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Title: A study in democracy: being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Jackson, Edward
Subjects: Cooperation -- England Bristol
Publisher: Manchester : Co-operative Wholesale Society's Printing Works
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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^ and Mr. Ham left Bristolsome years ago. After due deliberation these five each agreed tospeculate in one shillings worth of literature, which theyobtained from the Co-operative Union, wherewith tostart active propaganda. It is evident that their faithwas equal to the occasion, for before separating theydecided to hold a public meeting at an early date, and toask the Co-operative Union to send speakers. This washeld at the Star Coffee House on Tuesday, March 25th,Mr. Joseph Clay and the Rev. T. G. Gardiner attendingfrom Gloucester and Whitechapel respectively as repre-sentatives i)i the Co-operative Union. The genial warm-heartedness of the former, and the strong moral enthu-siasm of the latter, had already made their nameshousehold words in the Co-operative movement, andthat evening, as the result of their preaching and uponthe motion of Mr. H. A. Carter, the Bristol and DistrictSociety was launched.
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PIONEERS BRISTOL AM; DISTRICT CO-OlHRATIVH SOCIETY. INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATION IN BRISTOL. 183 The meeting was attended by about twenty persons,among them being the late Mr. F. Gilmore Barnett, whoimmediately identified himself with the movement,becoming, as he was proud to say in after years, one of thefirst members of the Society. Fourteen members wereenrolled that evening, each of whom undertook to makethe existence of the Society known among their friendsand acquaintances. For the time being, Mr. Barnettkindly placed his office at the disposal of the members,and fortnightly meetings to report progress and quickenenthusiasm were held there. The first official GeneralMeeting of members was held at 13, John Street, on June27th, 1884. It was then decided to proceed with the rules,in the framing of which the services of the Co-operativeUnion were sought. The officers and Committee werealso elected as follows:—President, Mr. Alfred Harris;Treasurer, Mr. W. H. Frank; Secretary, Mr. J. H.T

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