, 1875-07-10
FACTS FOB FARMERS.
WHAT THE RATIONAL anANoE HscoNAEsDs-co-
OPERATION.

OPERATION.
Tho Executive Comnlstco Of tho National
Orange has adopted tho following resolution:
1favfng e1amine.l the details Ut the Plat, OF the
tkeir tsclutation to the En.t.d st1es rsriy known
~ tho 1tnchda!s rlan an, a w".hetfa1 "urce.-, We
sEsto nnA subordinate orhnssa. aud 10 thu fe,u-
lHrs u Ufflrr. anil adv'rn surt nttkn tho rnFt
ol tho E1ec"tiyp comittrca of tho several A.stcs
may 10 necrssary to t'ln ntg1nlzatnn at operation Ut
Buch cooperative asaoclatttns within our OrdHr,
This important resolution ia likely 10 10 rob
bed of Iart Of ita effect BY tho fact that very
fow people know nnylhinR about tho +" Kochtlalo
plan " Of co-oreratioH. We supply tho want BY
printing Tie following full and Interesting sketcl,
Of tho original cooperative organization OF
Koclldate, tho Eluitshlo Pioneers Society, from
advance slcets OF ":rhc Primer OF Political
Economy" by ALFnEp u, MAyox and Jons J.
LALnH:
In 1.ie twr4ty. y.eeht utavers formed this company,
fund only ceui. alecv ~ week. It tnok them two
ysars ~ acc',nsu capital Of st4a On Drro.n
III lsothdair, Nas crowded With h"5liDg raLbo.
Gstherad 70 ae thr tenilIg of the "Weaytrs thop.r
with laughter At tic sight Of tho almost enty %l,eveh
within. For bug time .hu twensy-r'Shs weayerr
hiru clerk. 10 they took tur1,s III keeping storu In
M Tho eveuiags. l, was slut during tho d.y.
109 eEIAtY blUCE u EEOcCE1CA W1& H00n &91ds
The proceell bought laracr stock This went, aud
the Mext and tho Icxt. and 10 on Dy bu5iug ticlr
oess, fss,'y 1 from s Fix 81 ,bs@ 3
dividsaa on .he capital IN Ills iht!r ,capftas-fnni
rented larger ronn u,id hired manager. Iu IH4J
thoy began TO se arat; In 1147, dggooils IN 1881,
Wholesale department. From tho tsnrt tho VIEWERS
hAve kept on .woay1ng.. Thia cooperative store IL
managed X srso,n they employ but It does lot
conspicuous structure iu Aochdae. lss toeloor ia
u msntess nro lsl. features delivered, snd parties
given. On tho floor below the readi,g.ron,n and
There arc eloyen branch reading g-roous tu thu town,
The Soclrty maintains sclto1a for ita ,neIbers mud
thsr ent'a1sn !. h.' eolcslon &c Of scientific in.tFl.
renlhcrs who wish them fur ther own tRBrIction
for the entertainment of,thcr frouds. Tic swp lower
hoorh o the building nro divided into tho different
sores tho Bocioty cwrs md the basement u Gevutei
to packing and storage. There branch stores IN
e7-rhops Aul thirteen groceries. Tile Society munu-
facsurya tobaeco mud has Invested soIs Of iss slre
ronsr9 aa.p s o
ever, that wilt not discuss then, lrre. tu De-
cembe7 1871, tic Society began to bul homes for s
beginning IL haa leeu their savings bank, receiving
dcrosits ut any time anu paying Interest upon shotn.
Mr. GEoN0x JAc0D lloL1OAEE. Al EnBllsh juurnAl-
Of Convention III lsoehlale.' Ws quoo this pussngo
frpl u
t'Tlleao crowds of humble workingmen, who uercr
know before wsn they put gosl foo1 In their mouths,
whose arary dinner wna au|teratod whpsa slues 1et
10 tle water 3nuGn too Boon. %hns1 new Goals 4hoe
with devils dust aud wiloas wires e1lcoea tkt
would not wash. buy tue markets ltko ullIup-
nfres. an, far rrc!eks Of food Eoee, I've like
lords TAry ara weaving their own stufys, making
their own shoes, Sewing their own Earncna grtntuV
n4rs own corn. 1hes buy tho pureat slgaz and tho
tust tea, and GFlnl their own cuoc They slaughter
their rattc, and the ine8t brasts Of tho land wad-
do down the strcota of lorhialc for tho consumption
Il
ot itochais acsnasieigs owl that t,o saso Ias made
moro sonr men hilea 1t commenced than all tseis
husbands who mover knew what It vas IL 10 out of
cbt. mud roor wirea wlic during forty years, never
had .ikperes unronie1nued III tLeir poeksto, now
scss lille stbrcs Of money, sufficient 10 build them
cottages, and 80 eray weak Into thstr ovn narkst.
with money tineas In tneis poekss: md II .Iat
no alal'eratson aud no second pt'ee*. Tho ~hols
Tho oaicia! report Of tho soeicty for tho thrtn
mouths enling Jine ~ 14'A 4tslea tho asuount q
sales Tor TINT tlno ut kio,9s5. IAiA tnotmous bust
nsss t,as bsen uils up and Is nov controlled by men
Tlau Equitable IiunecrA' Bncjety Is organized 10
tht, why: Atybo!y who IL approved by . ms.
tho iuemlcrs rau joln slo aocety. llo must anlt-
sEtho for fvo hhsrea Ut Is eAt pay admission feo
a as IL H. as'
thu aars-cap!al Of the Hoctsy. Thur Ia also loa
capal, formed BY deposits hy mcnhcss: Intssest I.
ay utue. Whie tile 5clcy h1H tleIn. 1t nses them to
o1tcnd tA business. They arc therefore part OF its
os,dal. All goods brught and sod for cash, THIS
ruls H. not proved ty s ssscptinns bocau!e 1t has no
exceptions whatever. Tho sncley aell ita wura1 at
shout the market rt.es tomein,cs r!Ee lowcr. Tho
profits divided IN this way: The e1lVnse. Ut tsn
ageIcilt ani the guaranteed interest Of l@r rent on
tie loa-taptta aro sid then dividend .urver abova
nper cent? tho sbAre-cat.tai u DECLARED; then w
Per cent Ut the remainder ID allotted to Ills ttca-
1onal fund ttl,ls amounts u uycr 100 yoar); end
hu reyt iH divided atonx all the patrons Of thu S.ose
proportion 10 thffF 1trfhdss. II reEsun ha4
buuaht tn worth Of goods and smother 80 worth, tbs
first geta t~ira much u this dividend purchases
% the second. -tnenhor gets about half as nueh
~ member would. Iu ths 4ll4stur Enug juno H.
1878, the dividend Oh purchases waa 12H per cent 4
1nsabut who hsd bought tl0o uurth u ''oda would
| tlen get 5l2.sO buck, aud noi4-slou4Get who lal
| bought ~ largely woulf gut $G..5.
=! Ths mosnbsra u tbs Equitable 11oneegs' Society
therefore get lack part Ut the Trce tAcy pay for
eerhuR 1t b*ir Store, GET ',sdsnds on teir shases
gut interest my savings they lupnstt with tho Ho-
aety, have ls uss Of reading 1oo1s, boka, sclnns.
vte. and Go pure. gaol unadulscrated warca. Aaul-
sratton s prevented ouy by making The ihe restA
of huysr and seller identical, aud this b. dons
| only III diatribuuvo cooperation.
i LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.