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THE LINCOLN

Equitable Co=operative Industrial Society,LIMITED.

C.%.S. Pelaw

LiquicI Metal PI;,'.:-''-;

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PELL% POLISH

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CO.OPEBilT WHOLESALE SOClETK

SPY wog4 P1EwCASTLK.

IS:SOLD IN

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BOOTS & SHOESIS SOLD IH

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TANOg

SLACKER.

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«SLpvrsT ]3UT SURE."1"UNION IS STRENGTH. "

fitlcchi (IIiqnitaltl& 0to-0Pzraliltt Stlbttstridl Sacitttt, Ktb.ESTABLISHED 1861.

Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1893

cDBJECTS 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 of its Members.

Annual Business, k295,930. Number of Members, 11,759. Share Capital, 4169,138 19s 7d.Loan Capital, 456,769 9a lid. Iteserve Pund, 86,746 3s. 1)d.

Banters: The LINCOLN 8 LINDBEI BANHING COhfPANY, Lhnited; The CO-OPERATIVE IVHOLEBALE SOCIETY, Limited;and the NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANE OF ENGLAND.

The REPORT and BALANCE SHEET for the iglstEnded JULY 7th, 1909.

Quarter,

orooorr. Drasorr. ~@,~ rasorlag. Outargue. uralasiag

arehases from the Co-operative Wholesale Society a16,615 a3,635 X1,743 a390 R900 a2.276

fmm other Co-operative Sources ... 8384 R153 a202 as at05 88Value of Goods produced, grown, and manufactured by this SocietyButter and Eggs from Country Members

Buuelag

831S710

coal. Trial.

$952 a27, 394S1,56$

X29.383X2,581

Wo. 1234

6

oi 89

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and FBZZSCHOOL LANE, LINCOLN.No. 11 Branch —BARDNRY.

12 „NORTH STREET. HOBNCASTLE.13 o SOUTH STREET, SLEAPORD.14 „H1GH STREET, LINCOLN.15,. IINION STREET, MARKET RASEN.10 o BXSSINGHahL17 „REPPHAM.

o 13» WINN STREET, LINCOIrN.19 HACKTHORN.20 NEWPORT, LINCOLN.

Central Stores and Offices—SILVKR STR'XXTBranch —BRaCE BRIDLER.

BCRTON ROAD, LINCOLN. 'ISHAKESPEARE, STREET, LINCOLN.RIPON STREET, LINCOLN. I

WELBOCRN.METHERINGHAM.CANWICK ROAD, LINCOLN.

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.BAGGEHOLME ROAD, LINCOLN. ' - '.I

GRESHAM STREET, LINCOLN.

BUTCHERY BRANCHES.No. 1, Ripon Street; No. 2, Gresham Street; No. 3, Bmeon Road; No. 4, High Street; No. 5, Baggeholme Road;No- 0 Boundary Street. Braoebridge. COLONIAL htEAT SHOPS, SINCIL STREET and NEWPORT.

The AIUAL XEETIEG will be hell in the LARGE HALL,On MONDAY EYEN1NG, MGUST 9th,

-Agenda of Business .r.—Minutes of last Quarterly Meeting.s.—Admission of New Members.

. 5.—Report and Balance Sheet.

fcr4.—Appli

1909, at Half-past Seven o'clock

7. —Recommendation of the Committee: "That a Sukncriptionof s Guineas bc given to the Life-boat FunrL"

tb—"'Election of President, Treasurer„Secretary, Three Cotn-mittee-men, Two Auditors, and One Representative

Quarterly Meetmg ha.Septembrrrnent, ,,.. .Extrscrrfansry 'V~'le' 6ttg~4@- ",

Members Orf %8rsf.'jgiEnesentative i '

" in'Irtccmber next. !n-iisIn ass.'

