The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-01-04
Cooperative.

NSNNAA NNAACS AlNN bluuGnLS KEPT DaGn
elors hall together. They usually have
hot cakes for breakfast, and this is the way
IN which they are prepared No. builds
the nre, No. 2 mixes the batter, No. 3
greases the grlddle, No 4 adjusts the bat
ter 70 the same, No. o takes of the cakes
Then the whole party afectionately CO
operate IN devouring the result Of their
JOINT labors. Here the plan will work no
further, for every man has to digest or
ms own personal responsibility
An English correspondent Of the New
York Tribune writes as follows:
Cooperation Is likely to be tried in
farming as thoroughly as it has been al
ready IN manufacturing Mr.. Walter
Morrison, VI. p for Plymouth. a Radical
Liberal, has bought farm at Brampton
BRAN IN Herefordshlre, . place of Singu-
lar beauty, and has drafted a set Of rules
under which It is to be worked-the CO.
operative principle being the foundation
ssoEt 90 he enterprise. But 1t is not
$50 e. l erals alone, nor perhaps mainly,
VINO afv cent on such experiments. Sir
John Pakington, who has been Tory Min
lister 81 the Colonies. OF the Admiralty, and
~ War, has similar plan maturing, and
viii shortly devote 800 acres to a co-opera-
tive farm. Earl Nelson, grand nephew of
thr great admiral. and the Earl Of Carnar-
vuil, another eN-TOry Minister. are consid-
tIIlS fhe same sort of thing, and mean t.
Try the experiment. Mr. strange. of the
CamhrIdst shire Laborers mon. is to be
The manage ri the Brampton Bran farm.
ami tcr aught | know. Mr. Arch himself
may be IN IKE position for some great
landowner We are getting ON rapidly.
IL Is only SIX months or So sine the Bishop
"a 'rluUt-s-er vas proposing u duck men
~ this sort In horsePund. Novelties in
rehgl"n are occurring as well the latest ia
Oldham, Lancashire manufacturing town
OF lW, az people, With about three umrs
Is many dIsseI4, ~ meeting houses a.
churches. Uldhai has larely chosen y
new Mayor, ana il the custom. for new
Mayors, III thar anu other towns. "a attend
service at the parish church. Bur the u+s
Mayor whose name | ought t. remember
ana din ashamed not tU--bvIug a nOuc,U-
tll mist, declined to show himself 4 cuu-
furiulst and churchman even officially
lie refused TO 90 the parish church. and
went 10 ms own place Of usual RorshIl,
the | nitarlan chapel The Tories Thought
i witty to send donkey To the church III
represent the Mayor. but that i A pIsas-
antry that might have two INTERPRETATIONS
IL ud not END With that. those Who were
dissatisfied with the Mayors form If reh
glous observance followed him III his chap
pei, and mObbed him and his family as
they came out Whether they hoped to
convert the Mayor by tins display Of supe-
nor goodness, i do not know but il l.
certain that the church clergy voted for the
Tories at tins and other municipal cleo
uons, and helped largely to swell the Tory
MUNICIPAL maJOrltles all over the country.
The ballot, writes = keen observer. il
weakening the Liberals everywhere, a. he
And many others predicted it would.
We find in the Shoe and Leather Reporter
Of Boston, New York and Philadelphia, Of
the 10Th ult., the following interesting
incidents growing out Of the great Boston
fire. Such noble manhood and confederate
conduct is worthy of being initiated every
where
Among the heavy losers by the fire was
the firm VI Webster 4 Co. They had
burned ., 1856 dozen of kip stock, "a, I86
pounds of split about one-hah Of each
kind, and 2, gS2 sides Of upper, mostly
grain leather value Of stock ga, 600, and
insured for S45, 900. Messrs David L.
and John g. Webster, Of the above firm,
owned a store on Federal street valued at
80. 900, and insured 1t S3l, 900, and
double store on High street, in Webster
Block, valued at 800, 900, and insured for
80, 900, both Of which we're burned.
Some facts have come TO our knowledge
Of ths relations of this flrm with their EN-
plOyes which We feel It duty to publish,
a. showing their mutual regard for each
other . Lnterests displayed in the few days
foilO~Inx the FIRE 1t would be far better
for the trade If such instances Of manly
support AMI unlimited confidence in differ
ent der ArtmentA "a the GAne business were
more comIGon. We know the Messra.
Webster would be the last onea to have
their good deeds bLazoned u the world.
but We feel these facts should be gwen for
example TO the trade, and, therefore, en-
urely without their kAOu ledge. We take
the liberty to publish them. The hr1n u
Webster & Go. have a tanning and curry-
ing shop near Boston, where they employ
100 men, some Of whom have been With
them twenty years or more. Three years
men &c divid-fs tn them a certain per cent
age ef the 4. ohts of their business, over
ard ahove their wages. The WorknIan
gladly accepted the proposal, and We may
add that to show IN some measure Their
appreciation Of the kindness Of the firm.
about 100 Of them signed the temperance
pledge. The first year there was divided
among the workmen what was equal to al
extra half hours work daily to each man.
The second year was not so profitable, and
\ smaller amount was divided, but from
the thIrd years profit the sum Of 81, 900
was set apart for the workmen. On the
Friday before the fire the senior partner
visited the ltannery, and informed them
that ON the following Tuesday the accounts
would be ready, and the share Of each man
would be paid him. The fire Of the next
Saturday and Sunday destroyed their
stores and goods, leaving them losers to a
very large amount. Now seemed to have
arrived the time for the workmen to recip-
rocate, aud nobly they did 50. ImInedi-
ately, and without the knowledge Of the
firm, they held a meeting and adopted
resolutions to the following effect
Tneaoques. the employers not to divide
am, NJ them the 5000 to loan or place
at their disposal the sum Of about s., 40,
xhich they had in the savings bank to
allow tlein, If Il was necessary, to raise
money by mortgaging their own houses for
the benefit Of the a. a
These rasontiuDA, signed by 108 work
men. were placed in the hands of thei-
e,uployers. who, fortunately, had no need
a. avail themselves Of the generous offer,
but gladly reoriFed tina PEofter Of Sympa-
~ snd confidence from their men. The
am ~ II. 90 waa divided among them,
.,,S mo donhi these noble aCts, both Of the
t,r'a Of Webster & Co, and of the men in
their employ, wiz meet with On ample re-
ward.
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