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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-06-03
- @iner Der beIiebteiten beutIden

- @iner Der beIisbteien beutiden
8drser i'm Siibtpei item, 9erm. Diesel,
gisentbiimer unb Serausseber Der
,3eras 8ot" in @aIpeiton, Teras, 1T
AM IA. Dtai beim 8absn i'm GoIf ers
trunten. Serr $. DiebeI, beHen 8ru.
Der Oscar unb Miteisentbtmsr Der
,.Isras Bot" ppr fait Is Monaten in
Dallas itarb, bate felt beiien Sobe bic
sanse Seitune Der 3eituns allein iibers
nommen, cine 9fufsabe, Der feline 8rdfte
nidt sepadien tparen. Die anltrens
ssnbe 9lrbsit beridlimmerte bic ibm
fdon fruber eisene 9ierboiitdt berma=
Ben, bab ibm Der Mrst ben 8ebrau6
taslider Seebdoer friib Morssns ans
rietb. 8ei einem iOl6sn Babe nun,
tpabrideinIi6 in SoIse zines 9terbens
i9IasS, ertranf Serr DiebeI in Der
8ranbuns bes 8olfes. Sir Die ,.3sras
Yoit", ipeIde i'm 2aufe Der Sabre burh
ben SleiB Der beioen 8riiber bon ben
allsrbsideibeniten Gnfansen su elmer
Der beIiebteiten 3eitunsen in TeraS se,
madt tpurbe, it bas 70 idnsI aufeinans
bsrfpigenbe MbIeben Der beiben 8rubei
Elm idiperer 8erIult. 9as DeutIb.
tbum bon 9eraS iit ben @ebriioerr
DiebeI fir ibre tets freimiitbise uni
ianbbafte 8ertretilng Der beutfder
Sntereiien i'm Staate iebr gum 9ant,
berpilibtet.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-06-03
Geri6 tlide eS.

Das Gsri9t bat am Mcntae Die
ID. 8arb in brei @abIbiitrifte einees
tbeiIt. Ser Stimmplab fiir ben eriten
1T ant Saufe bon Solomon Niller an
@apouie Mpenne, fir ben atpeiten am
Store bon S. s. NettIetpn an Green
&ibse Strabe, unb fir ben britten am
Sauie bon q. 9lieee an @reen &ibee
Strabe unb Didicn Ipenue.
= Die @robseidporenem fiir ben
Stunt @eridtsternin traten ant Wtontae
Nadmittae suiammen unb tpuroen bon
&idter Connolly initruirt, ipelder ben
Wartin Starf gum Obmaun ernannte
bod erIebisten bic @ei9iporenen aui
ben &atb beS &idters am Montas feline
@eidafte.
glad ben 8eridten Der gontabIes
eriitirten in @ountp feline @eiebpers
leBuneen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-06-03
Don Der Snbfeite.