yqg)pygmy, pg-gPggglgIYR 1$DGSVQIj%1, PflCIPiIIIY I~IJdIIIIYD

COMMITTEK OF MANA. eXMENT.oMr. GEO. HARRIS, President

'Mr. WMi COULSON, Treasurer

Ãr. WM. TURNERv Soerebny

28 Mr, W. B. HOWARD, . 28 l bfr. W. H. GOLDSTEIN

28 obfi. C. OSTICK " " " 27 ' Mr. G. BARLEY28 bfr. G. BACON

."R;-DAN;. ,aag dfr: vW.-'&&~i'v "-'..",-;: "~g~~P~„*'Ilb~~kfdetmfb hboe bib!uke1d;~ . ,

~~~.'ydb'aus ''Itffuou, ' Hohev'I'. Esther "W:

afvfbbaof vota fee more than Thmo

DKPjQRTMRÃTAIA COMMITTl. '

~2'ub: SnOS -:.. . ...'; —:.-'-. ':—:2|bmba'VC'OULSON,-fHtffSON-'audbWFAEfrv —. ,

bfeoore. HARRIS, HARLEI and BACON.

ROWARDv HARRIS aud BACON.

SONv GOLDSTEIN'aad HASLET.4&~,"TURNER aud HOWARD.

edbfe' i~~2PABDup~'-'ffffd+1D nHAIIRISn Iffy~

' STAlllOfICO ORDERS.'.Sb aRilt@l hv'vfebh-, rboieithiaa bsee on,iily mothm at the tluartorly, or aay other Generat Meeting of the Members eonvenoil fm fhbg

oamsruhnenls, veho. .shak each be.alhlpfg~. hfmld SS~,.2fre Gene'enid:Habit!ND'hsvsdvbdv, ,„„.', - - ' Ã4+P*" '

bdssadre'ea4a afb'made-vvpoa ooermsfIf. disk dmSleeo

ofShe ehafr be eakeil fo a Boun of order.4; - 8 hmuea esse sarrbvf ihak nof be rescinded at aay ffeefhia'sdih

*e. When anyiiiotlon or nmnndvnnnt hn- bien rondo inst second before

ih kteeviof bn noi pui. The mover nod eoondev of "the pvrvlouovteo'su. ' ionvd; voce - on the rnoi'

be oro t e ooiins.

i. When the Pie ident vlo. . io peal-, ilembevo =-hali iovnvedinvely take their "vni .

COMMITTEE'S REPORT.HE AIEI!BFNS,

Iye 6 o ic nu'cuiii io &ou iiic i„isi Quarterly RePoic aun Ba',uuce Shcch n, 'Ahvb:. tpfai. ,~ring t!ie quarter is &6z,cod ids, vied. , being an increase of i nqg63 os. iodd. over the .emrf

progiln cu the quarter'n huslue s, including 66~6 88. ibd. brought foro;ard from last quarturk affffr'altyfpmgfaffMaud interest, amount ra &-, ,uio 68. gd. , which o:e propose lo dis one of as fnllovvs:~kPurchases at r/8 in fhe g, d'8y rss. 6d. for Educational purpo

" "' od. to Workm ' ' '*' ' '' . '

„":dfs Reserlvfn".Fund, groo os. -urk fo the Jubilee Celebratoon 'Fund, fp'rgy r6 ' forward t Ffg'

within the quarter vrdo have withdrawn, and 8 forfeit e, :making the

We have accepted the Agency, through the C.W.S., to sell Ordinary, Tourist and Excursion Tickets to all Stations on the-Great Central and Great Northern Railway, and while no dividend will be paid on these purchases, yet the Society will receive a commissionforthesame- We, thereforevvespectftdfyurgeourmemberswhendoingbusinessofthiskindtodo itwithus. Tickets may be purchased-before hami for any station on either line at our Central Offices, Bank Street, and a!2o at MarkeDRtfsau Branch for Great Central Railway.

For the furthercouvmnieuce of our Memherswe have made arrangementswith Msssrsv'Begg, Monk;8 Road, and Watson, Bail-gate, Chemists and Druggists, to supply aH you require; dividend being paid on all pm'chases exceptiPatfmf Medicines. The same arrange-

&~,")ment applies also to Messrs. Battle, Stoffebow; Warlr and Duncau, High Street; Harston, Burton Road; and Martin, Monk's Road.

The work of re-bundingis proceeding and we hope very shortly tohave the New Branch in Baggholme Road open for busincss-,srith every convenience to do a much Iavvver volomo of + 8 The nc G- —Dc ~ + th +h +, ' M:iii, D essovolvivvvr

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and Stock Rooms above-witf also soon be ready, and we are conjdent udg meet ail the requirements of the trade. While the New Cafbnearing completion, Stted up with the most np tulle. appliances for supplymg dinners, tens, dc., on a large scale at a very short notice, wdfv«e aru sure, command the patronage of the members and the

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QUART'ERLY BALANCE S t-' - E

KNZDKID c(U(nV '71 H„c

CS.SH ACCOUNT. CP.

d767

ov enn

11432$

11,974917

1,45737946981

15 Iq

18 8(9

17 313 86 98 05 0

17 811 8Bates returned

Insurance emiams (xtembem)Rules, Csr s, Cash Books),eie. .....Propositio Feca .Trsnsler F

„Nomination Fees . .

15 1618 0 01 0 90 7 0

0 4 0813 6„Strong Boom Fees

, Survey Fees ..„Sale ol" New.;,')bo. ......., ...) +M~»"'

,", Commission„Cash Beceiv»d Ior Empties

3

16 9617 3

67214 3 4

Iaeoan. s

o Cash in Band and Shop Tills, April 7th, 1909..„Goods sohi. ...............„Contributions to Share Capital ...... . .,,»

'.»,, ~,"'—,:5,681 18

Loan Capital .... ... . xewv 2, 173 0Speoisl Loan Capital '„. 91«. 2,639 19

Panuy Bank Capital .,w, o„,— 1,530 0) »»

provident Clab .......:w Repayments, Membam' Property desoant

„Interest on Investments .... .. .(Beserve Fund) ... . .. .., ...

„Sale ot blilling Plant

Ex»sun)Toss, 5 s d 8. 61,237 9 6

ici7 14 9—62,4354.049 14 9-1.722 5) 0

8,771

9,288 I. I 5)

8,50 li Il

1525 9 II,291 14 6(

12,9562,089

By ttoods bought

Productive WAgesD)stnbutive Wages

„Expenses„Withdrawals lrom Share Capital . . . . .. . .

Loan CapitalSpec)sl Loan Csp)tat . .Penny Bank Capital . .

1,237 17 910 0 0

1884 17 93,1822,240Members' Property docount (Mortgages) ..

„Subecriptionc:C oprrstive Eoi n, l, id.Hclyoske tfe)uoru)l FonrlNo, 9 D)ctn) t klollso I «vct)oo C) p l)omoHornessile It& 0& o-c) II)evoo«h)rc H «p))slWocdboll Nps ll 0 )clin!eros)) osl ik)-

l) )st)v) 3„),u rc

~ddmgi) o I')5 c. «b

')

1 ) o o1 Ill ))

Provident Club„ddditions to Fired, Boiling Stock snd Horses

daoount ......, .................to Milling Plant hooonnt. ...to Land and Buildings dscount

s d

19 916 8

7 0$6 2$

„Non-Members' Div)dend ... . .„Productive Employees snd Committees' Outing . .

Educational ttrsnt„Lsw Costs ..„Branch Festivals„Workmen's Compen«stion

Club BonusBook Dvpov)iiCs«h in bm l. 5 )I) 7'1), l '

«I)

,)I63

3546

16I

)!I

14 109

10 010 3

0 2I 10

5

s d g . s g';-":.:;-:,i-',)

To Balance in'Ihsaks; SpvE 7th, 1980';. .....' - ";:-!*-'=:,-",-':9«)'~~...„Deposits —Lincoln' L)ndeeyBhtrh ..., ,

",

'-' ., W)eccbkg+&',".0«,."~'"-'«'.:.; '. . ., - +. . .'"' "~whig'"''"

nteres

5r

5 56I 7

etc

o

' „Ws„Doing

Tesv

Stoat tahngPointing, 8

tstnps snd

yl

611,266 13 31 Zll 266 15 3$

INVRSTMKMTS A.CCOUNT.

XfL:, 6;.e.l..lge; 'tjdgtg:19, ."33 .' '- ." *: '5ttj. P.:9 -99K'25"9', ',:63924 16 9 .... 499 19 9 8595 Q 9

100 0 0

Airedale Co-Syetstnrs ggonnnl 20 0 0

5919-.9, -.. . ' -,...,. . : TQ. Q p .—.-..:;... : dip'. e

Innd38tltTststttsoietg, Xdtt' „... .. ......,„...,,. „'. 99 9 P — .'. .. '

. ',, , , .... . . -1Q--P 9'Qoopsntttvssgstst383nsst„gttet. .. .',„'.....,., „.,:„.: jp,p, p. '. '.;,... .' . . -

' . .. . '-, tp. p 9-,

g, N. . . ", .': . '- 4 393:,'.Q:: ':.yi p:i. .

t'ttto:: &:',t ".0 2:I,920 4 0

9,'761 4 681,413 13 016,190 9 0

P IXED AND oROI LIKE, STOOK':;k&X7: HOSES ~COUNT

"+42~m Sddtttons by Tm~ !~thee .-: '; h5rtsod. :.:-„' g'. . ' ' '.Sots of" . : Iyrtttds'oS" 'B ~ 'Brdnnssh

S:.s. td . =. '~2' "

820 14 g g17 8 0 l3, 7'&3 6 6 21,731 10 5 280 0 tt:lt ltt 3 . . . . . . . "' " t t ll 't'l 5

18 8 10 g t.gt, '--l, l 833 16 8

4

2

rIlomtn&

s 6"""' ""I '8''0 =-"4:„'S!,".'63t '6 ' ' ' '9 ' r 'ii' '-' '- "P-'~ 8

' ' '9 e -ts '. !o".. e tt ., 'S8,865 12 0 300 0 0 1 3 tl t l:,; !7 tt 1,0lie 18 8

MEMBERS' PROPERTY 4hCCOf3

„ Insumuce Premiums. . ..„Interest. . .... . ........"„Cash advanced this Qus

s d. ltS: s, 'd. "„"

2,140 18 92,818 4 11

SSS~- K 9'

Btdsnosottting tc the, l, ly 7th, igcg

s d1,45'I 17 8

65'lii 8 Gt

SHJtrRE CXPITXJ k.CC CUNT.

To 3„Forfaim Pined Stoat kocmmt)

„S7SMembers' Deposits to BuSdin6 doaount

, Balance, July 7th, 1909

s d 6 s d9,288 14 6

19 19 9710 9

Ioo 1. ..; . ; B39JSS,',IS' 'I

I:73 Gli 1

Cr.By Balance ddtrit 7th 1909„Internet ..................

„Dividends. ....,.........,; Coatrihuthms

e d 6 e d165,803 12 6

1,699 6 115,881 8 25,661 18 11

12,712 9 0gl

7

4178 516 6

Ds.Tc Ba'!ence, July 7th, 1909

S s6,74S 6 1$

rQ~Aro

ACCOUNT p!rs:.'.-.!j-,."':-"

Cn.By Balance, dphil 7th, 1909 ....., ......„Dlsgcsst of Prodt kccount. ......... . .„Isterod .... ~ ~ ~""".~ """""~ - .

rtnw~@-

6,550 0 1$10" 0 0

gt8 3 0198 3 0

$6748 3 1$

ttoeer

„Loan prm„Bpeoisl Loss Csyitsi„Penny Bonk Deposits ..„ldansgors' Bonds ......„Botoher's Christmas Clob .„Provident Glob ......... . .„Coal Glob

Tmde Debts owingEzpenres

Torso LrtsnerrseBESEBVEB:—

„Genersl Foad„Insoraaee Pond„Congress Fend .........................„Worknmn's Insurance Fsad .............

Tovu, Bamsvm. ..„Balance

96,579 1799,876 15

1,416 0

11Ioi9

959,418 40ld

0 4691 0

15 8684 7 sl

7,$49 8 7

6,049 141,606 9

6,748 8 Il784 10 0

94 0 0894 11 6

961,401 15 0

8,461 4V,O10 8 9

6976,865 8 il

d aad Boildtags .......„Fixed and Boloag stock, and Harem Joooani„Riiling Plant .... . .......................„Inveehnoote: -Sharm snd Loans ..........

Bombers' Property deoonnt ..„Beats owing„Erpenees carried iorwsrd„Horse Kmp —stook„Btstioasry Stook„Interest snd Drvrdoad aooraed. ..„Cseh ia Banks ...............

Han4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

IN, 986 $911,6N 6 104,668 19 8

N, NQ 11 765111 8 8

199,965 9 8

19NV 1$1794 10

70,9N89

$1V19975

47$

N,8IQ

15 I4 T0 08 I

18 911 I

6976,868 8 dd

CERTIFICATES.

aml hgraby oertify lh0 foregoing 8ta ant to ba oorraot.

TR~E k.CCOUNT.

W. P. hsnsTsono, Tnos. E ODBTls, L Dkv, W. 8pshnigo.

DnpdBTRBtrTQ.

Wsrehoose .........................Ceotmt Grooery .......

Drapery snd RillineryBoot snd ShoeBstohery snd Brsoohee

TailoringOotSNng and Beady-madesFomie hing

BoildingRill snd BakeryHykehsm PennViasrsge FarmBnmebridge BranchBarton Bosd Breach8bakeepeare 8trerd Bmnoh .Biyon Btreet BranchWelboarn BranchRetboringham BranohCsnwiek Bond BranohBaxilby BrsnohBsggeholme Baal BranchGraham 8treet BrsnohBsrdney BranobHornosstle Brsnsb8ieslonl BranchHigh strad BranohRarket Baden Bntaeh

BreathBeepbsm BranchWino Street Branoh

Bswporl Branch ..

6 e d8 810

7,716 6 IIQ1,767 I llI,N0 9 gd1,866 6 119,157 0. I4,749 19 0199$ 8 I

. . 8 0 686 4 6

LI44 19 8Q~ I 5I,N7 14 Si8+$4 IS 4

6 6$,998 7 6I,N6 II,N4 16 69,465 I9,418 8 109506 10 5tk579 17 I6596 8105/09 9 81,514 T IL'9$8 6 4LSTT 16tglg 18 N

SN 7 I/i

6 ~ d99+71 I 8

I,184 8 I1,491 10 9

449 4 11548 IQ S

56 I 10678 I I

1,808 14 0179 7 V

15,957 4 I455 14 6IN 7 4

151 0 I

s d

IQQ 19 889 8 079 1$0

810 19 0

Ns 0 0N 0 0go 0 6

8$0 9 0919 I I

94 I 885 19 0$114 095 I I

9N 1$6188 IV 048 14 0

IN 18 I46 16 655 10 054 16 6

185 8 0191 5 5QS7 6 066 I 8

115 18 0$016 0N 19 0NIQ 08 V 0

S.QQQ 19 7

meek ls band.Jsir rtb, tom.

~ d901 16 9

6 ~ d4+18 8 5

6N10 47,079 8 4S,551 14 81,%5 4 6

817 101,856 I 89,894 II 59,8N 17 84,SQQ 5 V

4,708 7 116585 0

1,190 I 10VQQ 6 V

949 5O$67 9 0No I 6

1.901 17 8950 7 041I 17 4630 0 0845 14 0719 I 6889 o 0

IN4 19 0I,NO 10 04,088 I 7

960 8 6495 18 9184 I 0567 5 6184 11 4151 8 0

54 7 8ii 8 9

$010 9I I 9819 9

91 8 I018 60 I 6

SN 1$9 61.767 I 7

~ d95,794 I1 96,545 I

14,864 I iB7,889 9

619,760 69,845 9 I4,097 165~1 14 I5.894 8 119.4N 8 6

19,570 I 101,119 I 01~ 1$84NS 8 4tkSN 19 9$$1$1V8,499 16 04.554 19 74,00$ 11 8'9,091 19ILIQV 15 6Q,SN 148 19808.4N li 11S,991 4 I~7 6 4

10,405 16 119,699 17 9I,SN 8 I1,601 18 Q8,891 I 4

477 111,098 0 11

80~ 19 I

Ta Dividend on 676,000 st I(8 in 8 ..Paryoees. ...........

„Workmea's inemaneo Pand ......„Beservo Pnad„gnMea Ctdobrstion Parsi

PR OPORTO DISPOEILb OP PROPIT.

s d...,. tkBN 0 0

76 005$ O 0IN 0 0

o 6TBIS 0 ~

Byrol 0

EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE

Entertain

The Sguree afkw the names indicate tbe nmnber of Keetin'gt attended, eight having been held.'Re4iring membexs, esoh eligible for rewleotion.

DEPkRTMENTkL CObfMITTEES.aleut, Mcmra. Bacx, Lovevt 8 Woanr; Library, Miss Toztma, Messrs. Dcwxme rk Rozmne; Puraiehing, Meters. Bzcx, Hncctaz rk Tascvztt.

Four Bub-Committee Keeainge have been hald.

EDUCE TIONXL DEPLRTMENT.

DrTo Balance forward„Reserve for Cleaning. ..

INCOME.

„Qumterly Great. ............. .„Canis, Catalogues and Fines ...„Bale of Papers. .„llembers' Pic Nie. ..... .......„kdult Choir. ..................

e d7 8 106

80 0 08778

dedttcd ood foezd cert'cct, July fttcb, 1909.

Cr.By Librarian'e Salary„Libraria'e kssietent

EXPENDITURE. e d g915 0 I

]910 08 ltbt8 94 0

18 1014 98 0

