New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
THOMAS HUGHES, M. 2.
Copt,rned from First PAGE.

inssf As large a return, and peace. Fortunately "a
believe FOR England hs sons had been attracted py .o 40
theories of coOper8oTs and proposed 10 their father 70
rv hat eject giving the work people snare All
nnder The would have on the business Ihnss &
could scarcely be worse and persons VINO hsu I'D
studying ard preaching the subject for carr ,ba
that they would be better Mr. Briggs ccnsen'tu au ~
arst industrial partnership was accordingly st,cn
the whtvood cOllieries The manner 81 s mrnrerty
@So van,d nothins being set down for the good VII OI
the husinsss The valuation amounted TO soesiuS si
over ssn0D This sum was divided INTO snaios ~
.ach in nrier W pac them within reach o any lrnot
workman Th first charge on au the , eaIn1 rata of
ssS"s of IN. district to the work-peope. vas 4, q
payment Of 10 Pyr cent on =, uS he hest authori-
,,cs money invested in coal mines IN hhglanu
opght TO bear Al surplus earnings II any Nete ,;,rs
.e1,s 10 ,e didcd equally half being pad as a9ui1o
,trsst oo ontai no other half being divided among
the peO,e bonus IN propSrUn 70 s ss articles Of
.hjs fndnsfra society duly registered The moss
Briggs kept hc larger part OF the shalss ia bs move
hands and te rest sold TO friends OF lHe T
nent and TO he WORK people, srrange mens o1s t
by means share-clqor 70 enable snT ninstsilments'
oAy up tbsr shares by small weekly Hs'oii"'V"'''
JoY OVER FIRST PROFITS
g. mat WA the suspicion among the men that, although
,he matter vas thoroughly talked over with them ana
.,ulained carcely any Of them would take share
u.ssrs Brigs for the sake OF convenience, mace IL
condition oharng in whatever bonus might be earned,
,hot each yrkmsn should take out a penny book, In
which he AMOUNT earned by him (and upon which there
fore, bonus would be payaelel SHOULD ne entered
x,v -" sn6m, one-tenth Of the 900 work people
plOyed too the trouble 10 take ont this book
H0Hcycr, te leaders Of the men were determined
10 give the sheme fair trial, and accordingly, though
there many tnrestenings, no strike took place
srinc he fist year. At the end OF that time II
,cnnd nat ter putting aside reserve fund OF several
Thousand ponds something more than IS per cent had
hen made O the whole capital and there was accord
S saa,1f more than 81 500 TO be divided smong the
holders OF bOks as bonus CA their earnings lhus IN
The first yes the profits OF the mines mad more .naa
room ~ the cOlleres where this announcement was
md I shall easily forget the the great tea
party-tbe iearty speeches pred1ct1ng the good ume
coming th4impoTtance and delight of hardhsnded fe
csTryiE their pockets more coin than they had
ever seen bore time the blank looks and good
resolutions those who had neglected 20 take books
They all too out books next morning and came away
With very rm faith in the future OF the first industrial
pstnershpo OF Brggs Co. Limited fhat @ GoinosnSe
hss gone acreasing large proportion OF the work
sected on tr Bosri of DIRECTORS The dividends have
fallen and have n some years advanced largely
The eCOnOB in material such as timber OF, ana rags
has been sufficient OF itself 10 pay dividend ON the
whole capta OF q beleve) more than one per cent.
Above al ve there have been many disputes and stop
page Of wOns IN the district, the MethwoOd COleres
Briggs and their work people is ss cordial Us the
strongest phsnthropist could desire.
WHAT las BEEN LEARNED BY ExPEKIEscn.
Nov do nG mean 10 say that there are many other
Industrial partnerships So successful as Messrs Briggs
Co.. d, Imesn 20 deny that the working OF coal
mines scarcely fair test Of the probable success OF
the new Iystem in trades where much less labor is em
nave hken down in the had years which followed 1sG6
in England But the whole there has been quite sufi
cout TO encourage many employers 10 try the
people bya share OF profts in another is
coming quite common. hope II may supersede the old
stem altogether before long il is only In this way
that peso, be thoroughly and finally established be-
iweCn 0sptal aud labor.
