The New York herald., 1869-01-19

k0k luekr Iu000me0t1l rule OF uIonc1S was uelbuer
to give TO take credit and from this rule though
often sorey tempted, they never swerved. At nrst
only the members OF the society dealt at the store but
a. Notwithstanding the sneers and opposition OF the
regular shopkeepers, they managed 20 satisfy the
wives and families OF the partnership BY the plump
and the chcapness OF the articles supplied, the
whole manufacturing population or Rochdalc soon
came 20 hear Of the new ASSOCIATION and thronged
store had to work during the day for their daily
bread. like other members OF the society, 1t at
ment at seven O'Clock In the evening, when the or
dinary lab0rs Of the day were over. But the trade
to APPOINT q pas keeu s
increase Of business" tlackscood for rch. 1897
of members had increased to seventyfour the share
capital to xlsl, or $oo6 The amount or sales for
pronss we're sa2 or sico So rsDid VAS the success
that five years later In $780, the number OF members
had increased TO 600 the capital to f2sos l$lI 2oo
ls4,4a5l. Ten years later, In 1890. the members had
increased to a450, the share capital to fs7,7io
profits to slb eO0 tS7s 5a0 The last fulI report in
detail now before us while we write is for the year
1850, publnhed in 1867, and from It the following
Members d,2.e; share capital f97.sio ls4s7, ,445l;
sales sal g., fs;sla2 tsl24Sclol and profits realized
These h9urcs certainly represent an astonishing
success. But they do not give all. Connected with
their groceries and provision store these Rochdae
1865 was running fifteen stones, doing business OF
fl4s 5s3 tsT4 605, with profit OF f1251 1852 555).
They also commenced the manufacture OF clothing,
to provide their members with meat aud other ar
tcles In which agan capital OF f9i 200 s4j5 o0,
had been invested In 1865; the receipts oi there
branches FOR the last three months OF 1865 are re-
ported as follows:ss,44o (sl7,2o0) IN the dra1ery
department. G43o ls2l3oI, in the tailoring depart
ment. S537 lsa,6s5) III the shoemaSing department.
1860 ts27,ssol In the butchers' Department, and
e. l03 tSl0515, In the pork butchers department..
Besides this society maintains library, u reading
a ffnrt tho onla a nnr.
centage OF the annual profits are set apart
Tor the Educational fund. The rapid increase
tabular statement in the ssoclal Science Trasrsn
OF Messrs. Chambers where, from the books of the
Pioneers II appears that one man, who became
member In November. 1850. by the payment of one
shilling and paying nothing additional had standing
70 his credit IN December 1850 over fes $500 ac-
crued interest and dividends on his share, AFTER hav-
Ing drawn out &c 1880, In ls5s
OTHER SOCIETIES.
As soon as the unexamped success OF this Pio-
neer society became known. during the first few
years OF its existence, similar associations were
formed In other places and soon all over England.
Society," founded declaring it to be their object
Ito improve the social and domestic condition or
ifs members, and to encourage among them spirit
or honesty and fair dealing by raising from their
voluntary subscriptions a fund for carrying
on in common the trades Of cotton and woollen
manufacturing.n The nominal capital was fixed at
f50000 or $2500o0, in shares of E5 SIS each 1t
before this amount was subscribed they rented part
OF a cotton mill and began work, and in 1865 they
or fl339s5 (S659 $751; and their actual cash capital
was $4,000 $3.50 oOo) owning mill built BY them
selves.
The Halifax Workingmen's Cooperative and Pro-
vident society," founded in 1S49 is also IN very
1ourshing condition. The building erected by them
Tor their uses, at an expense OF fl5O0o, or x75oO0
contains butchers, provision, q boot and shoe,
linen Diapers, grocer's, woollen draper's and
talor's shop all managed by the society A paper
read before the English Association for the Promo
ton Of Social science IN 1894 speaking OF the store
rooms and magazines for the storage OF 90 )ds OF
the coffee rooms the male and female meInDerg
OF the society, the reading rooms, dining and
smoking rooms ana the Offices OF the managing com
mittees oi the society, says that everything Is
dainty "aS committee room at the Re.orm Club. The
secretary offices are as convenient aud substantial
room the building; ventilation Is everywhere pro-
yided Ior Througnout the whole edince there Is no
sign Of poverty or notwithstanding Is mean or
second hand. Everything s as stately as complete,
as opuient as railway or government oiice.n This
society, moreover, rents large farm. about mile
for their common benefit and mere they congregate
every summer, with their wives and children, about
2o0J0 souls, and hold their conyval gatherings and
pIcnics
In 1868 an act OF Parliament required all these CO.