„Newspapers, Ksgssinee, rkc. .... . . .............. ............„kdult Choir„Junior Choir .................. ~. ..""„Kusic Librarian. ........... .. ........ .................. ....„Grant to Women's Guild. ......... ........ ......, ..... . ......, Cleaning kccount ..........................................„Printing snd Stationary„Hsli Kceper. ..... ..............~. ......""~. ..""""„Delegates' Expanses. ................................... ....„Delegates to Congreas ............"""-~ """.- ~

„Secre4sry'e Gratuity. ....................„Treasurer'e Gratuity„Ptesident's Gratuity. ................................. .~ ""„Secretary'e Pottage ..„Treasures's Postage. ..... ...................~ ..............„Membem' Pic Nio .................„Reserve for Cleaning„Cash in Treasurer's Hands (including S10 reserve for New Books)

RICHkRD WM. DkY, WkLTER BPALDING, Society's doditors.

18 518 1'77 8„6 6

tl

8 0 r d1

8 (111 v

7 7 (815- (1 0 .

105-8» '

C

1010 5 (80 0690' l, tj I

IIe

i98 F777I6I

The Qaattetly Meeting will be held on the Society's Premises, at WRLBOURN on Saturdays August Vth, at 6.45 p.m. Representative,blr. G. BACO (

Wmsooaz Beaten Cozntxxzz. —Mr. D. P. kblewhite, Coleby, Chairman; Mr. J. Grey, Leadenbsm, Secretary; Mr. R. Clsrte, Hsrmston; lfr. J.PistteztrMr. P. Thornton, Bootbby 1 bir. D. Ca!der, Wellingom; Mr. J. Bhsrpe, bir. J Knights snd blr. R. Dews, Welbourn; bfr. E. Banning, Lesdeuhsm ~»kllie, Fulbeek; Mr. J'. T. Chambers and Mr. J. Itentoa, Caythorpe; bfr. S. Codd, Honington.

The Quartet'ly Meeting will be hald in 4be Reading Room, BlETHERINGHAM, on Priday, August 0th, a4 7 p.m. Representative, " .,' '!':~ 4

bfr. W:COULSO ..bfannuuaemu Baaxcz Comnrrxe. —Mr. John Caswell, Metheringbsm, Chairman. bfr. Msddison, Secretary; bfr. Predh W. Bsldook, Mr. John T. Robineoa, .

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lb. E.W. ksplsnd, Kr. J.W. Lintin snd Kr. F. Robinson Metberingbsm; bfr. krthor Wilson, Duneton; Mr. Thos. Wiunsll, Scopmekl Mr. Cbaries „Ogden sud Mr. Joseph Bsumber, Digby; Mr. Bicbstd Taylor, Blsnlmey; Mr. Charles bfsckinder, Kirkby Green.

j. The Quarterly Mee4ing will be held in the Society's Premises, ElRDNRY, on Bstanlsy, August Vth, at 7 p.m. Bepretentstive, Mr. 6.~

Baaossv Bamca Coautnrza. —Mr. 6. Mill. Bardney, Chairman; air. W. W. bfesuwell, Bsrdoey, Secretary; Mr. H. Psrkee, Bouthrey; Mr. G. 'Bardney I Mt. If. Colton, Banlney; Mr. J.Fenwick, Bardney.

The~Meeting wEl be hald ia the St-oPatatfwu Btotna, SLRAPORD, on Satardsy, August Vth, st 7 P.m. RePresentettce, Kt. rbg "~IEfkBnnum'Csuntrrza. —Kr. J. 6.kdcock, Leseinxhsm Moor, Chairmen; Mr. D. Sparrow, 7 klexsndrs Road, Bicsfoxd, Sstf 1

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FQneen 84me4 Stanford; Mr, J.Jsrsn, Golly Bill, Sleaford; 'Mr. 11 Wsiner, 15 New Street Slaaford; bfx. p. W. Jackson. 9Stew. 87 Gipsy Lme Stesfonl 1 Mt. W. Rudkin, Electrio Station Sosdf Slesford; Mr. J. Wstd, 17 klexsudra .Etttukl

'. Igathmlhmd, stington 1 bfr. J. Smith, Chapel Esne, Lessinghsm.

The (tuattetly Meeting will be held in the Club Room, a Oeorge lnn, "IfkRKST RkSEN, on Saturday, August 1th, at 758 Pm.Mr, 'W. B. HOWARD.

bfaaxm Bassa Baaacz Comtnvsa. —Mr. J.J.Hopkins, George Street, lgsrtet Racon, Chairman; Mr. J. Ibbeteon, 89, Union Street, Msrtet Barns, Becca~ ' I

Ma Joseph Pmmy, Waterloo Street, Msrtet Bases; bfx. J.W. Baehby, Linwood Road, Market Bases; bfr. J. Wbitwortb, Oxford Street, Market Bseeu IMr- Theta Detm, Nannry Street bhattet Bases; bfr. C. Wslahsm, Lamnuz Laae, Market Roses; bfr. J. Ksnders, King Street, Market Races; Mr sLCtaseey, Waterleo Street, Karitst Rates.

Bamtzenaz Saaaca Coumrrss. —bfr. W. Woodhead, Chairman i Mt. T. H. CoRin, eoretsry; bfr. Carter, Mr. E. Reynolds, blr. J. Waghesdr B~Mr. J. tfsrabsil, sear. , Csritoa-le-afoortsud; Mr. 6. Johnson, Mr, E. S4oues, Naiten Disney; aft. J. Longmate, kubourn.

The Qaattetiy Meeting will be held is the Club room, eRodney" Hotel, EORNCASTLR, on Saturdays August V4h, at 7-80 P.m.Mr. 'qr, H. GOLDSTEIN-

Hoazcaeraz Baazon Cmnsttma. —lfr. Ik Bawling. Spilsby Itosd Hoxnosetle, Chairmen; lfr. J. W. Gsrdeaer, 86 Queen Street, Horncmge, Seuetsuy rMr. J. P Whttwottbb 88 Spilshy Bond, Hornesstle; ldr. W. H. Psrkin, Boetcm Raid, Hotncnule; lgr. P. Verlow, 1 Hopton S4ree4, Homcmg I "Mr. k. Blood, 88 East Stunt, Htuncasde; bfr. J.W. Cooper, 18 ktbaat Strsnt, Hornosstle; bfr. J. Gowns, 91 Pros t Street, Hotncsatle 1 Mt. 6 M™MNonh Street. ~; bfr. W. Mtdnatcn, 58 Queen Street, Hornosetle; Mr. J. 6. bfoeusaenest, East Streets. Pomossaier bft. H. ShstyrStreet, Homemtie; Mt. Imnn. ,MHngtosa near Hotnesstle.

The Quarterly EeeMag mill be held an the Breach Premises, SAXILBV, on Satarday, August Vth, at 7 p.m. Representative, .Mr. 6. HARLSextant Beams Cmtastxtna —Mr. Geo. Memhsll, Ssxilby, Chairmen; Mr. p. Chersill, Sstilhy, Secretary; bfr. Jno. Vagey, Bsxgby; bfr. John Gmvmt;Saxgby; lgr. Jonathan Crnlhush Sazilby; bir. Hy. Cevil, Ssxilby; Mr. Jno. Wm. Pools, Saxilby; bfr. John Dove, Bsadlby; lMt. George Bbtghsm Bang y '* '

Mt. ktthar Pools. SaxUby; hlr. Jehu Bevgi, Saxgby; Mr. Pred Dove, Bsxilby.

The Lincoln Co-oyerative Quarterly Record,NEW SERIES

Ag Corarsasieafiores to be ade?resect? to the Editor, Geo. Harris, LisCsra Hoser, Swaffawbee?e

No. 88.

Newcastle Co-operative Congress,Whitsuntide, 1909.

BY WM. TURNER.

[T occurred to me that a descriptive account of the Congresswould be acceptable to the Record, as at the last QuarterlyMeeting on the discussion that took place over the Resoiutknt

„~sbsssn from the. Quarterly. Meeting io'" "

'i~i'-'." f~fy:i Meetings cons'. derable .mis

r.ip't-'E~~'gg nature and objects of the:~ing Congress was displayed,,j~t'r, -;;-jib@hers, who da sot read the

' j~~"-~;ffbs'.'interesting and important.igftir'ye~, Treat the Scanty Notices and

~'A!flegates appointed by tbe' "~-,'~j:.Hurley, Ward, Harris,' "' " '„~gt'stk-~-;-'::.C. Tres vett from the'",ss its social scale Ipgins~I?g of the exhihitiao of

ufactures.ove the average of exhibi-ig task to arrange and show,thsagqvement is making.

t nat being able too have opened the

hear and see thisrking c!iss in Parliamentaryby Mr. Graham.

ed fonvard to with interest.several pulpits, and the ethical

,ide o vijtgtf!"" " ''~ more widely recognised by the

Mon' .' " ' " 'sksg.'

the Congress, held in the Palacel'heatre, Haymarket, was notable on account of the civic welcomeo the delegates from Sir Joseph Baxter Ellis (Deputy Lord Mayor)md Lady Ellis, also tbe Sherifi' and his wife (Mr. and Mrs. Rowe),md:thirgaWP Ckidtef)A~-Wifg, and Mrs. Oliver).

and had sicured good eats.'o thill ~ii.~ ~.-:. welcomed the Congress ta

Co-operative movement inraising the status of its

ncing the common weal.

g ss), on risingi received a, Su .Josep4. in,~

to, give- tlnlm e, 'Isgixfy,

to rest ~;'ly. mtt'tcipsti@'; if, a~-'.

"with past addresses they'i're. ' "

S;:"earthy the President and the'", ' ent? Wdl itbe aCIanan aryfths' tty' 8!?vance in their fight against

inonoply Or wdi it be a dear, calm outlook af the Co-operator onthe swift current of social change, national and international, whichteems to dominate ail Western Civilizations to-day w?th ev«!ncreasing f

Several Aggatial addresses at previous Congresses standis land '„":"goof.Stuart, at Gloucester, r878; Lord Rasebeiyiat Glasgow; Ihg, Mgv5[axwell, at Perth, x8871 Mr. J. C. Grayrat Birmingham, r9o6, 'What of Mr Rse, wiKeher ifsev ta .tbeoccasion and take bsv'e,;glace worthily amuse. the', -,'~ ~-qpresidents who have iiiiliired the Co-operstivi )n'aivsmtms

These are the thoughts of usifhdegates ss.we'sett!e. deneutt. gIr, sk.to tbe Address. Mr. Rae (vehhm Lincohi -Caepargtafs- h ropportunity of hearing at our estival is EgajJ.iir"s '~. stslwtwScotsman, bred in a county where luxuries bavs na pIScertm theupbringing of youth, a strong, tender .msn, who at EdinburgUniversity came under the influence of Dr. ~masia to fanri

Yes—it was a magnificent address, well delivered, thc heart andbrain af the man in it, and naturally, as a schoolmaster, dealt moreparticularly on the need of more Education in the movement:—

a) The pfindple snd practica of Co-operatioo,The question snd relation of poverty to wealth.

(i'I The curse of snempfoymsnt.(ti) Scheme for exten'ding the .uss of the CtNapirstiva .

Union be enlarged on the progress made in i9og,the increa. e of membership and trade.

His references to the "Land Question" brought out statisticsshowing that the large total area of land in thc United Kingdomwas 77 million square miles, and of this yo, goo,ooa was owned byz,3oo people, and it required great changes to enable our hugepopulations to have easier access to tbe land. He also enlarged onour methods of Ca-operation. iA'caught not, he aud, to give somuch-af our attention td the mtddng of large dividends, but weshoiild lift aur eyes to the greater purposes that await fulfilment.If our. movement stands far any'thing else fhsn thrift it stands forindustrial freedom aud the control of the means of production.This is its larger hope, its higher purpose. Towards the regainingof tbe control in industry, the hearts of the pioneers longed, sndhundreds of equally noble souls have since time striven for theextension of the power of association for no other purpose. Theimmediate benefit that might accrue from combined trading was asnothing to them, or valued only because of the power it placed atthe dispose! of those who were proclaiming new ideals, But we,

by our acquiescence in the capitalism and land control of toMay, arebrioging nearer the time when the whole country will be openly, asindeed 1 fear it is secretly, in the hands of a few that ar» very rich.On all sides there is the danger of the rule of the plutocrat, and in

all countries, in every-age, plutocracy has been a menace to liberty,s tyrant:ta labour, and death to patnotism. Can we not see thattbe "trust" and the a syndicate" that we disiilie so much are onlyevidence that the trend is towards the monopoly, and wae betide ourland when the monopolist rules! There is a struggle in the near

future, again between the many who have not and the few wha

have, aad this combat between privilege and the power of wealth an

the one hand, as against paralysis and penury on the other, will

demand from those who fight for the people and freedom a depth ofconsecration„a nobility of sim, and au unswerving fidelity to adegas that bas never been required before, The enemy used to'fight in the open, but the wwtpons at disposal tory afford oppor-tunities of hidden warfare that is far more difficult to endme. Are'vfg;si'wesavenwstsr taitske the'sids of tbe'vgsny )8 AII the traditions

fhwi"psst rings ctNaii'emfive sgart on, thg fide tbe people Thei'tithtit'ssfritthst give'tt birth, and hss fiief the' of so many

sincd, was'khtdfecf by the discovery tiiat tIii ws's n tbe new move-

ment a new hope, a new gospel, for industry. Shall we, who to-day

are richer because of the new hope, play coward in the face of thefuture? Shall we nat rather piove our armour, array our farces,and get nwtdy for the fray? '. . . And ..r, tern~ ii —ivhat, , !it.We go forth to fight for new economic pri p'es avi! i es i iess tit

the relationship of capital fa labour. e .- Yic . i '. e!;vie tha

economic science should lie based on life r tiier '. !;

that capital should be tbe servant, not the masti.

production ought to be carried on for use, and n

what a man is is infinitdy more important than .thi sans snd daughters of nd have a rig z.beemnte'they sre alive; sud our orance coversment shen' we meet the smoot, enem;-, R.. ! Uot:.~.. '. .els

. to mere aspirations and o n fail to find

never was- s time when i wss more necessary to plead for EdTabeeffe'ctive in co-o tion we must becomes real an-

ane Rsg, ane password, ne purpose, our patriotism must—parochial but national. He conduded a brilliant addstining appeal which was worth tbe journey alone togreat ovation he received tcstified to the appreciati'

xo THE LINCOLN CO-OPERATIVE QUARTERLY RECORD.

Another outstanding feature of Congress was the reception of theforeign delegates.

