New-York tribune., 1873-03-03
xp,yvoRk DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. MARCH 3. 1873

The grocery bills OF factory families in many places
apSSEs aus Ss outside Of Corporations sc which total
OF ssT. and represents 81 60 In excess OF man earn
side showing the need OF extra work from wife and
children. One factoryowDer, possesssed III genea y.
the instinct OF progress affirmed that he retained hls
store his premises from benevolent motives since ne
desired to protect his employees from tlb eAorpan'
charges for articles OF subsistence
The question, How does it happen that the working
people continue to live in debtP can only be repea 70
by saying that well known that such debtors change
from one creditor to aLother without payment OF thelr
debts, and suddenly remove from one place 10
still leaving the debt unsettled The serving OF trustee
processes by no means uncommon in large manuiae-
turing places by attorneys who make that knd oil c
of means TO meet 1t. Some of this Is douDtiesS
caused by unthrift but all are not nIthIitW' M daS
Even the thrifty cannot live fearless OF uept'
II they have average families to support, ,,. on
prevailing average annual earnings. In proof OF tnIs
point reference is made TO the statement @
lowell that about 1900 trustee warrants are sent OUT
annually from ITS police court In addition 10 tne ass
but little yet it has significance We have seen
female weaver in manufacturing town hr en.9r half
grocery In midwuter, and, holding up hGr ; nan IN
covered feet say with tears in her eyes: lsy ui nS
come. and have worked all the time anu yVu @ -" nd
trusted all my pay, and there Is hothlng let ~ I0 % i
my children, and they are TOO young " "oiA'
Co-OPERATIoS.
II oppears that cooperation IN Massachusetts, Is car
ricd on TO a very small extent In productive indusy'
with the exception Of the cooperative iron and cooper
alive cigar manufactures, operative owns shIo III
the business in which he is engased Such owners mp
is confined the oyerseers The estaDiishucnt VI |"
boot and shoe cooperative concern III bOwel Is
The lack of business knowledge and requirements an
the presence OF mutual dstrust and suspicion inc oo
mssioncrs believe TO be the great obstacle 10
tion The dangers and chances OF failure Oppose tno
success OF thOse enterprises 20 greater eAlont h
those 10 which ordinary individual business Is lhDe
Most OF these traceaDle to what mas 50 oiton
declared to be prime essential OF the Worhs ~ &
success that is an amount OF true education Wnch wiz
enable him to cope with the possibilities anu VPpott
mites OF afterite, and to cOnnde IN MS sh 20 10
lows. ave all the time cutting each othcI H.
throats," recently said by master inee " @
Chief of the Bureau and must keep at IL untl Nek
more and eau earn more" From that evll spt tnuy
must be delivered aud to be delivered they must re-
ceive higher culture; and TO receive TINS tney Luss i
have more lime before wOrke beglns' ana more i.o
while IL lasts. IL is not always easy Tor the stOcknoluer
aud workmen a cooperative ASSOCIATION 10 renue
questioning obedience 10 former equals win wno e5
have been upon easy and familiar terms, To-Day lIee
and-easy companion and tomorrow made IA chel py tno
votes OF the company who have been eieeteu 70
linz nosiiion U has been well SAID that there is nothing
more Jealous than poverty meancr than Ignorance