operative associations to make report Of their rules
ana Dylaw5 and OF their yearly business In Diet all to
the Registrar OF Friendly Societies who reports again
10 Parliament For the year 1866 Mr. 1idd Pratt the
registrar reported from the data thus furnished nm
that there were IN existence In the United Kingdom
a. the close OF that year, 678 OF these societies OF
which 2fo had neglected to send in their report for
the year. Or the 436 who complied with the law the
following totals are made up:-Total number OF
members 173 s2i; amount OF share capital fl Ols o96
s5.z4o 4so,; loan capta, Glls,02s (s5sl l5; trade
sod for cash, "a (s21 9So) the assets aud
property held by the societies at the end OF the year
was f400J, 24s $50 045 2f5l and the cash ON hand
flo2, ,S03 (s9640l5) The whole expense OF managing
this vast amount OF trade was only El35,454
(Sf.17T2 2T0l
since report for 1866 1t has been autnoritativey
stated that aSa additional cooperative societies have
been formed In England, among them q
wholesale store ASSOCIATION for the north OF
England, placed under the management OF the
Rochdale Piopeers, who furnish the smaller
societies the merchandise they need at whole
sale and with slight advance on The original
cost. This association furnishes to loo societies
on an average about GSooOoo or 900 OF goods,
year. still later account not oficial however,
was made public BY Professor Huber. German, who
himself OF tie condirIon OF Cooperative Societies
Ia that country for use In Germany and be states the
number OF societies at about l.oOO their members at
2y9J0. with cash working capital OF Ei,500000 or
$4,000 and an annual trade OF about SOS 01O O00
system which can realize such marvellous re-.
mug on the aist Of Decenber. isa. witt, capita5 Of
twenty eight pounds OF $40. must have all the ee-
ments of success within il and proves Itself the best
worxingmen.
oO-oPEEATrvE SOCIETIES n GERMANY.
Outside OF England the cooperative system hts
nowhere prosperod TO the extent az 1t did In
Germany, although in reality the cooperative prin-
ciple has been transferred TO another field nom
which It seems 70 be excluded In England by acts OF
Parliament rel ort was made by Mr.. Herman
Schutze. delegate to the Social Science Congress
a. Dresden, Saxony, in 1863, stating that
there were LOO cooperative societies In actual work
ing existence In Gernany, with $4,000 members
and nominal capital of sI,oOo.o00 tRaIers, or
81 79aoyo, doing an annual business OF over
5S,0y1o00 thalers 1850, 5O0000) and owning
e,6ooOo0 thalers ts3.s5o.0o0 OF private property.
among these many societies, with such capital
anu transactions, there are comparatively but few
store societies, such "a the bulk OF them IN England
n9t over LOO or tue 100 being at the time mentioned
uoc) consllnptsons verene, consumers unlons.
We ouik nens credit aud labor associations, soue-
thlns Ia Tue nature OF Joint stock or deposit aud
savings banks. In which the depositors were ALIKE
the stockholders aud the recipients OF loan accom-
ihoatons since tnen the number of these societies
pas largely increased, 80 that the civil olicers
OF the government at Vienna have formed
cooperative store society and maintain
their grocery and provision sores In that city nav
Ing dcnc business during the year 1905 OF ls0 900
thaers ,O0Ul which speaks pretty well for he-
ginning. Since 1860 similar societies have been
spfinging up ~ every city and considerable village
anu ~ many ciies there are scverai-n Berlin alone
over tWenty.nve-which together form Kind az
branch OF the great German Cooperative Inion
In TACT since The utter failure OF the agitation begun
IN Germany w Ferdinand Iasaile, IN iss3 In favor
OF state protection 10 aborsomewnat in The nattire