The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-17

keep everything equal Some win
pet u small advantage over others, hnl
foh win reap such decided ndVan
luge over the present mode that le
ought ~ bee content II requires nj
most an much trouble and expense 10
uoOk form snn'l ipmily an for q large
one, ltwill require equally aa much
time 10 deliver lou small family A5 10
"A large one, NeVerilelesH, thero II a
difference, which, though slight % ud'
miitrd, aud, IN the practical working
Of the plan, provided lor
The lower story OF the cooperative
kitchen should have, besides n cook
room Of ample capacity, twenty-five
larders, well secured by locks and NUM-
bored--twenty with the names OF the
owners upon tho doors Closet num-
Der one, TO be used for storing coffee,
salt, spices and such articles asare pur'
chased at wholesale and kept for the
benefit Of all, as each may desire,
Coffee for Instance, 10 be toasted ana
ground In large quantities ana DIS
tribuled pro rata or delivered by the
pound rs ordered,
Alh7Nt HNlHhNl WV w w An'N W.
storing such articles as arc designed
for the use of the operatives, purchased
at the common expense aud PAID for
pro rata,
10 illustrate the working Of theplan
Suppose No. 3 has upon It's door the
name John smith, Mrs, Smith
has duplicate Key of her larder the
steward holding the other. She puts
into II Just what she wishes, and has IL
cooked ut the time and in the manner
that suits her best. She can hand to
the steward, who waits upon her ut her
residence once n day, IL desired, an or
der for u square breakfast or dinner, or
she can specify on printed blank
what she wants, provided she has had
II placed IN her harder. She can pur-
chase conformity at wholesale prices,
and thu3 have an advantage Of twenty
per cent In cost, or she can purchase
alone mt retail,
The coOls are arranged for the fowls
Just as the larders, twenty in number,
securely locked, and watcred and fed
10y the operatives, under the superyi-
sion Of the steward, from each own
er's lnrder where corn, wheat, etc, Is
kept for the purpose.
Next comes the question Of deliver
ing the food warm. In the first place,
the coffee, having been parched and
ground at the cook house. and deliv-
cred IN well stopped caddy and
charged up, will be prepared ut home
with spirit lamp, or over dish con-
tanning ignited charcoal, which will
give little or no trouble.
The food will be delivered from n
wrought iron grate-constructed bed of
wagon, encased with Russia sheet
iron, arranged with compartments,
twenty-one in number one for each
family, and one for hot water, which
will keep the temperature sufficiently
elevated TO deliver the articles rs hot
as from stove in your kitchen. AT
the same time, you draw from the
wagon your hot water with which to
wash your dishes and plates.
In order to inaugurate the move
ment, and erect the first cooperative
Kitchen, ii is proposed to make the
Texas Central railroad the northeast
boundry, Sycamore street the south
west, Commerce street the southeast
and Ross avenue the northwest, the
kitchen to be erected rs near II central
position to the families within these
bounds rs practicable. Any one
within said bounds desiring to coop
crate in the move, viii call upon the
undersigned and subscribe his name
to the articles of agreement
L. Il. HUGHES.