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Show PARIS. The Workings of Co-operatiuu. Tbe Results of United Labor. Progression and Growth iu that Northern Town. Pares, Dec. 7th, 1878. Editors Herald: Cold and unfriendly ua this couotry may seem in winter, it is nevertheless possessed ol a goodly share of the fire uf progreseion. Iu this place, Paris, the system of co operative labor has been pushed on until it pro7oa a success, suc-cess, both in a financial liht and ad a benefit to the people. At the present time nearly all tbe luanulaclurug and mercantile industries of the phtee-dia phtee-dia amalgamated into one firm, and be whole business is conducted under ne general superintendent, bub livided iuto departments, each with its loreuian. William Bddge, Esq., id me ttuon' Bupunuieuutmi ui mo Paris cooperative iustiiuLiuo, wud Robert Price secretary. Little need oe said ol tbe mercantile department, it beiug substantially the same as aiy jther and supplying the ueoeus-try Jetnauds of tbe place. II mover, it puts on quite a busiued-i .ur consider mg tbe population ol tli l jwn. B a to begin wuh tbe uii.Judlneb: Fuat ou the note book comes tha ;heeoe luciory already considerably luted. 1'hid luetury m situated some ;ii;t;eu miles trom P.ina, iu a place :alled N-unaan valley, and oq the couio to tM-ia S.jiiDija. L vidited this (actory ln.n August wbeu everything presented a very neat appearance nd the lui'iniies l;eu displayed spoke tfery favnr.il. ly. At that time the Jairy owutd outue 200 cows, of which tboul 1d0 were milked daily; and the factory turned out immense quanti aes oi butler. Even then, however, .he maohinury tor making cheese wa Jaily expuuted. Since that time they :iave coujuienecd uiaking cheese and nave improved so rapidly toat at thi late a ready cash market is open for ill the cheese tbey can mannlactnre. It is said and proven to compare very lavorably Witii tbe imported article; ind tbe encouragement received baa oeen so great thai the institution con templates increasing tue uu tuber of jiilk cows to 250 tbe coming sum oier, and otherwise improving and uuiug iu tue lauiiuiffl oi IUB uairy and cheese factory. Next tbe tanueiy. This department depart-ment wan starteJ iu 1S74, by au in-lividual in-lividual company; and iu the spring jf 1S77 was purchased by thn Paris coop. Since i; came under the con trolofthis institution it has doubied its capacity and additional facilities re continually being brought in. ; L'hey use their own hides, take their; oark from the can in, and substantially substan-tially do the whole work Irom raising the cattle to turning the leuther into 'be shoe-maker's hands The de mand lor tbe leather is exclusively a nome demand, being confined to Bear Lake valley, and tbe tannery :ias to be kept running Bummer and winter to maaulactura a sufficient supply. The leather, for tbe most part, is so good that their shoemakers prefer it to tbe eastern make, particularly particu-larly that used for uppers. Tbis institution in-stitution is a great benefit to the people in that it saves the expense of exporting their hides for dressing and then paying iroigbt for having it brougnt back and thus keeps the labor and capital at home; while it is bene ficial iu other respects. We then turn to the shoe aod nam ess Bbop. Opened on the 2d ot July, of this year, as u cooperative oranch, it has taken such rapid -,a K.,f ;m.n,ntu i tinually been making ever since its commencement. So great has been ibe demand that nine men are constantly con-stantly employed at the work who are assisted by nearly all tbe modern appliances, and still it is progressing so rapidly that further increases are in order. Of course they use the leather of their own manulacture. In connection with the shoe shop is a narness department, where all kinds "of this claba of leather work are made to order. Now comes the ahingle-mill ao termed for the sake of brevity though to name it appropriately it should be called a Boingle-iata-picket planing mill. This mill was originally owned by private individuals but was afterwards sold out to the ceo p. In this, as in the other departments, improvements are contemplated and in progression. It is tbe intention to add to this variety-branch a furniture rtbop.and already work Ilms been commenced com-menced on tbe proposed addition. In .til these departments one praiseworthy praise-worthy custom is noticeable no high and extravagant salaries are paid for loreman, but those having charge do their day's labor with the others employed. To maoy these items may seem as dry and dismal as a bone yard we know the bones are there, and what is the use of calling the attention to tbem. But when we look at them as evidence of bard labor tbe result of a spirit of practical prttgresiiou, the breath of tile is breathed into the dry bones and tbey live. iiuw lor a lew gcueiai uenia. n.11 addition has been put on to the Paris meeting house neaily doubling its capacity. A new eetllemont is being started between Meadowville and Swan creek at the lower end of tbe valley P. W. Cook being president of the company. Mr. Fred Fassey has started a Btore in Paris tbis being the only one of tbe kind excepting the cooperative institution. Tbe mail, in this part ol the world, has bo far run very satisfactorily to the people of Bear Lake. A recent change in tbe time of the mail coaches leaviug Evunston, however, will bring tbe mail into the northern settlements about two days sooner than by the old plan. Quite a saving. Perhaps tbe Hkkald readers may be obliged still further to endure Betr Lake correspondence, aud may be mercilessly dragged oneo more over tho mwuntains and duwu through Logan cd ft in. But enough now. Sin had ' |