Sn ber ct. Marien 3irde tpurbe,
an Spnntae Serr George Miaer uni
! SRI. 2is3ie GbbriS setraut.
| Sn ber ct. Warien 8irde fdloTe,
am Dienitas Morsen Sranf &IoB uni
Suiie Neureiter ben 8unb fiirs 2eben.
Ser Sdubmader 8eter S. Sorbat
unb Elm SRI. 2puiie &irnes ipurben an
Dienitas Gbent burd gllb. De2onl
getraut.
Die Mbenbunterbaltuns ber Sanger.
runbe am Montas ipar iebr gut beIubi
unS bic @dite bes 8ereinS tpurben auI
bas 8eite bur6 Tbeater, @eIang, Mus
| tit unb Gang unterbaIten.
Ser Snbuitrial 8aubsrsin bat na1.
iten Wlontas Mbenb in SO. 625 Geoa,
Ipenue feline. erfe @insabluns Mud
bet glntbraeite 8auberein tpirb bonn 10.
Stunt an bort iib beriammeln.
| gs beiBt, baB Seranton in Babe bic
Mnsabl feiner 3eitilneen bermebren
ipirb unb sipar UNI cine poIniide. Ser
Serausseber bes polnilden 8lattes in
gianticofe ipirb tpabrideinIid bas Sc.
f6dft bierber perIesen.
gar Sin poIIitanbiesr Gorratb bon
NIaggen unb 9eforationen fir
Deforationstas unb A. SuIi. gnsros
unb Detail.
S. .. MiIIiamS& & 8ru.,
2l,6 3l4 2ada. Mbenue.
Die beutide lutberiide 8irbe an
Gebar Nbenue foa i'm 2aufe bieies
Sommers renobirt iperben bur6 Mufbau
zines go SUB boben 3burmes, Gins
iebuns neuer Seniter uno ionitiser Ab'
dnberunsen, bic Dem Ieubersn Elm inns
poianteres Anieben seben.
Sris Samm fubr am Wlontas bic
2afapanna Mbenue binab unb iein
Sig foaibirte nit elmer &utfde; Samm
tpurbe beraus eeibIeubert unb mar Idns
sere 3eit beiinnuneSlos. erbpIte iid
aber ipdter i'm Stationsbauie foipeit,
bab man ibn nab Sauie brinsen fonnte.
Die Spnooe ber gbaneelii4s s2utbes
riiden 8ir6e bes atlantiiden Diitrifts
tpirb am Is. SUM- in bet ct. 8aul'S
gpanssI. Stride babisr suiammentreten.
Die Sibuns bauert filnf Gage unb bic
Nnsabl Der tbeiInebmenSen Prebiscr
tpirb cine erbeblide iein.
9tm Sreitas 9tbenb ipurben bic SGb=
ieite StabIwerfe auf unbeitimmte 3eit
eeidlohen unb bic 8eranIaiiuns basu
mar Der Wansel an guftidsen fir
Sdiensn. Das StabIldienensefdaft
lieet iebr barnieber unb @eiddftSfiibrer
Dloffatt fonnte aud nidt iasen. ipas
Die 4usiihten fir bic 3ufunft ieien.
sg- 8ir linb eriudt, uniern 2eiern
mitsutbeiIen, oab bus 9ireftorium ber
@aiisnbeimatb ieben Donneritas OtOrs
gen bon balb 10 bis IL llbr in benz
Snititut an NbamS @penue iih sur
8eratbuns unb GerbanbIuns BON @es
fdaften beriammelt. Wer 8inber benz
Snititute ansubertrauen, folde au abrps
tiren, Geidente su MAIDEN, pSer irsenb
cine MuSfunft tpiinfdt, iolte um ges
nannte 8eit BEL ben 9lrettpren borlpres
ben. ba.
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Die SAretfem eineS 2prnabe.

Sin @pclpn, ipeIder am glbenb bes
~. Mai bas Stdbthen @eIlineton in
Sanlas beimiu6te, bat cine Ssripiiituns
anseridtet, bic faum su befdreiben 1T.
200 Sduler, tbeiI8 aus SoIs aufsefdbrt,
Iiesen in 9tuinen; fiinfsebn 2eidsn
iinb bereitS aufsefunben, bod iinb Die
8erluite oil Menidenleben tpabri6eins
lid beoeutenb sr6ber; mebr ober ipenis
ger idper perlebt iinb minbeitens rs
Beripnen. Ser materielIe Sdaben
reitbt nabe an eine Diiaion.
SIN Der Sale ber 8ranb glrmp tpurbe
silieit Elm 9iotbbofpitaI erridtet. Die
Sbperoerlebten tpurben bortbin ges
bradt unb pieIen bann in aIer SAT-
Gliebsr amputirt, 10 baB bas 0Iut ipeits
bin iiber ben 8oben itrbmte.
Spdtere 8eridte beiagen: Die 3abl
Der @etbpteten betrdst Is in @eaine.
ton. in Sarper unb 5 in Iraonia
g(us ben 2anbbiitriften tpiro beribtet
bab 33 Tobte baieIbit aufsefunben ippr.
ben iinb. Man befiirdtet inbeB, bal
bic 2iite Der Sooten in ben ndditel
9aeen nod betrd9tli6 anidpele,
ipirO. Sa nod feline ssnausn 9eritt
porliesen.
Der Sturm' @iirteI mar feds IeiIel
brett unb entitanb ipeitli6 unb IiioIid
bon Sarper. 35 Sdufer wurben pol
| ibm seritbrt, bebor ct iene Ortidaft er
reidte. 60 Sauier in Sarper iinb toto
seritDrt uno 100 anbere mebr ober ipe
niger erbebIid beiddbist tpprben. Sun
berte bon SamiIien fnb obbadIos ee
ipcrben une Der srbbtsn 9iotb ausseiebt
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1teber 3ane uuS @eer,

