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s . l urchcecd, ,pygmy, Qo,«,. Q~& ....~urea@, gqr~,the p4Ap -;+$44;.W4'=;.%hii. wi@+ %f:.' -«"; „-:. '

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TH E LINCOLN

. quitable Co=operative Industrial Society,LIhi ITED.

"SLOW BUT SURE." "UNION IS STRENGTH. "

gincahr lEquitablf cta-aPfratiiff Sntfustriai 34afiftff @bESTABLISHED 1881.

Registered under the Industrial snd Provident Societies Act, 1393,

OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.—First, it Provides its Members and the General Public with Bread, Flour,Grocery, Provisions, Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Butchers' Meat, Coals, Crockery, Hardware,Furniture, etc.; Second, it seeks the Domestic, Social, and Intellectual advancement ofits Members.

Annual Business, k995,980. Number of Members, 11,5C7. Share CSPital, 4169,673 43. Cd.Loan Capital, 454,698 14s, lid. Reserve Pund, k6,169 7s. 74d.

Bsnhers: The LINCOLN k LINDSEY BANKING COMPANY, Limited; The CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY, Lhnisnd the NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.

fhe REPORT and BALANGE SHEETEnded JANUARY 6th, 1909

for the i8gth Quarter,(14 +reeks).

oooootr. Draraw. ~Ssa Tasorlas

Pumhsses from the Co-o'perstive Wholesale Society B2i,387 94,298 af,074 a238from other Co-opershve Sources ... B409 a86 $241

Value of Goods produced, grown, snd manufactured by this SocietyButter snd Eggs from Country Members

ootstttos rotalabtos Bom s tziu'Dattt:

Xf,147 Xf,833 X161gf98 X16 af4

Coat Total

af,379. 93L232X964

924.640af,720

Central Stores and Offices —SILVER STREET and PREESCHOOL LANE, LINCOLN.No. 1 Branch —BRACEBRIDGE. No, Il Branch —BARDNET.

9 „BURTON ROAD, LINCOLN. 19 ., NORTH STREET, HORNCASTLE.. 3 o SHAKESPEARE, STRPastTa LINCOLN. . . ~ 13 „SOUTH STREET. SLEAPORD.4RIPON STREET, LINCOLN. . t-.. 14 t. -HIGH STREET, LINCOLN.5 „ WELBOURN. 15 „UNION 8TREET, MARKET RASRN.5 „METHERINGHAM. 16 o BASSINGHAM.

CANWICK ROAD, LINCOLN. 17 „REEPHAM.SAKILBK. 13 „WINN STREET, LINCOLN.

9 „BAGGEHOLME ROAD, LINCOLN. 19 „HACKTHORN.10 o GRESHAM STRIBET; ZZNCOLN. 20 o NEWPORT, LINCOLN.

BUTCHERY BRANCHES.No. 1,Ripon 8treet; No. 9, Gresham Street; Nc, 3, Burton Road; No. 4, High Street; No. 5, Bsggeholme, Road;No. 6, Boundary Street, Brscebridge. COLONIAL MEAT SHOPS, SINCIL STREET and NEWPORT.

The ANNUAL MEETING will be held in the LARGE HALL,

On MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8th, 1909, at Half-past Seven o'clock.~enda of Business:

L—Minutes of the Annual Meeting.9.—Admission of New Members.

8.—Beport snd Balance Sheet4.—Subscription to Msblethorpe Convalescent Home.8.—Subscription to the Shipwrecked Fisherman snd Mariners'

Royal Benevolent Society.7.—Subscription to the National Society for the Preverition of

- - Cruelty to Cbi1dren.

7.—Productive Employees' Outing.L—Subscription to Deaf snd Dumb Organization in Lincoln.9.—Appiicatiou, Old-age Pension Commiffee.

10.—Nomination of Siz hfembers of Educational Committee.11.—Election of Five Members of General Committee sud Two

Auditors.

12—Any other business.

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COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT.Mr. GEO. HARRIS, Presideut

lfr. WM. COULSON, Treasurer

Mr. WM. TURNER, Secretary

Mr. WM. HEWSON. .

80 ['Mr. W. S. HOWARD ..

99 I Mr. C. OSTICK89 i

'M. M. SMALLER80

iMr. GEO. WARD

80003080

'Mr. W. H. GOLDSTEIN'Mr. G. HARLEY"Mr. G. BACON

8080

Auurzoss —Mr. W. P. ARMSTRONG, *Mr. T. E. CURTIS; 'lfr. R. DAY, snd bfr. W. SPALDING,Cmums —Mr. FRED STEPHENSON. Aesrszsuz Cmunm —i!fr. C. MACKINDER.' Beiiriug tfembers each eligible for re-electiou. 80 Committee Meetings have been held dmiug the Quarter.Csusdsieg Npmmsied for the Eleeiiou of Five lfembers of the Msusgerueui CemmiOee: —lfessrs. G. Bacon, G. Beet, H. Bell, R. Fisher, W. H. Goldstein,G. Hurley, W. B.Huwsrd, M. Smeller, sud F. Swsby. Members must uct vale for more than Pive Candidates.

Verse mast be given by msbiug s E opposite te the usmes of esudidstes selected for support.Each member mast show his or her Pass Card tc obisiu s voting paper from the person whu gives them uut.The hams of votiug are from 19 noon till 9 p.m. on Ilfeudsy, February 8th, 1909.

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEES.Bees suu SacsFmuusnmeGsucsmr ..DsszzszTslzesmeBuzeusm

11essrs. COULSON, HEWSOii sud WARD.bfessrs. SlNALLEB, BACON sud BARLEY,

Ifessrs. HABRIS, HOWARD sud GOLDSTEIN.isessre. StfALLEB, BACON sud BARLEY.

Mesma HEWSON, OSTICK eud WABD.Messrs. HABRIS, RACON sud HABLEY.

Corm .. . .. .. Messrs. HOWARD, BARBIE sud BACON.Bmuunms .. .. Ifessrs. HEWSON, GOLDSTEIN snd HARLEY.Pmmuu .. .. .. 1fessrs. COULSON, TUBNERsndHOWABD.Roreese, Lrvs Szccx suu Fssn Messrs. OSTICK, HOWARD, SMALLER sud

WABD.Peeve Mrsr Messrs. OSTICK, WABD, HABBIS, GOLDSTEIN sud HABLEY.

Sub-Comfnittees Attendfbnces Quarter ending January 6th, 1909.Ogive —13held Grocery —13held Butchery —14 held Drapery 13 held Pmnisbmg —13hald Tailoring a Out6ttmg —13 beM .Mr. Ccufsos 18 Mr. Harris 18 Mr. Hsnis 14 Mr. Smeller 1$ Mr. Smaller 18Mr. Tmner 1$ Mr. Huwsnl 13 Mr. Hurley 14 Ifr. Hurley 18, Mr. Hurley 13 lgr. Osiiet 13bfr. Howard 18 . Mr. Geldsbdn 1$ tfr. Bacon 7 tfr Bacon 9 Mr. Becca 9 Sfr. Ward 1$Cesl—18 held Buildisgs —11beld Belling Stucb sud Penn —11 hald Flour Mig—6 held Boot snd Shee—18 bed 4Mr. Howard 18 Ifr. Heusen . 10 Mr. Ostieb 11- tfr. Ostiet 4 Mr. Cculson 13tfr. Burns IS Mr. Goldstein 11 Mr. Howard 11 Mr. Ward 6 Mr Heusen 18blr. Bsem 7 Mr. Hurley 11 hfr. Smager 9 bfr. Harri 6Mr. Ward 9 Mr. Goldstein 6

blr. Hurley 8'

TO THE MEMBEBSCOMMITTEE'S REPORT.

Begiefeved Ofgosr,Sn.vns Svssnz, Lmcorn, yuauary Sgih, Ipog

We beg to submit to you the 189th Quarterly Beport, aud Balance Sheet. The total amount received fpz fdppde golddazing the quarter is 888.498 193. ~., being. an inczeaee of 88,365 158. 9d. over the corresponding quarter of lect year. The nettpm889 on the quartcz'3 business, incinding 89 98. ~. brought forward from last quarter, after allowing for aB expenaee, depreciation,amI interact amount to 86,494 188. 11d., which we propose tp dispose of ae fp8pwc:~5, 987 103.Od; as Bqvidend on lfembcrel~at i@in the 8, 881 83. 6rL for Educational Purposes, 850 08. Od. toWortmen'efncursuceFund, 8850 08.%md, 876 53. 5d. carrie forward to next quarter. 800 persong have joined the Society within the quarter, 995 have withdrawn,and 15 forfeited ss per rule, mating the present numbey' 11,507.We have to szmannce a change pf management at our Maztet Bacon Bnuich. Mr. Bailey hag been sent fzom Idncoln tobe Manager there, and we feel eonddent there is room for a much larger volume of trade to be done iri that dfatrfct, and. -"'.-we appeal to the Members to give him their loyal support.The New Bakery aud Stableg at Horneaetle are now completed, whigh ic much appreciated by the Hornoastle Members.A large inmcaee in the Bread and Flour Trade is now oapable. ,of bcnzg donc. -

- Our Arudgtant Cashier, lfr. H. H. Boper, has succeeded in obtaining the position of 8eozetary and Caghier of theand Cazbmot 8oeiety Shef8eld. We regret hie leaving ug, but we congratulate the 8hef8efd Society in geeuring such avsluaMc servant; Wa have appointed Mz. Mactinder as his euccesaor. z

T4m Nnw Ofgeeg are now opened for the transaction of bueineee. The Tailoring and Out89fdng Shops, in Silver Street, willshoztly with the moat up-tp-date stoelr.As announced in our last Balarice Sheet, the'Colonial Meat Shop hss been opened at our "Newport Arch" Shop; weqzppn thc~vn that dierrict wiE give it all the support shey cau.

accfnfhuaec With a zcephz9fpn paeeed st the August Quarterly Meeting, cating the Committee to tate etepe tO cOneidez3- yhbilee in 1911, and to report ai the February Quarterly Meeting& tbc Committee have inetitutedccrtmn cnqu'rice aud ast the Members to receive their zcport at the next Qaartezly MeeSing in May.Signed pn behalf of the Cornvnitfee of Mawagevncnf,

. WM. TUBNEB, Sncanzsaz.

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".an unsolicited Testimonial received from one

but it must be more difficuit stiB to unite the forces uf numemus'local societies and national organisations in concerted action anddirect them to aims and objects, which are far above the dailyround with its anxieties aud requirements and which are necessarfiyfar removed from the ordinary objects of the majority ofCo-operators.

