The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-02

Cancelled. else Il would otherwise testify to
a falsehood and misstate the account.
When only portion Of the amount OF the
deposit is withdrawn at "A time such par
tial transactions are accounted TOT by a
statement of the balance yet due, which
statement has been called, In view OF It's
function. a balance check.
With these two simple documents tho
Labor Exchange records the whole range
of its relations with its members, and by
them it may at any time come at, not only
their true standing with the same, cut
also the sum total which said members
have contributed toward the common end
1t is self balancing, easily com pretended
system of accounts, and no better has so
far been presented Such, then, Is the Labor
Exchange, It's aims and its working plum.
That it is growing in favor b.s'nches in
Colorado, California, Oregon, washington.
Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Fan
sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana. Arkansas,
Missouri. Iowa. Minnesota Wisconsin, IL
linois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, indiana,
Ohio. Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania,
Now York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and
even Canada, are ample proof. That 1t
can accomplish its most enthusiastic aims
II expects the near future to prove.
The area of the manufacturing field OF
the exchange is very wide. It's members
may wear, for instance, shoes which were
made by branch of the exchange ut Lynn,
Mass. The men get their hats from
Orange. N. j., where large factory Is In
constant operation. Away down ut Pfaff-
town. n. c., there is a tannery, at which
much leather is turned out, and n the same
town are exchange grist and saw Mills. AT
Ashtabula, Ohio, baskets and basket splipts
are manufactured. Marshall, Mo, boasts
of the exchange Touring mill, and here also
is a spice mill that employs many persons.
IL the thriving city of Jchnstown, Pa., il
great factory that turns out hundreds
of carloads of furniture every year. A
Usage City, Kan, coal mine is operated
by the exchange. and at Alliance, Ohio
there are a number of minor industries
prospecting nightly together with coa
mine, the output of which Is by no meant
small. The exchange members in Denver
Col, make bricks and thea erect building!
with them AT Fruita. in the same State
there Is a branch of the exchange which
improves the winter months by putting III
much ice which 1t sells to members at
price which an ice company would thinl
offered small opportunity for wealth. A
Mosca. Cal. there is another tannery ant
at Vancouver box factory has so much t,
do that It is totally unable to keep up will
it's orders. At Erie, Pa, and Elkhart, Ind.
branch exchanges make extracts and bakin.
powder.
Olathe, Kan, grist mill, while at Ocala
Fla, and Danville, Va, are tobacco fac
tories. San Francisco and Salem, Ore.
have wharves and storehouses which ar,
owned and operated by branch exchanges
as does Coquilla, Ore, with the additiopa
advantage of owning Gig freight boat
Bakersfield and Tularo. CAL, have grea
fruit canneries, and altogether the variou.
Industries are in a. highly prosperous con
diton.
All the products of the branch exchang
factories are sold to members outside tn
exchanges where each makes its appear
anca AT price far less than the sam,
goods could b. obtained for elsewhere, am
still reasonable pr-fit is assured eacl
exchange. The results of the exchange ef
forts are being quietly watched all owe
the world and inquiries regarding tn.
methods adopted have been received from
Germany, Switzerland. England, Canada
Mexico, West Indies. Australia. New Zea
land, Belgium and India.