Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-11-06
The Place to Get Work.

There 10 an association of young peo-
pie at Springfield, VT, known rs the In-
duStrial Works, that furnishes all its
members with constant workRt fair wages
end pleasan: home at small cost, which
is meeting with a success so marked as to
attract the attention of all thinking peo-
pie. The members of this association
are all young people who are willing to
rid themselves of all bad habits, work
steadily, dress economically and save a
portion of their wages; no othersaro ta-
ken. All the men who join ale required
to furnish a small amount of capital, and
to save one-fourth of their wages, which
must be invested in the capital stock of
this association. Women are not required
to furnish any capital in the outset but
must save one-sixth of their wages and
invest it III the business. Those who do
not comply with the requirments 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 motto. The wages paid to each
member is fixed by board Of directors
and is proportiened to their skill and
ability. They have large dwelling or
home where the members live and enjoy
many privileges and comforts not usually
found in families or boarding-houscs.
HI pay moderate price for their board
from their wages. They have two new
factory buildings, and a good water
privilege and siderable machinery and
are enga yed in the manufacture of toy
and house-furnishing goods for which
they find a ready sale. They commenced
business year ago with five hands and
are now working forty-lve; their sales
for last month were over three Thousand
dollars, their pay roll for the month was
over twelve hundred dollars, and the saw
ing 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 hund
red 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 oil
them The aggregate amount saved by the
present company in year will be nearly
this course few years the capital of thu
company must become very large and the
saving of each member respectful,
competency. The advantages of belong
ing to such an organization as this tt
young persons just starting in life ar,
numerous and valuable and are apprecia
ted by those who enjoy them. 1t is thu
purpose ofthose engaged in the enterprise
to increase their numbers and business
as rapidly as their accommodating capita
will permit with safety and they eXpcc
to be able to employ hundred hands b,
the close OF another year, and to grow ur
an institution where every intelligen
young person of good habits who wishe:
can find constant work at good wages, a
comfortable home, good associates and
place where they can not fail to maxi
money, and where they will learn to liv'
in accordance with the laws of health
and nature, and thus secure permanen
happiness and contentment. When ever,
town in this country has an establishment
like this, much will be done towards sol
wing the problem of how slsall panics
prostration in business, and poverty
among the working classes be avoided. -
Woodstock Standard.