However, whereas C~peration, developing riginaBy in singlelocalities tends to expand to national organisations, these lattermust ultimately unite themselves in a universal world-alliance,because the great and true end of our movement is to bring aboutrestate. 'of~brothafftood and to kmt aB nathssainai~,bund., The coslsfcfhin 45iag wn are nhgp hy. mentis of ~tfiest'.' cbntnbute' th the ~' down from the clouds to'~"~~of 4Meal of a united hmnaidty, was what prompted the ~ 'o'fdur Intettatiaual. operative ABiance fourteen years agn, It isthis convicticm which has hitherto enabled the ABiance,to~aB the obstetrics lymg in its.w'ay, and which, evea in Qii; absence, of. .any comnum material interest, has caused the iMerent:~&the 'hsrgn co-operative family in the difierent ~'~' diveisity'of methods and aims, to stand together and. tumesce &thesame guaL 'For this idea, they have made the acrifices~for the maintenance of the ABiance, for this they lave denuluslratedat its Congresses iand joined hands.

But even the fpuatest of thoughts do not exist as cauBeK fn thenir for ever; they must some day be~ ln achtfas ssadbecome embodied in practical life. If we wish the idea nf.inter-nationality of Cooperation and the universal solidarity of its ad-herents to become more than a fine sounding phrase, we must set-to work to e8ect its realisation. We have to show that inter-national co-operation is a possibiTity and that, despite the preju-dices of the difierent nations, we can stretch out the hand of goodfellowship over the frontiers of different States and Continents forthe purpose of joint action.

This Bulletin, hitherto typewritten, but now at the beginningof the second year of its existence appearing for the first time inprint, aims at paving the way for the solution of this problem;it is to enable the co-operators of aB lands to keep each otherposted as to the successes and achievements of .this movement;it wfB further serve for the exchange of opinions as to the bestmeans of developing our organisation and ofin~ its efficiency;it will also report on the progress of those endeavours, which wereinaugurated at the last International Congress at Cremona, and

r e unemp oy, ut e necessity forrelief works rem'aine, and we need not be deterred by the economistswho warn us of the faBacy of "making work. " We never lacksome one to teB us that if we take aos. in taxes from A, and spendit in "making work" for B, an unemployed workman, the volumeof employment is not increased, since we merely take from A thepower to command sos. of work and transfer it to B. Those wboadvance this point so triumphantly forget that the problem of theunemployed, as we are compelled to treat it, is one of redistribution.True it is that we merely take the right to buy sos. worth of goodsfmm A and, ,give it to;B, but that. is pecisaly what wa want to do,iti@;w'hsit, we'qught under'thngfven cficumstatices to do. The

hsgiest of. the sos.,'sasrih of wash.~8 and preiients,''

uhBe, il we raise oin" taxation rightful- wn tahe' sia from one'who. fs m po danger of derehction. The-rich'ndi' idusl knee a few comfhrts; the unemigoyed worktnan.retains fns home and his capacity; the State not only succoum'useful miit 'of mdustry; bnt, iif it lays' its phuis wisely, gains the:~orrf 'of some useful yabSc-work

IAnns Varies, 'of ~ writing on this problem in:fhhi aas'ae nmnber of the Iufenastssinsl, pleads for' mteruationalaction'in the campiign, phnugng for scientific investigation sech'sh takes jihice in the case of other scourges of humanity,

Solving the Nilk Problem.

COPKIIHAGEW, fs,~to Mr. „S.H. AnaMs, in itf'Clare's,fhsi fortunate cBy that has solved the great 'problem.DR. BuscK thirty years ago had his attention roused by a

workman of his worrying about bis sick child, for whom he could notget good milk. The worthy doctor roused three University professors,a diplomatist, a physician, a lawyer, and a philanthropist, to formthe Milk Furnishing Society of Copenhagen, with a capital of goo.The venture succeeded within the prescribed limits of fi per cent. ,and the capital is now worth j3,ooo. It has purified the entiremilk trade of Copenhagen, and extended its influence to the ad-joining country, as weB as to Norway, Sweden, and Germany.It owns no dairy farms or cattle; it merely distributes aud controls.It educates and safeguards. Its motto is "pure milk from soundcows." Forty firms, with fi,ooo cows, are under contract with it.These firms are bound to feed their milk cattle with certain loadsof fodder, to turn them out to pasture during the season, and toreport at once any disease among the animals, the work-folk, ortheir families.

o can uiess. e s a es are speci y, m mos cases,and are kept like a New England kitchen. The cattle themselvesare groomed, before milking, like horses for a show-ring, and iftlus seems to smack of meticulous precision at first thought, itmust be remembered that an ungroomed cow may, while beingmilked, shake fdth or hairs into the milk receptacle. No dry-sweeping in the stables is permitted —to fill the air with possiblegerms and inevitable dirt. The milkers are dressed in sPecialcostumes;frequently changed, and there are always soap, water,and towels convenient to the milking room, which the milhngforce is expected to use frequently. Immediately after milkingthe milk is strained, poured into the sterilised receptacles pro-vided by the society, cooled to five degrees Centigrade, and setm a cold chamber. By arrangeinent with the railroads specialcars arereadyat hand, and the product is shipped to the society'sheadquartersin Copenhagen, a private track 'bringing it to thedoors of.the great central building. Usually. the milk reachesthe consumer before it is twelve hours old; always before it istwenty-four hours old.

SEALED, TASTED, FILTEEED, BOTTLED.Any unsealed can is at once turned over to be made into butter,

aud paid for at a.lower price. The cans are weighed, the tempera-ture is taken, the milk ananged in classes and samples, one set ofsaxfiples g'oiiig' fo the laboratory, the other to a corps of expexttastexs, who are aB women —women being found to have a moredelicate seiise bf -taste-than men. Thxue tasters, however, onlywork zu horn''at a time at their work, the sensibility of the tongue

- being then duaed; For every imperfect sample the taster receivesa pmnfum af about 3~ After being tasted the product is strainedthtaxigh three filters rif boiled gravel out of which it is cooled againand battled by xiiachxnety,

' ar despatched to the large metal re-m-'th'e dehvery waggons. The piaverb is "Milk is ro

desex' than. the'dirtest fixing it touches. *' There are about 430-xsxxpIoyds. in the plaxxt z3O delivery boys, Izo men, and eightywomen. The saizety's imlk sells for about z~. a quart, slightlyxxbovevthe standzid pxfre in Copenhagen.

TEADE DOUELED IN CONSEQUENCE.;Instied Sf inlur'ing the daixy industry of the nation, these re-

igffchuuz "Saveziided'and extended it. The daily consumption ofmiBi per lj&dfs xxxxxre than double what it was before these arrange-xuent's came in.

'-ffze".pubic Board of Health supervises aB sales of milk. Nopexlm, czu seB miB'r without notifymg the sanitary police. Everyxuxlk~, a~st'be able to trace where he has got the mfik from'tlat, '4 ~sSd ta.a certain honsehoM, so that when disease breaksaiitfxtThat-~~d; the disease may be traced to its surce. Thetxxlxexizdixii. '~~has. fed to the reductian of tuberculosis at the greatibhattairs'%&rg'4, or I per cent. In the State of New York 30 pel'ceut. al. aB the herds are tuberculous.

OxfoW and Wox king-class Education.We have received the Report of Joint Committee of University

and working-@ass representatives on the Relation of the Universityto the Higher Bifucatiau of Work-people.It wiB be af mteiest. ta ~tives to note the share that it

gives ta the ~'af the ~tive Movement in that direction.TIzj: story. xif~~in the nineteenth centmy has stiBta be,written. xxxid we. cauxxot in this chapter do more than give a. brief zkzxch of the xuavexuxsxts which throw mast hght on the problembefore us. They shaw that the deuumd now made by workpeoplefor the apeaing af.the Uxuvexsitfez is nat the outcome of merxdy

:- fugitive conditions, but has hdund it e-great mass of experiencederived fram the attempts which ~ have made in the past,zzxnet'nues unsuccessfuBy, . sametim&:with moderate success, toazgamze higher edxxaptjqxx saitable to tfkdr ueedaRehgxon, xnachiue, pzaducticm, the'. .~tive movement,Chxjsdan ~politfcaI discontent, have SBcontributed some-

ni annng, a group o wor en un er einspiration of very different ideas and associations, were organiz-ing a movement which for more than half a century has set edu-cation in the forefront of its programme. The Co-operaiive Societieswhich at present form a large federation embracing about zg millionsof men and women —nearly on~xth of the whole adult population—combined in their origin several diverse elements ' an idealisticfaith in social regeneration, keen business ability. and somethingof Owen's belief that, given appropriate conditions, and above aBappropriate education, human nature could be modified almostindefinitely for the better. Distrusting alike individualism andpolitical action, they set themselves to try and coxIItruct a type ofco-operative character by using the business profits of co-operationto teach their members to'be better co-operators.

The Grants made made by co-operative societies' for educationaIpurposes amonnted in Iqay to about gq3, ooa.

As we have already pointed aut in our summary of the attemptsmade by workpeople to organize for themselves 'teaching suitableto their needs, a keen interest in educatian is among. the moreprosperous of them no new phenomenon ' The coxnmon 'asphatiocswhich produced the Trades Vxdoxx and-Coroperatfve moveinentshave always created an atmosphere favourable to the ferment of. ideas, and the asxfler hihtdry. of those xnovynents offers ms'glimpses of artisans dubbing together ' to raise'the, standar'd:oflife among workpeople by means, af, 'educatiaxx', TOT aim~women to take part in social'snd induitrxxal ~' ar", to", tqsafzman his inherent digxdty and worth as a hmnan bxz'ng.

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The second source from which we tmnk money miglit' be ob-tained for the maintenance of working-class students iu Oxford isto be found in the funds of the Labour Organizations. The public-spirited and far-sighted action of great Trade Unions, such as theAmalgamated Society of Engineers, the Amalgamated Society ofRafiway Servants, the South Wales Miners' Federation, the SteelSmeltefs' Society, the Northern Counties Weavers' Association,and of several others, hss supplied the scholarships needed tomaintain some of their members at Ruskin College. The Co-operative Union has endowed two exhibitions at Oriel College,and has bienniaBy sent a working-dass student to it.

We da not think that the Trade Unions either can or ought tobe the chief source from which fnnds should be drawn for the purposeof offering an Oxford education to workpeople.

