New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-15


cessive rates cxacted from them by merchants OF dry
goods and provisions there has steady decrease OF
the working element during the last 20 years not only III
the City of Lyons but also in the entire department. oi
the IhoDe. There is reason why this depopumuoh
should take place The entire department Is justly ece
bIacd for its natural resources and highly ornamental
character have ovclier surface contgnra-
to than that chosen for the site Of LYONS We're PARIS
bu upon this beautiful Of rolling land that grace
fully yields 70 the COuvcrgcnCe " the Saone with the
MAJESTIC Rhoue did Paris possess the varieties Of noun
tain and lodge Ofanty adnstcd plains and winding nay
gable streams II might boast Of something beside mere
artistic splcndor and imperial glory. Chaons would be-
come an Albany and the Fouryeres wihs grand views
and It's traditions dmmed in tme would become a thou
sand times celebrated than the Buttcs Of Mont
martre and Chaumont Nature makes Lyons one Of the
hcatcst and sweetest Of the abOdes Of man, and art
makes 1t TEEN with varied but oyertaxed industry was
present meeting OF the silk the other
day the object OF which demonstrate against the
low rates Of This subject Of the deropulaton Of
the city 10y the wormcn formed stirring point Of argu
mCnt for an augmentation Of the rates per yard
The cOOpcratOrS claim however. that thelrsystem
IS arIetug this emigration Nearly every considerable
branch OF industry aud trade is already represented
here and complete has been the success Of coopcra
ton in all its phases that it has ngratiaed itself into
popular consideration and become the recipient Doh OF
sympathy and aid from Government itself. The move
which commenced in is4S under the most promising
auspices, far intrinsic effort concerned was
sunmarily put end 10 by mpcrlOus decree Of the
very authorities that now sanction by fCrdy approval
and encourage 1t by pocunary gifts ond loans. More
than fly young societies ~ cooperation In France were
instantly dissolved by tlN decree OF Gen. Casellano In
ISL The Cooperative Farm and Society OF Beauregard
managed rally but the stores aud shops Of Lyons have
never been rcsuscitaed, and the movement which
RECOMMENDED IN 1885, although supported by strong In
gredent OF the OH altogether another thing assuming
new shapes winch grow out of past experiences.
The Union Ouvriere, located in the COurs Nitton Is
cooperative store the principle Of the Hochdae Po'
ncers with the exception that it does not award profits
ononlnembers by cash dividends choosing to do so by
cheapenug goods THIS sone Of the careful copcra
tons whose elements OF not only inherent in
the principle but also in the honesty and ability OF ITS
managers II numbers 500 members aud branches,
and out OF business this wear Of 77illO francs las
cleared 1871 francs. 1t is making gain Of 10 peg cent
for members IN cash beside selling fully per cent
cheaper than any outside stores. This store like several
Others Of The same kind is sowing the seed OF needed
revolution in the grocery ana provision traffic oil Lyons
II perfectly independent II has its own bakery its
own pork Outchcrs shop and furnished with machines
for grinding coffee and pepper and for hashiug sausage
meats. Everything has the air OF comfort The prem
ses are three times large they appear and
make no effort at show, forming in TINS particular, rad
zeal contrast the gawdy Establishments OF the city In
order to satisfy myself TO the honesty Of these CO
operative stores inquired the price Of fine piece OF
smoked bacon among sundry other articles, and put 1t
down IN my memoranda. 1t was 20 cents per pound.
then called az one Of the branches aud found precisely
the same prices. few steps from this modest little shop
stood rse foursory building, faced with cut granite
and vagt glass windows and show The pavement
in front was carved Enthusiastically. the doors
mentally hung on hinges OF silver. and the floors
squares Of da{plcd marble II IN fact one OF the 'u
Vulnerable Of French fashion. although the
en-. ,f chan toT. gf4o-,
branch store nearby and FOR the in and out goers such
as swaTnyd IN this little market and fully employed every
clerk tlpro were in this dazzling establishment compare
lively Uuue As srocd past observed grocery store
upon n occupying about the same frontage as
that Of its busy cooperative ncShbors. Directly in
tho showcase, surrounded by artificial flowers, wax
fruits and tcmptugy decorated with strings dipped in
ghoIophyl lay piece Of smokcd bacon AS If 70 com
pletc this picture OF folly young dressed about
in keeping with the entered. and among other pur
ca took piece Of this bacon the enormous price OF
30 cents per pound. nearly Ocens currency felt almost
like pointing her To place where economy and modest
neatncss hand In hand with sober good sense The
cooperative store was able to sell pound Of bacon at 90
cents and make profit OF 10 per cent upon H. Fairness
considered this enough What then shall be SAID OF
ueighbor who ozacts profit Of 100 per cent?
Yes these Gucrics cost. The gay wroaths and GID
nes aud the marble polish well rs the costly dress Of
fasous sacsmen must he pad for and there nobody
10 nay these cXOrlaut bills hut silly public Other
stores less gawdy and do sell trho cheaper but IL
The cold cvolutions OF trade The system adopted by all
cooperative stores, and especially by these OF Lyons, j.
that which aims at neither extreme They are neat pos
sosSiuE IN all their mdnlpulatious discipline winch
seems combine the qualities Of deep respect Tor human
feeling aud severe cxactude I'm all thoir business
MUGS. Thus while they attract admiration by their sci
cucc they dspeasc They possess The elements OF
success by their customers; having in This respect
the advantage which outsiders strangers TO- NOcOsy
haudbs, newspaper advertisements, or obscquous us-
rrg clerk, are To 5e SplendOr whether Of dress
or Of frrture avoided while decorGm is scrupuousy
guarded THIS simplicity economical ana gains much
admiration and many a man aud woman who have
hcg converted by cooperation 50 lar as To see now
Tlo same general remark may he made in respect TO
the cooperative banks Everything frivolous is avoided
and the claims Of tine most ignorant are met and adjusted
with much and respect as those OF the most intel
mo finest ~ these cooperativo banks is the soc6t6
LyuuHfs du CTedct travail II has 4S9 members.
sc,srs paid capital OF 100000 francs ana is now doing
bu.'ucss of OO6NO year, NJ Eugene FlOtard the most
active character in the LyOncso movement thinks that
with three exceptions, all the cooperative societies are
well founded upon bases calculated to insure them per-
In short Lyons teens with cooperation. There are so
cciies founded on an Immensely large scale as wei as
those working very small scale Oh the former is one OF
production called ISSetnS, or silk weayers' with 5000
silk United States flags excepted and OF the latter Is
r Ta o, younC tn finnish me an account of its er,
Dl1aiiOn There Is shoe furnishing cooperative
house. clearing tine profits cooperative bakeries butcher
shops machine shops lithograph and engraving works,
brass ouudcries aTmoTes, &c. fact the sefhelp
TEN is fat absorbing this busy population.
There many for the success OF the system,
foremost among which is economy; but AIN OF opinion
thar u many the mutual enjoyment they offer 49, In
realty the most powerful incentive to their formation;
blow of the law which crushed IL for time, cndeaIed
itself to its members, that tie recOcctOns OF pleasure II
had often bestowed caused more than anything ese
it's reGsabiishment
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