Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-27
rhe Ee.nen,ca, s.e,e,r.

! --
oo-oPxaArroN IN rMx DAYS or THE yATHxas--
rnsER HJEoRr 10 OBTAIN TIE ''NKCEssARIxa
OF LIE" At "NoRn nBAsoNABLn RATR"-TGEIH
nNAHoEs, THK1R DkBAT10, do.
| In tho year 1900 An association was formed In
the borough Of Wilmington, the objects Of
which, - atated In tho minutes before M. we're
1.-THE aid and encouragement Of Huabandry,
Manufactures and the Mechanic Arts and for
the purpose Of procuring the necessaries Of Of
life 1t more reasonable nate than what hath
hitherto been In their power by reason of tho
many profits taken BY dsslers." At no time nu-
MARCOS in IL membership, the influence and
| importance " the Society were confined TO mar.
row limits, and, Of the objects named in it's dso-
laration of:prtnctplss, it, whole energies seem
to have bean directed 70 the obtainmsnt Of some
Of the neceeaaziss Of life At . cheaper rate. The
existence Of the Society was brief, it, FIRST meet
ing having been held on the soth Of August,
1900. and the last, ~ appears from the minutes.
the 18th Of Nay, 1901.
The preliminary step to tho formation Of tho
Society was . Convention Of . number of the
inhabitants Of the Borough" with VIM Johnson
In The chair, and Isaao Bhortlidge secretary.
David chandler seems to have been the leading
spirit By him the "business Of the meeting"
was ''opened y habocams the permanent Sec
Rotary, recorded the minutes with his own
"a baud II clear and legible manner, and when
In which they were written "by agreemsnt," to
record such remarks in ~ | may hereafter
make on men and manners, and have an inclina-
ton TO preserve The result wAa two Letters
Addressed to the Inhabitants Of the United
Statss Of Americas"
The first and subsequent meetings Of the 3d.
ciety until the 10th Of October were held in the
lower room Of the academy. After October 10th
the meetings were held at David Chaudler's res
idence Tho original, or charter members were
David NhnuH1Ar Wra navoso As,,ith Ial,
webb, Ihos Warrington, Jacob Kirk, Charles
Taten, VIM. Bherer, Isaac ShOrtlid8s, Vim. Nc.
Olough, Samuel Charmers, Richard Hicks, and
s .ohn, Hedges &c.,. William Mcdonnell. samuel
ford and James Chalfant Afterwards " sub.
ecribed their names to the minute, and Robert
Baldwin, Robert BradeD, aud John Prior became
members by election. Each applicant for men,
berlhip was examined by Committee which re-
ported to the Society. In the case Of Messrs.
Baldwin and Brsdsn the committee reported
that they were satisfied with the lsages and
discipline Of the Society, and the opinion was
expressed that the applicants "use . good
degree Of industry in their calling" In Mr..
believe his motives laudsble." This examina-
ton of candidates was finally dispensed with, but
there does not seem to have been any further
increase in membership, and the names given
constituted the entire Society. The meetings
we're held weekly 1t first, but monthly towards
the last
Who was the regular President of the Society
does not appear, first one member and then Ap-
other filing the chair. The other officers were
David Chandler treasurer, and also secretary,
William johnson chief steward, and Jac0b Kirk
assistant, Thomas Clifford and Richard Hicks
oversserst After the Society was properly off,
cered, which seems to have not been accom-
plished until Nov. LIST, 1t then directed its atten-
ton 70 the opening Of store. David Chandler
furnished it with 8 room rent frss for this pur-
pose. The first resolution waA that "this Socie-
ty give no credit" 1t was determined to keep
the store open "from Eve O'Clock In the after.
noon till eight In the evening on each seventh
the Treasury Rrst on Tea, Coffee and Sugar"
On coffee two cents per pound were laid for the
treasury, on sugar the stewards were to clay the
oOst per hundred weight OH the hundred neat
weight and on "tea (hyson-skin) eight cents."
The stewards were to receive lone dollar and
twenty five cents per day for laying In goods Cor
u that rate) and open the store once q week
gratis" No other salaries were paid
All this aotaon was taken before there was any
treasury provided Each member was required
to pay one dollar into the treasury quarterly,
When the books were first opened David Chan
dler and Jacob Kirk each put In five dollars, and
NO one else coming forward, resolution was
adopted that mo person receive any benefit
from this Society until they pay" q like sum- The
the 9th Of December Jacob Kirk advanced $40,
with which, and tho amount already paid in, the
store WAS opened Time wore on, some OF the
members paying In their quarterly duas, while
others did not pay At al, until the 4th Of May,
when the 0verseers made q statement to the
Society Of its liabilities,in this fashion:
'Cash received from members, ....... 1926
'Ahu loan oi.. 1910
"And In books and furniture,..... 1o,S6A