The nation needs the services not only of the professor, the lawyer,' the doctor, and the civil servant, but of the miner, the bricklayer,the engineer, and an unnumbered army of Iaboureis. The elevenmillions who weave aur dothes, build our houses, and carry ussafely on our journeys, demand University education in order thatthey xnay face with wisdom the unsolved problems of their presentposition, not in order that they may escape to another. Hithertothat education has. lain far beyond their reach. They have readthe teachings of political econoinists and political philosophers be-longing ta other classes, but they havb not always profited by theirreading. For economists and philosophers have often seemed tathem too ignorant of the pasition of the wzge-earner, 'axui too im-sympathetic towards his difficulties, to be guides in whom theycould treat for theoretical eufightetunent or practicaI advice. To-day, in their striving for a fuaer fife, they ask that men of theirown class should co-operate as students with. Oxford in order. that,with minds enlarged by fmpsrtfa1 study, they in their turn maybecome the future teachers and leaders, the philosophers andeconomists, "of the working classes. Such a'movement'is fx'ztughtwith incalculable passiMities. For it seems to us that the taskof educationalists in the future must be not nxexely to make smooththe way for those who wish to rise to psitions usuaBy consideredhigher than that of the manual worker, but ta~ axe statusof every dass by supplying it, whatever its' w'ark aml sax'eizd'con-ditions, izith the foim of culture appropriate to its neexhL

OUTFITTING LOOK OUT for the Opening of New

Premises in Silver Street, in February.IA'e shall have agLaroe aifd UP=toedatL Stock. —

The ever-increasing Sales speaks well For thesatisfaction in this Department.

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. RAPERY AND«ILLINERY=-"PART IMI EN TS.

Our arrsngementa for the early SPRING TRADE sre now in progress and engaging our oarsful attention. By the end of this month; or the early part of kfsrch, we hope to have our-stocks complete.

o Eldest that we shall agam be abde to 2 m P n la" IV snd ou Purerne to of the M be s, as chance of Early SPr

comprise the choicest novelties.

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Boot 6 Shoe Department.Seeing that in this Department last year was s recoad year, weare more determined than ever' to briiig, before the Members sudthe Public, the FINEST STOCK OP FOOTEIEAE that has everbeen seen in thp City. So we ask one 'and sll to come'and have s'

look round. before going elsewhere.In our, REPAIRING DEPARTMENT wo are doing a very bu'getriode, coty ob. coot of material is used, acd fair wages paid. ,Pleasebtiu; ye trrapaaca whore they will bo weu douo and ttuickp returned. ,

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. ' ~SPOKE' TAILORINGLAPCIEST VARIETY I NEWEST DESIIINS i

hat t ec use Christmas Is p St the Winter is over.tuothing, of course, is Further from the truth.

ifi/KRCOATS Ib WINTER CLOTIRR o

ttttttttttt+++ttttttttttttt+t+Alll Mk HlLL7 lllMNO

against Bad Work and High Prices by deal-ing with. your Building Department.

Orders are solicited for all Repairs toprOperty; we are asphaiters, Buitders,Dasfttters, House Painters and Decorators,Cabinet Makers, ttphotaterero iylonumental

Masons.Funerals furnished v ith all retautoites at

shortest notice.we are ccooecteo bv private ntre wttb ail Breaches

BUILDING DEFARTlgant ibebind ta Bronchi TasnororLane, High Street, Lincoln

ESTIMATES FREE.is one of the best we have ever carrfsie

lower Jk Vegetable Seeds. .";;,';;"„' „".,',,"".,',"

c

Socio

pf'(g

(0' (s&=(1 g, ,

. .. L.lou l &-, ~l

O,Q~J

SQLD

C&()„y~,,SO( xIIt„

~AN~gFP, CiURED By y~

C&-OPERATIVE VAOLEMLE DOCIF.TV,'op,a6 wag VIEW'CASTLE

Sold in

1d., 2d., 3d. & 6d. TINS;

T!!,H!E f I'.N C'0;LK

„-,:. gi~glblII ggOEPf!ilttkfIIfgffiifffifl ygfllfllig/lff lib!II.

SILVER STREET.', ALL LEISASS TSIAT SLAASAOSIS

TO TSE SOCIETYAAO SOT TO IAOIVIOU*LS.

SAX IXaBY SHAHCi'-' SSTASLI GEO) 1885 .

'ro ' ~el i L commerfc r. .en'.

A

125,558 . 4, Rg

'o '. H 7, 786 41

I i..embers deposited last year

withdrew

~till have standin~A to their credit ...o . of:.embers in district .

4C7. 0. 0.605. 0. 0.

2, 117. o. O.

551

..arch 26 09

1. Number of Members

epos' s, emp oyes secun es, anoverdraft, dtc.

,'th'use beiovr. ':"=', .'

y ocie yMortgages on House Property

11. -InvestmentsSocieties,Corporations'". ~sIysh'kii;='", : " " '

ing' credit balance at bank aud cashin hand

12. Owing to the Society—'(e) For Sfsep' goods A.0(b) For'8ocki-;so%mr the g8'(c) For Goods produced in/

or for Work done by~Productive Dept, ....

(d) For %'hark Dcsss orGeosfs 8oM to.—

(1) Other Societiei

(2), -Public I3odies'

s sr

credited to members' a~ts I.II

18. s uinber of Employee on Dece»aber 81st, 19()8—Distributive ....

, /+ayProductive

- 14. R~merat On,af",'

Sr 8eoretary A '$&SS andr .(4Ãe-'-, :.:~uttra net ineIuped„;jg, .~

r t

19. Amount of Interest paid on Share Capital

20. Total Amount paid or credited as Dividend on purchases to Cus

21. Average Dividend per R on Members' Purchases

g baaltoruers during the year 1908 Z ~&ef ss' 4

....Z .. ...45.d.

to

THE CO-OPERATIVE UNION LIMITED, 2, NICHOLAS CROFT. HIGH STREET, MANCHESTER.

STPITISTICFIL STFITEMENTOf the Go-operative Society Limited

FOR THE YEAR 1908.x tease t'o id oat sr~i ' dap~cgs -pppdr eence.

l. Number of Members //ipydyr g,

psiy

8. Stock-in- Trade .... ... "",........~+id''g j9. Land, Buildings, Fixed and Rolling

Stock used in trade

10. Investments—

House Property owned by Society dr ~d +' dy W

Mortgages on House Property

11. Investments in other Co-operativeSocieties, Joint-stock Companies,Corporations, Railways, dftc. , includ-ing credit balance st bank and cashin hand

Share Capital, NOT including interestdue

Share Capital —Interest due, notpaid away. ... .,.. ., .. „, I, df 0

Loan Capital, including penny bankdeposits, employes' securities, banko erdraft, d c.

Trade Debtsy

Reserve Funds, including DividendEqushsstion Fund and all Insur-~e Funds .... .... .... // ~ ry

All other Funds not provided forabove, specify th'e'se below:—

, pt.

19. Owing td the Society-

(ds) For. 8ktiy goods(b), he

(c) For Goods produced in/or for Work done b ' ~dc

16. Depreciation

g17. Sales during the year 1908

„&",:.;::.~-:-,:.~', t Set Pmot„ including mterest on share capital

~ ors. —pl!is !to io lii!i. o .!i( lililt- th;, iotli:i I !( '. i.' ! tue ~i i i!-ti „ i.'. i' i' 'oi.'~i;n y tor I!1=

rxpeiise . iiut before deducting interest on share capital, .. . . . .;:.:4 en=i = letslilolliit st"ite(l iis proht include tiie un»vnit i i. I oil&i;is interest on the share

5 2 8Productive Dept. ....

(df) For W'or% Boise orGoods 8oM to—

(I) Other Societies

(9) Pu idio Bodies

Iippdd rsy ii' "*, .—.- " i; . , d:"

" Total .... k 4b+Ag'A "Total

"~j@tais should agree.

IS. %umber of Employes on Deceuiber 81st, 1908—Distnbutive .... .... ... . .... , ... S~ 5Productive .... .... .... .... .... .... ., , .. ..„ / dr 2

14. Remuneration of Committee, Secretary, Auditors, and othe&. OKcers not included in the

p:y t dot E ploy' od'rN. id

15. Salaries and Wages paid to Employee

I)isWhutivs' ' """~~=~ I /gg 9 9

yy+Pg g

gifd~ g'p'M

I «LffJflt5 St670 THE '

"ND Not

i)i.w;c,o tA

hhafhhhstrhtl ')trilled &(iwitrh.

SILVER STREET

JiANKE'f RABNN BRANCH BBTABLI8 1892

for 4 '.[uarters Ended January 08.s, d.

5, 794 . 13. 5

X HE LINCOLN

Equitable Co=operative Industrial Society,LIMITED.

C. .W, '. S).' LI(QV'I. Di '4

C.W.S. Velaw

Liqui{l 1%I:!al POliSh

44

pf" ({()' ~'f

50

P

LS BIO~R

4

y 1 qfDcvuRED av yh E.

C&-0PERPlTIUE Vh 0LE$A LEDRUG %OP 4

50LD

lq

Soak,N EPISTLE.

...- IS SGI 0 IN.

Id.. -2d.

3d.AND

—;= . 6d.%'X~SR.

C W.SC.W.S.

VELA W POLISH~ ~

4

. 1 -4K"» (dg QTIH5

FOR

BOOTS 6 SHOESIS SOLD IN

1d.3d.

PND

42d.

TAN

BLACK

i~ +~ &~ o~+o&„.0I ACTURe. D BY THK

"pi&Q Opf I&0~ g0G~~~TD

t{FWCASILE -O' NE

"SLOW BUT SURE." "UNION IS STRENGTH. "firrcalrr (Eqrrii;rbic 6;a-apccaiillc Slrbrrstcial tacit', Rib.

ESTABLISHED ISBI.Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1393

OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.—First, it provides its Members and the General Public with Bread, Flour,Grocery, Provisions, Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Butchers' Meat, Coals, Crockery, Hardware,Furniture, etc.; Second, it seeks the Domestic, Social, and Intellectual advancement ofits Members.

Annual Business, 4295,930. Number of Members, 11,609. Share Capital, k165,803 126 6d.Loan Capital, k55,826 3s. lid. Reserve Pund, k6,550 Os. 1&d.Bsahem c The LINCOLN A LINDSEY BANKING COMPANY, Limited; The CO-OPERATIVE tVHOLESALE SOCIETY, Limited;snd thc NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.

