Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15
NEW INDUSTRIAL ORDER.
The sOvereigns - Industry-The
objects of the new Order-What
II Mns AIrendy ACCOMPLISHED.


correspondent of ne Toledo Blade
has had long talk with W. H. Earle, of
Worcester, Mass, the President Of the
National Council of the sovereigns Of
Industry, regarding the objects and pur-
poses Of that Order, which, although not
yet year old, Is now thriving in sixteen
Of the States composing the Union, and
has recently been introduced IN Delaware.
We extract the following interesting por-
lions Of the conversation as reported -
You say all are eligible to member
ship 10 the Order who have no interests
in conflict with your purposes what DO
you declare your purpose TO be :"
s. We say our Order is for the purpose
of elevating the character, improving the
condition, and, as far as possible, per
fecting the happiness Of the laboring
classes Of every calling oar Order will
aim TO cultivate n generous sympathy
among its members, and supreme re
spect tor the rights Of others. We pro
pose To have Purchasing Agencies,
through which consumers reach the pro-
Queer direct without so many needless
middlemtn Who do nothing 10 merchau-
disc Dat add o HS c9T. -
"You seem TO have caught the Gran
gers cry against mlddlemeu.'
"We certainly have. We think they
! have grown fat aud rich enough. Mid
| dlemcu' not only exact Il tax from every
consumer, but they are responsible for
terationss Va arc Je,ern,ineJ a., s.c,,ro
pure goods and at lower prices. Our ex-
/ perience, SO TAR, Is very satisfactory. We
| pay cash aud combine our orders In large
/ numbers. and are sayiur from ten tn MI.
| teen Der cent. on our purchases. To n
/ family buying li5rer week. Ills amounts
To s7j in tbe wear. and is no mean stul
to saye.n
| 81 How DO Won tnauare Il %
We mako arrauremen,s with The
best dealer in town aud agree to give
him ali eur trade. proyiding no makes MS
sat,siaciorv terms. Ne vii nave the
thin, In better shane by aud hv. and viii
then snnplv onrsrIyes >
uIIove vou Toured nt oil IN 500 what
ron can AZ ~
WOb. ves WE are constantiv at worr
Nr. Fnjot who ATTENDED onr s,,sriai
session. thc bnsiprss aoont nf Tho ohio
sto,c Crance eoid ,his to ne. ~ 90
hought donT tbrongb tbcir aoencv in ioo
barrel lois vye coril have ne ,ood nm
or,ici, r,r ~ A.. Ga w.. ,ysr,. the, M, in,,
sin for If, .,ii tle
u.1..,,..,.-,..,,. ~. u. .,,.... .,.o
rommissiodl ~ '1' '" '''''e'H' "'7'''''' '''1 IN
Freight to ms oiiy.................... l.iO
Cartage m this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
-
lotN cost d"llFe'e" AZ our hnuses t''t'
When the Iowa agency was established
10 Chicago the Wholesalers were shy oil
dealing with 10, fearing they would dam
] uWn their rOUUtTV trade. and flrptirt mo
the whole scheme would ego up" In six
months. but the TACT Oi prompt pay
brought them around, and now every
wholesaler IN the city bids for the Gran
gcrs' trade"
Your fees are email, and You &c. iainly
oiier good reasons why people should bC
glad TO Join You"
"Yes, Lut more than the money IS,
shall save each other are the advantage,
} to us IN a social POINT Of view. As thing,
{ have been, where could man Or woman
, 70 when their days work was oyer L
improve their hearts or their minds
They are not able TO buy all the new
books for themselves they do not car,
4 to 20 TO public Libraries, where thel
4 must stand aside until every one else 4
served; they cannotbuy pews in churches
10 To he sure there are "pOor seats, - Wher
i they can 90 If they wish, but my experi
o ence Is that The poor are far more sensi
j, tive than The rich. Our Order propose
to be a blessing to these people. Tn
C seWiuQ girl, the factory girl, the mlliner
So the machinist, and whosoeyer will cal
70 come to II place where they arc upon al
m equal footing. There il no charity
= about it, but, on the contrary, the sturd
c est independence
'e "WhRt is your attitude about politics q
v 1--WE are In no sense Of the word
= political party. becoming soyersig
does not weaken our interest in any {
the great questions OF the day, but "
will fight against CORFU ion aud frau,
whether in trade, in the state, or in II
nation"
IN "What has been your success thus Fl
rs in organizing Z"
III estate Councils have already bee
ar organized in Illinois, Connecticut an
Massachusetts, and soon will be In kai
a. sss, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, PEN
Ill sylvania, New York, New Jersey al
m New Hampshire. We have Depuli
is appointed In twenty five States aud su
Councils organized in sixteen State
&c Our membership often numbers from J.
er TO 800 persons in single Sub. Counc
Is. Our four Councils in Springfield, Mas,
,,y now number over 1000 members, al
" they write us that they are saving mo
than 81 300 per week In their purchas
-, closed conITsct oS snnniv Hus bane 4,
lilies at a saving of Al. "a t,er lon.