For a fuH report of this meeting afl Cowperators should read thespecial report in the Ce-ojwarfvv ¹ws of June x z.

It was indeed a rousmg gathering. The Town Hall was full,

3,ooopeoplebeingpresent. The Pmsident (Mr. W. R. Rae) pre-sided over what was probably the most important InternationalCongress meeting yet held.

The platform was unusually representative of the world's leadingCo-operators, delegates from Germany, Finland, Denmark, France,Switzerland, dtc., and each foreign delegate on rising to speakoffering the'hand of feflowsbip xo the British Co-operators. Amidstthe greats. t enthusiasm one began to realise tne greatness andstrength of our movement in its working for peace and concordbet~sea the worlrers of aH countries.

The discussions of Tuesday and Wednesday were Important,sometimes exciting, especially when the resolution was movedasking Parliament to remove the embargo on the landing ofCanadian cattle —this being opposed by delegates from Ireland.The question of the minimum wage in afl Co-operative Societieswas hotly dfscussed and approveu. Credit Trading and Overlappingtoo came in for attention.

When Wednesday morning arrived the Chairman had to confesshe was in a qusndacy, either the ddegates must sit very late, orthey must take the three papers which had been prepared for theCongress" as read. " This was most unfair to tbe writers, and itrobbxxt tbe discussion of much of its life —the first two papers dealtwith the relation of Agricultural Cooperation to the djstributiveSocieties, rst paper written by J. Nugent Harris, Secretary of theAgricultural Organisation Society; the znd by Mr. Mastin Buyer,of tbe C.W.S.; the 3rd paper declared Co-operation to be a remedyfor unemployment.

I'he discussion on the first two papers as to the position thatAgricultural Co-operation is rapidly assuming through the operationof the "Small HoMings Act "making it clear that it is only througtxCo-operation that the future success of the Small Holdings move-ment mill be assured; and it was abundantly proved that theproblem before the Co-operative Movement was how to bringorganized production of Agriculture into close relatxonsbip with theorgsnised distribution and necessities of our large distributiveSodeties„ thus bridging the gulf now being used by the xniddlemanin the wasteful system that obtains to-day.

!~ Con " in the Bradford "Budget, " June 3th, sums up theresults of Congress as follows: "As to the impression created bythis year's Congress it is difficult to say. Perhaps the Internationalaspect may be said to loom largest once more. Although theforeign delegates did not intervene in the discussions it was a goodthing So see how the International Session, which was an eveningone, was attended. Progress was reported afl along the line. Itwasreafly very funny to hear Herr Scherling make it very plainthat belie'd not come over in an airship, although the delegateswoukl hav'e received him with just the earns cordiality bad he doneso. , Tbeeducationalmceting, while perhaps sowing seed for thefutme„was too academic for many delegates until the question ofhalf-timers was raised, and then —well, xt will take a lot to convincesome good Co-operators that in this the seed may be choked by thetares. .'No new star seems to have arisen during the discussions, butmany old ones, such as Mr. Howarth (Bladrpool) were good enoughto kud their luminosity for the bene6t of those living away fromthe north-western section. Next year Congress wiH be held atPlymouth, although the mover of the resolution to a large extentspoiled the vota. Much sympathy was expressed for Bristol, which,on tbe manner of placing the invitation, deserved to win.

Honous for tws" W. Tuenes.

A-FTER serving for x6 years on the Committee of Management,six years of which as Secretary, Mr. W. Turner couM not ",.accept nominatiou at our last Quarterly Meeting to continue

in office as secretary forthe next rz months because of the importantappointment he had just recdved as Organiser for the AgriculturalOrganisation Society. He will devote tbe whole of his timeandenergies to the establishment of Agricultural Co-operative Societiesof Small Holders and finding an outlet for their produce throughthe Distributive Societies of the countryx Over So Cu-opexatxveSocieties of Agriculture have been regfstered since the passbxg of

t eh Small Holding's Act and the new development gives the utmost

promise for the future of British farming. Mr. Turner was selected

from a large number of applicants, andwe do not doub gtthe hihposition occupied by the Lincoln Society in the country d~~considerably in coming out at the top. Hearty congratulations

have poured in upon him from many quarters. We w

give him our best wishes, and trust his new department of work

may bean unquali6ed success, bringing honour to himself, an

ing good to the community be has been appointed to serve.

About the Weekly Wash.

THE Progressive Up. to~te Society of Brightside and Car-

brook, Shetfield, whose membership has increased in xo

ycars ffoxxx xz 037 to 23 zo4 have just, as their latest venture,1

opened a New Madel Co operative Laundry. I say M e

Laundry, because everything is of the latest design, the building

itself, the machinery in use, the collecting of the goods fmm afl

parts of therity in motor vane, and the cleansing of the same; each

class of goods receiving special treatment. The opening proceed-

ings on June xzth were worthy of such a successful enterprise, the

members attending in their thousands, and over two thousand par-

taking of tea in the two large marquees erected for the occasion.

Every co-operator will wish them unqualified success, and we also

hope the day is not far distant when our own Society may see the

way is clear for a similar vebture.

Peter bos ouIrhxe PvoIIvees.

0Uk neighbours, the Peterborough Society, are like ourselves

embarrassed with success and are having to enlarge their

borders. The latest addition is a complete suite of offices,

with coxnmittee, sub-committee, and waiting rooms on the 6rst and

second floors, and confectionery shop and dining r orna and two

other shops on the ground floor, The whole plan has been arrangedto provide abundan't floor space for tbe purpose required. Inaddition to the above a strong fire-proof room bss been built, inwhich pass-books, ledgers, deeds, and afl valuable documents canbe conveniently and safely stored. The buildnig is lighted throug1i-

out by electricity and heated by gas radiators. The opening daywiH long be memorable to local co-opexators. Th» ceremony of

opening the new buildings was performed by tbe Secretary of theSociety, he heir g presented by the architects with a silver key as amemento of the event. From there the officers and a large numberof friends adjourned to a local theatre, where a most enthusiasticmeeting was held. Mr. John Brown, President of the Society;-presided, supported by Mr. J. Shiflito, (Chairman of the C.W.S.),Mr. W. Lander, (Director of the C.W.S.), and delegates fromseveral surrounding Societies. Mr. Shiflito, who had a splendidreception, said he bad come ther» to rejoice with them on, theirextensions, which would add much to the convenience and comfortofbothofficers and members. When they looked back into thehistory of this country they found the lot of the working people hadbeen hard, but the principle of co-operation had improved theircondition. The people of Peterborough had shared in the benefitsof the movement. Their grand and magnificent buildings they hadjust opened being an indication of it. Their combined capital hadbeen of enormous advantage to themselves both individually andcollectively. Mr. Lander said the activities of the co-operativemovement were strikingly shown by the fine co-operative buildingsin the city; and it proved that the people appreciated it. Co-operation improved the home life of the people, encouraged thrift,and tended to alter the whole social condition of the people.Coeperation stood for the purity of commercial life and the federa-tion of the world. Co-operation was advancing locally; it was

.advancing in the country and 'was spr'eading aH over the world.Other speakers followed, after which a.xnonstre tea took place inthree sittings, at which about x~ persons were dfidently cateredfor. .

In the evening another great meeting and concert was held.Mr. F.Maddison, M.P., was the principal speaker, whose eloquencefittingly brought a great day to a dose.

Noetoss Nooletyss FI~C0-OPERATORS everywhere who have read the sad news

will sympathise with oux friends at Boston at the disastrousfire that took place m the early hxxnxtx of Jane tfith. The

building attacked consists of the bakehouse on the ground floor,with-two upper floors, used for storing flour, maize, beans, etc., andit was in the middle floor that the outbreak occurred, and the flamesspread with such rapidity that in the course of a very few minutesthe whole building was enveloped, a grocery warehouse at one end,and the stables at the other were in danger. The bakehouse wascompletely gutted. The adjoining buildings were saved and sufFeredno damage, except that the grocery warehouse was slightly damagedby water. The cause of the fire is unknown, and the damage which.is estimated at gz,ooo is covered with the Co-operative InsuranceSociety. But the trouble does not end here. The re-building ofthe premises and the carrying on of the business all the time ase thelund of diffrculties that test a Management Committee and provethe kind of stufl'they are made of; and for these reasons and othersthat could be mentioned Directors, in particular, and all trueco-operators will hope and believe they will rise to the occasion, andthat it may be with them, as it has been the world over, disasterhas been a stepping-stone to greater achievements and moreunqualified success.

Dangers Ahead.

THERE are two outstanding features arising out of the movement during the last quarter that show very clearly thetrend of events, warning every co-operator to be on the

alert, and ready for action. The first is the action of the Man-chester Corporation in prohibiting free speech in the public paiks.The Parks Committee had agreed to the request of the BlackleyCo-operative Society for permission to hold a concert in BoggartHole Clough, but had declined a request that a short address shouldbe permitted. Meetings of difFerent political parties were held fromtime to time in this particular park, but because it was a Co-opera-tive Society giving a concert the Manchester City Council, capturedby the private trader, would not allow any speeches to be made.When we remember there are at least z5,ooo members of Co-opera-tive Societies in the City of Manchester, who represent at leastroo, ooo of the population, there is only one phrase for it- -"PrivateClass Rule with a vengeance" —and at once this grievance developsinto the larger question of the rights of a large section of the rate-payers and citizens ot that great commercial centre. The applica-tion was. used as an opportunity to strike a blow at the movement.But it is one of those blows which will strengthen the spirit of menwho are loyal to the cause of the people. The right of tens ofthousands of people are swept aside for the sake of a few individuals.Privileges granted to others are denied to the co-operators of thatgreat city. But as one said the other day, me must not be satisfiedby regarding it as a privilege to speak in the public parks. It mustbe Maimed as a right. The Private Traders have pulled the stringsand the city councillors have danced to their bidding. But surelythis local society never had a hetter advertisement than the CityCorporation have given them. Their action will be condemned byall lovers of fair play and justice throughout the country.