The REPORT and BALANCE SHEET for the Iyoth Quarter,Ended APRIL 7th, 1909

Greeerr. Draperr. ~SS Tauerree. Oetctttae.. '-'Purchases fmm thc Co-operative Wholesale Society at 6,810 a4, 349 a1,136 sf 87 B691' '" j-.;;—:";~...:,ftom other Co-operative Sources ... S545 k77 g149 k3 k46Vs5ietrI'"floods produced, gmwn, sad manufactured by this SocietyBatter snd Eggs from Country lldemhers

rararasres. nmermaat mu.Dept.

gt, 715 k54 X6g1

Gear. Tetet.

N, 643 a26 570a821

Z26844Et,919

No Bran2,~ BHRTQN ROAD, LINCOLN.3 . e SHAKESPEARE, STREET, LINCOLN4 '"v . RIPON STREET,'

LINCOLN.WELBOURN.rrtfETIKERIMGHAM.CA.NWICK ROAD, LINCOLN.

'ge BAGGEHOLltfE ROAD, LINCOLN.

» 10 „GRESHAM STREET, LINCOLN.

12 „NORTH STREET, HQRNCASTLE.

!

13 „SOU'PH STREET, SLEAPORD14 ., HIGH STREET, LINCOLN.15 „QMION STREET. MARKET RASEN.16 a BASSINGHAhf.

!

17 „REEPHArrc18 „WINN STREET, LINCOLN.19 „HS.CKTXKORM.20 „NEWPORT, LINCOLN.

Central 'Stores and Often —SILVER STREET and PREESCHOOL LANE, LINCOLN1 ch—BRACEBRIDGE. No. 11 B ch—. BARDNEY.

BUTCHERY BRANCHESNo. 1.' Rip'oa Street; No. 2, Gresham Street; No. 3, Burton Road; No. 4, High Street; No. 5, Bsggeholme Road;No. 8, Roandary Street, Bracebridge. COLONIAL rrKEAT SHOPS, SINCIL STREET and NEWPORT.

The gULRTXRLY XZETIKQ will be hell in the LARGE EALL,

ectingal. Admission of New Members.j.—Report' and Balance Sheet.'4-.—, Subscription to the Nottingham Institute for the Blind.

Resolutioa by T. Mather, Secretary of the Education- Committee, "That a represeatative from this meetingbe appointed to go to the Maachester' C.W, .S.Quarterly Meetiug, aad that it be a regular 'thing ttpappoint one delegate at each Quarterly Meeting. "

l2Thatwegtve 5 gmneas to the Arerandra Hospttal,Weodharl Spa, mstcad of a gmneas as heretofore.Jubdee of the Society r9r r—Recommeadaaoas of the Com-

mittte».

8 Election of Stx Members of Rduca6oaal Commtttee9 Nommstion for President, Treasurer sml Secretary, Three

Commtttee men aad Two Amhtors.ro.—Any other business.

On IONDAY EVENING, IIAY 10th, $909, at Half-past Seven o'clock.Agenda of Business:

Minutes. '. Of last Quarterly M~ -6 Resolution by Mr. C. DawMas (Educational Committee)

:-"f,hfte» '

4

LljXC84$ EQUI'l'IBM 08-8PEBfIVIVE IQDGSIi(/Igloo $KIRIl%, hIJdltlIYD.

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.hlr. GEO. HABBIB, President

'Mr. WM. COULSOM, Treasurer

hir. Wbb TURMEB, Soonibwy

Mr. W. B.HOWABD

81(

ollfr. Whi. HEWSOM

SX )hr. C. USTICE

25 (iB) ~'lfr. GRO. WABD

28 (iB)

Mr. W. H. GOLDSTEINMr. G. HABLRY

IMr. G. BACON

81Sl$1

Aoortoes —'lfr. W. P. ARIB81RONQ, Idr. T. E. CUBTIS, Mr. R. DAY, snd Mr. W. SPALDING,

Cmmss —Mr. PEED BTEPHEMSO¹ Assttrrar Crsnrss —hir. C. MACKINDEIL

' Boiirieg Members esoh eligible ior nomination. $1 Committee Meetings have boon hebl doring the Quarter.

DEPT RTMENT155L COMMITTEES.Boor Jno BaoaPmomonsoQsooesr ..DmrrrrTrnosmeBmoaeex

Messrs. COUIBON, HEWSON aud WARD.Messrs. SMALLEB. BACON aed HARLEY.

Manna HABRIS, HOWABD ond GOLDSTEIN.bfoeerv. SSIALLEB, HABLEY snd RACON.

Meters HEWSOM, OSTICK oad WABD5fossrs. HARRIS, HABLRY snd BACON.

Cotta .. .. .. .. Ifosna HOWARD, HARRIS end BACON.

Bmooreos .. .. Igetors. HEWSOM, QOLDBTEIN sod HASLET.Pmraoa .. .. .. Messrs. UOULSON, TURNER and HOWABD.

Eosroeo, Lrvs Smox rao Prew lfossrs. OSTICK, HOWARD, B~end

WARD.

Ptooa Mxor. Messrs. OSTIUM, WARD, RABBIS, GOLDSTEIN snd HARLEY.

Snb-Committees Xtteadtbaces Qnnrter eading April 7th, 1909.Ogtoo —1$ held

Mr. Coulton 10bir. Terser 1$IBr. Howsnl 8 (iR)

Grooery —1$heldbir. Harris 18Mr. Homml 11Mr. Goldstein 18

Butchery —13 held

Mr. Honis 1$'tlr. Hurley 1$Mr. Boson 18

Drapery —18 beld

Mr. Smeller ll (is)lfr. Barley 18Mr. Bsooo 18

Poraishiog —1$held

Mr. Smaller 11 (ill)Mr. Horley 18lga Bacon 18

Tsgoriog 0 OotBtliog —1$ held

Mr. Bowsoa 13Mr. Ootioh 18Mr. Ward 18

Coal—10 heldMr. Howard 85fr. Hsnio 10Mr. Baton 10

Buildings —12 held

Mr. Hewaon 12Mr. Goldstein 12Mr. Hsrloy 12

Rolliiog Btooh ond Perm —12 held

Itlr. Oafish 12hir, Howard 11Mr. Bmaser 6Mr. Ward 11

Ploor luill —'6 held

Ifr. Ostielt 5Mr. Ward 6nr. Harris 5lfr. Goldstein 6bir. Morley 6

Boot sed Shoe- 18 heldSir. Coulton 11Mr. Newton ISMr. Wanl 1$

COMMITTEErS REPORT.TO THE MEMBERS,

We beg to submit to you t'.i. x9oth Quarterly Report and Balance Sheet. The total amount received fordnxjng the quarter xs f73 992 28. 6d. , being an increase of Q6, xo6 x58. od. over the corresponding quarter ot )ast 'year„Tbe nettProfits on the quarter's business, including gx58 8s. od. brought forward from la'st quarterv after allowing for aB exPenses, daPreciation,and interest, amount to gfo86x x6s. xo+., which we ProPose todisPose of as follows: —6'8,662. xos. 0th as, ,Ditddjst@:,hgt'd((lunbnm"

purchases at 5/7 in the d; II;75 m. 9d. for Educational purposes, d50 os. od. to Worlrmeu'. s Insurance Fund, j'xone.ix(a:etih f'e'Reserve

puntb gxoo os. od. Special Depreciation of Hoxncastle Branch premises, xr66 68. 'x+. cixried forward to next:i~'. ~ 278 personshave )oined the Society within the quarter, x53 have withdrawn, and xg forfeited as per rule, xt)shing thepresent nnmbcx 11,6o9.

Buihhng operations have commenced at the Baggeholme Road Branch. We hope tocoxuplete thht. ilute'Iffy, sti-qhnt members inthat distnct may su(fer as httla inconvenience as possible.

Th» New, Tailoring and Outfitt'ing Shops are now opened, und we believe them to bu a credit to.cmr Society, and we appeal toag our uiembers to do aB their trade with these departments.

We have purchased a plot of Land on the South side of Mon)r's Road, and we hupn 'to: bu-. fxfi,e':-:,pasit)tm shortly to build houses- ='

~

to suit the req irementn of our Members. We are prepared to receive applications from an)fofmo' 'vehtx''~';fo' have a bouse of their ownto Bve m.

Sigard oa hrkoff q' tko Coiamittrhof: Moaadomrat,gcgistrref O(dxox, WM; TURNER, Sncns rsuv.

Sxx.vga Svaaxrr, ldhxcpL)ft-. (1IwtLiwdbotyf)()9»;. ,-;,

o

QUARTERLY BALANCE SHEET,E)r(DEID F ) RI)n VTQ, Tin)OH).

Dr. CSSH ACCOUNT. Cr.

e d534

73,9994,871 15 101195 0 89,401 16 11,874 18 4

10,8481,061 19

1 01,0591,96S

439890

8

s d9 7$9 4

10 11

0 Sij1 6

19 60 0

15 00 04 18 6

10 14 11518 0

1 6 9019 0

0 1 05 5 0

98 610

6 00 09 7$

11 60 96 4

550

Te Cash in Hand snd Shop Tille, Jsn. 6th, 1909 . .„t)node sold. ... ........ ..... . ......... . ......i«Oontrtrbaiione to Share Capital .... . . ..........

Loan Capital ......, .........gpeoisi Loan CapitalPenny Beak Capital .......~ ~ .Pmvident Club ............ ..Cbrietmse Club

~, Hepsymenia, blembers' Property kooount

„Internet on Invmtroonte .................., ....;, '80)bodHxed Stook snd Horses koooont .........

„'nf kgrioultural Land ....., ...............« Insm'ance. Premiums (ttembere)«Hefter Cards, Cash Books, eto ..................

,.' in Stlrurg Boom Fees

Dtrddead on Purchases .......................«Bauk Withdmmde

Emsaosmsa.By Goods bought«Carriage

«Productive Wsgm«Dieteibstive 'tfsges

«Hxpenms«Withdrsaale fram Share Capital .......

