Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-18
TIE PLACE TO GET WORK.

There is an association of young persons at
Springfield VT, known as the Industrial Works,
that furnishes all its members with constant work
at fair wages and pleasant home at small cost,
which is meeting with a success so marked as to
attract attention Of all thinking people The men,
bers of this association are willing to rid them
selves of all bad habits, work steadily, dress ecom-
icaly and save portion of their wages, no others
are taken. All men who join are required to furn-
isn small amount Of capital and to save one
fourth of their wages, which must be invested in
the capital stock of the association. Women are
not required to furnish any capital in the outset
but must save one-sixth OF their wages and invest
it in the business. Those who do not comply with
the requirements of the association are expelled,
and those who wish to leave can do so at any time
and can withdraw their capital by giving six
months notice. The wages paid to each mem ers
is fixed by board OF directors and is proportoned
to their skill and ability. They have large
dwelling or home where the members live and en-
JOY many privileges and comforts not usually
found in families or boarding houses. All pay
moderate price for their board from their wages.
They have two new factory buildings and good
water privilege and considerable machinery and
are engaged in the manufacture OF toy and house
furnishing goods for which they find ready sale.
They commenced business year ago with tve
hands and are now working forty-fve; their sales
for last month were over three thousand dollars,
their pay roll for the month was over twelve hum
bred dollars and the saving OF wages which was
added to the capital of the company was more than
three hundred dollars. The average amount
saved from the wages of each man in year is
one hundred and fifty dollars and of each woman
fifty dollars Many of the members have saved
much more than this during the year but this is
all that is required Of them. The aggregate
amount saved by the present company in year
will be nearly five thousand dollars. BY continu-
ing in this course few years the capital Of the
company must become very large and the savings
Of each member a respectable competency. The
advantages ofbelonging to such an organization
as this to young persons just starting in life are
numerous and valuable and are appreciated by
those who enjoy them. 1t is the purpose of those
engaged to increase their numbers and business
as rapidly as their accommodating capital will per-
NIT with safety al d they expect to employ hun
dred hands by the close of another year, and to
grow up an Institution where every intelligent
young person of good habits who wishes can find
constant work at good wages, comfortable home,
good associates and q place where they can
save money, and where they will learn to live in
accordance to health and nature and thus secure
permanent happiness and contentment. When
every town in the country has an establishment
like this, much will be done towards solving the
problem of how shall panics, prostration in busl-
ness, and poverty among the working classes be
avoded.-7he Standard Woodstock, w., SM.