New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
N THE INTEREST OF COOPERATION.
A MEETING AT TnE AsTuR OUsE-ApPOINThHNr OF
.n,rn.1 L, Annrn Give pOARn


A MEETING AT TnE AsTuR HOUsE-MPOlNIAhNt of
A CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BOARD.
A meeting in the interest of cooperation was hc.d
at the Astor House yesterday, TO promote the ;
In New York and elsewhere. Among those present
were Allen Z. Footc. John Gledmli' william, u
sac the Fey rd dr. JAMS ESI Hshop john g.
Drew, John EoehucK, \. Van BTakle w. n' IAN
new. and James II. WHIT horne. DR.. Rylance oceu-
MED the chair. IT, opcniae thc meeting ne say liiu
r. ohie,t was TO do something toward solldi1yng
the interests Of COOP ratiye societies. ana 70 W'
societies in favorable districts ana ASSIST III INC"
~ raper was read Ivy Allen r. Toote, on. sonnd
Basis for Cooperative Soleiles MI. i"o.. IirI
tiat the bylaws contained in the report puhnShcH
MAY = 1850 had been approved 10y many prom-
ncnt men connected with the cooperative move
Inent in England and this country inc Ihv ,i
ment in thc nited states was also mos, nc"I a
nnarovcd hv them. "Such approvals; he con
tnucd. "gi,e assurance to the public lna ,C,, III
promoting societies, will proceed upon Il Souiu
iasiS The work before us now Is that oil OTSan-
eaton Great as ar the visible dement's 70 DC &c
riytd from the cooperative system OF tIadlhg' the
ot fn 4 moi he lost sight OF that the great mass OF
peoplc arr ignorant OF It's prnclples ana metnoisor
Ipcrcdulous rs to lis benefits ana results. me og
yclopmcnt of the cooperative system oil business Is
in the nature Of growth. That we may work WIN
the greatest eject oar fist necessity is 10 iorm
centre from which to pr2t'I iiI nCirty Int
we cannot realize that at once. The way mus ne
prepared b, organizing several rctali Socielies
whose rCprcs rntatIVes can come t"ge'h"I' anu
win others from its membership II an III
corporate body. 1t is OF first importance however
that snch r, tail societies have uniform organlHa-
zion. and that they he sustained from centre win
a view of their hcmg ultimately unltei together.
To ACCOMPLISH this ii is proposed To have STAND
ing committee known as Ccntral Cooperative
Board. such Board can prepare the way ior
wholesale society and make It's hi,a i0r an" w IN
o;auc, more perfect than II would 0therwls. ne.
The work we have done so far has received a la,
recognition from the pubic; ana WIN compact
workine body TIA, re need be 10 fears OF success,
Resolutions in favor of appointing the board ana
n-occeding mt once establish cooperative soclctics
h. New-York and vicinity, were adopted Inc i0l-
lowing were chosen to constitute the Centl3i %
operative Board Felix Adler, James Bishop > T.
Crawford. Colonel Edward Daniels; John Glcdhiil'
| Uodrson W. Il Libby. General John l. Lock-
man samuel Marbles GeeIse s. McW !, FToI the
Rraiford Rhodes. j. Angus Shaw. f. '. Smalley.
W Sage spencer Trask and Bcnlsn wd rnST he
started nj once tc establish large retail coopera-
tive society in New-York public 'eeGpti m1,, rs Is
inns fity by many industrial and benevolent
societies of New-YOrk and vicinity; Inc lllSt
meeting of the Cooperative Board Will take place
aext Monday at No. 2ol Broadway