Loan Capital .......Spatial Loan Capital.Penny Bank Capital ~

Provident Club ......Coal. ..."""~ -"- ~

Cbr)rdmse f3ub ."~ .

e d 561,438 1 91,100 9 8—59,5888,189 '1 84,578 8 6

7,7653,546

9,114 61,485 14 81,480 1 111',818 16 64—13,398

316 00 910

10

e d

3 10

15 90 4

18 6$

1,059 17 111,199 7 6

9,959 5 68,330 13 1

10 10 0815 0

10 0 0110 09 9 09 9 01 1 06 3 6

«Hoa-Hsmbere' Dividend .... ....«Hduredioast Great„Biimetr Festivsle ...... ........„kmhiteot'e Fees .....„Workmeubr"Oomeearartbm. .....„Bonds Withdmwn ..., ........„Bmdr. Deposits„Cash rn hand, kpnl 7th, 1909 "

41

8118

10

767

8 69 78 6"7 6

10 4.0 0

17 70 0

10 816 10d

«kdditioux to Fixed, Hollmg Stook snd Horseskooount ..... .................... .

to Land snd BoBdiuge koooont

Hembere' Property koeount (lfortgagm) ~ .„Subroriptioue r

bfsblethorpe Convalescent Home .~ ""~ ~ ~

Oo-opershive Union, Ltd. ......."."*~"-Holyorke'lfemorisl Fund. ......."""""Ho. 9 Dietrtot Hidlsnd Seelimr Oo-op. UnbmN.S.P.O.C. ..............................Dost abd Dumb IneiitaifonCld kge Pension Pand (Cadbmy). .......~ .Pmeeeation of Felons Sooiray

5148,447 8 $148,447 8 64

BANK k.CCOUNT

in Danke, dba. Qh, 1

C.W.S. Bank

«Bsulr. Dividend ...........Interest

5 s d H 'e', rl

909 .... .... 16,)HS 16 SHank;. .4...... 6,693 1 7

Back at Hnglsnd 89,619 14 996,140 18 11

64,890 10 839 10 1041 5 9

x d 0 ~ d

6,190 8 11904)06 10 8

C.W.S. Bank. ........................... 96,696 5 9, «.i«

~ ~ ~ . ."' ".-" .—~ ~ . " 36 13 9«Balance in Banks, April 7th, 1909 . . ................. ,. 18,015 3 10

67$,695 9 11578,695 3 11

re"ÃnTa.16K

v

Dr.

„Committee snd Somstsry's Salsrlee. ..........; . ' 48 8 Tl

Smvey Peer ...................... 2 2 6~ huditore' Peer .... ......................... 26 0 0„Bents ...................................... 145 8 8„Bates sud Tsxm .. ......................... 278 2 0„Insamnce Premiums ........................ $6 19 S,. Home Emp ................................ 6$6 2 S

cttating, Extending, Chectdng, dc. ........ 66 19 10„Printing, Stationery end hdverffsing .......... 248 14 Id„Shnnpe snd Obegue Boots.................... 69 6 V

„Repairs .................................... 677 16 0„Ose snd Eicctrioity. ... .... .................. 359 4 8„Water. ................... .................. 34 2 7„Delegates' Expenses .................., ..... 1$ 2 8„Travelling „ .... .... ............... . 39 17 6

i „Quarterly Keeling Expenses. . ................ 4 10 3„OfSceand Hall Cleaning .................... 2 17 7„Ksrtet Expenses. ... .. ........... .......... 17 6 9„Harness Bepsirs and Shoeing ................ 93 13 8„Coals for Heating end Lifts .................. 81 12 2„Insumnee Pand ............................ 26 0 0„OS,Coal snd Cote .......................... 185 16 10„Telephones. ... .............................. 47 19 2„Baal( Comminrion ........ . . ................ 26 13 9

T,763 17„Depreciation of Land end Bniidinge .......... 676 17 0

rf e Pined snd BclSng Stock sad} 271 IQ QHorses ................................rf Depreciation ol Killing Plant ................ 300 0 0

1,247 7 0„EaSmsted Interest, Shares .................. 1,670 0 0

Interest on Loans .......................... 313 12 11Special Loans ........... ......... 182 15 11Peany Bent Depmdts. .......... .. 202 8 6Bands. ........................... 17 18 10

2,386 11 2

4 rs

„Strong Boom Peas ......., .................. 0 I 0„Buhn, (hmls, Boobs, de. ",.....,.;....., , 10.14 1

unsfeered to Piembocs".Property hsccrtat ..... ...„,.. ..... ; II'IV

e Bent Interest .....~. ..~ ~ ~.. .~ ~ ~ .~.* ~ ..~... 41 5 2„Rents sml Waytesvee. ........... .........*. S6T 19 0„Bates mtumed ..................,i........... 8 4 1„Commissioa .... .......................... 4 11 6„~ent Expenses, %embers' Pmperty

hccount. ............... .................. $1 5 6., B~D .

d d............ ............... . .. $2 1810„Dividend (Co-operative Insurance Society) ... 13 4 8

630 6 6,.Balance:—P'rcdaeffve Expensesl. ............. I,SW 15 5

(DisCrtbuffve „)...... . t)536 t 8 1$10,146 13

'-.~by,)~~~%%%~~~

311,3&7 16

,mtl-r.*d ere

8 s d 8 s106 10 0

I 0 0210 0

3 e d511 18 0

814 913 4

s d8,460 0 0

40 0 0500025 0 050 0 0

100 0 010 0 0

0 0

d000

s E s433 8 09'id 9

15 14 3

4 0 86 0 0

s dSdt78 & 0

49 14 965 14 326 0 064 0 8

105 0 018 0 022 5' 6

6 s8,595 0

40 050 0.25 050 0

100 0IQ 0

0

tksrgmmffvs ~Society, Lht .............H634aa Ihidge EmailOo-cpers4ive Insunmce' e Printing

Co-operative Ksnufsctaring Society, Ltd. ....Wm. mnm A Sons, Ltd.~tive Eewquqm Society, Ltd.hiredsle Cc-operstive Worsted Society, Ltd.Dadlcy Buetm snd Pender Society, Ltd. ...... .---hleaner E edlemstere' Society, Lcd. ..........~ ....SbeEeld Ouffery Soaiety, Ltd. ....................-.Leet SiQr Taiet Scqisty, Ltd.Co-operstive Watch Sooiety, L4i. ..................Earth Wales Qaarrtcs, Ltd.Lincoln Hide, Sinn and Pst Company, Ltd. ....Burton, Pmetor 8 Co., Lnt. ................. r '",«Clayton N Sbufflevortb, Lnb ................;..~ "Lincoln 8 Ltudeey Bank StormBoston, PmoterdOa, L4L, Eubmt .~.~ ~.-.-.EoLPa Co..Ltdr,~Iiaeda~~%oct. ......~ ~ ~ ~ ..

Last SSt Tniet Sssletp, ~

11 16 V10 0 010 0 010 0 050 0 0—12& 0 0

.597 0 0:85 0 0E294 1& 0I~ 5 0lr755 0 03~ 0 0IT,982 11 7

$025 0 0

I 5 05 0 0

I 0 0

0 5 0016 0

148 IV 6

44 17 5012 6

215 8

1 5 6 2 6'6

0 5 0015 0

1116 V10 6 0IO 16 010 0 050 8 0

128 0 0697 0 085 0' 0

2325 2 61,336 6 0I,L%5 0 03~ 0 0

3012 6

, Her Neo6 .. .. 4l1Z

2512 6 012 6

00

Q

ll 1610 0

.10 010 060. 0

12& 059V 085 0

SP& 101,386 51,265 0$,$90 0

00 -':800

000

18jft87 1I5,0080 0'25 00

t,025 0 0 9 11 5,070 9 11 0 12 6 44 17 5 5,025 0 0

6

Previous Cost.

LXNdddntcce br the

Socio 'c owc!

Total Cost.Coercer.

rtcarcctencn ! ~t cd thn Sale Tend Pnnsstpmncoetr I

'"t stir!c Ibw! Lead De rwhntoo, ttoudnet vase.

Central, Branch Btores,snd other Basin

BuB@ngs ............

IM,SIS 18 018.941 6 8

6,491 I 9

1$0,878 0 8

985 17

88 0 0

808 17 6 890 10 0

r ' . «

PreviousCast.

s d81,495 10 10

hdditionsthis

Quarter.e d

1,069 17 11

TotalCost.

e d32,486 8 9

epreias oil"'previously

allowed.s d

thteQuarter.

s d

pmm soFixnl Btooband Horses.

s d g s

nPmSt tb I«css

ho«a«ant.8 s

TotalDepreciation.

4 s d

NominalValue.

s d

! - . 8 s d18,885 16 8

hdditionsthis

Quarter.s d

Cost.

s d18J}85 16 8

prevtoues8owed.

s d8,665 19 0

thnQusrhn.

s d800 0 0

Depreciation.

8 e d8,865 19 0

onun'Villus,

s d4,960 4 8

Illl 4MEMBERS' PROPERTY . kGGOUNT

«"

advanced this Querier ..ent Expenses

ed 8 sd51,098 0 9

11 17 7547 0 5

S,SSO IS I81 5 8

8,99016 7

By Bspsyntents ...................; ..........,...» Bstsasa suing to ths Society, hprB 7th, 1809 .....

s dl,868 I 6

5S,760 15 10

855,019 17 4 855,018 17 4

To Wtthdrsaats ..""""".~ - """""-.,, Eerh'ats (Plead Brach hcooant)

.;,'«t ' «i't =' "» 195 Span«bere' Deposits to BuiMinS hoeount

» Balance, h.pril 7th, 1909

s 6 S e 59,114 6

1418 0'I 14 10

4815 09,1S6 14 8

165,808 19 6

By Bah«ace Jsn. 6th, 1909 .,„Interest. .............„Dividends. ......,....„Ccutributtone

8 ~ d g168578 4 0

1,648 10 Ss5,875 7 6,4,871 15 10

19,416 8 9

' 8174,989 6 9«» «

t', ",,':!;;,Cc:.,' j.» Bntatnn hprBj7th, t909s iT

6,560 0 Id By Balance Jsn. 6th, 1909 ~ ~ ""~or PmSt hcccunt

s .d'6,1$9 7 7d

850 0 080 18 6

880 19 6

«to« . «l SSJt50 0

Ds, LIRBILITIESTo Share Capital

Interest. .... . .„Iean Capital. ......... .... .., Speoisl Iesn Capital .......,.Penny Bash Deposits .......„ tgansgerst Bonds ........ . . .„Batoher's Christmas Clab ..„Provident Club ........ .. ..„Coal Club ......... .„Trade Debts owing„Ezpenees

Torus Ltkurhtr)seBESEBVES:—

t, General Pund„lnsarsnee Pond„Congress Pand .......... ......„Worlnnen's Insurance Pund .. . . .... ..

