Evening star., 1896-11-14
Dividends Paid by Some Stores.

and building and loan associations which
are purely cooperative and very success
Dividends Paid by Some Stores.
Here are the successful cooperative
stores in the United States. and the divi-
dend on purchases paid by each in the last
year: Lewiston Society, Lewiston, Me-, 5
per cent; Lisbon Falls Association, Lisbon
Falls. Me-. per cent: Sabattus Association
Sabattus. Me, II per cent; Farmers and
Mechanics Exchange Brattleboro' VT 8
per cent; Arlington Association, Lawrence
MASS. per cent: Beverly Association,
Beveriy, Mass, 3 per cent: Cambridge So
clety, cambridge, Mass, 1.5 per cent: Co.
operative Store Company, Silver Lake
Mass, 5.5 per cent; First Swedish Cooper
ative Store Company. Quinsigamond
MASS, ~ per cent; German Cooperative
Assoclatlon, Lawrence, Mass, Z per cent:
Hampden County Association, Sprinsfie Id
Mass, per cent; Harvard Society, Cam
bridge. Mass; Fer cent; Industrial Asso-
citation. New Bedford, Mass, 3 per cent: X
of l.. Boot and Shoe Association. Worces-
ter, Mass, 10 per cent: Lawrence Equitable
Society, Lawrence, Mass per cent:
Lowell Association. Lowell. Mass. 1O5 per
cent; plymouth Rock Company Plymouth
Mass, per cent; Riverside Association
Maynard, Mass. 50 Per cent: West War
rem Association, West Warren, Mass, 10
per cent; Woodlawn Association, Pawtuck-
ct, X. l., 2s per cent: Trenton Society
Trenton, n. j., per cent; jamestown SUP
ply Company, jamestown, n. Y, 50 per
cent: lshpelning Society, Ishpeming, Mich,
per cent; Alliance Associate Green
Kan. =: Greenwood County Association
Eureka. Kan. =; Johnson County Associa-
tlon, Oiathe, Kan, 4 per cent: Lyon County
ENchan;se Company, Empora, Kan. 2 per
Kan, :; Patrons Association Cadlnus,
Kan, per cent: Wakefield Alliance Asso-
citation. Wakefield, Kan, per cent: POPLAR
association' as Poplar Cal, :; Santa Paula
socialists Store and Productive Associa-
tlon' Los Angeles Cal. per cent
Inc average rate of dividend in twenty
new England stores run on the Rochdaie
pan, therefore. was G.S per cent. and in
thirteen outside New England was g., nrr
cent This is much below the English
average OF profits owing in part to the
greater excess of retail over wboiesai,
prices abroad ana partly to the greater cost
VI on conducting cooperative store here
Inc wages paid in the cooperative stores
VI .ilis country are almost double the
wages PAID IN the stores of England
Discounts for Purchasers.
The membership of cooperative stores in
the United States is only about lGso In
England 1t is reckoned one-sixth of the
population patroniZes the co-operatiye
stores. The greatest Of the co-operatIye
stores in England are in the large centers
OF population many in London Here
mas been successful chiefly in industrial
communities ana not at all in large cities
"A lew OF the American cooperative So
cieueS procure for their members at neig h
potins stores discounts on the goods they
purchase. This is the rIan pursued hv a
great many Of the so-called Rochdale So
cicueS which flourish in large cities There
are Two IN this city. Any one can become a
member on payment of a small annual fee
/ anu every member on presentation of his
membership card at certain stores can oh
tam a discount on all goods purchased
theFe ms applies to dry goods groceries
JewcIry and all the necessities and luxuries
OF NE This is on the principle of throw
ing trade 10 certain storekeeperS an whole
sale quantities.
IN the same way the farmers all over the
country have combined FOR the pure hase of
supplies at wholesale price. Many are com
bliled under the Patrons of Husbandry,
known as the grange. This organization,
now thirty years old has 2.,Dop members,
ana through purchas ing agents these OH
tam goods at wholesale prices to be di-
Vlded among the members in small quauti-
ties, as ordered In Ohio it is reported the
Hiemiefs OF the grange save from - to 30
per cent on implements, seeds, fertilizers
and on personal supplies
me Patrons OF Industry, an organization
Which covers only the northern states
ives, or New England, fills the same field.
and the Farmers Alliance does The sama
business in the south and southwest Tbo
latest scheme is the idea of man named
Debefnardl at Independence, Mo He is
establishing labor exchanges" A MEM
Der may deposit with the exchange any
pfouuct OF labor and receive a certificate e
calling for its wholesale value which he
may use IN pure hasing from the exchange
any other product of labor at a retail price
Inc prohts now are used to extend the
NOV Vement, but 1t is intended that any sur
plus shall belong to the members
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm