The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-11-14

7 During the past week, We have had the
pleasure Of call from Mr.. VIM. Lawpon, of
Blennerhssset Farm, Cur.----land, EDgland,
who is at present on visit to this country
for the purpose Of studying the American
System Of co-opersrion. Mr.. L. IL brother
to Sir VIM. Lawson, now the liberal candi-
date for Osrlisle, and has been identified for
some time psss with the cooperative move
ment In that section Of the country. Our
interview was both pleasant and instructive,
and We trust the friends of reform with
whom be may be brought In contact, win
afford him every information in their power.
His views and experience, AZ narrated to
circle Of friends at Wallingford, New York,
Is given In the following extract, which We
clip from the One.-s Circular:
My business Is not that OF lecturer, but
simply that of Q farmer in the old country.
AZ the gentleman has suggested 10 you,
have been endeavorine to interest my neigh
bors In the great subject Of co- operation.
For some years have taken an interest in
that subject The co-0peratiye 90 estion ia
England has chiefly taken the shape of shop
keeping 1t has taken the form Of persons
banding themselves together TO Auy provis-
ions and necessaries OF life for themselves,
selling those goods TO themselves dividing
the profits among themselves, OF course.
! lived until twenty Eve years old, the son
Of rich man, without any ostensible en-
ployment. But when vas about that are
took aride Of three hundred miles through
England and during this journey observ-
ed that the agriculture Of England diffsssd
very much in different parts o. the country.
saw that all these systems could NOS BE-
right, rs the difference Of climate and coil
were not sufhcient TO justifv 8nch great di-
vereity in the management or the land.
When ! got to London I heard Of Mr..
Mechi, celebrated farmer, and went to see
bis farm. Az thought, I found there bet
ter crops than had seen in any other part
Of the country. saw there was room for
the exercise III great ingenuity at least.
When got home talked about Mr.. Meehi
and his farm TO my fatner. Finally nv
father said he had farm or $50 acres.
which might have and do my sooyst upon
il liked. | took the farm, and shen began
70 consider how shoald occupy ik and what
| should do with il. Nv frst act was 20 70
Over some portions Of England, Scotland and
Weles to learn more about the different
methods OF farming I thought coald learn
about 10 much In SIX weeks as Il had taken
others SIX years 20 acquire That was In
1861. began fsrmiag 10 February, 1862
D0ring the winter Of 1872 | made nv
investigations and received. different state
ments, from different farmers, with regard
20 their practice. There il one thing that
they were agreed upon, aud that was, tdat
the great difficulty Of farming u TIE labor
question, ~ shs laborers are 30 dffReult 20
deal with. made up my mind that would
soon dispose OF that Question. | would
make al the labossrs ON INV place Dartaks.s
in the pruits made. 50 when I began 70
lay my plans, one Of the frst thines 1 saw dt
to de was 90 erect building. i called ms
laborers toge.aer--st that time aboas half 8
dozen--anS - To them thAt would give
them ell Cd ines 0yef The estimarsd cost
Of this farm 1i.dines So little insofast was
taken In that pFop0esi, tbot after ahe build
ina was G1ishsd nobody knew whet he'd
been theeeiim6tsd cost and whether thsre.
would hsvs b. s.yshihs p divide " net,|
Afssr : de / cs1Isd 49, toeethsr again
Thar nnmbsr - -. / taIEsd. 10 9hsn
nbous CO.. psra1ioii. ~ told then xbons CO.
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