The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-11-21
An Industrial Experiment at
Douth Manchester, Connecticut.

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Itonly requires that manufacturer.
should be msde aware tbsi their hslsi-
mess can be carried on upon an ei,tire-
~ different syst~m. and thst the De
cu"lary rssYl,s Of . sympathetic is.er-
est IN the cOndition Of their w0rkmeu
are d marked ~ l. the improvement
tnthe moral and physical well heing
Of the workmen them selves. The
sssscss~ise ~stsi~a1s ~ tiais. u 70 he
found ia the industrial enterprise ear.
ried on ut South Ma i..i,e-ser, Connect.
lieut., under the propr,eior-iip ~ the
brothers Cheney Her II n an"s, suc-
c---fu. ~nt@rpriar, An.la has hsen
built up by the pstI.n, sud perri tent
enesgy NJ ferty yesrs. Il. speciality.
ss,ss ~ vsss w--~s.-v.. 49, A--.- G.--.
q.entiy tried In shis country without
succ~sr. that Il ilas been genersliy
supposed that II could not be intro
duced here. Numer"a. Unsuccessful
experiments have beea made ~ the
brothess Cheney themselves. They
have tried raising the silk they have
imported the worknIen; they have
Tried the various expesimeuts which
any one who II 1t al familiar with
the difficulties IL the ~ay of succ~ss-
fully introducing any new industrial
process knows II Is necessary u Hy
But with patient perseverance, they
have steadily persisted uUtil success
bee been achieved. Great - h. he
credit due to every one who hae In
creased the wealth Of the country h,
tiSe establishment OF any nov tudas-
trial procsss -aOd perhaps In this pc
cuiiariy commercial age We are too
apt 70 overastlmAte this--ani prone -
We are 70 worship success, we srs COO
prompt to recognize II, regardless II
the inssns by which II IL attained or
Of the effects II has produced upon 9th
ers; yet the credit due IL the greater
when. q In this case. tho success ar
rived At has been merely = peculiarly
one. aud the methods used to attain IT
have been such rs were consistent
with an elevated sense OF the respons
i6iiittes Of wealth, asd . ses.Asassed
sympnahy With those who have aided
10 attaining II.
With Q wise confidence IN the inhe-
rent morality Of human nature. the
proprietoss have known that tho gold
en- rule 10 more than mere dictum,
suitable perhaps Sor our sunday pro-
f.ssions. but wholly inappIicsble 10
the practical business transactions OF
the other days Of the week, and from
the comnence0ent Of their enterprise
they have sought To apply II The
grounds about the mill are laid out
like park The firm con~istssf eix
eF"shss. and theis housss Ass ssnls,g-
- ssItAbiy about the grounds. Fsnc-
Is, which ars always 90 ugly IN : issd-
scape, unless by their decay they please
n sentiment i love Of the picturesque,
and which are morally 10 objections
tile for the isolation end selflsh diserust
Of our neighb0rs which they suggest.
are aboIishei all over the domain.
The cottages for the work men In
south Mauche-tss hsvs ~ beea de-
aligned with IA artistic taste, while
considerations of their interior con-
venience have not b.en overlooked.
They nj. all furni, h.d with constant
supply ~ water. drawn from springs
upon the domain. ard al.o with Esa.
Thus az" snoe. jispof tart e,a d,tiSns
Tor comfort ARE snarsn iced. snd IN
these resresi- The dssa,inx provided
com pare most favDrshiy wi,b such ~
are ueua. III st0aii misunderstanding
towns in New EnylanI. Plenty of
water aasi plenty ~ iixhI. with sbuad-
ant ventilation, simple necessities -
they are. arr sadly wanting IN the
homes Of industry, though II requires
80 little foresight IL provide for these,
ssi,ec,siiy Ia villages where the sup
ply II them IL practically infinite. II
has i,eem fpund sAvsaas'~ 20 locate TIC
homes u the different ,,atiousliliss q
points remote from each other. thus
sv.d.ltnY any possible turn,ots which
might grow out of pssty dis0osds
Cattle and Chickens sro pr0hibitsd, o
either would b. LstriinsWtsl - the N
tencsd Hardsn-pstchss.
Ths rsst f1r tbsss cottages sse lov,
avssseing rather under than over ous
hundred dollars : yssr. rhs btetiasn
Chsnsy have rso.xnissd the fast shst
the charge for rsut y On oussous one
IN wsgss, and thas the opssalivss can 4
not AFFORD to pay high pTtos any
nnOfs than tbs psepsistoe can afi,rd 10 1