Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-10-15
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There is an association of young persons
at Springfield, VT, known as the Indus
trial Works, that furnishes all its members
with constant work at fair wages and a
pleasant home at small cost, which is meet
ing with a success so marked as TO attract
the attention of all thinking people. The
members of this association are all young
people who are willing to rid themselves of
all bad habits, work steadily, dress eco
uomically and save portion of their wages,
no others are taken. All the men who
Join are required to furnish a small amount
of capital, and to save one fourth of their
wages which must be invested in the capt.
tai 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. Tue wages paid 10 each
member is fixed by board Of directors
and proportioned to their skill and ability.
They have large dwelling or home where
the members live and enjoy many privi-
leges 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 build
ings, good water privilege and consider
able 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
five hands and are now working forty-fiye;
their sales for the last month were over
three thousand dollars, their pay roll for
the month was over twelve hundred dol
lars and the saving of wages which was
added TO the capital OF the company was
more than three hundred dollars. The av-
erage 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 past year but
this Is all hat is required Of them. The
aggregate amount saved by the present
company in n year will be nearly five
thousand dollars. By continuing in this
course few years the capital of the COM
pany must become very large and the saw
ings of each member a respectable compe-
tency. The advantages OF belonging TO
such an organization as this 10 young per-
sons just starting in life are numerous and
valuable and are appreciated by those who
enjoy them. 1t is the purpose of those en-
gagged in the enterprise to increase then
numbers and business as rapidly as TIER
accumulating capital will permit with safe
~ and they expect TO be able to employ
hundred 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 g cd wages, a comfortable home, good
associates and place where they cannot
fail to save money, and where they will
learn 10 live in accordance with the laws of
health and nature aud thus secure perma-
neut happiness and contertment. When
every town in the country has an esiab-
lishment like this much will be done tow
ards solving the problem of how shall
panics, prostralion in business and poverty
among the working classes be avoided
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