IhaVe now given you very mperfectly, but believe,
faithfully far IL goes, account OF the great in
austrih movement in England l am not sangui1e
enoueh to nope that all troubles over; but do
believe h all serious danger for us is past and thst II
lose the lead which according TO the latest returns
st hod among the producing nations Of the world,
ii will ne lecsuse fairly beaten in invention or
sppied sb in that dogged perAsteDcy IA WORK which
has hitherto done much for and not because our
smp 1yers and work-peOp any longer engaged in
te tInehonored aud wOrldold pastme of cutting each
others tTOats. l. u as well with you here my lends
Have yol nothing 10 learn from the old country in
TINS maperS Well, 1t is exceedingly dihcult for
stranger coming among you for few months 10 Judge,
but unless am much mistaken, see the threaenlngs
" trouble for you over THE labor question Labor ana
osptal in the New World seem inclined 70 ignore OF
desphse all the lessons OF the Old and 10 fa together by
instead Of marching together hand IN hand 10
the subduing and development Of this vast ana mag
n dceot continent OF yours have no rigA5 10 @ oler
counsel 70 eitAer side, And may posSlDt Do SNen
regarded with suspicion by employers OF aOf over mere
g. have been Gil lately by those OF tnesha; 6ut a.
helped the wOrkngnen at home u ngh tner 1ate'
have the happiness Of earning their commence
trust their brethren here will take the words nave
~ them Ia good part and a. thos. ~ any dste VI
friend Ii il then the fact that yon the Workngneh OF
the United states, are running SIMPLY on 'ne 9u Ich'
and furnishing up the old weapons 9 tiaues un %
SIN hioh have often run into the hands OF those
shO r w,o11S "Taspzstions 70 control the free-wii
q those your own body who are not Cnionss to put
-estrctions ana limitations on me nous od ItI & .1o
admission OF apprentices the use o1 machinery, me rate
ef wages 10 carry out your ideas Dy the od tlbOu OF
,,rikesi These things have been done otn enough ~
England II not wise even there at lcst they Iid 1-
which here u wholly wanting Where me
men waiting for one mans place can unGe ana
rave often sympatbizcd with and defended Inles ana
practices INTENDED - spread work evenly and rf1glng
sacrifice from the G6lest wOTknen that all OF fsr
o. y8Cty might earn livelihood
pIFTERgSr POSITION OF wORKISGNES HERR.
Where ali the natural wealth Of the country f may
.. the phrase is already mOnopOlized, where Land,
mines waterfall the raw material ont Of which wealth
crestedare in private hands end there is the Reenes
competition for the Of them. as there with us one
must not be too critical the methods by which the
eat body OF producers have endeayored TO secure their
Of the products " industry But here you nave
paid oniOy nent waiting in one state Oh another
.or every who Is willing 10 40 an honest days work
Here tue natural wealth Of the country is for oil prac
i, most ma funbounddd profusion Youe have nothing
o do but To exercise Little thriit and fore
4, gu for a few shJIt months, OF perhaps Tor
year t. spend thai time less than you earn, and
here are The Ire hands 0f every one OF you
u obtaining house land whatever form Of Weah YOU
,re most eager 1or. with only TOO great facility On
la possible plea o. r.ascn, or Justice, OF necessity or
wen o. hand to mouth policy, YOU undertake 10 con
ro or limit the rgh 10 WORK his own terms, III hls
'wr way, OF any man, when 'AtTe ls aln1e room IQI
went, times youf present numbers. ana your land Is
10 E cat foI m he good work v bcb ev cry man among
can pat into d WDen ths great Trades Unions OF
En.ard are becoming every day more IeacedD!e; ana
re. -lygIe a. ti.v become more powerful, and are
oa of eyt ., N d-urC Vhi T. not Tor some Prov
dent or hcucyolr.f rI!0s arc the Unions andthe work
ing ucn O Au. fra gong ~ licA the old armor IN
stead Of lcaytl- rust wheT. 10 les ana 10 spend the
earnings which belong 20 rbCn wives and children ~
mucr =. 10 them H. crusade for preaching lht gospel
# idelessI 80. -.
cannot hiirye f r g. there i tTutI which this
has hithnr sIsacHe faithfully to the rest 81 the
woJld n s the gospel ~ wo The worth and nohieness
4 good hard work Fl, the hest outcome Of yor history
con read it. and 10 signs lai the Ola Dee1 ls
Dol d3d are among th. most cheering hciG"fles NMch
shall cary back with me- JhaE, the pleasure ~ know
iue -tuOr cla-euan st Harvard college VINO hired him
sell nbt lab0rcr tli- last alton iu ORDER 10 learn
hc Of farming from the beginning, aud earned
$40 week besides rs keep. At Cornell university
lAc students who lire hy Cir labor, IL TIE printing
ICu- the lilIu aIt precisely the same footing
l le rest and JiOes ~ find that 10 one Will
Ose caste tADlt ly tn performance - any Eind oi
honest work. 80 hop soon 90 hear that the UNIONS
Ii this country are getting more hle the best Of
rh0-e Hn England. sp1 have ceased 20 move in