The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-18
From Woodstock Standard
The Place to Get Work,

There is an association of young per-
sons at Springfield, VT, known as the In
dustrial Works, that furnishes all its men,
bers with constant work at fair wages and
a pleasant home at small cost, which is
meeting with success SO marked as to at
tract the attention OF all thinking people,
The members OF this association are all
young people who are willing to rid them
selves of all bad habits, work steadily,
dress economically and save portion of
their wages, no others are taken. All the
men who join are required to furnish
small amount of capital, and to save one
fourth of their wages, which must be In
vested 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 ex-
PEELED, and those who wish to leave can do
so at any time, and can withdraw their cap
ital by giving six months notice. The
wages paid to each member is fixed by 4
board of directors ard is proportional to
their skill and ability. They have large
dwelling or home where the members live
and enjoy many privileges and comforts
not usually rvund !" 'an,iliaa ~ he" -a;-c
houses. All pay moderate price for their
board from their wages. They have two
new factory buildings, and a 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 five 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 hundred dollars and the savidg of
wages which was added to the capital of
the company was more than three hundred
dollars Tha average amount saved from
the wages of each man in year is one hun
bred and fifty dollars and eff 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 q year will be nearly five thou
sand dollars. BY continuing in this course
few years the capital of the company
must become very large and the savings of
each member respectable competency.
The advantages of belonging to such an or.
| ganiZation 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
in the enterprise to increase their numbers
and business as rapidly as their accumula
ting capital will permit with safety and
they expect to be able to employ a hundred
hands by the close of another year and t.
grow up an institution where every intelli
gent young person of good habits who
| wishes can find constant work at goot
wages, "A comfortable home. good asso
ciates and place where they cannot fail Il
save money, and where they will learn t
| live in accordance with the laws of healtl
and nature and thus SECURE permanent hap
piuess and contentment. When every town
in the country has an establishment lik'
this, much will be done towards solving
the problsm of how shall pancs, prostra
ton in business, and poverty among thu
working classes be avoided.