. The other notable feature for watchfulness is the action of theGkisgaw Town Council in rescinding the by-law regulating auctionsales at the city's cattle markets, thereby creating a distinct injusticespecially directed against the members of the Co-operative Societiesin the city. The situation there had come about by the organisationaf the butchers, and the committee mhich controlled the markets hada majority of butchers on that committee. In other words, a ringaf private traders had got control of the public meat market ofGlasgow and were thereby monopolising the rights that should beshared by others mho had to pay their share of the rates for theupke'ep. This market has been erected at the expense of the rate-payers of Glasgow. It has cost +So,ooo, and the decision of theCouncil affected ya, ooo co-operators. Indeed, not less than aquarter of the whole population is being afFected if we consider the

, flmriTies of the members concerned.We are so proud of the movement in general, its strength, its

advancement, its unlimited good, its boundless pos-dibilifles, me became intoxicated by the successes it is achieving on

'

every si'de, and thus do not see po'ssible dangers ahead. Our very'nacessie mcrease thi numbe'r of oux enerrues, and so subtle,cunnmg, and determined are the flirces mha are opposed to us thatln an unguarded hour they can allure ta their side such (as wealways believed) enlightened bod'ies as the Glasgow and Manchester'Town Councils. This rnatter, if not checked, may have a far-

reaching effect. In the movement business is done in the millions.We talk of our share capital and members by millions, and yethere in Glasgow, the second city of the Empire, through dis-organisation, co-operators had allowed the butchers to take awayall their power and all their rights.

There are two opinions, and rightly so about direct Parliamentaryrepresentation, but here is not a question of politics but of simplejustice, and in both these cases of scandalous treatment the mattercannot end here. The working men of these two great centres ofindustry are being arouseil to a strenuous effort to undo suchtyranny, and if we mistake not on the rst of November next theywill show at the ballot box ivhat they think of such representatives.

Since writing the above there are already indications that thesetvio great centres of co-operation are not going to take these insultslying down, but are preparing for the fight, and mean to push thebattle to the very gates, about iyhich ive hope to say more in ournext issue.

Fs onv the Other Side of the Water.

B.Y accident or design a Balance Sheet has reached me from theUnited States of America. At once it set me thinking. Didit conic from an old Lincolnian ivho had toiled in one of our

foundries years ago and had joined the Brotherhood over the sea, orwas it just the fraternal feeling of comradeship that prompted thesender? Be that as it may, as I perused its pages I found thesame true spirit of Co-operation, the same watchivords there ashere. In things essential, unity. In things doubtful, liberty. Inall things, charity. It is a young flourishing society of ggz members,rry having joined during the quarter. The average purchaseswork out at about g6 per member per quarter. Dividend r/- in thej', 6 per cent. of net profit to the Education Fund. Notwith-standing the small dividend it is evidently a go-a-head society, andthe people in that district have the true spirit of Co-operation. Ithas already opened new branches, and ive read: "Inquiries arecoming from many dilFerent quarters asking the Society to establishBranch Stores in difFerent towns along the river. " We wish themwell in every undertaking they put their hands to. Some of theircrisp sayings are well worth repeating as follows:—"If you are not co-operating take in your sign. No livingmovement was ever helped by dead people. "

"Co-operation with the fraternal and spiritual features omitted isnot co-operation in its truest, best and permanent sense. That kindof co-operation will not endure and continue to grovr. "

"If every participator in the enjoyment of the ivealth and abun-dunce produced were compelled to himself produce as much as heconsumed the lot of the non-producing accumulator would soonbecome untenable. Still that ivould be simple justice. "

"All countries co-operatively produce enough wealth to permitevery inhabitant therein to have enough and an abundance to liveupon. Co-operation produces and competition gives the lion' sshare to the few exploiters in the distribution. "

"Build school houses instead ot batteries, and good macadamisedroads instead of warships, and the impulse to our country's growthmould almost startle us."

"The glory of the coming civilization will not be battle, murder,'and sudden death, but life saving and co-operation in all that makesfor a higher and nobler life and human service. "

Educational Department.

DURING the quarter the Adult Choir have given a GrandConcert in our own Hall, which was a decided success, andthey also gave a concert at Newton on July 3rd at th

Members' Pic-nic The Junior Choir closed on hi ay z6th for a feweeks time, but hope to start again about October, but furthenotices will be posted up both for it and the Gymnasium Classes,for which we hope our members will see that their children join.The Committee have arranged for a Pic-nic to Hackthorn Hall oaAugust sist through the kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Cracroft,wha are ewer ready to entertain the members of the Society. Wescarcely net aslt the friends to book the date, as these outings areso popular it is only necessary to mate the announcement, and,given flne weather, me do not doubt it will be a great success.

T. MATHERS, Secretary.

LINCOLN CO-OPERATIVE QUARTERLY RECORD,

Yha Ossllc4 Coageeaa csf $909.HE Women's Congress met this year at Oldham, and

proved to be a large and impressive gathering. Oldham is"::. Tunique in more respects than one. It is the centre of the

cotton industry. It owns no lea than one-seventh of the spindlesof the world, the largest textile factories, the largest number of

'i, :„-"::., workpeople who own their own houses in Great Britain, and they'f':;.:i":,:-, had, said his Worship the Mayor, a larger number of co-operators

~&j,.-fr!,:!'; on their registers than any other town in the country. Oldham. j-&.-':-' .' '

owns its owu trams, waterworks, and has baths and I»ning librariesin aB parts of the town. It also boasts a beautiful art gallery,parks, garden city; and, in the opinion of many, the healthiest bodyof men and women that can be found in a day's march. It was tosuch a place that the Lincoln delegates journeyed, namely: —Mrs.Allard, Mrs. Rooke (from the Committee), Mrs Taylor (one of theoldest members), Mrs, Knowles (Secretary), Mrs. Harris (as amember of the Central Committee), Mrs. Hodgett {as a privatedelegate). The residents of Oldham realised the signi6cauce of theevent, it being accorded a civic reception attended by the chiefchgnitariesof the town. In point of numbersitproved to be thehugest gathering of its kind that has been held, and the discussionswere on questions that well deserve the attention of all Guildwomen.Mrs. Bury, in her magnificent Presidential address, after remindingthe Congress they were met in dose proximity to the birth place ofthe Cooper«6ve movement on the Rochdale plan, at once plungedinto those subjects that most directly appealed to them. She wisely

xxml that while the Management Committee devote their tixtxey ti the business side of tbe movement, there is urgent needfiir Educational Coinmittees and the Guild workers to insist on then~ of keeping the principles of the pioimers well to the front.There are some co-operators who have never looked upon the Guiklas a separate institution, but consider it an important Ixxrt of themovemeat, doing a work among the. worx en which, until tbe incep-tion of the Gm'ld, had been left uxidone. She eloquently urged allGuild Committees and members to realise that they are part of agreat educational force. She reminded the Congress hove theof girls and women bad been long neglected, but withccsnputsory e4«catipn came the girl chikl's charter, the. natural'~ of xtbich is'a degxe. to know' moxa about people aud tblnga4~;;- ":~p'exx'cÃc4' of Ias'truction ceases'm tbe„early yeaxs 'of our li'fe, -but--, .-'„'=, 'cifncatjioe&&' nxs|1fevsyxoxkx (one cibject ofr ducathm Istnex«uupcxgj"

.Ihht «teady'„fitfxr«Berne«4 judg'srsenrt cjiii -he'brought to'the dif6cult pmblems which meet us on every hand. She:h«~e-", =,'.,~'gsx 5etter «ochd couditi'oas from. tb» slavery of the drink$;.";!;,'..'" ~the ~evik ther wxetdx»4 housing "of. the people, to',r;, .„=, -inx'xexxa, yxxxu. mnxxda 'To free. indus«yc sbe' urged that good eon-' ~axx4gcxcxd. .wages'obtnixx&-the moirement, and, af«r setting-, uxxx'xcyxix hcxhsa. uxi order, thn duty of every Guikl member, was. topxess~aiiy. reform w@cb' had for its object 'the upBfthxg ufIabcxuxx4be estkb5shxuent of Trade Boards, or any other method ofrdmcwing'the foig'bhxt of swe«6' I'rom our"coimjxj; The questjonef lhxt child was well. to the fmnt, and while bis phd»ic«I fxeednnxthe''jhstance «catrex ant, nexrer thi; voice 'cxf

' the GmM;'

again is its Piesfdestx as on other occasions, pleaded. forchBdien and xne'chcaI inspection. Her compehensive addrthe'work tbe G«64 had donejus66ed:to 'the fuB .th«6 'year«of its existence, 'and in her closing appeal. th»«nxs thriged-eath», burnixig words f»II upon their'Those of us who have been workhxg fox year« «nd jpven' pur - beefhave gxuwxx tcx kxvix the Guihl a'nd its woA. I'havaagreaksee growing up in our midst- brave, stroug, '~who. shaB take oux phxces when our work is done,from experience, I can psomise you wbn axe dxawii. to, the. wurkr

very happy and full hfe. Service gives in the long run, in, spite'odisappointments, the mast lasting ~ It a impossiblehriag jny and gladness in tbe lnres of others without catchingrays nf sunshine. ourselwm. In con»In«ice, may I express ahope that this Congress wiB prove a trna r«Eying ground, thatshall be braceci to stand loyally together, aml wherever the fmgexduty paints to the right as against wrong, we march boldly f

each toeing the bne in tbe steady march of progress. Let the Guildwatchwerds for the year be Education, Elevation, Recreation, Co-operatioa, all working for full social, industrial, and poli6calfreedom of women.

Discussions on the minimum wage, half timer, dividends,Women's SufFrage, 4c., were eagerly debated amid, at times, greatammation, and it required considerable tact and 6rmness to keepthe Congress well in hand. The half time vote was one of the bestthings that has ever happened in the history of the Guild. In anyother part of England it would not have mattered so much, but itwss in Lancashire where this system prevails more than anywhereelse, and yet only qx out of soxne goo delegates voted for keepingthe half time system of child labour and education; and as therewere some xgo Lancashire women among the delegates that meansthat they whose pockets and habits are accustomed to it, who standto lose if it is abolished, yet would like to see it done away with forthe sake of the children. The scienti6c people, who have beenweighing and measuring them from time to time, show balf timelabour in&urea their bodies, and the teachers wbo have been tellingus how it binders their work will be glad indeed to have an organi-sation of working mothers on their side. This subject has beenbefore us a long time, and now that the Congress bas made up itsmind the right way the Guilds in general wBI keep it to the frontand do all it can to get the decision carried out.

Miss Allen's excellent paper on the dividend gave a great deal offreshness to an old and familiar subject. Her idea of "a gooddividend" was a right dividend, earned fairly under proper con-ditions, and, after tbe payment of all just claims, ought to givemany societies a certain wholesome anxiety as to whether theirdividend is really to be called good, especially now, when the con-ditions of women' s labour is brought home to us; Af«r %earingand believing for so many years that co-op'orators: w»re. 'almostmodel employers, many are burt and disappoint»14tvi fxxrr4'kjjcvxsjxcchthe movement stiLl has to do towards x«xsxrig, the xxximckpS~wages to a living rate. But that xnakihs xt:.cnxly the.onlxa Bx~- r . .that we should earnestly try. torbxiug onr practice txp foicim ~;;,'-', ".The strength and purpose of the movement, the only reason for itsexistence, is service to the workers; and if it breaks down at anypoint in its policy of a fair and generous treatment it will weakencon6dence, aud iir. tbe end bring disaster. But now that the factsare becoming know'n there is only one thing for co-operators to doin their owxi Interests, as well as the vromen employees, and that isto put theh: ho«»em ord'er with the least possible delay.

