The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-11

lem Of co operation has been solved by the
industrial classes Of England. Thirty-two
years ago, twenty eight poor weavers in
the city Of Rochdale, England, combined
for the purchase Of the necessaries Of life.
They started on a capital Of less than
Sl40 To-day, their operations embrace
nearly every branch II industry
tive and distributive. Cooperative upions
exist in nearly every important town and |
city ia England The total membership
Of these unions exceed 5D, 900. The
unions own mills, factories, etc. II all
kinds Their turn over last year vas ap
ward ~ $50, OO0, 900. The working claaspA
Of England have done a grand wor1 they
arc ia earnest. They have taash ths Lrst
step towards universal brotherhood.
Can npt and viii Mt the sorLing glasses ~
Amerioa 40 operate faT the aHieiiOTatioH II
their condition Leliess they nili shen
they Team What ito.hiaie eY Dpefsti.n =
II ~ just as easy ~ i4G easici ~ oT.aH-
Ias tle.n intp cl..i rfaiiFe anIyhs Then
sob. iai4iss a..I iegiiaeHts ~ sai n Tposes
Methinbs hear sYi4e icisDA remark tlai
~ operation has boon BlsI lil tlis cyalltGy
snd prose a faiiui, This "a 81 sesy 'sle.
a o.ftaiH kIHd ~ Y. operation Las L,,A
tined ava found ID.pI4.ilcaiJl. uat t.eA
dale g.. operation Las esos D,s4 t.-o
abd t,st,i Wei. ,Den. ~L~s w t.,L
dai, wv Dp,rati.. ~ lyei -4-
Ftst H. 1stoLilE H vs.sy lt h. u.~iI.
village aud neisibYli4...a q. A..sil-~
~ letij oish atofes aiI Lfai..L slYtys ta4.
tories machine shops. mills Lpteis l..afii.
ing houses, i,r caryng ~ gcaefAi .faie
nnanuiaet turing, both retail aud ~hoisaa.e.
IN merchandise. groceries, clothing. ths
necessaries IF hie, manufactures 81 all
kinds, machinery, mining, 4narryhs,
| building, and to dU all things necessary to
promote the interests d happiness and
mutual benefit ~ its shareholders and
customers.
| Second To unite frater ally the indus
trial classes, for the purpo Of conducting
business Of all kinds on a basis free from
adueratiou, fraud and and tricks Of trade,
for mutual help as well as sell help; to Sc
cure To its members . a fair day & wages
tor a fair days work. to secure t. pro-
ductive and distrIbntive industry their
| Just award; to ditiuse among its members
ard customers wealth that otherwise would
accumulate in the hands of few; to en-
courage sobriety, foster integrity, give
employment to the Industrious, create
confidence, advocate a sound monetary sys
tenn and currency, stimulate arts and
sciences, reconcile the differences betresn
capital and labor; secure for its members
all the concomltants Of life that make 1t a
4 blessing instead of curse; and to aineli-
crate the condition Of humanity in every
possible manner These are the grand
and phllanthropIc objects to work for
And the beauty Of the movement H.. that
all can heip-even the poorest can add
their mite. Let rs 20 u work and put to
| practice, without further delay, these
| grand and noble objects. and the thousand
and one grievances and wrongs VIC com
! plain IF now Vii soon be rcmedied We
I have the advantage al the EucElaie 20
/ operators. We can profit by their thirty
tEU years experience, AS they have 1Ithin
/ this period reduced to a science the MN
ntiH ana details of conducting business On
cooperative principles. The R,chdAie
corporations desire to make known e. their
| fellow workers IN America their plan AZ
co operation; with this end IN view, they
I have sent to America agents to lecture IN
/ Cooperation, and they have established IN
IL IIsyllle, Ky, store On the Rochdale
4 plan This store was opened on the alter
noon OF Nov. %, 1879 From the first
monthly report ot its Chief Manager, Hon
| Thomas d. Worrall, we learn that the
sales Of the first day were - 40; that uu
th1 10th day Of December, 1879, the date
of the report, the date ~ the membership
was 100, and the sales IF that day we've
] Slo3. 90. The membership and sales have
gradually increased ever since About the
middle Of January, 1876 the business was
50 large that, t0 accommodate the member
| ship Ia the eastern portion Of the CITY, a
| branch store had to be opened There Il
every prospect Of other branch stores
! being opened soon in the west aud south
| portions OF the city.
Should this article, Mr.. Editor, elicit
sufficient interest ia this cooperative move
ment to warrant the writing Of other
articles giving the minute and details "
| the business, with your permission. / will
with pleasure do 50. By addressing me
at Louisville, KY, and inciosing stamp.
such circulars as have been printed viii be
mailed to any address.
Yours, for humanity,
u VI. BREEDER