Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-01-27
CO-OPERATION.
Tho Co-OpNrativc Experiment Mt Gulsc,
I'raucc.-!tS Organization and Benefits.

Tho Co-Opcrativc Experiment at Guisc,
Traucc.-ItI Organization and Benefits
In the Famlistcrc the participation OF
labor is eight times larger than that of
capital US the yearly wages paid
amount to /, $685. 600 francs-S37L GOO
while the interest upon the capital
amounts to only $4,000 francs-Sl6,-
OO0
The share which comes 10 labor in
general being then fixed, the share OF
individuals is easily calculated, since
each one has right proportional to
that which he has received, during the
year, in wages and interest,
In founding this association Mr..
Godin found that among his employees
there were some who had been in his
service, aiding to build up his fortune,
ten, twenty, twenty-five or more years,
capable workers, whose labor was more
valuable from their experience than that
of those more recently engaged, and to
recognize these differences he made the
following classification, which is still in
force:
lst, the associates, numbering GS; ID,
the sQCietarcs, numbering %; 3D., the
participants, Numbering 573; 4th, the
auXiialics, numbering ZJ6; oth, lNH M
torrsted, numbering 2o6.
An associate must be at least twenty
five years Of age, and have resided at
least five years in the Famlistcrc, have
been engaged at least AS long in its
works. able to read and write, be pos
scssel Of al Least five hundred francs
OF the social capital. ana haze been
admitted to the general assembly OF the
associates. Hi, body OF selected per-
sons makes up the General Assembly OF
the Association, and selects It's new
members.
The statutes provide that the asso-
ciatcs snail III the division Of the profits
count twice their wages.
The SECRETARIES are such rs fulfill the
following conditions: 10 be ut least
twcnty.Jno wears old, and free from
military service Ia The 1ctigo army to
have worked for the association for
three wears 1T least; TO live in the So
cial Palace; to be admitted by the Coun-
oil of ADMINISTRATION and bvthe Acting
5dr ~ ,rai1n,
Thn snoint,rio, ,,,.,., +, iho division
for nno-,nIf mora lL1n Heir yyorp..
The participants mist fill the follow
Ing conditions: to be at least twenty
one years old, and free from military
duty in .hp active army; to have worked
W. H., =, ,.n",, In I'm, Service of fine as
Snnia,inn. "a bn od,u;i,rd hy the Conn
iii ~ S'ir,ini.Irniion mud the Actinc
Administrators
TLn'nIr,infn,nt. cnml in fine divi-
sion fo, he otn,r. thry have received.
Tho'.',,.iI;.,,,,- ,.,i.,...,.. .,II those who
work unu'r any "'''' cA''P' 'nos'
above SP'oII'rH' lor 'n' "'rocI".'on'
lhey DO nor snare uir'''lS III inc u',iS-
loi' 'n'y nave c'"''n o"'S "Po" '''
mutual assurance -,
y men inc distribution Is '''aur a NJ ''lr ,
END OF the gem, "trt '"Inl -''c per
cent - accor" Il 10 '"' ADMINISTRATION
anu the councils in' remaining 'tt'u-
'y-uVc per c'hi Is u''Io"l "thohS V"cSo
Inherent 'atr[orIe' "'coFo'HS " INC
FalloN lhdic't'd'
me portions coming 10 c"ci "ic
transformed MI" cAElIiI""toN OF savings
stock, and Inc caP!''i "'!li'' 'he'o GER
'lillcates represent Is u'Nl'hc' 10 rcPnS
lhc money advanced 10 ln"us"r"'c 'lo
unuertaElhg
Inc Whole proIit m""e upon 'ne
work OF the "lN''lnr'e' Is turned over 70
me ilAq 10Y 'naNfIhg III" PcnS'on' Vi
various Kinds,
lhe interested are persons VINO pos
sess by inheritance, purchase, or any
other way portion OF the social c"pl-
tal.
There Is also a certain numOeF OF
young persons, children OF members
for whom the association makes u spe-
cal provision with the view OF carry
Interesting lhem IN the general prosper
lily OF the lamliistere' Each year an
entry OF participation, similar 10 'hosc
OF the participants, Is credited TO cach
OF them; but 1t Is understood that they
are not eiTon possession OF their certllI-
Gates OF saving unless, ailCI serving
their term of military duty, they re-
turn to the tamlIlstere TO work.
As fast ms the workers become capt
talists they acquire the advantage ac-
corded to capital, and participate pro-
portionately accordingly to the whole
OF their savings stock and their wages.
The giving OF twenty-five per cent OF
the profits to talent and administrative
ability rests upon the following consid-
orotiHns,
n,I,, ,,.,,.,,,;,,,,, ,l.,,,,, chat o,,o,o,
D"I'y cAPciIcnco SHOWS 'na' "inonS
industries OF me same klhu, equally
cquipped with capital and machinery,
drawinp their sunulies of material from
the same sources, getting their work
men from lhe same locaily' anu Plac-
Ing 'helr products IN lhe same illurhc l!.,
some meet win i1il''Fc ana otlcrs wiz" ~!
fortune; observing th'S' MAJ uouln
concluded mat the prosperous enter
prlses owe thelr prosperity 10 inc SihSlo
element "hlch Is not common 10 al ih-
dustrIes' namely 10 inc alrectlng Sle-
ment OF ialenti ana wishing 10 louha