bis sum fernen Belten. auf Dampfern. in
8abnwa9en uno Yoffutiden miro SoitstIers
Masen.8itters ale midti9ftes Sugreoien3 Der
Sausapotbete oes reiien6en Rublitums be.
trndtet. Sc benimmt psrborbenem fdlammi.
gem @aiier feline iddoliden gt9enihaften unb
ieiuen abidenliden @eru6, paraliiirt Die ber.
osrbiibeu Wirtunaen idledter ODER unptr.
oauIider Soft auf ben Maaen uno 1T bas bette
MitteI 9egen Srampfe. Sobbrenren uno
8iabun9en. So 1T eln portreiflides Sdns
mittel ge9en malariaartige 8rauibsiten, bebi
Die einiulrtun9en BON iiberarober Sise. stalte
uno Seudtisteit auf, fnrirt saltriides &opf
lpeb uno 1T elm unpersIeidlldes Wittel 9e9er
Sartleibisteit nno 8iliofitdt. Sdwddlidt
Berioaen unb &eeonbaleseenten perben eurd
Die anitren9nn8en wdbreno elmer 8eiie of
unbalmbeBig mit9enommen, TO Dap bdufl
fogar ibr 9ebeu onbnrd in 6eiabr idpebt
8erieben fie iid aber Dor antritt einer 8eiis
geb0rig init bem Bitters 10 weroen is wenif
ocet gar nidts bon Den 8eiieltrapa3en su be
filrdten babeu.
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aus bem pberen Xbale.
(garbpabaIe Gprreipunben3.)

