Richland beacon., 1876-08-05
THE HIGHLAND BEACON.
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA.
Saturday, August s, 1875.
A HINT TO THE PATRONS OF
HUSBANDRY.
The RCchdale Plan Of CO-Opera.
ton.

200 stores conducted on the Roch- J
dale plan, and all. with scarcely an
exception, are in fiourlshlng condi- /
ton. These stores use large amount
of American produce. and by union
of Changers and Co-operatorS the
C,emaud will vastly increase. If the
Patrons of IIusbandry would &anize
stores on the same plan, they could
he supplied with all English good, in
exchange for their cotton, grain, pork,
and other products, which would bs a
great advantage.
To assist in this matter we give the
leading details of the Rochdale plan,
which will he seen TO be as simple as
it is eflicacious Most of the richest
societies commenced business on less
than 5000. Say twenty men sub
scribcd for two shares, or each put in
SO; they then rented store and
employed clerk, and purchased so
much tea aud coffee, sugar, -four. and
other nee, ssary articles, which they
sell ut the same price as other grocery
men in The district, only being careful
20 gel pure articles. Each person is
supplied with Il book containing The
rules Of the society, which are very
simple. aud blank pages Oh which
'hcy have a receipt for the amount Of
stock subscribed. After the original
stock has been subscribed, any person
can Join by paying 25c, and say Zoe.
for the book, but no one receives
interest on capital until the full share
Of s. has been paid up. The clerk is
supplied with tin aud copper checks,
corresponding with tie coin in use.
Now, ali being ready for business, 4
man, woman, Or child, member CT
nou-mcnber, goes to the store TO pur-
chase. If they purchase but ) cents
worth, a tin check is given, showing
that they have spent . cents, So with
dollar or any other amount up to
So. If they spend IS a! one time a
copper check is given, which shows
that they have spent five dollars or
when five dollars have been spent in
small sums, the tin tickets are ex
changed for one copper or So ticket
These tickets are taken care OF unit
the end Of the quarter, when they arc
taken to the store and the whole sales
are rcckoned up. and the profit:
divided pro rata among the purchasers
non-members, however. are only
allowed half what members receive
The net profits are divided as follows
Ist-5 per cent is paid on the paid-ul
share capital; neat. p to per cen
is devoted to educational purposes
usually spent in lectures, reading
rooms, libraries. &c; after this there
usually remains from 10 TO Is pei
cent on the sales which is paid OF
purchases to members, and half a.
much to nou-members. Sometimes ;
portion is set aside as sinking O.
reserve fund. The members wh'
lave paid up can take their profit
out, or let them lie TO accumulate
toward the purchase of other shares
but those who only paid % cent
must leave their share of the profit
toward the payment of the share. 81
inat if there has been declared divi
dcrd OF l5c, and they have spent bu
81, there has now been paid 40c
toward the share, or if they hav
spent in the store during the quartz
but $32, the dividends IN purcbas,
make little over the amount OF full
share of S.. 1t is thus that out q
the profits which would otherwise g
10 middlemcn, large sums are bull
up, and in tune the societies becom
rich. The business is managed b.
committees Of the society who, an
not the clerk, decide what shall l.
. purchased and sold.
This is but o small matter, vet !
is upon such small beginnings that tn
powerful Cooperative societies {
England have been built up. Thi
plan has been found much superior I
that of purchasing at wholesale an
dividing tie price among the members
Everything is sold for cash, thos
societies who have given credit hav
nearly all failed.
As capital and membership increase
they add to the grocery Dry-good
Hardware, Boot and Shoe. Tailoring
Millinery, Dressmaking. Butcberin
and other departments, and very 500
purchase their own store building:
and then make investments 10 man,
acturing and other enterprises. Th
wealth.. Of the body is now great, an
all accumulated by little saving
These arc the people who ore no.
able to inaugurate the grand schem
for developing International commerce
They will purchase their own ship
and soon control the vast trade bctwee
England and the Mississippi Vale.
The MILLS and manufactures are col
Quoted in a. similar way, and al
numerous and constantly growing
If the Changers will open stores o
the same plan, they con be supple
direct with all British manufacture
and at the same time collect fro
their members, for shipment to En-
land, all the staples and produce use
ny their English brethren, which the
accumulated profits will afford thel
every facility for doing. We subm
the case for their serious consider
ton.
We have forwarded to the Master {
Secretary of the National and ear
Of the State Oranges copy Of phan
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