New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-31
COOPERATION IN FRANCE.

'ameUOfatlOn by the poor tueIO nave "iI0"i'u VA
tain surface objections which, Whatever 'neu source
anu liquidation, have H., ''''iieO lioi
by appeals TO the emotions ths- ~ WI 90 il4
faculties. and have ultimately degeneTav~s-
prejudice Prejudice is the moral ga creme caused
Oy ignorance and want Of energy, and is a. baletu
to society as an atmosphere filed with malaria 'otl
pOisous proceed from stagnation Nor can prejudice
be destroyed except by time and results. Facts and
figures alone are removing this incubus from french
association, and in they performing this
more rapidly than at Cende Sur Vesgre
This IS porelya cooperative association, having for
tts primary object the social and intellectual welfare
OF the working class 1t was founded in 1888, and
was first established in imitation of FOurierism.
Tho number of emigants into this colony. they
torn At, though II is only fifteen leagues from Paris
was between 500 and COO men, women, and children
The culinary department and TefectOries, the horti-
cultural agricultural, and manufacturing interests
were 10 be possessed and enjoyed by the whole
society according TO the amount of each individuals
shares. The revenues TO be allotted pro rata.
The capital was fixed at 100000 francs in shares of
bb frliSs. The true promoters of the movement
were HSis Baudet-Dularz and Dewey who sold the
society tractof ,235 of beautiful land near
the River NeSgre for the moderate sum of 10000
francs, taking the entire payments in monthly sub
sCriptons shares. 1t is situated the borders of
Phaanstere."
Since tie formation Of the Society il has under
gone many changes, occasiOned by inexperience and
bad management but it may now be considered as
q real cooperative farm and manufacturing assOcia-
tion Like that of Vienne These vicissitudcs prove
tho enuneness of the attachment of Its members for
it, In 1850, for instance at the time OF an I'M
reasonable quarrel between two rival directors, all
the members originally from Paris left in disgust
but for many months aTdenty longing for its kindly
sympathes and sweet associations. In 1860 ii rallied
again under the advisership of q Syndicate, and
fixed the social funds at $1,000 francs, divided into
$50 shbes of 200 francs each. Though much reduced
from It's original formula and magnitude it is now
set upon q permanent basis Universal suffrage
here Is more complete than in any other part
of tie world. All questions of i'm
portauce are subjected to the debate and ballot
of every member, male and female. As it is the we'll
meditated opinion of the members that property or
individual ownership is burden. the Society
eschews it on the ground of its provoking unnatural
ambitions which prove prejudicial to sound develop
ment both in social and intellectual spheres Econ
Omy - the first deSlderatum, and great is the re-
ductIon of expenses at the old PhalaRS6re that the
entire bill including nouTishment, taxes, washing,
heating lights and rents, does not exceed $25 cur
rency pei month the year round. The cost of living
in style with such expenses trips to Paris extra
clothing incidentas, and commOdiOus apartments
thrown m amounts TO only 500 year. This esti-
mate includes all the extras of the most expensive
pleasures and refnements of the Society. More than
onehalf tke members live on so per cent of this fig
ure. The privileges Of hunting in the adjacent for
est OF RambOuillet and of fishing in the Yesgre are
also free of cost The Society is situated at dis
lance of only three miles from the village
of Condo. eight from st. Legere, and nine
from the little cities of Rambouillet and Howdan.
Its u.Jal charms and healthfulness make 1t an
elysiUu Beside the tillage Of the main grounds,
much Importance is attached to Horticulture, not
only for ornamental purposes, but as an article Of
commerce in the rich bouquets it yields the fastid-
ious Partisan markets Horticulture and fruit-grow-
ing are attended 10 with much interest and the fine
willows oaks and elms that screen che quaint old
nai,0r3 du mendge from and storm tell the sug
gestjge fact that the Society knows the value of a
tree. Then there is a cabinetshop, a handbook fac
tory Carpenter-shops, and many other hives of In
dustIy which TesOuud with the daily hum OF honest
labor. Near these genial echomgs of work and
pleasure grumbles the old cOrn-ml of the Society.
Such are the physical outlines of this curious and
tenacious old Cooperative Association of the Plat
onstlqe. which has boldly grappled with nexperience
jealousy and prejudice until with its obstinate per-
severance it has conquered them all Schools form
an important subject of consideration just now and
France cannot boast of keener ntell gence than IS
nour.,hed there. They have a theater for their own
amateurs. and charades, puns, and metaphors are
often improviscd rs ingenious pleasantres, taking
the place of the ordinary vulgarltes Of outside even
ing gossip among working people. Those never-tail-
ing attendants Of cooperative schemes the library
and lecturerCom, are not wanting, and many a
novice imbbes his first aspirations in the SOcietys
Debating Club.
A COOPERATIVE FARM-ITS vICIssITUDEs AND
SUCCESS -IKTERESTING DETAILS HOW IT
PROMOTES REPUBLICANIsM.
Vu.NNE Department de PIsere, France, Aug. IL
have seen the famed Cooperative Farm at NIenne, IN
France. and spent an exceedingly pleasant week IN
studyiup rs origin and progress. a cursOry glance
at this curious old city would hardly reveal the fact
that woven among its ancient ruins OF causcways
and cathedrals. there blossoms at this moment the
most complete specimen of cooperative enterprise
in the world / have carefully observed new
wOrkiugmen'5 systems in all parts OF Europe ana
am convinced that for Typographical selection
management. and economical results none can
comparo with this. II was formed in 1854 1nder the
name OF La SociG6 1grcOle IHdastTiete de Beaare-
0ayd" As its name indicates 1t pays considerable
attention to agriculture, and is known to the world
"A the Cooperative Farm" Previously to the
,boya date il existed for time, under the per
secutous of the Government officials, as one OF the
more radical Societies AiimeHtdires but was hnauy
suppr,,,ed Ii was revived afterward under the
able dictatorship of Dr. Henri If our cooperating
friend. In the United States would organize
similar farm and manufacturing society IN one
of those wel-watered valleys Of Virginia, where
farm-lapds are cheap, water-pOwer plentiful, ana
scbool. Iabor-saying machines railroads, &c, com