= SO Grabe int Sdatten am Mitt
mod lit siemlid bant fir Garbonbale
-Sreb. 9diesIer bat feline SteIl
am 8. & $. Sradtbaufe nieberselee
unb 1T mad SonesbaIe suriid8efebrt.
= Die GarbonbaIe 1raetion gpm
panic bat ipieber cine Sniunetion bei
Borough Sermbn berbprserufen, mel
iie ibr @eIeiie hidt in baS Centrum be,
Strabe lest.
= Den Gontraft fir ben 8au be,
Saue Der Obj SeapipS OIibe 2eaf 2os,
bat 8. 6. GobiniOn erbaIten unb iper.
ben bic Soften auf etna $1,000 beran'
ihIast. 8adlteine unb Steine tperber
su bem breiitDdisen 8au beripenbet.
= Sin Sell am Sube BON SIop'
SO. l ber 8. & $. So. traf am SamSs
tag ben Sefferion Simons BON Sdt
Gburdb Strabe 70 ihIimm an einem
SuBe, baB ber &nb6el an bier Steaen
sebroten tparo.
- Sobn Sraeb bon bier berIor am
Montas Stadmittas in bem MapfieIr
Ontario Spfe iein 2eben. ST mar nit
Der 8eparatur zines 8arrens befddftist.
unb Elm anberer Barren itieB sesen bens
ieIben uno qustidte ibn spiiden beiben
su Sobe.
(Ir6balb Gprreippnbens.)
- 9lidoIaus @riin, Elm friiberer See
ippbner bieier Ortidaft, itarb lebte
Wcde int Grmenbauie.
Ser 90 Sabre aIte 9atrid Gaf.
frep, Der Bel leinen gItern nabe Dem
8. & $. 8abnbofe babier ipObnte,
ipuros am Samitas 9tadmittas sesen
8 nbr in einem &oblenbauie erbarat
sefumben unb tpar baS 2eben be, Sis
ntfloben. Sin 8ersmannssiirteI ipar
an einem 8alfen befeltist unb bic
S6Iinse bann Inn ben gals seleet
tporben. Cine llriabe fiir bic 3bat
fsnnt man nidt, ba GaffreY nod am
8prmittase i'm @arten arbeitete unb
gut aufseIest idien.
-Spei @inbre6er iubten in ber
9tadt bonn OOnneritas auf Sreitas bic
iiber benz Store an 9tiberltrabe selesene
Office bon Sones, Simpion & So. beim
unb batten bereits spei 2D6er in bic
eiierne @elbipinbe eebobrt, ais iie BON
ben Morsens 3 llbr BON SCRANTON
beimfebrenben sipei IneeitelIten bes
2aoen8, $. 6. 2inbermunn unb @iaiam
Mepers, seitbrt ipurben, @Gbrenb
leBterer forteilte, um ben in Der gldbe
ipobnsnben gB. $. 8Iafe su peden,
ipransen bic ginbreder aus einem gins
terfenlier; bic sluffOrosruns BON Gins
hermann. iteben gu bleiben. ertploerte
elmer Der &erle nit brei &eboIperi6iii.
fen unb eine Der SuseIn sins burd
2inbermann's lleberrod bieier fdob
aud stpeimaI, aber Der ginbreder ents
fam.
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(Ginselaubt.)
Seraussebsr bes ..WodenbIatt.

Seraussebsr bes .,@o6enbIait."
Sebtif 1T bic Seit. no ipieoer bic Spnns
tags. s.9lusHiise in ben 8alb Beginner
unb Sdreiber bieies 1T ipeit entfernt,
Semanben bas 8ersniisen gu miBsDns
men, benn er Iiebt aud bic freie giatiir
unb lit einem @laie @erfeniafte burd.
aus nidt abseneist, ipenn ct bur6 feline
Wanberunsen ermiibet 1T.
9lber allies bat feline @rensen, -unb
ipenn ih aud an berartisen 9lusTasen
nidts unredtes iebe. 70 Ianse Der Sries
ben anbersr 2eute, bic am @sse mob.
nen, nibt seitbrt ipirb.-io prpteitiere
id entfdieben sesen bas unseieblide
@ebabren manber bieier Sonntasss
aus flisler, bic NIT Sdieben. Sdreien
unb SpeftafeIn anbere 2eute beIdfisea
unb eridreden, unb felbft oft Siibner
nieberihieben pber tebIen, ipie es mir
erit persaneenen Sonntas paiiirt 1T.
Sollte bieie Warnuns nidt beIfen,
10 tperbe i'd allenfaliise 8ubeitbrer in
ber 3ufunft anseisen unb por @eri1i
brinsen Iaiien ipeeen Sriebensbrud.
Sin 8irser bel SO. s.
Sa- SIM Sdubltore bon @ebr. Slid
an @ebaritr. finbet man Die bette Waare.
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SaS xbal abmdrt8.

= Stepben BaIInsIp bon DID SOree
ipurbe am Wiittpod ipesen 8srtaufs
bon 2iquor an Minberidbrise unter
$500 8drsidaft seiteIlt.
= Sin benz Martin McDonougb in
MinoOfa seb6renber Waareniduppen
brannte am Wiontas nieoer unb Elm
8erluit bon mebreren bunbert Dollars
ipurbe ourd bas Seuer beruriadt. +,
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4tttStUn.