Terre Rseuuvss

165,803 11,670

33,551

8; ' ' ' ' "w tdi)ohgm oar)ried Qtr'vrsrd„HormKeep —Stook ............................ .. ...... 1S4 18 9

9,816 19 4;, CaehinBauhs ................ , ....., ... 18,015 8 10'Hand, ................ ........ 757 15 10/

vv,

CERTIFICh.TES.

SH4- hereby certify the foregoing Statement

W. P. ddttg8280Ee, THos E CUBTlst R Dart W BPRLDIEO.

TRkDE k.CCOUNT.

DEPREThiENT8. 0)uh Becetvedtor eoode sold.

Reeoante ortlngbr ttemberv, kc

hut 7th, lees.DlvloenoeoaPmeheees

Sloe'S ia hand,Asrli 7th, 1me. Totote

Ceatnd. tjlneery .............. ...... .Drapery snd lliiiineryBoot snd ShoeBatohery snd Brsnohee

atgtttng snd Beady-mades

~Hill Eatery

'Sgtdherdnghem Branch .... .. ...... ...CanwtihEoad BrsnohSaxilby Branch

Eood BranohBinet Bn)noh. . .... .... . . ..,

Banlney BranchHorneestte Branch

Sterne Branchtgarbrd Bases Brsnoh

BrsnohBeephmn BranohWinn Street Branoh ......

s918 1

4,929 10 64,240 5 1$2141 16 47,638 10 6}3,166 4 10}

753 14, 11,216 6 3}

~ 1,648 17 lit2,956 13 61 435 10 lli

11 14 89,968 13 542209 1 lt1,800 6 62,788 8 02,972 19 59,910 4 Vi1,554 18 3)}1,481 18 IL}2,298 0 62,353 92.218 2 9$2,448 7 Rt8077 115,257 .31,857 12 10 .1,18V 19 104l~ 12

824 11 10885 18 lt

73992 2 4

2,4621,193

50476481

3731,319

12412ie25

200177

1 57 11 78 56 2

15 40 97 1

14 1018 19 1

21 7 8ill 6 647 15 6

12 4

6 s dM, IYJQ 17 10

3 s d

180 7 1145 6 664 8 I)

279 1 0

149 8 638 4 073 3 Il

'257 ll 0210 10 0

104 12 076 4 028 11 032 5 0

192 3 0127 V u4108105 16 6

44 2 039 0 070 0 0

1)IR 8 0127 19 0169 8 084 6 0

112 1 04'2 0 041 4 020 8 0S 8 0

285u 18 1

6 e d347 16 4

73 12 8)714 8

23 3 04 5 0

2917 725 11 0213 8

514 18 ll

24,804

6417,069S, )871,187

941,8402,7912,5673 7615,518

7141,082

9081,01$

319641

1.454937392547sr)870)t8eQ

1,4621.1204, ))401,110

193548140150

oQ 791

s d3 9

18 08

12 82 4

18 912 716 49 04 7

10 103 07 68 0

17 01 01 00

13 04 0

18 II18 R

16 011 032 90 51 56 0

11 08 01 0

12 015 11

s d11 016 513 tet}18 915 5}15 Oi

6 419 6$

19 10R Vd

16 110 108

It18 6

Q u15 7

4 7$2 11$

18 5i1 05

13 9t18 1090 oi

18 Qt15 9

R let38 Stu 10

IS li

27,1345,601

13,8906,6049,6084.0482,8294,4495 6347,101

19,990914

1,2713,9813,301k1473,4614.6183.9751.9882,1352,706S,0RR3.1354,0434,3479 8772,5791,7041 5383,095

1,043172339 2 7

PROPOSED DISPOSE, OP PROFIT.

To Dividend on E69,000 st I/7 in E ............„Washman's lnauranm Pmul ................„Bseerve Pand

g„.gpaoial; Depreaistion (Hornossgs Branoh.49tp Pseudo }""..-.-........... . ........Bslsnae forward

s d E s d5,482 10 0

73 2 950 0 0

180 0 0

100 0 06,785 19 9

Sg 4 1$

By kmosnt lrom Pmgt aml Loss dooount ...s d

5,851 16 I+

E5,851 15 ESb

cours. Ovrvv oRTH; rliry, lm oimxs, seem. swxme

Four Sub-Committee Meetings have been heM.

EDUCdkTIONXL DEPARTMENT.

ht Dr.To Balance forward„Reserve for Cleaning. . .„Quarterly Grant„Garde, Catalogues and Fines„Sale of Papers. .„Children's Festival„Adult Choir.„Junior Choir„Gymnasium

INCOME. 6 c d 6 e d4 1 9

30 0 034 1 981 3 6415 11 3 0111 6

1410 0

I 8

Cr. EXPENDITURE.Sy Librarian'e Sahuy„Librarian's Aueudant

„Newspapers, ~,Sc.„Adult Choir„Juaior Choir„hfueic Librarian„Gymnasium„Grant to Women'e Guild.„Cleaning Account„Printing snd Biatioaery„New Books„Hag Keeper. ............. ........ ............„Delegates' Expcnaa. ................. . ..„Secretary's Postage. . ......... ...............„Treasurer's PcwCage. .., ............ ..........„Propaganda.„Children's Festival„Funushing Accouat„Subscription to Midland Educational Association„Subscription to hfidlsnd Choral ssordagm„Reserve for Cleaning„Cash in Treasurer's hands ..... . .... ..........

s d 6 e d915 0910 0

19 5 019 155 46 010

13 6614 643 0 03 7 04 11 10

1618 8114 03 7 6

6 0I 8

546I 0 11$

10 6I I 0

30 0 ~8 Igg;, ,~Sg-;6 Jgg

4195 7

.iudiicd oud found correct, .4pril 99rlu 1909. W. P. ARMSTRONG, THOB EDWD. CURTIS, Society'c duditora

IK Msuthtg wfg lm Swig nu Cha oatutyht Sungutsb at WRLBOURN ou Satarday, Rfay fbth, at S.SS F.m, Representative,lgr. W. B. HOWARD.

Smarm ~. hfk. D. P. Ablewhite, Coleby, Chairman; Mr. J:Gray, Leadenhsm, Secretary; Igr. B. Clarke, Hsrmeton; Mr. J.Flutters andMr. F:Thornton, Bcotbby; hfr. B.Gsdd, Nsvenby; Mr. J.Msblethorpe, Wegingore; Igr. J. Sharps, Mr. J. Knights and igr. S. Dswe, Welboume; Mr. R.Sunning, Lesdenhsm; hlr. R. Agiu, Fulbeck; Igr. T. W. Codd, Caytborpe; lgr. E. Codd, Houington,

Tbe Quarterly Meeting will be held in the Schoolroom, DIGBYv on Friday, May 7th, aC 7 pda Representative, Igr. W. TUSNEB.Msvuuumoutw Bscxcu Coxmvrss. —lfr. John Cssweg, Ifetherioghsm, Coairinso; Cfr. Ifaddieon, Secretary; Mr. Fredk. W. Bsidcek Mr. Wm. Ogden,

'Mi John T. Robinson. hletheringbsm; lfr, Arthur Wiltoo, Duneton; Mr. Thos. Winuag, Scopwick; Mr. Charles Ogden snd hir. Joseph Banmber, DigbM, , Igc~ Taylor, B~eyi, hrr Charles hlscklnder, K;rkby Green

Thu Quarterly Hooting will bc held in gie Sooiagy' ~ hvuamfauur EASDNBT, on Satarday, Bfay SCh, at 7 pda Bepreeeniahve, Mr. IR. SMALLIBLih xur Sstucu Ccmrrrvrx. —Mr. G. hfig. Bsrdney. Chairman; ilr. W. W. Ifesuwelk Bsrdney, Seomtsry; Mr. H. Parlies, Southre; hlr. G. hfsddison,Bsrduey; Igr. Iih Colton, Ssrdney; Mr. J. Fenwick, Ssrdney. r. . ar, ey; . . s 'son,

The Quarterly Meeting will be held in the Co-oparatlwu Sgouua SLRA FORD, on Saturday, Slay 8th, at 7 port. ~hague, INr. G. WARD.Ssarrosn Sstucu Comirrrss. —Mr. J. G. Adoock, Leseiugbsm Igcor, Chairman; Mr. D. Sparrow, 7 Alexsndra Semi, Seuforrl, Secretary 1 Mr. 'T. Shsghr13 Queen Street, Blesford; hfr. J. Jarvie, Gsgy Hill, Slesford; lfr. F. Wainer, 15 New Street Sleaford; bh. F.W. Jschum, 9 fbamumt Phree, ~;Mi. Henry Stow. 97 GiPey Lane, Slesford; Mr. W. Bodkin, Electric Station goad, Slesford; Igr. J. Ward, 17 Alexamha Brush Bleahudv Mri IL Beast,Station liood, Buskington; lgr. J. Smith, Chapel Lane, Lesvingham.

The Qutwhwfy Euugug wIB be held ia Che Club Boom, o George lnn, "MA BERT BASER, on Satarday, ~y SChv at 7-Rt pda. Sepremntagve,Mr. W. H. GOLDBTEIN.Mcuxav Sunni Bucuou Comorrruu. —Mr. J.J. Hopkias, George Street, hlsrket Rssen, Chairman; Mr. J. Ibbeteon, 99, Unioa Stmeb Market Bassa, Seoretsry;bh. Joseph Penney, Waterloo Street, hlsrket Bseen; hfr. J. W. Rushby, Linwood Road, lfsrket Rouen; hfr. J. Whitworth Oxford Stfmty Market Rema;Mr. Thos. Dean, Nonary SCreet, Market Races; Mr. C. Wslebsm, Lammas Lane, Igarket Bases; Mr. J. Manders, Zing Street, Market Bases; Mr. A.Creamy, Waterloo Street, !Barbet Races.

