The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-02-25

was to be dOnep Why, build house J
Of their own; and so they did. The
members subscribed literally during
1855 Sc, and in 1867-68, with proper
ty fund of $4,000, the society removed
to their new premises in South Chapel
street, the site and buildings costing in
all G2262.
Shortly after this, two branch stores
we're opened. The society then com
menced to make their own bread and
have succeeded admirably. The bak-
cry contains four ovens, three Of which
are always engaged. There are thir-
teen persons employed in connection
with il, and two horse vans are daily
delivering bread in the bounds Of the
town and district. The quantity OF
-four consumed averages 20 bags week,
or $3.50 loaves, and there was, at the end
Of last quarter, a stock OF flour on
hand valued at G1555. In the boot
and shoe department there are seven
persons employed inside, with a hand
or two working for the society outside.
These men are paid according to a
statement Of wages drawn up by the
Operative ShOemakers' Union, and are
allowed to work but ten hours per day.
The ordinary idea associated with
general stores is that of somewhat
dirty saleshop, where greasy counters
and rusty herring barrels are quite in
keeping with frowsy smell of smoked
hams and slightly rancid butter. The
stores al DmfermEne present picture
of the opposite extreme Here every
thing is in order and tidy. The floors
are clean, the windows FURNISHED, the
counters shining, and the whole place
has All air of neatneSs and trim arrange
mcnt. The central premises offer a
sample Of business accommodation.
The storage tor goods Of all kinds is
complete, and there are beside private
and committee rooms, whore the man
aging members for the time being meet
each Saturday evening to regulate their
affairs. The bakery is spacious room,
altogether unlike the dugy dens in
which too many of this class are doom
ed to labor. It's branch shops also pre-
sent the same tidy appearance, and one
Of the latter, several miles distant, j,
visited by a member If the cOmmittc,
every week. Another store, the prop
erty Of the society, j. valued al goo
and WAS opened three months ago
The number Of persons employed is 81
with a prospect If a steady increase
The report alluded to says:
Tn, .um IF els 400 Is certainly a large on,
for the worNugmeu NJ this community d say,
in thc 81 a. matter Of food purchases Bu
this SUM- large th"ug II b. does ct rrprcs,n
the cutirr benefit received by t"c mrm,,rs T,
this mus be added A great part II the sccumu
lated c ptal and an the little sums which 4, ~
terest have from lime 10 time ben drawn upOl
this capital TIE re-. pecuuiary Dcu,h w, bcer
more than sufficient To satisfy tn" most acquisi
tive W memb.rs, and " Z proof ,t once ~ th'
untlrinE Industry rarrlul m4neg"msn au'
commercial aPutui" .i the wuthiu..u " thi
marafdc urug .r miss di .rric,.
, But the good which such 49, institu-
ton a. tni, Il capable Of doing can
never be estimated by any mere cslcu
lstion IF gains or summary Of result,
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