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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 24, 1864
Page
3
The article cites Mr. Greenwood and Rochdale pioneers to estimate per member costs and overall grocerage. It notes 454 societies with 108 000 members in 1863 and profits rising from 145 000 to 213 000, arguing profits should reflect both labor and capital. It highlights expansion to farm labour and the goal of ending class feuds and strikes through cooperative unity.
In an after-dinner talk at Aylesbury Disraeli argued that wages should not be legislated but housing quality for farm workers must improve. He dismissed quick-fix cottage schemes but urged landowners to invest gradually, noting better housing supports health and productivity and could prove cheaper in the long run.
A Paris dispatch reviews French railroad history noting that large capital concentration and state involvement shaped the sector. It traces from early concessions in 1823 to 1858, describing 1842 private construction with state aid, later amalgamation, long concessions, and the 1868 Corps Législatif measures altering state railroad finance. It highlights the shift away from exclusive amalgamation as contrary to optimal outcomes.
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