These was a vexcf joxid discussion on the minimum wage, and astrcmg fee6n'g''-ixx'-xfavcxca'-'ofrthe scale and of thoroughly goodcxmchtionsox worx1j, -'8«xx)ITtar«Pe«her. had a word to say on the

Aa,ma«to be cixphctecfarv»xy. .~.discussion took place on tbe~uu. ,- The 4»hale:;xxaa;exc»Bent aud it was remarkeda great- ~~«x'xne-, :Jx«4' I«cmi @~ed@, m understanding the alter-s«trees. of «4M'«'rufbe ted sxdjr~~e~: The S'uarsge Societies thinkWsofmpx(x«at t'fe'Innlf thlxda~~psii'@ txx'IS»same ternis as men underthe Pre«en»MMaa4thrnybavu:4~~~&uah, :«Plendid work that it isvery xi«tata'IF wcxnxen, shoufdr n~~~, 'fjx..fx4(ow- their lead on this

cy»:: Oxx the-:roti»r:=hhsixjx4''1st- waq dear that. a. large~toodjt~t;~-tJfe:px»sent Government

, ,Oq'ancr-yes«a. "rXXSIX»=.lk~jy:::IXP~..SiIPPOrt = CPX4 un'der-

xasqd-. tcxu"»)ta»tI»x'(cLunit»4;=-~~gain'»gnt. leaving tint the Guikyhungry'; wban &e vertu«1«s'~, =:1Tki@~~5uxae w«s' loud'c'«oui oxx one side,'

esa ncsxe 'o'xx IR4.otka'sx:-=«q4 @~'-,h~hf ,.a,;~.y'then the.- vote-e txxx'uef'cxctixl»cxfy:, eqtx«I-" A~.Uie.'Go+»'xmnent jhII conies nearer tb»need of' a Denmcqartii:, ':demh'xxd Ilxcfu'4xxxg. ctree„'xnarxrx»4:workingwomen aud thasxxaghxafy cxf-,""qhenxaxxjnnh':vote;:xFne, woxtxanj cxn»vota"- wBI ':cocoa.to., 'he: fetter;=txtxxhxs'fxjc«L" ';TM-'&. W'.S„ay ' «B'xecoiP'nrsnxg'tgerstaxfxng'-:xgc'xxfknf 'the Gml4. «s.one of its', mostyoung.

' '~assets m- tbd hfe of the;.xnnuexxxedt cr'xxtli: its, usu«F ' co«-a 'serlea«4 vfsft4-tncxls'. vatnxhs. pxodjxc6ve worksxn and. . near. M~erir A. .I«xga. numbes cd brakes had-bernf — .provided to-take the whcde part' jat a' no'xxn'naf, chaig{x 'terr. '5Bddletonitp Cexmpld@ Ixh . Taboo Pec'txay, .'Sun. -PInur ~jr, 'Lxnngsxghtseine' Pxfntcng, 'Bxougbton ' '~.-'an't, ~;.Xfiidx's,:-~j' atem»ere ~Street, 'a'nil fxrr«IIy to 8»IIesue. It only. remains to' addLincobx Society and G«64 was'again bcxjxcmxed'by Mxs. Harxhiof being re~ted as a member of xlxe-C»xttxtB, Committee' fox .theMidlancl-Section and also Txeasux»r. fex' the vsbxge G'ixig. .-,

4rapery Bi Millinery Departments.

':~urenrreminding our Members'that the Stocks

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B/nrents. afe being 'continually' added, to mith Newest

reeds/ O,Prices'aie the lovrest that c'an be charged consistent

vith rel 4:'tjjurality.

D SS and COSTUME MATERIALS in NEEIESTCIOTHS and SHADES.

In BLACK MATERIALS me are unsurpassed for Variety

&ud Value.NOYELTIES in DRESS'TRIMMINGS to suit all Materials.

WS emxsiStly solicit'a Trial in our DRESSMAKING, ROOM;„me are crgdfdeeut of,suiting you for Style. and Fit.

LA'DIES' UMBRELLAS w'ith Stylish Handles and Reliabkovers.

0'upgtock of HOSIFRY and. GLOVES are carefully bought

and nekd for Good Wear.

Lace and Madras Muslin Curtains, Cretonnes, Art Muslins,

ded Yalenses, Mantle Borders, Table Covers and other Furnish-Goods.

WHITE SATIN, MARCELLA, HONEYCOMB and

GRECIAN QUILTS.In,4mr MANCHESTER DEPARTMENT we cannot be

beaten for Valrte in Calicos, Prints, Shirtings, Flaxen, Muslins,'

lte. , Sc.We. have contiriuslly on Show the latest'. in MILLINERY; to

those who have not visited this Departme'nt we would' be glad of acall, if oidy of inspectian.

LADIES' COATS in the Latest Styles. ,

Underclothing and Baby Linen nom extensively stocked.

In CORSETS we have the Best of the C.W.S. Productions,other well-known make's, induding the Celebrated "C.B.",

&' Y fk N," "Fitu" and other well-kriown makes.

Your Patronage is Solicited.'

Outfitting 5 Peadyemade Dept„

~F3Sl LVE R STREET.

Wa wish to call the attention of dur Members to the fact that

this Department is - nom Firmly Established m the NE%

PREMISES as above, snd that the First Quarter hss been.a

GRAND SUCCESS in every way. We nave now every cun-

venience for oux, Customers, and that this has met with their

approval is shown by the SPLENDID INCREASED volume of

Busmess done.

Iu entering on the Second Quarter we wish to sssuxe the

Members that aS Goods Stocked will be the very Best that Money

can buy, at the. respected prices, and. strictly UP-TO-DATE in

every way, snd me are determined that nothing we can do shall be

left uadone in making tbeh New premises the most up-to-date Shope

In the City. Ail we ask now is their loyal support in the future as

hr the past, ang the Success of the New Premises will be assured

BOOT AND SNOE DEPART/ff ENT.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Pleaselook out for the HALF-YEARLY BOOT SALE whichwll take place from Saturday, August SICh io September- 11th,when the whole of the Stock mill be reduced, and. Great. BargsxasofFered to clear to make room for our' Winter Stock, Cexneesxty. '

We are still'selling Canvas Shoes froni 1/1I, Glace Lace Shoesfross B/11, Working Men.'s Boots frmu 4/11, ~t. value, Gent. 'sSmart Box' CaM)erby aml Bale fmm. g/11„' and. Light' Boots from4/11r Come and have'adook romrd before goiiig:eIsemhere. '

I'n cur Repairing Departtuent we 'do a large tilde. Nothingbutvbe:Bess Igegbsh. Leather mssL and. Fuu' Wages paid. Please

' Ex/xsg:foils. ~vfhexg"they' wSI-be.':weil audqnickly done also

Tai1oring Departmeni.

WOOLLENS of every description by the best Makerssuitable for every purpose.

THOMSON'S CLOTHS cannot be s~ for Qualitysnd Style.

RAINPROOF OVERCOATS, to tvteaeure,fmortv 30 -.

-I,ADIES' TAIIORING a Speciality!Prices most moderate.

LATEST WEST END STYLES.

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Registered, under the Industrial and Provident Sooieties Aot, 1893.

OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.—First, it provides its Members and the General Public with Bread, Fleur,Grocery, Provisions, Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Butchers' Meat, Coals, Crockery, Hardrw@'q . .Furnitureete ,;Seeded; iten@tuttut:'' .' ".'

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Orunerr ttrn, rPurchase s ftnta the C &-nl't rttt. r tv'n. I t . . : ": $13.555 34,539

from oth r Cri ntn ot, t: a370 575tr alas of Gontlu em loi' l. r ~t n nt. 1 ".: t:ttl' ".t d '. t tots SocietyBatter and Eggs ftota Country Members

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BUTCHERY BRANCHES.No. 1. P.t:c 3 rs et No, . Greshsrt Stre. — 14 t 3 B t-.o Itn.vi N . ' I ' .No. 6. B-acdsry Street. Brucehr. tige. COLON1AL MEAT SHOPC SINFII, ct TPFr'I -a t s r nc t 31 m

The gULRTZRLY XZZTIEe will be helter in the LAB,BX HALL,

tngs.9. Election of Scrutineers.

ro.—Election of One Member of Geaeral Committee, Ffva „":,:::.Members of Educational Committee, and Oae Repatet. ,r '„=;; '.:,"~! rsentative to C.XV.S. Quarterly Meeimg mneat.r r.—Nominatitm of Five Members for Genetal ". . .

''it"i"4thTwo Amhtors, and Oae Represmtfathttsu

Quarterly Meeting in March, r9to.zt. —Any other business.

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gs.—Admissioa of New Members.3.—Report aad Balance Sheet.4'. eEtotoreItort by Member, 'a-Rep'tettmttttEtm, ,ssthfi;Mtttjh~

ption 'to St. John'» 'Atn~iyivisien.

ts tiubscriptionto the Devonshire Haspital, Sux'ton.-24, Reeemmendattsm og Connmttee 1 "ThatfJ. Ptchersgdl, aftero*

a service ot ss years at Mill, receive a pension of 5s.

On EIONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8th. 4909, at Half-past Seven 0 clock.nttgenda of Businessr.—Minutes of last Quarterly Meetin . S.—Election of Door-keeper at General Meet

co hIQCHIIQ ~@ @pygggpgyy, tgpqpl)'lgj&ICx. @8(!Ihg'Yyelf l t]IIIIFA.

COMMITTEE OP MA. Nz(tkCTEMZKT.2» '\Ir. "hfr. C. OSTICK, Presides( v&dr. W. B. HOWARD

zqhfr. Whf. COULSON, Treasurer .. .. 21 'hfr. hf. S)SALLER'8 'SOS zfhfr. GEORGE HARRIS, Secretary . . '&I

i hfr, GEO. (YARD

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~, r ~, *. , and hir (V. SPALD!8, ,Acnmosv —hir. W. P. ABhfSTBONG, 'htr. T. E. CURTIS, *Er. R. DAY, and . r

C&saran —hir. FRED TEPHEVSON. Aes&vr&sr Csea&as —hir. C. IIACEINI!Ei(.28 Com&n&t(ee '(iee«ng' bsve beeo ne. d dc . c«&i qu»&«„

Charles Tresvet», unr, sn i GeorgeElection of One hfember of the General &'o&nmutee: —tfe rs. Jsbex Dntton. sr es rea&'e

& ~ ' ' - '' . ' -' .' '»': n»o e or &mtbsn One Candidate.thf ch t D be 18th, 1909:—E r E E E o 'I -' II . JolmP k F

Election of Reprssena&tive xo C.W S. (Jnarterly hfeet)ng, st an es rusnd W. Thomas hf. Tra(ford. Members roue vo e or neElechon of Five hfembers o Educational Committee: —hfessrs. George Beck, Wik, William Hillman, Thomas Mother, Henry Bobmson, '(V Thomas bf rsffcx(LCharles Treavett, and Daniel Worth. hfembere mnst not vote for more than ive an i ates.Votes mast be given by ma)ring s X opposite to the names of candidates selected for support.Each member mast show his or her pass Card to obtain a voting paper from the person who gives them ont.The hours of voting are from 12 noon till 9 p.m. on hfondsy, November 8th, 1909-

COMMITTEEShfessrs HOWARD HARRIS and BAOIEfv»hfessrs. HEWSON, GOLDSTEIN snd HARL/F ~a .. .. Ifessrs. COULSON* HOWARD and H .

DEPzdkaTMENTLLhfeasm. COULSON, HEWSO'q and WkRD.hfessrs. SIIALLEIh HkELEY and BAIKhg.

hfssara HkEBIS, HOWkBD'snd 'GOId&STEIN.i%seam. SISALLEfh HkRLEY aad BAUIRV.

Baox a&m Suoa~a-fhhsnaav ..u»ax&aax

Tsr(oslaeB&rrcaasv

Boas&w, Lrvs Svocx rsn F(sw hfeeere. OSTICE, HOW ABC ShlALLEB sn

WARD.paces Emu . . . . Ifemrs. OSTICE, (Vki(D, GOLDSTFIN s«HARLEY

hfesers. HEWSON, OSTICK snd WARDMessrs. HABI EY, HAI(RIS and BACON.

STANDING ORDERS.1. That no hfember be allowed to .Peak &nore &ban once on any mo&ion st the quarterly. or any other General )fee&mg oi the hIe&ucers convened fcrpurpose oi transacting the business of the Society, except the movers of motions snd smendmen(s, who shall escb be shovel s reply; end no hlember shell speak sfhsuch reply.

That no &(embers, except movers snd secondere of Resole&iona. be allowed to speak more than dve minutes on any Be olu&ion.a. That all questioas relating to the Balance Sheet, which sre sent to the Secremry before the Ge» rsi H un. . bsve the prei recce.4. Wheoever s&uendmente are made upon original propositions no second amendment shall be taken into cons&dere«on ucu&i &he grs( s&uendment hss b~

disposed of. Ia) If a drat amendment be carried it chai( d&apiece the original ques&ion snd berome itself the ques(&on; w»erenpon snr iur(n&r amemlment msy be

moved. Ib) If the grs& amendment be negst&ved, then a second msy be moved (o the original question under considerat&on: bu. (, ni&. ore s&nendmcnt she(i be suh

mitted to the hfeeting ford&scuseion st one time. (c) The mover of every resolution and of every amendment shall here s r& st .' rep v, . nc& d&s( iy after which

question shalt be Pnt from the chair; but no other Hrmber sbsii be allowed (o sPeak more than once on the s»e ques(, &n, .n. e-.- Pc ': &-uon be g&&en (o exP)s&n, or tbe

at&en(ion cf the (heir b ceiled (o s poic( of ord r.9 A monon on e carried -hail riot b re&cinded st any hfeeung wi&h»u& due no&ice having been iven.6. VVben sny &notion cr emend&nen( c& been made snd & con (ed i& is open t& scv (i »» r (& crop» ". &he ' p'& I '»'&

&' «»': '. ('»»8 rnc&\on before

the hfee&ing be n & put. Zne mover snd seconder o( "&he prewoue qcee&(cn" csnno( &i&erwari sneer on &i&, &n&r»»»». »re (r7. (Vben the Pre ident r&ee»o sneak. Vfe»&b ."= &bs!: i. &m d:s&e y taLe (neir s s(s

COMNllTTEE'S REPQRTT(g T!'. B SIE:&!BERS.IUc '»cg (a ua(ui( (a yau the (gznd Quarterly Report aud Balance Sheet. The total amnuu( rece'red for Goods sold