Stumramu Samim Coxurrrus. —hfr. W. Woodhesd, Chsirmsa; Mr. T. IL Cogin, Seoretsry; Igr. Carter, Mr. E. Beynolde, Igr. J. Waghead, SsudngIgr. J.Marshsg, tear. , Csrlten-Ie- Cfcarload; hlr. G. Johnson, 3fr. E. Stones, Norton Disaey; tlr. J. Longmste, Auboum.Ttm uaeturty Euegng will bu held in the Blab roons, "Bodney" Hotel, HOSECXSTLR, on Saturday, Slay 8th, at 7~ p.m. Sepresenhigve,

Mr. 6. RABBIS.Houuctema Bstucu ~a.—Mr. 8. Hawliug, Spileby Bosd, Horncsetle, Chairman; Mr. J. W. Gardener, 38 Qaeen Street, HorueasgeMr. J. P Whitwcrth, 38 Spilsby Baal, Hornosstle; hir. W. H. Parkin, Boston Road, Hcrncssge; Mr. P. Vsrlow, I Hopton Street, Hommelh. A. Bloak 96 Esse Street, Hornosstle; hfr. J. W. Cooper, 18 Albert Street, Horncsctle; lfr. J. Gowan, 91 Pr eet Btreet, Homoaege; hfr.North Bhwn. Hornesetle; Mr. W. Agmson, 58 Queen SCreet, Hornosetle; Mi. J. G. Moesemenear, East Street, 7fornese I; Ig .Stree4, Horncssge I Mr. Imm, Bdgngton, near Hornesstle. ree, ornosetie; Mr. H, Sharp, 39 Founch

Thu Qnarteufy Mnagug wgl be hald oa Che Branch Premises, BSKILBT, on Satmday, Sgay Sgh, at 7 pda Representative, Mi. W. HEWSON.Smmux Baemm~—Mr. Geo. Msnkag, Baxilby, Chairman; Mr. P. Cherrig, Baxilby, eoretary; Mr. Jno. VsgSaxghy t Mr. Jouugsm ~Suxghy; Mr. Hy. Corgi, Saxilby; Mr. Jno. Wm. Pools, Saxilb Mr. John Dobfk Argtux Feeds, Suxghy My. JsfmRwnig Ssxilby. M .Fnul Do, Bsxilb .

Name, of Booisty—Lincoln Eqaitable Co-operative Indnetrisl Society, Limited.Date of Esktbliehment —Sagaek 1861.When erst Ray'entered —September, 1863.Begieter. No. 141&

Name and Address of every OIScer in receipt or charge of money —W~Cccrzas (Tresenrer, North Parade, Lincoln; Fasn Srarameotr (Cashier),Temple Gsrdena Lincoln; C~. 3hcxmma (Assistant Cashier), 1, St.Catherine'e Grove, Lincoln.

Number of Ifembers at the end of the esr . . . . .. .. 11,507

CASE ACCOUNT

&DUBTBI~ AND PROF1DRNT SOCIRTIEg der f833, 56 y 57 7&IOZ'., r-

Annual Return of the Lincoln Equitable Co-operative Industrial Society, Limited.as prescribed by the Chief Registrar, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 6th, 1909.

e d PSYBENTB

~~kege4yB ~B' Ap~'"on. '." -'".';r"

.........* ..~ ",„'-,",, . ', iI.'

jg~'.ah& %agaiamh'jf!N~=-

''ijg@~.:40'r~~.".'", "'"- '. ".8,874 ":I' 4 .

3 3 3

r0

mdiv'.

":=';-r,c.-

4858,807 14

Balance ProSt on Trade of Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 26,556 1 74

3348,336 5 7

CUNT AND APPLICATION OF PBOFIT.& . gg„

TRALEE r OF Cm

Value of stock-in-Trade st the end of Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . ', (Su,723 2 2

3346,:ie6 . & 7

.sik $:," '"-". ;;+-'!., ;:,";..i': .'-",;e';

„Proat carne t'o next I'ear

$23,182 12 3

BALANCE SHEET OF FUNDS AND EFFECTS.$29,132 12 3

Pcm ta Shareholders&. ...'. .... ..., ......., ....

Bonds .................... ..., .Pmvahmt Clnbe. ......Pro@as~ bat not paid ........ .., .. .

Pra5t eaniad to next year ...........

Wor 's Inanrance Fond ...... . ...........

54,69891~V,4881,412

6136,418

V66,168

V3524

821

s d e s, d164,828 4 0

14 111, g

16 810 114 7$18 6

91,V48 11 2

7 7k10 00 09 3

V 12

Vagus of Stodge-in-Trade

In Bharee at~and Provident SaciemwIn other Bhsrae. ... .. ...... .. .. . . ... . .... , , ,

Debentaree. ...... ...Corporation Btcck...... ..

kmoant owiag by lawmakers st end ot Year

16,40451,093 0S,IBS 08,846 16

810 090 7

4,885 153,390 0

503 0523 15

3,203. 6

4 8 ~ dN, 729 2 2

162 6103,370 13

09070800008

~~+ TURNER, Sr&vrtary. FRED STEi HENSONWILLIAMS COULBO&f, Treasurer.

ants of the Society, snd having examined the foregoing Gene~ StatementThe andersigned, having hsd access to all tbe Books snd deco

TEOBG THOXSB E. CURTIS, R. W DSY W SPSLDIN

The I,incoln Co-operative Quarterly Record,NEW SERIES.

All Coennennieneions ro be addressed ro tice Editor, Wen. Terner, 23, Queen's Crescent

ed f, zt, efoz, 8', an increase offtqt .boone„„in, CoW, SI,Pro-, ,

tr'nt'—gj'p'utu;"e. „; LehdcIne

I'rafts»et'. vlf'-: e.:s .-''

he sales have reach

he Bmad Basin of Taxation.ry time a houseevife buys tea or sugar she is addingeveaue of the Stater is knovrn to all. What hes;,ecmns. actnaRy amounts to i's less'nnderstood. -

foirned'fromv a circular recently Issnedrhy 8'm@Qtotal duty paid on, th» tabaccor tea, c

e-'

The Commsttee (through the C.W.S.) have made arrangements these columns, t

' -'

., ,.ONE'@45,::Nell@I@,;-;%lgk Np;:;M.'-~~--' -',;;., " ' '

'v';::,~qaiieg»ut th»eni:at'etb'i, Cetttrei„''Ofgssh 'tfiltrer-;* ~o-".Is'teid'". ::;:-.":g '

.Wbe:C4''-'sit'hrattvn Sitpyijs, hfafheet, ': Iajum;::", -'f; -,';:,,;,';„". ;;-",::qe',-.:--..:

, HWIIE bas:just .beiiii. ', Isesueedes byf the:"Ihugfi n'sf'.:cit':"~i'-tt »i~+'ct:.,':c,'Societies&cthe» Ve'all'w", Wnrbfitg, 'andi 8titistics':of", ~tg'set~&'-, "qY:'Pttettdty' and 'ether "Suejut '&Ief0ve in en+ "' ' Itremu

„gresb;;-mehcatmne nfl cseef.; and; .net»eiestIt»g dev~vmeurfs::;i~~, gfst, ,:,,':"::,:,",

", -. .-,Vbiin Itob»ttefithb'and'c'ttbitse'ecr'e dfscuaanj" fbe';, Pr&5feiiik'el'bddtt'r'~ ':, ,

' ' wg;jmtd::tbe'bstobteesidre~ensfot 8'ritssh; Agfficnitn'ri idthu, ,'.ufffbtr„.„"ils ':,",tfs

,::;-,::,';-::;:.;.-;,": ge'oPttrn»ro'st oscar&y concerndd:::n'te' mtddsfg vigorous 'cdferta"':ts'fr:eIIIsfd"'. ,':',-..hv

,tbe'Qtltskfntc nn. their nvrn acconntI andelrbatevet'-; '.:»'-« ~'~'; „,eena7' ae5ieee. eek11..ne *, doubt pave. the way fdt. iztIIe»r-";-': l4ln h

. ~e. -, .„,;...K.British':, 'iLgacultnre" dtgsendso to. a-.' gre'uy; e»efesrt, .: 'i f:",.-~tg

'

'antf ort'the de'

&,'.—,,"j:";=.:~~'!",:;:,"":;:.'.sb»rn»edd:M:anil~'e'+Iaiatgesit:. curtqfsiest. s

, :-, ~;.~~'4/i::;,W~,':atd tt„h'S::„:~j;",.'-::,e-

,'.,„-tb'e-:"k~;, tta';:.pWy'i~~;::;~ -.'~:,~:!"."'-„",a. , '+'.„'e;, '»

J

»l

et ter housing of the people.T

Unties lheiveente Conditions. rTaHAT eveH E full elfegl of S Psrjctd, »etrade is shosvn in the recently, J' ':, ' ' it, of the Co'mmittee of the ', ' tribntio

".ended' rm Erecemher z6tb, '' ' of theta can be', '; tv decrease in safes for»nia' The estftnated

months of-r ""ev'csui-": =:F.

'

'W:$6«639,aog. '"

, Iyuiih'g 'ths'4j6iiof these five years it reached a total of fi x,39»373."As the whole C.W.S. trade for that year was under zr„z3,ooo,ooo,

~"prcgruzti«ur of taxes in turnover —about i in z8—is striking. It'that the reduction in the sugar duty last year will bring down

tti»'znvr?«rett m future by about fi338,ooo yearly. We may gladlyx?Itxszk)M«k gnd yet declare that a full share of taxation is already

"b)?'tbe wotking-dass consumers. On this' g'x'ouhd, vre submit,t, „' '-is, evidently little need for that special income-tax on Co-

-~attics dbsired by sorus private traders.'Yet;8«e, 'weigbtiirpartof the case bas still to come. To arrive

.'4(h&'Ccs need to make some comparisons based on national figures,

.",Oi»--I(kit!ah 'revenue during x9o?-8 was, roughly, «36 millions.'

ILt«htegt tgztei (including those on beer, wine, and spirits) amounted.,:%4xrsk" f«3 in+ious. The direct taxation of incomes, land, houses,

,: legacies, Ac., produced 33 millions. Stamp duty audJhtiuh)zs gave another x3 or xy millions. Postal and similar revenues

the total, but these do not concern our case. Taking,that really come home to persons, we may ask:

Who pays them?In "Riches and Poverty" Mr. Chiozza Money shows us that the

.incotne:of the nation is almost equally divided between those whodoimd those who do not pay a direct tax. Reckoning five to a

y, there is an income-tax paying population of 3 millions.

,'I'~T«h«jtsnzghzder, 38 millions, are below that line. How much isi;,~z". 3z»I«) Ocr each side of this equator? Over-estimating, for safety, all

'"jzly can fall, directly or indirectly, on income-tax payers,.'w''uu@y' «xedit them with 7z millioris. Against this, for tbe masses,;„'„-' „;,.' (f)sate"i«z a m(mmum of 38 millions.

