New-York tribune., 1869-06-23
SUBSTITUTING COOPERATION.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT

iFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, May 25-Co0peration is IN England
plant Of vigorous growth has fairly taken root
Under the hohouse forcing OF the first enthusiasm Of 40
years ago it gave signs Of rapid vegetation but the shrub
withered upon exposure to sharp business blasts. At
length it Las been acclmatzed and grows readily lot
only in the milder atmosphere Of large and crowded
cities but also in the bleak and exposed towns and vii
lagos. Its greatest vegetatye efforts have been made
amid closelying populations Of workmen; in towns Of
small social attractions where men viii take trouble to
improve their physical condition, and not diverted
from the attempt by the alurements OF city life Wher
ever men have and ordinary industrial ambition
and devotion. cooperation can make way
As it that cooperation could take root
anywhere, and that each store might the Scotch say
OF certain houses be "selfcontaned" 1t began TO be
asked whether the feeding of the store could not be better
managed Each store had its own separate buyer and
he went INTO what market he could happened to know
Of, and often went TO the wrong or TO bad one or did
right place. perhaps, II he got TO the night market
and knew what TO select when there he carried with him
little capital 10 lay out 10 purchase 10 advantage
Then few wise ana PIaenScaI heads d Sda 9d lh@t
fake If: that Instead OF 400 societies employing
4eO buyers the great majority OF thenl( being
a fcw weilselected buyers might buy for all. Then
ordinary cooperation arrived 40 point when II was seen
that another step practical Tic Rochdale coOpera
tors were the first this attempt 10 realize what
they saw 10 bc possible. Mr. AbIam GREENWOOD, pr.
james Smithes Mr.. William Cooper Mr.. Ashworth Mr..
StOtt Mr. Edwards Mr.. Nutall and OtherswhOse names
especially those placed here first in order are known IN
All chronicles of English cooperatonWo nara 10 ere
ate North ofEngand Wholesale Cooperative Store"
which should keep buyers in the best markets Oh Europe
and collect in central store IN Manchester produce
sufficient 70 supply a the stores OF Lancashire ana York
shire, and even eoOperators IN yet more distant coun
ties They got capital subscribed, took empty ware
house IN Dantzc-st, Manchester, ana commenced bhsl
1t took, however much time, labor and patience
prevail upon the separate TO join IN federation
sesupply 1t took much education OF the stores 10
enable them their true interest ana duty as 10 tian
individual Worknen 10 become IN thS nIsl instance co
operators. The stores had their collective Jealousies
Their buyers dd not like 10 be superseded some OF
then, received consideration for buying OF particular
tTadesmen; who did do this had friends whom
was in their power In other cases clever
travellers tempted managers 10 buy OF them some
articles at fartlng tun cheaper than lne WHosie
store dealt only in pure goods, could supply then
and such kept out OF the federation indeed he
prophets OF the federated scheme found Ake other
prophets good that they had no credit or honor I'D
their own stores Even ROchdale, the pioneer OF CO.
operative progress did not 20 hehtly INTO the ne pah
However time given al men, and they add sense
TO they 20 succeed Ine leaders o the
Federation had patience, and patience gave sense time
the DantziC-st store opened only hye years ago, mas
grown too small for the business, and the 5Ocety has
tne Manchester warehouse OF " John Bright Bros
stands and have built herCupon plain bnt most SUD
santia and cOmmodOns stote % @ men MI , VI ttr
high The new store mas cost @yOyJ, 4io stOtt ,
ated with exceed 200 The stores buying from II exceed
800, aud the persons members OF intse STORES,
scnted by the delegates who assembled leW uys ago
celebrate the opening Of this central place OF Whole
sale business amounted 10 10000 They came from many
cOunties-sOme from as Tar as Blaydou,upOn Iyne
small village where Mr. COwen, NJ p resides The brave
little place has become northern ROchdae Inc store
which has grown like JOnas gOurd, originated through
MIR HolyOakes history OF the famous pioneer store at
EOcldaIc. The Manchester Central store supplying
Company commenced IN March ioO4, figures arc @
attractive reading, but II there be an exception Ihay
be found the following wonderful table OF progress
made by WOrkngmen IN a new, mauliOid, ahG cOhple
hensye commercial business This Is IT'S humeTieai
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