during (i»e quarter is +JLqg6 zs. d» being an increase of jy, (68 (zs. (Qd. aver the corresPonding quar(cr ai last year. The nettpraRts or. the quarter'8 business, including x qda ys, qd. brought forward from last quarter, after al!aux« ~ fnr ai! expenses, depreciation,ae&d in(crest, amauut (a &6,682 (5s. gId» which we propose ta dispose ai as follows: —& 6cyyn ds. .d. as l). , i(.'cnc. on Members'Purchases at (.'y in the x, 6 z 69. (ad. far Educational Purposes, j y6 as. ad. (a workmen's Incur(u&ce I':&ad, & &a ns. ad. (a ReserveFund, y(aa as. ad. ta the Jub(lec Celebratiau Fund. v zaa as. ad. (a Central k!(cra(ians, y(q(» ys. ;!d. carr c&l forward ta nextquarter. )za persons .&ave )a&ucd the Society within the quarter, (zq ha(e withdrawn, and zq fa(fe((cd»s per rule, making theprese( I number r(,g) t.

The Committee .&ew with distrust and anxiety the serious tendency of the debts of the Society (a increase (a(i&ur than diminish.Ta mi(igate this rawiu'» evil, a conference with (he Branch Managers has been held during the Qu((-. (cr, and ('ney have receivedius(rucBaus ta reduce the credit (a a minimum, and ta this end we respectfully ask the ca-opera(ian of ull nur (uc&«hers.

'&Me are pleased ta report cansiderabte progress in the alterations (a the Ccu(ral prc&n&sce. Thc (&cur G&raccry, provision, andzfcctiaucry Dopa((ment will, &ve are sure, cau&mand (he admiration af all our members, and comm&cnd:(eel( as war(hy of i(s gran'&ng

'ua edarf saa!I be wan((ng i» (hc ..&acagcmcu( (a gi(e camp!a(e a(is!ac(ian as (n qu»i((y, p(icc, a &(! .n(&((csy. &vh

D n&u aud Tca Raams recen(ly opened pra&nisus ta be one of the most papu!ar vcn(urea af recon( vczrs. Caa (,i;e!With a v&cw (afa(( at a m(a!mum cast, &ve bespeak for it a "rest future; it has na r(val iu I g. i ': . '. : !a( rhc -»ar(e:( case) !e r'ct&ce. Q)ua. i(v, c&eaa)!ness, cnmfar(, lame:( prices aur hia((a, »cd di, &dead nu all a(chases.&.

..c.zid (rraccrs Shan ua&( bein &('!ised bv (h c'

b (..e na( and Shoe Depar(men( (cmparar&!y, i;as pr pa(ac the way far fhes &'.r "hc ae -'-' d&spiny a( ands &0 (hc fur»&sh(u . Th&s part af aur eche:ue &uvaivus (I c ca(a

6(( -, a d Hoor a..d Shan '. !a a(.e shop, (vhcre the n&ernie&ers will see (a ruuch b (( d, , (c er a (au agc the gaa s of (ha( Depar(men ~

i. p(acceding apace, aad na (mreccssarv (i&re will be lost in remavinv the cr ! d' '.e crampe( can i(ious that naw exist.me . na... recent, y open= i, ha. ruppi:c&! (( la(&g-fc (

i he»ve&v Br»uch aud Ba(cuery Dean(tmea(s iu Baggeha]u&e Rn &, ('.. „- },cd (r»de wi. be ', .e re=a ( nf (be ex(&a capita. &Aid d

( " . . . ", , '( awn 'I» (. a( is+, ic;, ((nd ca egar; u &!& b snared a(& aur

(;„w,&rk&»g af u&c Br. ch bein» as ea(isfac(ary as (he bu:!d.ag (s

c~auced, a&td. '- benz a apte(i, i&u&i &ng n rations a«

he Buf)dmg Cam-(&.,'((ee a( Ta»ner's Lane any Monday, from 8 ta 8.8a p.m. ave urt acr iu arm (tia» by applying t & (The.Annual Festival haa been lixed for Jauuarv zgth, tgfa, when i( is cx cf k, - far

SIXVEE ST&(EET, X&

QUARTERLY BALANCE SH EET,ENL)ED OCTOBER GTH, 4$0$.

11

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4 XPENS S ACCOUNT

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Loess:Co.operstira Wholesale Society ......Lech Si!s Twist Sociatp, Limital 0 BIN'

N . 0. :I;..

101O O 0J IJ

15 0 ILN.60 0 060 Sl+'Lincoln Hide, Skin snd Fat Castpsay, Ltd. ....J..... 188 0 0

150 0:0--".Rastoa, Pmator 0 Co., Ltd.............. .. ....... 697 0 0 557'0. +Cistron O'I Bhattlowarth, Ltd. ...............o...... 86 0 0 ~." "" ""85 '0,0%.Raston Proctor dt Co., LtdN~ ..„.. 4810 0 5010Russo, Proator dt Co., Ltd. ,~ . ........ 1,555 5: 0

SJISS 4.Lincoln 0 Lindesay Rank Shares ....... .......... 0886 10 8RobeydJCo. , Ltd„ltebeatares ~,..... .......,. .. 1,855 0 0' 75'io 0N I INJ 006NN. ......J......BNB II ItSA+NBI»I NN «0 I 0, OB N INB

.NI I .... 0 . .. 6.0N 5 06 ... 05 0 I I

Lh.ND AND BUILXSXNSB; 3aCCCUNT.

$w;ildt, ig 8

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I38,889 5:11 18:,0 '- D'- 3

PZXED AND: BOQXr.

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Quarter.'e d

852 16 2

dddihona bytha Booiety'e

Qvrn Worlbuen's d 33 a .'d'-, !','o'

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MILLING PLANT ACCO 0 NT

Preview

13,835 13 8

8httt8I9i .- -': kBo3md.

23omtasl''3 iY'' ' ''8 i '

d13,335 13 3 9,136 17 0 3(l0 0 !I !l, tnj 17 (I 43!I!H I!I 3

,. Insmsnoe Psmsmme. .........~ . ~ ..........„Cash advsnenl this IBtarter

11 8 7572 5 5

1,827 7 22,411 1 2

symsu ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Balsnoe ouiog to tbe Booiety Ootober 6th 1909

Be., 'o ..d1,326 3 7

55,39G I I

657,522 4 8 637,522 4 8

SXIARE CAPIT3IIL ACCT'NT.

To Withdrausle„Pmfeits (Ittxed Stool keoount)

„371Members' lteyosite to BuiMing aoeount

„Bslsnas, Ootober 8th, 1909

g s d 6 s'd9,651 0 0

14 3 88 16 10

9216 09,766 15 6

172,6860

By Balance July 7th, 1909 ..'„' llama".".."..."..".."....'„Contributions

s d 6 s d169,138 19 7

1,756 16 I-5,'997 8 ii.5,55G 11 I

13,310 13 I

613'3,449 15 3 i'! I 3

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EO~JCATIONAL CON.VIITTEE.

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tfrs. hi. 4. uarm, ree ene'Rr. W. Hillman, Deputy . . . . . . 7tfr. D. Worth, Treasurer. . .. 7 !Rr. C, Dawlnue. ... . . . . . ~

The Sgoree after the names mdtcate the number of Reehnge a¹endel ee ng been held

'Retirin members, each eligible for re-election.

DEPkRTRENTkL CORISITTEES.Eucertsicccient, Re Jr. xcx, Lovevv Jh Wosm; Library, Ries Ttumm. Reesre. Dxwxne 0 Roasars; F~' He-". '

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tudiccl:ai fmsd vvvccc, 7 '. »vv 14th, 1909. W. P. kRIISIRONG, THOS. ZD77 CURTIS, Secic!y't dceficvvt.

The Quarterly Nesting wiii be hald on the Society' ~ Premleec, st IFSLSOURN oa Saturday, November 0th, at 0.40 p.m. Reprcrcutst ve,hic. E. SRkLLEB.C.tutee. e —Er. D. c diic cute Cc.c"L Chtt cmsut. ilc. J Gcxy. Leitdeuhem. Seecccecv; lfr. 8, C!erie, Bitcmctuu; Ifc. J. Eiattettsud. I:, teel, Uc D Csi'. :.Erih .c ce Ifc d. Sharp, Ifc. J EutSIJte cud %fr. R. Dew=-, Weliteucu; hfc. E. E uncue, LeadcnbsmvEiv,!.,

'. , if c J. 1.CLJ" Cere Sed Jir. J. Reutcn, Cayihcrpe 1 hir. E. COdd, EOaingtOn.The Quarterly Heating will be hall in the Sohaol Hoomi DIGBYv on Friday, Nowsmbax Bthc st 7 p.m. Representative,

Rr. G.Rsvnasmouxu Besser Conmrras. —Rr. John CeswsS, Retheringhsm, Chairman; iNr. Rsddison, Secretary; Rr. Fredh. W. Bsldoch, Rr. John T.Rr. R. W. ksplaad, Rr. J. 'W. LfnMn sud Rr. F. Bobinson Retberingham; Rr. krthur Wilson, Dunston; Rr. Thos. Winnsll, 8copwioh 7 Rr.Ogden sad Rr. Joseph Baumber, Digby;. Rr. Richard Taylor, Blstdmey; Rr. Charles Rscltinder, Kirhby Green.The Oasrteriy Resting will be heM ia the Hmrtntp'n Prwmfsen, HXRDNRTJ on Saturday, No wombat 8th, st 7 P.m. BePresentsiive,

hrr W 8 HOWBcsnsnr Baxnen Conurrrm —Rr. Q. RSI, Bsrdssy, Cbsinmm; Rc. W. W. Remweih Bsnhwy, Seerelary; Rr. H. Parhes, 8ouihrey; Rt. 6I Benlney; Rr. M. Colton, Bardney I Rr, J.Fesmah, Bsrdney.The Quarterly Resting will be beld ia the Co-opsrtstiue Stotrsoi SLRX FORD, on Saturday, No Yamban 8th, at 7 pda, Beprecentstivs,fI

Rmr. W. COIISaactotm Baescn Conurrtss. —Rr. J. 67 kdeoch, ~Hoor, Chairmen; Rr. D. Spsrmw, 7 klexsndm Road, Sleaforl, Secretary;12 Queen Steat, 8lesfonl; Rt: J.Jsrvfe, Gagy Bill, IBeafon; Rr. F. Wsiner, 16 Nsw Street Sleafonl; Rr. F.W, Jaehmn, 0 Clarmoat place ~Rr. Hasty Stow, 27 QIPey Lane, Sesfordi Rr. W, Budhiu, Bhwtife Station Road, Slesfmdi Rt. J. Ward, 17 klexaadts Bond, Sleaford I RrStation Bond, Ruehinglon; lgr. J. Sndth, Chspcd Lane, Iiesemgbam.The Quarterly Nesting will be held ia the Club Roamv "George Innv" RSRRRT RXSBN, on Saturday Rownmhaw Shirr at 7 05 Pm. RePresentsgve

hfxsssv Bourn Bsutcn Comrrrrxs. —Rr. J.J.Bophfns, George Steat, Barbet Bacon, Chainaan; Rr. J. Ibin~, 26, 'Onion Street, Rsrhot Barns ~'„,'

'iieRr, Jtneph penney, Waterloo Street, hfsrhet Bseen; Rr. J. W. Bushby, Linweod Bowl, Rsriutt Bassa; Rr. J. Whitworth, Oxford Strosh ~+I Rr, Thos. Dean, Nursery Street, hfsrhet Bases 1 Rt. C. Walebmn, Lammas Lane. Rsrhet Bassa. Rt. J.Randem, w~c- Street, Rarhst ~» -.-~Creamy, Waterloo Street, Ifsrhet Raeen.

8 ~B~Co~.—R.W. W~ Ch~; Rr. T. H. Crifhmh 8 may; 66. 6Ert, R,. E. u —,„,id, , R . J. Wrilhmd, B~,,:;,'=" .:".-'."Rr J. Rstshaff, mnr. , Cari ma-fo-Noorlsnd; Rr. 6.Johnson, tfr. E.Stones, Norton Disney; Rr. J.Lougtnate, kuboum.

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The Quarterly fleeting will be held la the Club ceum, "Bebtey" Hotel, HOBNCXSTLE, on Satm'day, Rwwetnhcm 6th, at 7-30 P.m. Rsprmanm ~'Rr;:6.

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wdtt he held on the Stance Pt m;aet. SIIXILSY on Ssiutd - N, on scut sy, NaYomhor 0th, st 7 p.m. Repvc' utiitt-

q. , ee' . xx ihy; 3L. Junn Dove. Ssxiihv; Air. Gimcg* Ring-eu Jluvr. Sex. u

The Lincoln Co-oyer ative Quarterly Record,No. 90.

NEW SERIES.k ~d, d r roc fi&t,r Gm. H&crrcr, L&sdss& Hc&srr, Ss&&»II&&wf&rd

What la a good dlvldand:. ~

1( l:ll L' Cu. &'&&LSS I A&'rl, Ill ?diss ALLxs (RE&GATE).]SE Pxasos's'ioa.

P- theta IE oae thIOIflabcajit whiube'o-oPEts&tots aid'Lkc stre unanimpuss lt .IS,' Ety RpprCciRtloll: Of '„wh+

'good dividend:. ' "Yef;.'&tbongbRII may be'ia'tctcsfs&f?v?

be for the same rea&ton. Some' may think& fot' inst&mcaiusrecognised as R..good dividend iri&a kind' of ball-'lqatk

&from R financial point of visit. To.these tbo. ptogdpfs."

vdepends on obtaining a twenty-two carat "divlc~&"s

- might prefer a nine carat article if by-so'do'uigit. ", „Gtsatet receiving likewise. Thus it is that tb»ftei+

opcfnioa ss to what is a good dividend. This ~iraparisoa of-figures, because difFerent distdctu

'arid customs. Taken as a whole, we find that. in the SouthcttiSection the dividend paid is low compared to the North and I&iatfIG-'. '- AW'est.'How, tlen, can we test a dividend? To do this wasmuct" iadfoursclvo&s the following questions:—

Are we raising prices or cutting down wages?Are we checking trade developments or neglecting reseryes?Are we neglecting, ways of helping each and all -by acollective use of profits, such as educational or emergency funds,medical aid, ftc. ?

If we are hindering the progress of our movement in any ofthesediteeaons, tbsasurely, asco~perators, we cannot —if we are"'Aa~4ree tn oa'r'ptmciiples--say we have had a good dividend.M1GE DIVIDENDS A MENACE.

,— it is. some titne novr since, in a most inspiring address, Mr.', 1if.P., described co-operation as « a means of life for thepeople, " Pris&ata traders, it was said, could not compete withco-operative societies, because co-operators. combined not for tradealone, but for principle, aad to help each other. There is a story ofJohnny and WiHie spending their two half-pennies collectively inorder tp obtain a fifth bull'c-eye, not for 'themselves; but that theylaight give it 'to one who had none. That is the principia thatshould guide all c &rpetstotsc Then, whether we obtain a high oi' Rlow divnlemi from a fiaancfal 'point of view, we should lulow we, ,s&lit&i&'t&afaring at one of-lasting value, 'and it would be a good dividend"in'every sense of' the stotd;

-How, then;ean this be obtained? for we must not over-look'tile'fitct that we have more members who are shareholders only than Ecehave co-operators, Rnd wc cannot, in consequence, make theprogress we wish. It is no use saying "If this or that were donewe might do better. " If we want a good dividend we should eachseek to know whether we are doing collectively EII that may be doneto obtain what we desire. The demand for high dividends is natur-ally strong, more especially among &hose of our fellow members towhom a present advantage is of double value to that of a deferredone, by reason of the crowded condition of the labour market andthe great distress consequently on unemployment. It is the know-ledge of this which causes committees to pander tp the wishes ofthose irresponsible, and provide a high dividend by raising prices,by the sale of sweated articles perhaps, or inferior goods, and also,in some cases, causes them to employ underpaid labour. Then it isthat members fail to see how this must surel re-act tp the dis-advantage of the workers in the end. High dividends so obtainedare a menace to the whole movement. In fact, if generally resortedto, it would mean striking at the very foundation upon which ourgreat movement bas baca built up.'AtrvANTAGES Ov UNlvpaa Dtvlnawns."::sc,:A:.'& Tbcworst evtkr&ofwdiii. p hunting are found ia dISMMxs wherelallstlapplag scdctics Rrc afraid to Iowct dfvtdcadR however. much&

