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    THE OPINIONS OF JOHN STTJAUT MIIX. 199

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    .. * • Part Ii. Co-Operation. Neail The ...

    profit £ 1600 rnade . We _, £ 6 have , 284 to 1 add 7 s . 4 a _JJ still . more Tlie average interesting weekl fact y . recei Two pt and was a

    devoted half , per to cent what , off are net termed profits educational were , by the purposes constitution ; properl of y the speaking society , ,

    tain the s support 3000 volumes of the library of useful and and reading entertaining -room . literature The library ; the now table con s - and the loof books

    Mr of and the . Chamb the reading perusal ers' -room recent of papers are inquiry covered are the alike full statement with y free confirms papers to that the , the this members accuracy societ / an of like Thus his most far ac- ,

    last of count the twenty ; attempts but _JListice five at requires co-operative have ori stores inated and amongst manufactories men who y during , were for the

    merly failures communi - sts have years of the , retained school their g of Rober faith t Owen in the — -who co-operative , undaunted prin by

    many ciple , until they , have achieved success . The societies are the solid proof and practicable of the wisdom remnant of attempting of the teaching onl of such Robert improvement Owen , and at any are

    y t economical ime as societ arrangements y is fit for did and not can fit in appreciate ; the required . Owen change ' s proposed was too of the

    great most , active and the members result of was the failure Rochdale . In Societ June , y , 1844 it was , says believed one that week

    no member could or would subscribe more than twopence per per the share offers j caused and when great one _siirprise offered and to lay some down consternation 2 s . 6 d . and was another evident 5 s .,

    when an enthusiastic member , offered to venture 20 s . There are now seven other stores in Rochdale than those described by Mr . sale of flesh meat

    Chambers draperytailoring , and , reckoning , shoemaking the shops , clogg taken ing , for & c the , there are sixteen ,

    number separate , of establishments members in June all connected 1860 was with 3 , 100 this , and one according society . to The the

    will quarterl be £ y 140 statement 000 and then the issued prob , , able the , amount gains , after of business paying for all expenses this year ,

    will be £ 14 , 5 , 0 0 . , The Rochdale District Corn Mill Society , as stated ~ involved bers by Mr of . Chamb the them ori ers in ginal , a was loss Co commenced of -operative £ 421 but in Societ 1850 taking y . , princi The the pall first quarter y by year the ending or mem two in - ;

    June last as an average quarter , the , business of the present year ter will ending amount in to June £ 120 last , the 000 the flour , and profits mill the gains divide 6 d to in d in £ the 10 the pound , 000 stores . In The was the library 2 quar s . 5 d - .

    in at the the pound store is ; and now in increased to 4000 Is . volumes . , and about . 200 newspapers and periodicals are taken weekl the y in the reading department -room the . total The

    . cost cost and is if of the ab wages out tailoring £ and 400 . man per , shoemaking agement amnmi . does , In and not clogg grocery exceed ing 2 dep f d artment . in the s pound be in- , , is less th

    • the 2 eluded J per deaf ; cent the and . average dumb The society and cost blind of has management also lums given and donations for to the the whole to Manchester the dispensary Infir an - , asy ,

    The Opinions Of John Sttjaut Miix. 199

    THE OPINIONS OF JOHN STTJAUT _MIIX . 199

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1860, page 199, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111860/page/55/