The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-29


or help, white and ooIored, they are
able at present to employ.
co OPERATIVE KITCHEN a GREAT sue
CEos-- HONOR TO WHOM HONOR
Is DUE"
DALLAS. Texas, Aug. 10, '76.
To the Editor of The Herald.
An enterprise which was first start
ed IN that part OF Dallas known as
Cherry Hill, about year ago has met
with such great success, and given
such uubounded satisfaction. that 1
+ think 1t should be made known TO the
world. so that other communities may
/ adopt it. \ little over il year ago one
Of our most enterpri-iug citizens OR
f +. Hughes, of Cherry HID con-
ceivet the idea that Il great deal of the
expense and all of the drudgery per
tanning to baking in private families
might be saved by establishing, what
he called, cooperative kitchen
/ Now, the Doctor when he conceives a
good thing, never lets IL drop until he
carries it iuto successful operation.
His plan was this:
That a number of flmiIies-say ten
+ or twenty-shouId Join together, hire
one common cook, who should cook
tor,II tbe families comnn.iog m. c,pb.
his cook IN norchasa an rio nrovi.
inns Drsr,re the fond and di-tribn-.
IL from wagon at stated hours 10 each
family Il was Some time before the
Doctor could persuade any ct his
uelghbors 10 JOIN hm ln his project
as many OF them considered lt vision
airy But at last be persuaded the
following gentlemen 20 form club and
give the enterprise fair trial VI ajor
Jeu. Mr.. lio~kIns, Joe McConue,L
Nl.tiam S'errett, y. ii Shepard and
Colonel Holland. A. soon a. he club
was formed they proceeded 10 erect on
;te corner OF Live OAK and Pearl
street cheap but very convenient
kitchen, with "A servants house attach
ed, and large ci-teru between the two
rooms. The next thing Was TO secure
good cook. 10 this the club wa-
very fortunate, for they secured the
services OF Ben Hudson, formerly chief
cook on the great steamer Natchez
and probably The best cook how 10 the
State of Texas.
The club puy Hudson thirty five
dollars per month and two assistants
twelve dollars each per mouth This
expense is divided among twelve fam
lies Gas the club has increased To that
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and are returned bv him IN each fam
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l;1I.oa ~ ,nar,ti,n ard saw tbev
nonld not be- without the co operative
Li,rran for ANYTHING one lady told
mo that She had never had good health
until she cot rid of the trouble and
worry Of preparing meals. The club
have fxed mn a beautiful cruqnet
Bryant streets, and every pleasant