New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
SECOND DAYS MEETING.


DISCUSSION OF BUILDING AssOCIATIoNs-THE PHIL
ApKLPHiA THEORY C0MMENDED-EvAslON OF
CUSTOMS LAWS CONVERSATIONAL EXHIBITIONS.
D tyRon A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, juno 1.-The discussion in
the Social Science Association Conference the subject
NJ "Buldpg Associations resulted today in the adop
tion OF q resolution commencing the theory OF the fhia
delphia oryaniza ions 10 other communities The attend
spce was somewhat larger than that OF yesterday The
sudect OF Homes Of the People" in other cities was
broached an made interesting by the communications
which had been made TO the Secretary from hhcde
Island Massachusetts Kentucky and other Statos lie
Rhode Island system adopted in connection WIN th'
workshops ia rather Of the tenement house. 10 WHICH
several families live in one building occupying the sr'
eral floors with ono family each The houses themselves
are however separate from each other and not IN
blocks as they are in Massachusetts towns. IN Louis
yils KY the organization of building or homestead as
socations was begun $685. and has now reached 80 IN
Dber.
Durins tho discussion Judge Perce OF this city stated
that his experience OF ten he had known OF bu
one case of pecuation in all tho societies existing ia
Philadelphia He was therefore forciby impressed will
tOe perfect safety OF these investments He also looked
st these associations IN a enlarged light He be
heyed at the ownership OF houses made all eiZens III
tsrested the public welfare and made each feel re-
sponsbnity resting upon him in advancing good l0ca
government Mr. Lorn Blodgett suggested that the DIS
cusson be directed toward inauguratng such associa
tions in New-York where a great necessity for homes
among the poor exists Dr. Harris OF the Health Depart
ment OF York agreed with the suggestion AMI con-
ceded 10 Philadelphia remarkable facilities for com
meree and the investment Of capital He said that q
conference of NewYork capitalists and representative
workingmen with tho Permanent Building Association
Organizers OF Philadelphia contemplated and he
offered by way encouragement to that erence,
set of resolutions in which the following appeared:
Resolved That the most essential agencies ana
fnhurbrcs OF tn iiadelphia system we fecoInIs ~ .
guarded eOnditi tor enabling workliigipen anu the
wage classes 10 ac49ire oWnershP .. thcp d pwn
cnceIn Tor the cooperative sale using ana cOnOi O e
iaccnmuatnS funds fron when loans are onee -, J M
the purchase of hoHes C3) the most lnpOrht ol an
sgenceS b promote the desired efforts Of workngIneL
70 obtain tdeir own homes.
Mr. Lorln Blodgets then read paper on Tho Admin
istrston and Evasion Of Customs Laws" In the cOus
Of which he said:
II Is not by any means true OF modern revenue
raising that the laws in themselves ujust mpcitc
impossible TO be strictly enforced, II was 10
earlier times The adj1stments of society really BET
paid more easily, and hetter distributed among ali
class To say that high rates defeat themselves
either the foreign producer the dealer the consumer
be denied, and the silk imDortaton into the United
the silk Importer has paid tIe large duty Of 60 per
cent ad yalorom yet the silk manufacture has greatly III
show that in the year after the act Of 1864 ere.
ating this heavy duty, the yalne OF SILK i'm
had risen siradily TO a value Of $50 100000 The mpor
tson silks during these IL years has been enormous
june, ls67 to june, 1873 SI2I Ols29l in gold was
lsce on Sks, an average OF Sl5,l272s9 each year
Mr. Blodgett argued ihtse figures and ffO Otiel
facts that Il was possible to raise heavy revenue.
without oppression TO all cvnceled And not the last
singular aurc VI the has been the steady gr0w
OF the sk nd lstry IN the United States. which. from
almost nothing in 1864 risen t0 an industry n
which s2OOOO.OOO worth Of capital Is invested
Hfo Archer OF the British Centennial Commission was
then introduced and closed the days session by reading
spaper on international Exhibitions" which he delly
ersd Few weeks ago in tas city, and which has been
pODis ied substantially in OF the May fDOntbles II
ven over the history Oi International Exhibitions. be
ginning with the first A. 1850. originated by Oi tc
Dest men o. world has ever knOwn the Prince COnsOrt
Q. En.laGd Touching upon the enlargement of ideus
which that Exhibition bis people. he re!ored TO t
nHtds gwen English p ople in their tlste for art. IL
1871 he gut have counted he AIT scbo Is IN England
on hs nngct. Now they have between eight aud bihc
thousand schools cgssts OF art. The Exhibitions ia
Holland, Stockholm, Paris, and Vienna, treated IN
In attractive and instructive manner.