Ser ipobIbefannte Sdneibermeiiter
Sobn W. 9immo berfarb in Der 9iabt
bonn Dnnneritas auf Sreitas i'm alIter
bon so Sabren.
9lnnoncirt tm .@ohenblatt".
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-06-03

SaS 6unpamsnt fir bic GasheIee
Mrenfperfc lit tplcnbet unh Der Gcntraft
fiji ben Sterbnu irirb inucrbaIb @os
denfriIt berseben wsreen. SerfeIbe
ipirb aus SpIs errid'tet unb iddtt man
bic Soften ouf Sl0-l5.000. 9nrme=
lee 1T NIT benz, ipas bis iebt getban
purbe, tmb init ben Nusiidten fir ole
3ufllnit Sufrieeen.
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sSreb. MARTINS
:, ,Naiacc" Sotsi.
233 y 935 Neum &1e.

Warme unS taIte Gpeiien 3u ieber Cages.
aeit. q 8obinlon's Bier an 3aOf 6einiter
8teNer uno @tonosram SdEaps. ebam.
plgner uno Hbeiu 8eine 0fiRer Suuld
eoen Dtorsen. gleftrilde 6dder. tein
GIieNen. SeIephon 30 S34
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WeSferm OrefYeb Sect.

Auber Den sruei GarIaonngen 5ugeridta.s
Nleiid, oas mir Montag unO @onnerita9 er.
6alten, empfangen mir td9Iib frifd 9efdlad.
tetes 3Ieiid bonn eanbe, frtide nno salt.eier,
Butter. safe uno 9anoproonfte lberbarpt
gHir baben ferner eiuen 8orratb Der beiten
Bologna Wurit friide unb 9efaiSeue 9dnl.
tern. 8ippen, ebuds 8unbitilde etc. llnier'
8olognaluurt iibertrifft ale anoere.
Gale s. Co.
IA f0t Qadapauna Mpenue.
The advocate., 1892-03-23

not hear Of the sale, some Of whom
would have bid upon the property had
they known that 1t was to be sold, and
sold in front of, or on the property to be
sold. It Is natural TO expect that some
will yell calamity" as they usually do
when anything is talked Of that would
hurt them. The fact that the money
lenders are satisfied with the present
system is evidence that It is unjust.
WhyP Because these men, who have
wealth and power, are not bit bashful
about asking for things to be changed
that are NOT for their benefit. And, an
other thing, I believe that notice of the
sale should be published at least once
before the sale in the local paper nearest
the property to be sold. I may have
some wrong ideas upon this subject, but
| am open for conversion If some one
will point out wherein am wrong in an
argumentatiVe manner. l write these
lines In order to bring the subject to
other minds, as / said at the beginning of
this article that have not heard the sub
ject brought up before.
Lead out, gentlemen, give us your
thoughts upon the subjct Yours, for
justice, MELVIN WHEELER.
Canton, Kan, March 10, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-03-23

terials to build, for lots to build upon,
for workmen, pennileSs workmeD, TO
quarry the rocks, 10 mould the bricks, to
plane the lumber, to erect the buildings.
We beg the doctor to visit the sick, the
lawyer to plead our case, the shoemaker
to mend our boots, the barber to shave
US, etc. To all of these we give checks
of equal value to their several deposits
of goods or services. These various de-
posts centralized enable the depositorS
to draw equivalents in what they need.
Behold the principle upon which we
operate. If permitted we will enter fur
ther into the details.
G. B. DE BERNARDO.
Wsrrensburg, Mo-, February 81, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-03-23

