New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-04

.aIV "je Lat Emegpt In dividends and yet goods
graier results accomplished by Of the cooperative stores
and there doubt that by good management a muh NAY
be done here
COOPERATION IN rNGLAND-sIR FRANCIS CROsLEY's
COOPERATION MANUFACToRY.
recent letter from Halifax, England, gives the
follow sketch of Of the most extensive and success
ful cooperation schemes IL that county.
am writing this letter from the manufacturing town
OF Halifax, in Yorkshire where nave eathele1 luucn
valuable information ana enjoyed pTSTf one Of
sny first objects TO see mammoth estapshheh!t
samily famed throughout the world, and conducted on
The cooperative principle under which the Wolk PEG
PIE" they call them can purchase dIecl lnteiS ~
most profit BE ont OF the proceeds OF thelr OWL
labor In this Of strikes II was very sghcane 10
watch the progress OF movement, when Bt t az;
scted upon In this country VIII remove many p te JUS IT,
conversation with Sir Francis CrOsley himself one OF
the owners, and the member OF Parliament from HAN
SeneyoeDt experiment Moro than thousand of his
workmen have taken advantage OF his offer ana he
prise a large Offpatent looms fOr the weaving of
tapestry, velvet aud Brussels carpets also table covers
and hearth Tugs-handlOOms for weaving Scotch car
pets and machinery for preparing and spinning wosted
6OOlen inen and cotton, which are carded e0Ded spun
ayed and printed the premises IL is the largest man
niactory Of the kind in the world comprising lSs
Of flooring using 1900 horse power IN IT, steam maGhln
and children. saw this mass OF human beings
SSy @ealIS sight np shall never forget They
seemed unusually eontented and healthy. Alter
6ors Taking the cotton aud wool almost they came
fro the growers hands from the early cleaning 10 the
brst dyeing we followed them through their various
processes until stood in the department where the
hDshed facrics stored which have attained world
WIDE celebrity and are used IN Ill parts Of the civilized
world The various inventions which have brought this
Bass Of manufactures so near perfection from that now
two centuries old the great discovery OF one OF our own
rOuDtIy men, here exhibited their amazing capacities
10 see mere machines performing the work Of human
beings sorting delicate threads producing the most beau
tu colOrs, and combining these threads and cOlOrs into
pictures and figures vang the genius Of the individual
artist, experience that awakened many retec-
ODs. The buildings in which these immense operations
carried pTOpOriOnally gigantic. As / have
said they acres and are alike substantial and o.
nate. Some OfAthem nine stories high and yOu
btand of these floors and cast your eye along
the forest OF looms and watch the persons engaged on
ihem You 70 be in the busy street OF some curious
old city The OF Halifax is unlike any American
town as possible II Is miniature metropolis built OF
The inevitable stone OF the country. with lOug of
elegant stores comfortable dwellings for the poor,
ioIdly townha fine hotel churches, and other public
buildings. Every where mark the evidences OF the
wise generosity OF the CTOsleys The park, almost as
neat and beautiful that al Liverpool, gift OF Sir
Francis TO the people The funds OF his family contrib
pted chiefly 10 the beautiful tOwnha and their berty
has founded what Is styled Orphanage" for the edu
patton of the fathcress children the better
hnulOus Of tlcT NOTknen.