The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-08-13
THE sovRRE1eNs OF INDUSTRY.
THE NEW MOVEMENT AMONG THE LABoRrNa GLASS

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THE NEW MOVEMENT AMONG THE LABoRING GLASS
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In an article on 1.-THE Sovereigns Of Industry,
the Boston Sunday Herald of the ID instant SAYS
"But the chief manner in which the laboring peo-
pie are to be benefited is in financial point of
view. and this is to be accomplished by means of
purchasing agencies. AS is WE'LL known, the
price OF almost everything is enhanced by the
number OF han DIS the articles pass through before
they reach the consumer. If arrangements could
therefore be made by which the consumer could
purchase whatever is needed direct from the pro-
Queer he could obtain the articles at very slight
advance on the cost. The Pa irons of Husbandry
was originated largely for the purpose Of doing
away with middle-men, and the sovereigns of in
,dustry also seek to accomplish the same desirable
result. As step in this direction the Executive
Committee have sought to make arrangements
with wholesale dealers In every commodity by
which members of the order can get what they want
at large digcount from retail prices. Their la
bors have been quite successful, and it will be
seen further along in this article that they have
completed arrangements with dealers In nearly, if
not quite, all branches OF trade. II chances that
among the order there are persons who are thor
oughly acquainted with different articles and can
easily tell whether dealers sell good, bad, or in
different qualities of those articles. For instance
one man has been engaged in manufacturing
clothing all his life and is thoroughly posted in
an expert to visit the different wholesale houses,
and examine the qualities and prices of the goods
offered for sale by those establishments. He then
decides which place offers the best Inducements
for the public patronage, and seeks to make the
best bargain with the firm offering as inducements
the trane of the whole order in the city State,
and also promises cash business. Such an ar
rangement has been made with one of the oldest
established Wholesale clothing houses in this city,
and the way 1t works is as follows: gentleman
steps into the store, examines whatever he wishes
to purchase. obtains the lowest wholesale price for
the article, orders it done up, and when he Steps
to the cashiers desk to settle, he quietly exhiD its
his card of membership in the order of the Sow
ereigns of Industry, and Immediately further
discount of 6 per cent, is made, and he hands out
the cash and receives the goods. It makes no dif-
ference how large or small his purchase is he OBJ
tains the 6 per cent. discount from the wholesale
price, He may buya SiO0 suit of clothes, or a
twenty Ave cent pocket-handkerchief the discount
is the same. The theory is that the wholesale
houses sell to the jobbers on time, and Of cours
have to charge enough to cover the interest on
their money invested, whereas the Sovereigns pa y
cash. Suppose Sovereign wants a barrel offour
T1a viz re oil oil Ino1o
with whom an arrangement has been made, and
learns that he can purchase bdrrel for $11. He
orders it sent to his home pulls out the tasmanic
card and obtains the barrel of flour for 50. 1t ia
hoped that still better arrangement will be made
in time, as an offer has been received from
such manner that the cost shall not zee ed 81 so
There is widespread belief that coal can be
furnished in Boston much lower than, it is, and
efforts are making by which it is hoped to ship the
coal for TIE sovereigns direct from the mines, but
the arrangem ents are not yet completed. But
dealer in this city has been found who agreed to
sell coal at adiscount of ST per ton to whoever ex
hibits the card of the order.
Groceries, perhaps, COST in the long run, about
as much as any class of goods, but here, too. the
sovereigns have the advantage over common folks.
One the principal dealers has agreed to sell his
goods at an average discount of 10 per cent. A
separate arrangement has been made for the pur
chase of teas, coffees, and spices An expert in
this trade spent three days i'll Boston visiting diff
ferent wholesale dealers, and when he had found
The best, an agreement WIS made was made with
,IoL Of
regular prices is made to members of the order In
provisions no general agreement has been made,
but most of the subordinate council have local ar
engagements by which q saving OF 10 or u per cent
is made. Dry goods are obtained at a discount of
Is per cent on retail prices and the ladies procure
their millenary at reduction of 20 per cent Hats
and caps are secured at reduction of 10per cent
and boots. and shoes at 70 per cent but it is
thought the bottom prices in the latter case have
not yet been reached. ti5.
= HOusekeeepers, of course, need furniture and
carpets, and two arra ngements have been made.
BY one dealer sells at u per cent. off, and by the
other anufactnrer of furniture sells at 10 per
cent below his prices to the dealer. Twenty per
cent. is the discount on the wholesale prices of
stoves and tinware, and furnaces it varies from
III TO 40 per cent. CrOckery and glassware are
obtained for II per cent off. If the wife wants
$50 sewing machine, her busbandi if q ''sov-
ereign," gets 1t by paying $780, and if she wants
piano, parlororgan or jewsharp> she can obtain it
at discount of 80 per cent.
In these days most everybody wants jewelry of
some kind, and an arrangement has been made
with a manufacturer by which all articles, except
Watches, can be bought ct an average discount of
per cent. on manufacturers prices, or putting 1t
differently, from 50 to 100 per cent below prices.
fl here will be seen from the foregoing some of
the advantages of belonging to the sovrelgns of
Industry, and in view Of them it can hardly be a
matter of wonder that the order Is increasing so
rapidly, not only in this State but throughout the
country.
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