the store keeper at the usual retail price,
receiving for the goods checks or money.
The difference between the buying and
selling price must be sufficient to pay
rent and all other expenses and losses.
Why need 1t be a matter Of doubt that
business can be done with checks!
Business Is now done VITA bank
chicks, and for the use Of these bank
checks industry Is sorely taxed. The
system have tried TO outline ls for
labor to use ito own checks, free Of cost,
instead Of bank checks upon which in
terest is paid.
The system Of labor checks Is fully ex-
planned by Mr.. DeBernardl In his work
entitled, "Trials and Triumphs Of Labor"
Organizations upon this plan are now in
actual operation at SedaIIa, Marshall and
other points in Missouri.
Very truly,
IF. SARGENT.
The advocate., 1892-03-23
COOPERATION WITHOUT MONEY.

COOPERATION WITHOUT MONEY.
Editor Cooperative Department Of The ADvo-
CATE.
feel q deep interest In cooperation;
hence, have been watching the discus
sion on that subject In the columns OF
The ADVOCATE. Now I feel glad that
the knocks at the door have been heard
within when on the nth inst, puzzled
at the apparent paradox Of U. F. Sargent,
the editor In chief Of that powerful paper,
gives the floor TO some writer "tO tell Just
hotU idle and PENNTLESS men and
suomen are to organize productive in
dustrtes and equitable exchanges and
make them success" This Is exactly
the problem to be solved Industrlslly
speaking, there is no other, unless we
include the abnormal condition of debtor
and creditor among the useful Industries.
Let us pin the point. The above ques-
tion implies that there is an obstruction
In the path Of industry and commerce;
that this obstruction Is In the form Of an
impossible gulf which nothing can I'LL
but pennies. All other conditions favor
able to industrial progress exist, and this
progress is absolutely necessary to human
welfare, but the mental and physical
forces Of man have become psralyzed,
impOtent from lack of pennies, from lack
of an element which forms no cOmpo-
nent part in the production Of SoeGIth,
and which enters the channels Of ex-
change only as a pirate, viz, to plumber.
Strange anomaly And at what period
Of human development is it that produc-
tlon and exchange have become impossi-
BILE without penniesP tits when the use
of real pennies has been reduced to 5
per cent. OF the volume Of wealth pro-
duced and exchanged; 1t is when the use
Of pennies dimlnlshOs as civilization Rd-
vances, and when 1t Is already relegated
to the outskirts Of commerce among the
ignorant and the poor; while the 95
per cent. Of the business Is done penni-
IesSly by checks drawn upon mythical
pennies, which faith imagines to be in
the aanctum sanctorum Of banks.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we propose to rise
above this ancient mythology, this none.
tary fGitb and enter the regions Of real
lstics. We propose to adopt the CHECK,
system Of doing business, and no longer
wait for pennies to come from the noun
tains or from loaning institutions at home
or abroad, nor yet from government, ex-
cept for the purpose Of liquldsting exist
ing legal tender debts and taxes. We
we'll know that "cash business" has be-
come both impracticable and unnecessary,
even II we had all the cash desirable.
Nor do we intend to draw checks upon
mythical pennies, but draw them only
upon real wealth, useful commodities &C.
tually in existence We are in operation,
sir, and successfully. And here Is the
way we start A few Of Us turn beggAEs.
We beg for food, for clothing, for ma
The advocate., 1892-03-23
lNHOuLD IT RE3


