmens Store Association at CharestOwn, Mass.
The committees modification Of the Charesiown ecdpera-
tors plans are, perhaps immatelal bnt the presidents
Of NOTTINGHAM societies aud others who have become
members Of he Cooperative Store Company were Inclined
on FRIDAY night, 10 improve npon the CBiestown pan
and treems probable that at the next meeting wDch IL
TO be held at No. 2G7 BOwey Thursday evening next
seNeIs meihpeis OF the company iay PtUpie 1 t
amendments TO those sections OF the constitution and W
laws which awaitacuon The gentlemen VINO nave iahsn
the initiative in this enterprise desire that u shaI ne
! made Of pecmiaTy profit IN dlVldends
! the argest possible number of consumers, and they
| would therefore, amend the section which provides
that the shall be $40 EACH and that no person sha
hold more than five by inserting IS in place OF $40 Tor the
price share, and by doubling the number OF shares
that apy member of the Society Own-thus letting
into the organization many wOTkngmen or poor needle
Women WHO lnsnt SApeltncc t oiouty an n, P P3Sa ~. ~ ~
of the store shall be thrown open 10 the most nd
GENT bv permitting any person to become sockhodoron
payment of s. in nslments Of 90 cents week Briefly
several Of the organizers have as Bowery boy might
put IT, "Rochdae on the brain" Keeping in mind the
commercial maxim that goods well bought are half sold
they will ask that an experienced purchaser he employed
and that whenever the Societys numbers and means
shan warrant such purchaser or his deputies shall buy
by the cargo at the West Indies Hour by the Thousand
barrels at first miers hands, beef by the drove and po
tatoes and ike products from the farmer who grows Them
thus, stroke, dis@issnE bos Wholesaler anu re-
tar and Iatting into a1sost actual eon-
mupcation withhe producer No division OF opinion win
respect TO sales ha been developed among the
bual seem be agreed that price shall he nAed upon
eve-y article in the store and that rom Stockholders
hills a deduction of from to 10 per cent sba be MADE
al te time Of pITehasina while annually or senlannu-
ally twOthTds ~ the surplus shall he distributed among
the stockholders the ratio of their purchases and the
remaining third .apOrtionPd among the silrehOlucfs IN
the ratio Of their stock II a. not proposed TO undeTsel
retail eTooeIe except when dealing with members OF
the sOCely; AID the only iDdncement that s 10 DC ntd
NAV be sold IN fine cooperative store SHAH be precisely
what petends % be- either IN quality and quantity or
freedom fsOm adulteration. Other rules which are pro
which have not been touched in this SKETCH relate 70 ihe
duties Of the Pridont SECRETARY Treasurer nine Drec
tors and three Auditors. and intended to cnch every
thing that there shall be opportunity 10 defraud the
association. Among the members OF this organization
who are best known 10 the public Mr.. john W. Far
mer OF No. l9 LudlOwst Mr. John Ennis President of
the Workingmens Union Mr.. John T. Fisher late PTesi-
dent of the House Painters Association, and Mr. George
| IS. McWatters OF the Metropolitan Police.
Association met evening, President H. NJ. Patterson
in the chair The Committee which had been appointed
ali upon H0rase Greeley and tender him The Treas
ureFshP Of the feP9rSd tH mat me fs sG oaS con-
| having accepted the report, unanimously thanked Mr.
Greeley. The shares fixed at f50 first payment,
John w. Farmers, No 40 Ludlowsi, on Monday evening
Toniebt on the north west corner Of Eighthave and
Eghteenth-st the First Manhattan Cooperative Grocery
aud Provision Association will bold their first public
meeting. and the Committee on Constitution and By
of this organization, and the subscription has
30 The generally those of the Rochdae Equita
bic Pioneers Temporary officer Charles a: Kr2nse
Secretary and Nh Corbitt carriage MANUFACTURER Treas
urer. - =,
ready accumulated 81 coo and with this capital a
cleus will commence operations without unnecessary
cooperative agricultural and horticultural assoca-
ton has formed Of farmers in and around Dublin.
Ireland by combining their purchases, the members
enabled 10 put into their own pockets the commission
ana dsco9nts usually IpweI sS ueals Al and
manufactured food for sheep and cattle. The principle
on which the business conducted Is the that Of
the cooperative societies OF Lancashire and Yorkshire
The profits are ALI divided among che members, with the
exception Of oneeventh which defys tho eost OF nai
4 OTHER LABOR NEWS.
Mr. w. c. Whaley. President of the National Labor
Union has sent 10 every worRDgmcns organization of
the United States circular OF which the following IL
10 be ESrsagmeH er ae Tinted State. Ts National IA'o Union
organized baltimore By ise Ieo, c9ng5.s, b, N Asg e hs
ss easssa 70 BE- siten BY Degies 10 accordance with
Rsosd every Trades Union workrnens Union and Eight
one psiesas 70; ,lS f emsr o. . and for s1sry scHs
Essssl or naicnsl UHon shall lsIs.ed b. one 6sssse
,he n.ttss for combination and ecsr c aoa among De 2orng
essss hte they control that power sIag sihn usm,sr
sasurate such movement representation
.Ago s.1a ;. ssSS .d IL @ nSf @ st TS
Sa Dc not M s. g s met @ The ,6s%SS 19Si Of % .a Sss ND
ibtae M this mO'enni b1 the working classes and Their dermn
institute and ea ont such they ~ deem
necessary fer their protection and Improvement
The aborers on Prospect Park Brooklyn, numbering
about 200 men, who had been paid 81 ~ day. struck
Tor yesterday fnOfnlng Dut resumed WORK under
agreement with the contractors, and will continue
work until Wednesday, when the Park Commissioners
will decide whether they will pay the wagers which
current on other work where unskiled labor is en-
plOyed.
on Saturday evening tho officers and legislative board
Of the LabOrers u. b. Society OF this city elected Mr.
James Farrell President Of the General Council; Owen
FeeHey, Secretary, and Thomas Mckvery, Treasurer The
Chairman deprecated the custom OF society and
ciety working together and hoped that all labOrcrs
might be brought within tile operations OF the society.
delegate from Troy raid that the abOrers OF that city
strike FOR 81 25 perday AresOutioH adopted that
each member be fined q for each day he shall with
society Al special meeting OF the Brick
BRAZIL In the chair resolution adopted that the
| Operative BrleklayerS Union No. do demand their
wages Saturday afternoon after the first Saturday In
| August committee appointed to report 20 the
next meeting the pursued in relation 90 the
oldest of bckayers learning the trade The Treas
ordered 20 send $25 TO aid tho brickayers OF
Hartford in their strike The journeymen bakers Of
Brooklyn, Saturday evening, formed themselves into
| protective organization The following named
elected officers Of the society President, B Baker;
Treasurer, John ODOnnell Secretary, H. Casey About
| twenty men enrolled their names.
| The marblepoisheTs and rubbers OF this City
strike The ship builders OF Buffalo have notified their
poyes that they will reduce the wages from 50 20
| q 90 q day.
The shoveers on the Greenpolnt and williamsburgh
dncon Of the hours labor. The contractors
NewYoTk for men TO MI the places OF the strikers.
STRIKE OF BRICKLAYERS AND MASoEs.
| BALTIMORE, Nd, July 15.-The bricklayers
Of this city have ceased work until the