New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-10

tho occupation and have been succeeded by ltisn' I
,Iisb French Canadians, and other foreighors' %
Americans still remain, but they either peiohB 80
fcrlor class or have adopted the worA 49,.
rarily. as stepping-stOne 10 somcthing p.''v ,
The English and Irish operatives nay ,,oT are
trnrl,ad I'm mills at home Inc latsttth ,han
better liked by employers AS they are ARR tT and i've to-
yetbsf i'm crowds Wages are In most cl,oo ii,c the
piece S1 Pa for adults of both SEXES 81 sou 49,
aud the highest limit & 80 for women h 80 aud few
make less than g. This better than me aYerdg S "
women IN New York, and quite egaaI 20
e homes Of the NH hands are superior ~ sHItaIy
condition and comfort to those o. cananies ard
leased TO their employees .t nominal sum uaudly 10y
] tbo,, enorgi TO nav fair interest on the capital
:iye M tn cost Of repairs or taxes The rent OF
large sittngrOCm kitchen, ana IRON t"o 10 l'l LII
IOts rs ijnfs md contain two four sets OF
ap.rfmp,ts. The operatives look much healIiei "t
stronger than the same class elsewhere. ana SHOW ho
sT f plvscal degeneration. They dress roughly, ac
cOrdug 10 the nature Of their WORK. nut ooh con''
F River, being the nearest manufacturing town to
New York, attracts all tine emgrant otrs ana re
min owners almost daily solicited TO auNhn'o 10
for this purpose The class OF hands mus gnifest
likely Ia prove permanent. Inc MN mn on tle
comiucndabe spirit In caring for ther enli9 v' ssio
Of their work rooms young Mru t,c,s and ATTEMPTS
tOn Is maintained by their suScIl mi cr 40.
have been made to establish re- IeauaIh Inundated
rooms The law requiHnf gu @ ree months IN the
e5r X strictly enforced with the best results ana mas
It With ne
Tcn;n scboo For adults have been wen attended
ME only Involvement in the mills OF late years mas
boen the Introduction OF better machinery; III EnsIS
factories operative has ennEe ~ o 80 English
with only one 10 SIX Is coAs,uSae bo,nar 1han
Amertcon and is largely used IN the ran hiIet bils'
The TTeas!rsr OF informed Tue that he nag lSt Va
dered I0GlO E. lish spndles, and eSpGcleu u Save
largely upon them in spite OF duty ard iTeGht a.,
Tie subject OF the hours OF labor Is e1oltihs MuGn 1
csnn Up to l645 ia hours was ths lekal tc ~ 10Y
Ills was lowered 70 II, and in 1866 at the urgent
tous Of their employees, tie lnOWheIa % an ms
7tI.o ifttt lime
svg F te Shorter DAVIS work but finding that manu-,
fcfurers i'm other places did not adopt the same rue anu
tnat conl,etiton was thereby rendered unequal tAt
yerI Reluctantly concluded, last October. TO return 20 II
b,,;rs rne Cnrrptiy,s are agitatlng STATE law
making ten hours legal days work Here as III onea
parts OF New England, II is usual to pay MN p 100
Ky the month Tie custom Is an old one, ana saves
tToniie 70 the owners but open TO many oycellos
handsome public and private buildings, lacks place OF
roular resort Oak Hill Cemetery Is almost tho Ony
one OF the nud and is much 1reIueuteu ~ - ireS
and well kept The monument IN memory OF the Ieai
dents who fen in the wac Is tteIai III desis % ~ no.
ton The Odd-FelOws monument Is also "of'n' VI 0
-, cr rticcs has been successfully carried
here Tor two years and half A union store hal oce
abo9ornd on account of the dissatisfaction Of the mem
beers at its management, and also from technical Uelec
in its p 1Of Government. The present uuueIttiR VIZ
begun February Il, 1861 manly ny EuSsn -
who had experienced tie benchts on sutm go ~ q
home The shercs $40, with an entrance lee Oh 81
Each applicant must be recommended by three menger
and cannot vote hold office until he mas GNlueSu
member is allowed 20 own more than 20 oc sna mr.
Tho best quality goods is kept ID store ana Sach
chaser receives check for tie amount OF ms on'day
which must be returned the end OF the quarter anu
viii then be placed his credit BY the laws OF lhe
state no holder is personally liable Tor any deoV Vi
fine association after the fun amount Of the capa hlsch
Ga Geo is paid in and certificates issued therefor zen per
cent Of the profits be appropriated as SINKING
fund and the balance after paying interest on tAe cap
tai is divided as follows: IwOthllds CefNcu IIoh tue
sale Of goods 10 persons not members shared ACCORDING
10 the purchases each person has made The remaining
Operd un.ess it exceeds ten per cent on the capital IS
divided among the members III proportion 10
their individual ShMcs. AZ saws o.' 20
ara no intoxicating liquors are SOLD;
the Las been MAJ acd AT Tue emu OF
the first quarter the number OF members was or, ihe
ital paid in go sales S6li2 aud net pr0ts S5t
The inenb ership gradually advanced until IL now eA-
cfads l5O The sales amounted to S3,I2y Tor INC PAST
quarter Tho net profits have increased about SOO per
durtcr and reached at the time OF tho last state
meut The present sinking fund $yis and the captI
SsS57 90. The Association own their store when Is
valued at 1000 The dividend for the last quarter vas
81 per cent for members. ?! per cent for nonnembers
and 10 per cent per GNuum on shares rcaulnS room
las been opened, and IL is expected soon u add any
goods 10 the other articles. Ia some Of tie nHs the
stock is partially held by the operatives employed ID
H. and ~ this extent they cooperative estab nehts
This plan meets with general approval, ana deserves
imitation.