, "-~,,~pf&':.q~: ""-Oc!C'«half of the national income pays 7z, the other 38—on the-,- "--'z%'ice?of it 4!s looks'tolerably fair. Indeed, reckoning per head, as

.ussjliy, have been x'eckoned in the past, it means an averageof fi t«f' gs. In' one case and gr xs. 6d. in the other. But take these

- '~ iu cotnparison with the proportion of income per head, and' " tn-tale»ppeirs. Tbe 3 millions ' zh' cozztfort zrlan,

! ' ' '%;.„"",'rfnd child, enjoy an aferage yearly income of 6 x66. Thelisaverage gz3 3s. zd. Since you must live -a fact so':";~1ift out of'account —vrould you rather pay 3s. 6d. ureekly out

«zv«!r' $3«or. 3d. evexy week out of 9s. ?'we gr»-still too generous with the rich. Of the tgz«ed income'- -=~,.!v.+I5jitij';.xiiiBions nearly three-quarters is 'enjoyed by xp million

(r '= i~or wlzife the 38 millions include 'alike the spinner with 3os. aweeks«id thci labourer. on x6s. Thus we reach extremes where com-

-ysris«i'n. .(s beggared. How do taxes fall upon the poor? AtW~ely an ol'd couple, one 76 aud the other 7z, were reportedM.fb»733osxd of G'u'ardians as having managed to exist on 4a a

«B'ttdoor 'zslief. Yet in a year, it was estimated, they had paid", ' '"-'tzf «Iss. rent) 3s. =xd. m tea and tobacco taxes. Or take the

«nzzzm worker, earning, as many earn, only zQ. per hour."''--'p,':x:,';, :„' ' ' '" 'gqzzarter of tea at xs., and the duty on it is exactly the;- .~~«g'-: ';:.~'«ik;ger hour's w'ork. How can ooe compare such payments

wz«th«tbtee of the very rich?'."'-.-" '. 6The~r. have first their subsistence to procure. The multi-'--.'~re cgn xneet alf bis taxes hnd yet 'be left in ndw posse'salon,,.z-,~~%fur of the daygnd night, of almost equal to ten thousand

kfzc'rested'workers' subsistence. Yet it is from the rich that the ezy::bsscxczne to give to indirect taxation a still broader and firmer basis

purchases of the people! pirfwrrtskvr«j.

*+

Co-ogsczrssAowo cssssg gselacMn'

Ssevzoxsx Coz«zlzzazzscg xx Lofln Esvozc.

TBB.ALLI««tres st«sr Ivs Wosx.~j?;":;;-,.;&i —.

,",

,AVIÃQ« g desire to. mair» ths aiins of the Inter«ration»I Co:-ji,"ir-'::"=-.':,"'-' i:-'-'~ opecs6ve A!banc» more widely «known,

"the Midhzud;~

r;.~i=.' '7:; ',. „ tional 8 ard de«dded to con'vez«e a ecmfereneer of the:. vzzv«rrzktive organisati«urs in the s«xgi«zzr. , "The eouferenoe'was hekt~:z+-'&'-".~»i 'the auspices of the Long. Fate'zi So»reer, ou Sgtzn4(y«and'';zr":.„i'-.-"';-',",,"'Wr«83«, azteczded by about x8o d»legate». '

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c'.i," ~e'Sees(«zaal Board gnd' 8'enezaf zngzt 'er' «rf tlie ozv

The subject for discussion was "The Position azid Prospects ofthe International Co-operative Alliance, "and it was introduced in apaper specially prepared for the conference by Mr. M'Innes (sec-tiooal secretary, aud treasurer of the Alliance). Mr. N'Innes, atthe outset, traced the origin of the A!!i»ace and stated that the .rmovement towards international co-operation was first set on foot I~iin tMs country in x88y. The Derby Congress was beld in thatyear, and a feature of its proceedings was the receipt of an informalcommunication from some of the co-operators of France,expressing a desire for closer connection S?ith those of this country,A special committee, comprising nues»z'crber from each section ofthe Co-operative Union, was thereup'on formed to maintain com-munication with foreign co-operative organisations, and to collectinformation. In x883, the results of their inquiries were laid beforethe Oldham Congress; two delegates from France were present,and were welcomed with enthusiasm. In z886, M. de Boyve, adelegate from the newly-formed French Co-operative Union, pro-p«wed, as the first step towards an international allumce, theappointment for three years of a committee to meet in Manchesteror London, and this committee was thereupon elected byCongress, each section of the Co-operative Umon being representedupon it. In November, «886, the committee having been informedthat similar action had been taken by the Co-operative Congressesof Lyons (France) and Milan (Italy), 'inaugurated a connection bycorrespondence between the co-operative organisstions of differentcountries, and out of this action the International Co-operativeAlliance bas grown.

From the begmning of the International co-operative movementup to the Manchester Congress in xgoz, there were over onehundred individual members, comprising studhnts af economics andphilswthropists belonging to various couiitries. The co-operators ofthis country, however, held that the Alliance would become'stronger u)timately if individual mamba'rtri were not admitted, andafter g long struggle this paint vrga'csfrted. The membership isnow confined to co-operative organisations alone, except incouutries where co-operation is not sufliciently organised to admitof this course being adopted.

In the development of the Co~rative Akqance no one hasworked harder or deserves more credit than Mr. Henry Wolif, thehate chairman Hegaveof his tizne, talents, and meaus unspar-ingly to' its se'rvice, 'travelling from eud to end of Europe to promoteits objects; until bis retirement from office at Cremona Congress ixrzqo7. . (Hear, hear. ) But undoubtedly'one of the least obtrusivegnd yeto'ne of; the most effective of the many forces that havecont'xib«zte'd t«i the development of the international movement simeHuddezsfi»M Congress has been Mr. J. C. Gray, the esteemedGenera! Secretary, of the Co-operative Union. (Hear, hear. )less into publicity tbau many others, Mr. Gray has used

.specml knowledge and constructive ability, in shnesmanlikefashion, at every stage in the development of tbe constitution of theAIIiaucel aud after-events have proved, in each instance, the clear-ness of his ius(ght snd the soundness of his judgment. His workfor she AI!bure», in other directions bas been varied and ceaseless.Mr. M'Inne's also referred to Mr. T. 'Brodrick (secretary of theWholesg!e Society), and stated that the movement for establishingwho!male societys in Continental countrl«xrv if not actually inspiredrwas greatly quickened-by a paper wbjeb he contributed to the

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'QRtf" Of these fsforpabtzezd purpose and .tbe Qtherebraswbieb " ' .'.-„I:::iL.'-tbe' R«zehdsfisr, British practice. , Every yegg spares, out

ci'»rzr 'packs as«t ««chir, 'getztzlties fut fbe Alliance, making dern»«(de p'z

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Drapery an-. : ';lit linery Department.

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Tl''s Spo-ou .of the year is here a& aic, and ourMen. hers will find us fully prepared with the

CHOICEST, SMARTEST Ai& D ÃIQSTUSEFUL OF NOVELTI ES

OBTAINABLE%e cordi:lliv invite your iuopuo-;o- of our Stock of

NEWEST DRESS A COSTUMEMATERIALS

Which are Reliable, Unspottable and of Best Value.STYLISH GARMENTS made-up in our Workrooms.

In our Shovvroorn is now displayed'

The Lafesf in Plillinery.Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats in Extensive Variety;and FLOWERS, so much in demand this Seagon

are there being shown in abundance;'TheSgnarrtest and Latest of the Sea,son's Styles, in

Ladies' Coats.

Special attention is called to our

Stock of Readywmade Costumes.We have always on Show in our vVindows or inthe Department during the Season, the Newest Designs

and Colourings inWOOL AND COTTON DELAINES

VOILES AND OTHERBLOUSE MATERIALS.

Our Stock of SOFT FURNISHING GOODScomprises only the best of the Season's productions.White, Ecru and. Ivory Lace Curtains in almost

endless variety.Madras and Harness Mushns. '

The Season's Novelties in Gloves and Umbrellas.Good Reliable lmakes in Hosiery.

Our Stock, of Manchester Goods is most extensive andvaried; and will, for value, compare favourably with any

other hoirse. in the tracte. .

- We:invite your inspection of our carefully selectedStock of Blouses, Blouse Robes, Feather Boas andSunshades.

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Baby Linen is a Department to which muchattention is now given.

Ladies' Underclothing and Corsets.

. FURNISHING AND HARDWAREDEPARTMENT.

C.lf.S. "FEDERATION'S"from k3 f7s. 6d.

g QQ JJQI RCDGE XVHITrVORTH'S from B5 fss. Iod.(ELSXVfCK'S from BV Vs. Odr

ALL KINDS OF GARDEN TOOLS.

',;:.-'. ja.—,, Large Yariety. of Frame, Mailcarts and Push Cars.Newest designs.

CARPETS. OILCLOTHS. LINQLEU'tIS.

BUTCHERY DEPARTMENT.We sell only ths Prinwst Qaarity or

', — IIEBP, ftiUTTQN, LAttts, vEAL AND''"PORK, c '

XIOISS'bpBBBD Bdccrr snd HdMS' a Sps'cislity. @aery. Ons gaarantatd,Oe@ant ceea enr h

'Vy Steers horace Stains SeSWhrne. We cWfu Snsray trnr

Percnywhd Phd@hlgsare'Qrtsrh Dauy. therefore asrl

BEDDING-OUT PLANTS FROM OUROWN FARM.

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Cucumber, Lobella,Calceolaria, Pansy,

. Geraniums, Petunia,Phlox Drummodi, Marigold,Stocks and Asters, Zinnia,Tomato, Fuchsias,

&c.s &c., &c.OVT B%AD Z.

O H W C' &C'. left at the Central or City BranchesR D F ~S will race::e prompt artcc:ioa.

COLONIAL DEPARTMENTS.

G-'5L'T'one"giia5tyr. THE BXBT is supplied to ourM'stnha'r» purchasing in these- Departments. Oar

' -'strpph'esrarrhre I'rash drdfy threat 'fporn the largest

'- ~ ni'iar'regs, .irrth'el, frvader. A gta'nce at- oar. Goods arfff con-,.etrg'shy'fss' I'hat tsar 5aVanotsecond rata

YOU ARE FULLY INSURED TAILORING DEPARTMENT.against Bsd Work snd High prices by dealing wirh your Batrding

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Batrders, Gssgtters, Hoase Painters and Decorators, Esbtnet .Mshers, Upholsterers, hronarnental Masons.

, pdEW SHOP HOW OPEN ~Pnnersls, ~with all tarratsites st Shortens rgotioe.'We ara connected by private wire with su Branches. ', Cadre'Snd jnr pest for yourselves onr Large and Splendid Stock

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