, 1874-01-18
Productive Cooperation in
England and France.
Some Striking Instances Of the
Beneficial Results Of
the System.
The Panic a Blessing in Disguise to
the W0rkingmal1.
Every Labor-Association Should Be
a Provident Association.
A Defense of the Doctrines
of Socialism.
Comparison Between the Cost Of Living
Here and in Yorkshire.
A Plan for Distributing Relief
to Those in Need.
Every Labor-Association Should Be
a Provident Association.
A Defense of the Doctrines
of Socialism.
Comparison Between the Cost Of Living
Here and in Yorkshire.
A Plan for Distributing Relief
to Those in Need.
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Roughing II" in Chicago
Cooperation Ill Ens'"'lo
:: and France.
productiye corporation may be divided INTO
three classes co-operntiye societies ne6un "
emnloyers. those commenced by workangmen'
and those started By other co-oporative soc'o'e7'
A good specimen Of the first class Ii the
pp1oas COAL COMPANY.
in the north OF England. 1t was In 1ooo tna' 1ao
Briggs brothers were induced, mainly By an A.
ticlo written in 1860 By Prot. fa"cett' 10 aoopt
, co-oneratiye course. Their employees we're an
idle, drinking, uproarlous set, VINO naseu 1uc.l
masters. and went about shouting, or writing IN
charcoal on every available spot their rough pAI7
t'e~cry, n,,r,,s.
h,,t rri,oz is the prince of devils" The cost OF
t.lt,no care Of the nines whether worked or not
,yas nearly 81 900 day, and, as the men were
often IN striko this sum might be dead loss
for DAYS and weeks together. This was the
state Of, affairs when the Briggs brothers con-
r,udoa to try cooperation. They formed
a ioi1e-stock company. issuing shares OF Soo
each- oue-third OF which they sold 70 the Work-
:nonen. Tho rest they kept in their oTn hands,
PAYMENTS for these shares we're made by the en-
pltyes monthly, and ss soon as man hao pau
h's a5n be began to receive dlvldends. "
er:cent dividend on stock is the first BILL on the
hot profits, It anything remains, it ls divided
into two equal shares. One goes TO tue bf1ggs
brothers: the other is divided among Eli tne
vorkingmen, shareholders or not, In proportion
to the wages they have received during the year.
Fron that day to this the Briggs Coal Company
hes continued to earn moro than ever betore;
hns been
FREE FROM STRIKES,
I'M unprecedented case; aud hos mace 1fon ID
l., II pe- cent yearly. There is great SAVING
.riritnanifested among the men, formerly 10 care
less. An immense amount OF "ooa Is feau1teu
tn nrop the roof Of the mine. Formerly, II q log
NJ timber did not fit, ii WAS thrown aside as use
,asa Now. however. the men measure before
hand and cut the wood the right length, and the
s:-inr in this respect alone is said to be very
~raa+ II a man stumbles acroes bit of iron,
scre. or an injured TOOL instead OF kicking it to
ona side he picks it up and takes it to the othce,
saying,
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR THE D1yT."
tsnfxv" is tie pet name for dividend. The
Trc.s brothers and their men have built up
,,nhl;c library and established schools. Drunken-
nesz ia said to be unknown The magic OF CO.
oneration has wrought almost perfect work.
This result is the more remarkable, because it
bas been effected with most unpromising mater
;,1 and in what seems. at first sight, an un-
promising way. The Briggs brothers gave their
man M share whatever in the management since
+ha ma iority Of the siock remained IN their own
hands Tbs plan they adopted made 1t I'M
possible that they should 1850: dnei. ~. ssoca
rrsnresented the full amount Of capital they had
invested in the mines, and on this they we're 10
receive 10 per cent before labor Is SUCH, got
anv dividend whatever. Their profits had aver
aged about per cent but, the next 5eal a1.er sa
tbey admitted their men to partnership, they
.Ieared 10 per cent, and So, 500 besides. believe
thoy have made Us much as this II not more,
aveyr year since. This syR.em-known IN Eng
land as that Of " Industrial partnerships lis .1
ono which every employer can easily try, and Try
gith no possible risk of loss. II he does not
wish to issue stock to his employees: he can soy
To them "At the end Of this year, VIII oislde
my net profits above 10 per cent on my eapiss 10
average rate OF profit into two halves, one OF
which shall be divided among all of y9u. in Pro, no
portion to The wages each has earned during the
xear." He would thus
HIRE HIS MEMS BRAINS
and good will. It would Pay thom thereafter &c
he diligent, faithful and sober, aud to prefer az
bi;ratlon TO strikes. II tbs plan does not wor4
well. it eau be dropped at the eno OF tne yra[
Rnt It viii work we'll; and American manufac
tnre-s viii make money by it from the instant q
it's adoption. ~ .,o.,t;ro a,r;
cnItural Association, County Clare, Ireland, Il
"a Interesting AZ any romauce. 1t vas n 1oz
That Mr. Vandelcur, owning an estate OF so1ls
700 acres in this county. determined, after study
;nr tho plan OF Robert Owen, to try
A CO. OPERATIVE FAnM-
A. 4b;a neriod all Ireland was in 3 reckless, Nh
eoti1cd state. and landowners were AFRAID II
i;ya NJ Their homes. Nr. Yanaeleur's stewaIt
Tns shot. and his family fed i'll terror from thei
home. But Mr.. Yandeleur was brave man. q =
Ind made up his mind to have co-operativ'
farm. Leaving his family IN England, u
had mt up some cottages, aud mad
few other preparations before he rs now eaIe 1
thep u,e pt Wat be- was going to do. He had engage
young Mr. Craig Tor his secretary He prove
a. ba as brave as bis employer. He stood hi
ground in spite Of various gentle @ hnts ,ot OF tn
6ossiDle consequences One OF these p!ehsan
suggestions consisted in 3 rude sketch OF a cof
6n 9th his name scraw1ed thereon. by degree
Mr. Craig won the peoples attention, and talke
~ r,eTsnasiyely to them OF corporation tha
et last s1sema m 70 aeIes M to % rent
81 o11 and they paid, beside, interest on II
Ta}ua Of ali the cattle, tools. ETC., which orongt
the amount up to 81. 500. The men electea tne l3
own Committee Of Manasemenna ns,ct py 0fu rns ~,
Crnic himself bong subject ~ oaAos' 1a7 wa
cc,n WIS IN almost
MIRACULOUS SUCCESS.
Everything that seemed impossible Detame "a 1er
fct. Liquor h a5 sood saTe scboogs hoo
PsIIsaes P9sIsWsis saaay sbs 10 but ast
ad ts5'zfa 25 fs4oasn ans F'is e. e sSaqs Gs@Psh
Amuns '.I. ,ras fiat of gambling. Mr.. Vandele1
bT?sT1 mae si did not no under this rule
lost M bis ali few years later, at the "a famn nm
table Tie winner refused some OF se
amigrated. the remainder relapsed into the oa
barisra @ from which cooperation had temporar2!
lifted them. .a...;,.o .o..,narati,
;at;aa -thosa started by worklnGnen,-tne
woLyxnuAMP1oS P1ArE-Lock woRSs 20 IF ,o
is good specimen Years omo ono q Lis 5he men
tela - r1,er str11ck. The other masters haste
fo9f ed 90 iolm lockout aud expected BY susPcn
ing ali wofk. to compel tke employees to 7Tpm Tlad'
These latter belonged h3wesef ts% fsmporar7 ap ii
During % tbeiI brief holiday, they held sever