Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24
TRYING COOPERATION.
The Carpenters' Organization and How
1t Is Managed.
A BUILDING ASSOCIATION WHICH PROPOSES
To BUILD HoUsEs-A PLAN BY WHICH MEN
WITH LITTLE MONEY CAN GET HoNIS-A
GENERAL COOPERATIVE SYSTEM.

| BUILDING ASSOCIATION WHICH PROPOSES
To BUILD HoUsEs-A PLAN BY WHICH MEN
| WITH LITTLE MONEY CAN GET HoNHS-A
| GENERAL COOPERATIVE SYSTEM.
| Out of the recent effort IN ade by the orkine
| mems organizations of the city to establish an
| eight-hour rule grew number OF cooperative
schemes. In some cases no attempts were made
to put the projects into effect, az the differences
| between the employers and journeymen were
compromised A number of members OF the
| Carpenters and Joiners' union and assembly,
| however, organized cooperative concern
which has continued in existence without
regard to the settlement of the troubles be.
| tween the journeymen. and the bosses. This
organization numbers about thirty members.
When it has work 1t employs either its own
members other carpenters at the standard
| wages for nine hours a day, the time Of labor
sanctioned by the Carpenters union. The plan
Is TO pay wages, aud at the end OF the
ing the year. to divide the profits, II
there are any, among the shareholders.
Mr.. Samuel Beall the manager Of the shop, told
a STAR reporter that the organization had had
considerable work to do, especially in the way
OF small jobs. A JOB just completed by the or
mont, upon which fifteen carpenters were EN-.
pioyed. In case contract involving brick
work and other work not done by carpenters
should be taken the organization would sublet
the contracts FOR various branches OF work just
other builders do. The organization, he
SAlO uaO 10 tTOuDle In securing oSndS
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
In connection with this cooperative shop q
building association is now being organized
which is novel in many of its features. 1t is in
tended 10 be, what its name implies, q building
association, and not u loan and savings institu-
ton. This association proposes to build houses
for members oil tle association who desire to
plolment to the cooperative carpenters. 1t is
proposed to fix the value OF the shares at S12
each, payable at the rate OF 81 month, SO that
each share will be paid up one year after being
subscribed for. The association will according
To the plan of work devised for it, buy the
ground and build O house for q member COM
plying with its laws. The member desiring to
build must take shares TO the amount OF ten per
cent OF the cost OF the house and lot II the cost
is $1,000 ne must have 800 worth OF stock.
The association advances him 5000 more. He
has the privilege OF paying back the principal of
this advance OF 5000 at the rate of 500 or seven
percent o1 the whole amount year. Meanwhile
ne must pay annually five per cent interest on
his Indebtedness To the association. Each year
the S6:5 paid on the principal. is deducted from
ms indebtedness, and consequently reduces his
interest. lie can pay back the principal more
rapidly II he chooses, but by complying with
member will secure his house in fourteen years
Tor d less monthly pay ment than the rent would
amount to. AS u shareholder he will receive
credlt tor his share OF profits, If there are any,
ana that Will go towards shortening the time OF
the final payment. Precedence Will be given
10 members desiring TO build according to sen.
iority OF enrolment in the organization. Tue
association will secure itself Uy deeds of trust
on property. 1t contemplateS u perpetual ex-
iStence and the issuing OF new series OF shares
whenever it is desirable.
MIR. George K. hummer, who devised the
plan. told STAR reporter that the association
expected to derive profits from other sources
than the 1--WE per cent per annuIn charged upon
advances made. They would not keep their
funds IDLE, but buy ground whenever they
Iounu desirable tracts Tor sale. This ground
would be subdivided and sold member ut
some advance, or if no mem Der desired to build
upon II, houses would be erected and sold at u
GENERAL COOPERATIVE SYSTEM.
1nls building association. together with the
Carpenters Cooperative association IRE organ
lied as sections under a general system known
as 1.-The integral Cooperative system" The
Carpenters association is known section 8,
ana the building association us section 3. The
system contem plates the organization OF indus
Tries ana The infringement o. stores and distrb
utihg agencies under oihe grand scheme, which
has been elaborated by SIR. DumIner While
the whole scheme Is intended 10 be under the
general direction OF q legislative assembly each
section VIII be largely lndepen dent 10 the
division OF profits, &c. Mr.. Dunmer, in eX-
planning the system 10 a STAR reporter. said 1t
rejected the IDEA upon which cooperative So
cletIes had been formed that q body OF linen
could be got together who were wholly uuselfisn.
Inns appealed ~ mems selfish interest aud look
account Oh tue fact that nothing could be done
without money. The plan proposes the ciea-
ton OF common capital. II is proposed to
pay on III time the TlrSt or original shares and
substitute Tor them permanent shares, which the
constitution says ARE forever the property vi The
order but the holders shall ue forever entitled TO
ana own ont-uali Oh the proEtS accruink 10 them
from the business ia winch they are invested"
such shares can be TRANSFERRED Dy one member
To another, but cannot tie Withdrawn. 1t is pro-
posed To MAKE the organic secret, IL IL is
claimed, matters of business Will be discussed
IN the sections which should not be divulgcd.
II the system grows There will probably be pro-
Vlded signs aud passwords, and the usual
means vi Identifying members.