I would appeal to all co.operatom in a disitfat W„'~'if; it:=::;.:,,;;l'@~"."Fv'~&.would not be well, with the object of each tmd Ifif ~:agisait:" 'v'.i:„;-"~~&@+dividend, to agree to pay the same maximrim"dividend, 'E&MI 'o'Rc " ''-"""=-'~-which caa fairly he paid regularly out of legitimate profits. Sack adividend should never exceed two shiBiags, and in the south and

l,—, &,&a

c

s tve ca'u reac la. When goodF'' '

fitsaremade they would go First to make up a dividend reserveto ba used wbea times are bad. If there are profits qver

,wb'ea'tbiis. fund has been proviided for they could be used for the'beiicfi't of all the mimber&L Pricis cauld be lowered or kept steady.What an enonaous boon it would be to co-operators if they hadreserves to meet such cases as the recent risc in Hour and bread, arisc which will oilly h&st a short time, but causes so much distress IRuloag the pootlat whllc l't lasts.

Then there are all the many cogective uses of profits which mightbe taken up, such as the provision of co-operative doctors, forinstance, and for the various educational and trade developments towhich I have previously referreck

Another advaiitage of such a regular unvarying dividend woaldbe the possibility of paying an interim dividend in cases of necessitywhen stock is taken half-yearly.

WHAT WPNSN MUST PP.If we want a goad dividend, we as guildswolnen should see to it

that we deal only at the stores for that which we want. If there isanything we cannot get we should know the reason why, and if itshoidd be anything reasonable we should not rest satisfied until weobtam it lor ourselves from ourselves. Herein is a great obstacleto obtainiag' a good dividend. Instead of talking these matters over

.- wjtb. our fe1k&w-members and those who are working with us, tbe.Rvcfage woman or man is more apt to think: "Oh, I am not going'to trnablc any &nore about that, I can get it at Mr. So-and-So'swithout aay bother. " This was aot only harmful to those who actthus, , but it is wronging our committees and fellow cp-operators.We Ere shirking also our resporLsibility, not only to our-own society,but to the whole movement. Committees are elected to manage,educate, and work for and with us; but if they know nothing of purdifficulties how can they do this effectively?

Again, in estimating what we may cali a good dividend we as awhole seldom consider & p-opera&ion frur» u iv&&i»& Pui»l of viviv li&A»as it afFects us locally. We overlook the fail that v;c are uiimembers of pur pwn Cp. operative M'h&&I»laic Sucieiy, which has ampre uniform divide»cl than the retail sp&'&el&e&L l w&&»dc;I hpwmany of our members realise that lhc d&vicle»&! of Sd. in lh&. pu»»dhelps largely lp increase uur retail prpfils. Yvl it is ucii Aui»ci&i»csto draw attention lp this, i&c&:ause,. thourh wc»isy»ul »ii k»nw il,we as societies are respp»s&blc in part fu& the w»ii ~ i&c&» ~ r&u& p»ly c&fthose directly employed hy us lpcslly, hii& .F&&r &i& -& ul:u;ii& up&ki» ~

m pur C»'t. S. Factpnev, m&1 iipr! vi&npv. If, », & &ciu«, &ic & c»&i&ihelp these fellow workers 1 am s»re ivc &, »ii&1&vp» e» w&. »i&i i,e cc;».tent with a less C.W. S. divi&i&»d than i&. ul prese»i i&&c&kcd ipr bysocieties. 6'e must »ot f&&r et that, pur C.W.S. Pays d pcc c.enl. Onthe capital with which they work for us. Personally, I would bchetter content to receive the fi per cent. only, without the dividend,.if this —as it would do —were utilised collectively for the extensionof co-operative enterprise and production, and espcp&EII

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-place oa'Se~;"xttCe were Mrs':,hfm. l Ko'eh; and-' mi;— 'Miss -Txnxae't t

'Ftmafdent; Mrs. Trc)ttiir'»,

r haik) fnterestiagu andxffa'strated'. with, I'nnblfbr

dgbted to are Mrs'. H"IKay.Bruxamxtt, hf isa~';.'

Mrs. Hodgett„Mr. S

zdth-was 'the u.aieefaxg, onrattxe

.. If'xf,"'Cairn'afttee and, the,dff rievcfhd-'Btfcretary. ."'.

"."Ha'rrls and Mrs; D'ohgwax'e' ndt:aggfbih. ftxr .'i~ection by rule, Mrs. Dring and'.Trotter were' ~":Mrs. Quarm and Miss Young

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elected tf) fill",'the'~ . Mrs. Trotter was re-elected(.that .the" membatp;,

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:.Igh::a'elf anaixal meeiiiig„. ',

,.,~+''v'ehf'mach aPpe

Xxxtende who so

txxt; Gldham. wad, attexxdag', .ACQard, Mrs. "Rook'r '

e "'' ' " Etfu'c'a'tional committ'ees,'-'Ad-~;~2ftEGa«ddanngtheyesr, this incf' ' '

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- A'i:;@i':.~'",,',.'das, .kxmual Business Meeting .b'etixxi; Six"maga'ih'i~s" oF ommittee retire, fivh of whom afefor rt."dectiaa. Mrs Bagg by rule is not eligible.

The annual subscriptio is one shilling, and we make anappeal to all Cooperative Women to join the Guild.

M. A. DRING, Prexedefet.K. BORMAN, Tre(ex(ever.K. M. E. KNOWLES, Hoa. Secret(ety.

BATeikfrCE SHEET.

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pat side by Inde wxth the watchwords. of the- movemeat —for it xsconstant yaqaestioni of puffing down andbafldfng'larger, pattinga place on here;busing.

' a new shop. .thire, and then' 'the aew shopspeedily becomiag too small for the growing business. But fromlooking backward let us look forward. If such magnihcent resultscan be achieved under such adverse conditions what ought to be theresult under such improved conditions. Large commodious pre-mises have been erected such as can cape n:ith a much larger turn-over. Aud this means a considerable amount of capital has hecriinvested to meet aa Inc(ca ed I.ojume of trade, aud we believe weshall uot appca! in vain to o r members in that district to raliy

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The Lincoln Branch af the )xftfxxrnen)aCo-xxfxenative Guild.

AQevtax.To rue Mexxsaes,

We have pleasare in sa~*g 'to you our seventeenth annualreport and balance sheet.

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thesociety of his best; and betweea these 'two there have beesothers, some with us still, others gnae further afield-mto the move-ment, but ntme of them will forget Noe 9, Baggeholme Road

. Branch, And. all have had a sharc in the grand total of sales which—amount to the magnificent sum of XCISI,266. during the twenty-sixyears the Branch has been in existence. And yet what has bap-peaed here, the cramped conditions under which tbe work has beendoae„want of room, is just a(hat is taking place in the Co-operativeWarM on .every hand. «Em~ 'by success '" may -well be

Drapery h MillInery Pep;;-;vents. Outfitting h Readymmade Dept. ,

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which are perhaps gresier i&. vx(ent and vaposse«s, 'cn of part of the &x'eui:on to our Iprogi«=«will Ipve ue.

Speci«latteu! oi - called ta onr stack ai I& .:;*' os..s" AND cosTUMEMATERIALS w)ui&i w». han be coahnuanysha ': I, uii. iheSeason.

Autre a& ~ naivocrunying our New Dreeemi '- i« i:s *&In»u&lyincreased faoilises for turning out mors garments; vre, therefore, esrnaattyappeal to our'members for their loyal sapport. We are candent of emuag sibboth in Fit and Style. New Fitting Rooms have also been added.

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Oar NewMininery Workroom is also in our possession; hera tbf&,we'smnow better able to cope with sn increase of bnsiness. Call snd Iuk&pact anrNew Stock of Hats and Trimmings, which are the Smartest snd mast Vp.t&sdate of this Season'siNovaliies. We sre very anxious to extend tbfa br&mch ofar&r trade.

FURS bought esriv nt best prices. You cannot do better than see ouvStock when nurcbasiua

., v„u, - ' . -, '«&f DORDERED AND PLAIN

DLAHR ITS *», '. . . ;, -&, » !uet year. We hold one of

&ba !urges& H- '. . .. . , , I ur Prices &vill comPare w&tll'ii' '

pu&i»rne. Flsnuenettes heavily.. ivi, i . '; - iii &rpo«»«splendid valueIi» i I . . I!a i»ry «i all sizes. Ladies sn I ('hildren's Woven Vnderci:; pi*el«iiiy ii iih us.I.,i &ice «u I Children's Gloves in all the le«dms Novelties.&.'« i«et de~ign in (;urtaine, Cretonnes, Table (' iii rs, sud E«ierdown

Quilts.Laiiie«' Vmbreils«u. ith reliable Corers an&1 Hiylivh I i,iu, lie&. I'mbrells«

rcreived for Re-rove&aug or repairs by ylondsyeieniu are leiivered the sameweek.

In ordinary Ifsnchester Goods we sre unexcelled for value. Call snd seeour Calicoes, Sheetinge, Oxford Shirtings, Towel:. To&let Covers, dc. , whenbuying.

We have also just received our Erst deliveries of Lad&es Coats for theAutumn, and having the advantage of the room lately occup&ed as the Hocietv'sOfncee, our gtocksareaonsequentky much larger than usual. If yon are re-Ouiring csn early snd have the advantage of Srst choice.

Children's Garments in great variety.Wehold u&e agency for the Leicester Dye Works who do good work inDyeingand Cleaning. Can for a puce Liat.

Ladies 5 Gents'. Tailoring Dept. "

You ma be sstisfied with what o

NEH STOCK OF OVERCOATS, "READY TO NEAR ":I: i -, 'I'„ei: i

ih ' H 's u 1&' A, &, :.i .i!«, , !& I ii, r;hi. iri ivr. t: &z I '!i« . . &alloube Cu . MENS FANOT TESTS, ecuoice var&esy. Lambs Woal ftfsr&rm&Gsshmem, and Lhuns Ve&ru snd Pants, Woal arkl Ideas Wool Gloves, ata., atc.

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Grocery Departments.JUST LBSIVED RBBf SELSORS Dmm FBUITL

Purchused a&ul Iinparteii I &&rect fr m the (Ir iwars ta &mr Warehonee1'Ai rrn&gluy Clruar&l t&y up-to-&Intr .klart&inrry.

Choicest Heler&ions af APRI('OTS, CVRHANTS, DATES, FI(IH5fVSCATEI H, PI I'SIH, HI LTANAS, TAf EN(!IAH. Ac, ,(c.. .&a.

il&&i &i tarp» «a&i ip&ii-&»I &«d .1&o r&la»«i, l &un&I&«o, it(« III&I, ~

PRI('EH ANIl &ii'AI. ITII!H Iwgi:'X('I!I, I, I;I&

BOOT A%I& w&ll Ol: I&l li 4 4'f. Il F.~"T.

ln tine department iv» ur ~ iuiu ri « ii I r ti A «urn« eii.l iyiiii»r Hear, uwith a Spic&«lid H&o»k „I LADIES AHD CHILDREN'S SOOTS AND SHOES, &»-eluding tb»Wheat Hb»af Hrs&«i, &i&& ii i» I i!&&at» for h«ril ivv:&r. I&e ur» ai dkeep your feet &lrv anil eoh»ip & -ave s &4& &, ir' bill. 'poilu tbl«v il c«&lo i ubetter than came ta your i&l eetablu heil Bo& t l&epsriiuent, wher» iv» «eiinothing but good honest value.

Have you seen aur iv»ll a««orie & Lwiie« '.Iiipper R»d, Br iwa, lii«rk, e&c.,in Velvet (rom 1!11. He»i»n&lo&&sn I if ycu il & uoi r, c iu. & u!is&, i u requir»step inside, where v»a ivi!1 g&t &veil snd qu&cklv served !.i ««plan&i«l «tag of&isa&et«lit&i.

Iu our CENTS. DEPARTMENT we are iie!I it k il i&iib s C & d «start&neo&.of Wheat Sheaf Root«u& n«&li. I:ind «un ': »il, :&ud ii» have «ur Alen «WorkincBoots from 4/1 1--bu&«irrd

A« ive sre exp«. tm" &a spcu I &I&» «inter &n ib» old gro»ery lep«rtmeni inSilver Street we b&&p» i in w&ll raiik ronudu«au&1 ive will do our best to makeyou comfortable duriui, ' &ar vi«irt &sy tbere. Airer timt ive hope to go into o &rnew home, wbere the furn& hing nuw &., wbicki iie hop& will be fitted up wi&bsll the latest fitting».

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Our New Season's ranges convain a High-class Selection of Choice kb&kerialswhich we feel *are will mare than maintain oar reputation for pradacing onlythat which is smartest in the Bespoke Trade, st Prices to suit everybody.

Furnishing h Hardware Dept.SPECIAL LINES.

T Piece Fumed Osk Dining Raom Baits NEE 'IO 0

Butchery Department.The Finest of English Beat (Locally Fedj is only

supplied at our Butohery

The ever increasing Sales prove we give suiisfuciio&. (o ourMembers.

JOlptj OUR CllRlSTtyIAS CLUB.

Clocks, Watches snd Jewenery. Repairs guaranteed far IS hfonth.Takeaaraof yosr Eye Sighk We have an Optician wbo win Test yourEyes free of charge. Spectacles and Eya Glasses of every description atAn&derste Prie&w.

SINCII STRKKT AND NEWPORT ARCH.

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