To the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE:
Please allow me space in your valuable
paper for the presentation Of a few ideas
upon a subject / have not heard brought
up before. Should property be sold at
sheriff 3 sale always In front of the court
house door?
That Is an important question, In my
mind.
There is certainly gross injustice done
to the mortgagor by the present system
of selling land or other property ten or
fifteen miles from the property. The re-
suit Of this Ii that the man who hclds q
mortgage most always takes the property
in for less than the mortgage, still hold
Ing judgment over the man for the
balance.
I know Of an instance right here in
our little city where q fine residence vas
bought In by the mortgage for $25. The
property was worth at least $500. But
this Ia only one instance out Of q million.
The present system has robbed people
out Of house and home in every city and
village, besides thousands of people Of
their farms. We cannot clearly conceive
Of the amount Of the damage done, so
widespread is It's work. If we cannot
have any definite Idea as to its work, we
know this much-it Ia fast taking millions
Of dollars out Of the pockets Of the hon
est many and concentrating it into the
vaults Of the dishonest few. Undoubt-
edly, If one could follow the effects of
this system through all It's intricacles, he
would find 1t to be the root Of much mis-
cry and many crimes.
Yes, "ye juStice-lOving" people, 1t is
lnhuman; 1t makes hogs out Of men; It
lowers society; it insults our American
flag. II this be 80, who would object to
its being changed? No one, certainly,
but the few who are living fat by the
robbery which the system permits them
to make. Some may object to its being
called robbery, and justly, too, in the
literal sense Of the word, aud for fear
some viii object / will call it legalized
robbery. If injustice is done to the
many under . system, legal or not legal,
It should be remedied. / believe that
this can be changed after q persistent de-
mand Of the people. Some one may say
that the system Is just as it Is; that no
tlce OF the sale Is placed in the official
paper for time before the sale comes
of. That 10 true. But everybody does
not take the official paper. So It Is pos
Sible that half Of the people, at least, do
The advocate., 1892-03-23
VOW TO INAUGURATE COOPERATIVE


CATS
I am challenged by the editor Of TEE
ADVOCATE to explain how the industrial
classes can, at the present time, success
fully institute cooperative Industries
especially without money.
He asserts that political cooperation
10 the one thing practical for industry
just now. Judging by the past, one may
be pardoned for being q little skeptical
In regard to the utility Of voting as a
means for procuring bread and butter for
the voter.
/ have voted for over thirty years, and
usually with the labor party, and never
procured enough food by that means to
feed q chicken.
And II there Is any one thing more than
another in this sorely governed country
that ls decided In favor Of the eblggest bar
rol Of money, tits the election. MoneyleBs
men are not usually successful at the
polls. But II successful In eleCting some
one to Office, they thereby put tax on
themselves to pay the salary Of the one
elected, and he will neither plow nor SOW,
nor do any other useful labor. He may
improve the law, and that is we'll, but We
cannot increase the food supply by law.
BE who thinks that the ballot box Is
bread basket Is quite as visionary as the
industrial co-operationist
certainly believe that there is a prao-
tical method of cooperation, that like
the gospel Of Christ, Is free and can be
instituted without money, or with no
more money than the working man can
control. Ii requires the united efforts
Of several persons in different trades and
occupations, but does not need major
ity Of the people. A small minority can
do It.
Method: Suppose ten persons or more
organize to cultivate farm. They may
buy the farm, II posslble; If not, rent 1t.
They Issue the checks Of the organization
10 pay for the land, or for the rent, as
the case may be. The checks are made
redeemAble in farm products, at the mar
ket price. OF course the owner Of the
farm would need TO consent to accept
pay In that manner. To get land on such
terms is not impossible. II need be,
groceries and seeds are bought on the
same terms-by checks redeemable in
farm products at market price. An Or
sanitation Of ten men with reputation
for honesty and industry could easily do
that The ten 60 at work on the farm,
selecting some one Of their number as
director; he requiring faithful service Of
each, and paying each for his labor in
the checks Of the organization the usual
price paid for such labor. When the
cFops mature and are marketed all the
checks are called in and paid and can.
celled. II there is then a surplus, it be-
longs to the ten in proportion to the
labor of each.
Any other or all other industries can
b operated In the same manner. All
expenses paid with checks, and the
checks cancelled by the products Of that
industry.
These industries combine for the pur-
pose Of exchange. They select some one
a. store keeper, and If they do not own q
proper building, they rent one as they
hired the farm.
Each brings his products to the ex-
The advocate., 1892-03-23
COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT

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