Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-03-20
A SOCIAL PALACE.
PARIS FAMOUS "FAMlL!sTERE"
FOUNDED BY NJ. GODlN.

Roof--Eisy Hours of Labur-Aged and
CrinnI.d Insu,.d
From his boyhood NJ. Godln had been
student and follower of the social ideas of
Fourier and Pere Eufantin. Now, having
rcnched n posItion of mower and independ-
oDoo A., do,,,,oired Tn nut tb,so tbeo,.a.s
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great in'ii'iy Vi an 'i' "''" l''P''' "''n
common mutual interests III the Seherai wei
faro. He accordingly erected large build
ing, to which additions have since from time
TO time been made, until it now has a front.
o,,o of raarIv GOO feet This be divided into
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"'Th 'e'elo ON "i'n si'iI'' ~ 'iut' 40
playground ior lhe chllureN Ill pau "eatneI'
Inc uoors ol tho puiiuihSs are never ias'eleu'
ana there are no "atci men nor speclai ruleS'
30 ,iiiO hi' tue oie do i9o 70 ooiiie
anu 20 ana uo aus uhey P'easS' aS tiioush e''ch
laiiiy ii'eu III 'oo''So vi i'' o"n i-a'h
1amlly may reho as many rooms as IL pieases'
ana It's apartments are ehtlrely separate from
those OF ltS helShoors, excepting, OF course
that they open upon II eeherui Puoiic h'lil-
way indeed inc system II very hluch IKE
that OF OF one OF the huge aparIheht houses
whlch nave become SO common IN american
cltles' lhe cost oi tne pulluluss mas peeu
ABOUT e~oV LOT eacn lninale, anu lhe rehu
charged averages ABOUT - per mohun lor
each ROOM may auu thao III. "oulh hlih-
sell lal Always occupied SET OF rooms IN the
"Palals Social differing from those OF his
workman III no respect save the furniture,
ETC., he put INTO theih'
Connected with the establishment there are
also tree schools, Wllch are OF hlGher Graue
than the pubic schools OF france, 1ree llbra-
rles ana reading rooms; well equipped tle-
atre, the prices of admission to which range
from hVe cents to forty cents; gardens and
parks, cooperative stores, at winch every
thing can be purchased at the lowest possible
prices and then pay an annual dividend OF
profit to the purchasers; cafe, nursery,
ana numerous minor institutions. Ihere are
also Two hourlshlnS choral societies whose oc-
cilslonai hluslcal lesIlNlules are events OF real
arGistic interest,". Inc nursery Is the hlos1
ValuiDie ol All these adJ JuilcbS 10 Ihe alalS
Social" III Is large, cheery building IN
charge OF corps OF nurses, where mothers
may leave Chelr chllIreh ior tne uay "hlle
they arc at WORK for there Is hlueh eil-
pioyiheh1 lor the women, III the sUoreS' Che
laundry ana the stocking factory lhere are
cradles lor the very young oaolos' ana pay
room ana klhdersarteh lor the olher' Even
here NJ. Godlhs inventive play came INTO
sKlll, III deVlsihs ne" xmas OF crauleS, eIc',
for the babies, by which the comfort and
welfare OF the little ones Is insured "hlie the
iabors OF the nurses IN attendance are re-
auced 10 the lhihiihuti''
Such Is the place where tho people i've
Near ny Is their WORKSHOP nc ilahulacIo-
ries cover nearly louL acres "l BFoulu, ahu' |
hs hluch Oh ING pu'lilhs Is seVetal storles
hlsh' tnere must DC III III al aC ieasU niteen
acres Oh Hoor room ihere are hNe miles OF |
tram"ay connecting tne various Portiohs Oh
tne WORKS, ana iuliy l,|oo are constantly en-
pioyed' Inc puIA Vi tle business uC'ie Is tno
hnailulacUure oi STOVES raHSeS' furnaces,
CRATES ana their SeuIlhgs, coal scu'Iles, ana
other domestic utensils OF cast IRON IL Is
thcre' rerhaps So nave never seen any
!iher ne magnitude Oh the business may
be feckohed from the iact that there are
usually on hand' IN stocK' from 9o'Ooo 10 4o'-
Ooo sto'es ana COOK ranges ready lor snip
hent'
M uodil peheVes IN easy hours Oh lapor'
'ANCoiulnS ~ i' 'ii1o - " man 5"' ii0o "
WORK moro thah ChIeo OF lot'i hours ab
'tretch' % ne uau theiii All 70 W "oih ~ az
IN tho morning ana keep at IL olil " men
mere was an hour lhterlhissloh ior resi- ana
'ecuperation, from ~ 10 LOU they worked
again, anu theii resIeu lor an hour m anu
lall. Ahouher s'[etci Ii oli ~ o'o~ hiilShcu
'he days WORK IN a'i, therefore, Ten houfs
WORK was uohe; buI py oeiliS piokeii up
nto three sectiohs IL Iatigueu Che men less
han eight hours continued toil would nave
lone. You VIII understand no" 10" wages
ire III france "heh l say 'naU 'i'e average
1ay OF these workmen mas not been
much above % a week each' ana YET
hey ore better PAID thah the hahds IN
most other Ffench factories however thelr
wages 90 hoI represent ull InelI income
from the outset NJ Hou4n esVaoA!Sneu tne
orlnclpio OF giving each "orkiiiah snare IN
NE prohL5 OF capita! PToPortioila'e 10 MS
hare III the WORK Oh lrouuclh9 .hoSe prolitS' adS
he capital OF cne eSUaoiishlteho is S'oo'oOo'
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