Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-03-18
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cooperative societies established in TINS c.,,i,
tiy was by the irou>m ,tders aud !uumii yin.p
IN tins city, now nearly three years ago -
About wear ago gave isvora bic accuuu,
ol their tr0gress, and | have come hithe.
again To see hoN they are getting along
IN commencing their organ. z.tion, w.icn
was lncited by the trbl ules arising fron.
strikes, they conirb',ied wnat iItt!e spare
!nnos they had, and one, "A nIolier, Subscribe
Tor % shares A. SlU0 each. Their wnoi car,
iial was less than so 900, while the uu,ntt,
OF members was Il little over 80 Mhethe;
they wer. likely to succeed or, indeed. wheth,
er they wonit be able TO ger any work the,
did tot know. They only knew lhat t,.y
knew how TO work. Every nu,, however
took hold with determination. A fsundry
was pun o. large lot they al puraha.ei
machinery was put in, and thev found plyu
~ TO 40 From what | can gather in my two
tVlslt-, conclude that they do not expe I To
get rich any Faster han their wages aud the
piphis ot their work will contribute 10 thu ,
end. toorerAt OH with them has no marvel.
Gus or enchanted pnwrrs II is simply Il com.
hinatlon of capitalist and the iabor.r. Mhu
these bring they want, ana they expect ~
more.
Within the last year work has so crowded
make An addition to their establishment
nearly doubling what they had before, anl
tins hey have been enabled TO do from their
own earnings nor have they Il edupon ou
side capital for dollar. From M. Maun
the super ntenient, learned that there ar.
now ~ members, a,tle>boied men, all Of
whom are saving money, and they II tvewi,h
IN three years invested in real estate ami in
hohses of their own noi less taan ) ,J,uJJ.-
They are engaged wholly in making stoves.
and such are iheir eeo,omes anI good m n,
agement that not only can they IN axe stove as
cheap as they are made by the old stt btlsned
founleries. hu, thy have profit besides
Il nee. they take contracts from suci, houses
as fu ier warren. te who eva the p ,tenis
OF Sttiarts stoves. The members OF their so>
c'ety work ten heurs a day, and seldom is any
other help rmrloyed. lneir moiders receive
frem - toSs. stove>mouaicrs ST. aud COINS
mon laborefs ;. day, which Is from 1 10
60 cents day more than is paid Iu other
shops. Now as every laborer must be u stock
holder, he will receive. beslies MS wages.
interest AT ~ per ut on his STOCK, aud il
cannot, by their by>laws, b. more, wmle Il
may pc less, but thus far, ii has not been less.
Then, ii the proh.s exceed lU per cent, this
excess Is divided among the laborets. not
among the stockholders. what the whoie
lroit has been dll not learn nor could ti,ey
exac.iy tell, but each shate, originally costing
Sluu. is now worth ) ID.
by special ACT OF The legislature no stocks
hoider Is allowed more tlau. Que vote nor can
any stock be sold except by the consent oi lLe
trustees Tins prevents capital from eou>
trolling labor and capitalists are preyen ed
from buyi their stock and II om getting csu>
iroi OF the secieiy. These ttests,ohs are OF
gtear importance Ali their business Is done
by themselves, no matter what may be the
nature, and saw their extensive set vi books.
ss neatly and well kept rs in any Ia.se con,>
mercia, es ADJUSTMENT They have y large
and hne o.lce. aul aii their wut Ks are IN G oul.
pie,e order. 4 greai savlt.- il ul..de la the
following rcspecE The paris af stove are
,chahscahle, and each - CAST seperatsiy
Now, In cihaiou founlerlrs. experience sh VS.
that larger nu aber OF pieces vi oae kihd
VII. be cas- And be hand ,nan Is req uaired.
AMI IN the course oi time the accu,nun. .loa 10
tue aggregate may become st,it larger The
Gurknen dues lot ease it .hls ~ So aud the
proprietor dors hot know 1t uns.l 100 tatc
wien the excess is remet, ell, in tols ,o,n,,ry
the proprie or ahI lauorer beieg "a the s.uie
PEI SON, no SUCH disp,r ty eAIs.s. II is easy
to See that In Utne, respects. anu in other
branches OF business, and Ia great varIe,y
OF uetalis, the economies uf the coopcra.i I'VE
order over tne U.uSr vi hired hcip mus. ne
g,ent, and in the course Vt the year amount
to no small sum.
The hooS Keeper AMI managers get no high
er wages than the inbo. c.s. Auions tiie ilie.u>
oers are Americans, GerInaus, Scoch aud
lfisit aud of the last there are most, Tney
commenced As poor men, ani although the.r
capital hAs Increased to u Il, lie over S4UJ,uJJ
and their number ~ -, they st.ll CO tne,u-
Ives poor, indeed they are such. ou by
m AIS ot cooperation they are actu .liy get
ing the fevenue ot men conpaiat.s iy ven;
NJ least, OF nien who = ceive the wages awards
Cd 10 eApertness and skill.
AS boiy, they wpu,l not DC Q ,lled tens
pe'aacs meu, snil, they attacn .u,.ur, auce %
temperance pftncipies to TINS extent Waen
mei"oer gees ou spree ani neg 10. $ ms
"orS he Is susfcDael for three. SIX, or t"e.ve
mouths, and n ne = ou,L .e.i asgr.evel auu
wa"t 10 settle ap, deciarin- he WI, nave no~a.
Ing more " do NJ h Su ii coueern setits w.
II IS, lac can have his money, aud ii h. IS sul
more foolish, ami wants to make clean sweep
by dispos,ng ., his st,ca, very wei, mis- ,n,u-
ey, with Inc picGiium attacleu, ~ couuled
OUT, and beuer man Il ready aud anx.ous
to sep inio his shoes. )niy Que case 0. tu,,
ex'reMe KIND has occarrei among tnrui, an
he regrets hrs course TO tnis day. \ few naya
oeen suspended but they hold 10 .netr s,ocA.
None OF thei STOCK can be bougas, though
capitalists are ready to take IL at an nuur .
notice. Ihete As lno,h,ng uo,iceahle about
.heir tamliics hey ica the even t,.no. Of Ia, Z
way each woman d.ins her own worx, bu,
there Is u feeling OF geucrai content amd sat.
is'action i'npossb,e find in the same NUN.
hsr among the in instri..l class. . where men
"ofs simply tor wa-es. Eur .orx, IKE the
Dread aud water Of the prophet, is always