A study in democracy: being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol . and heads of departments, also by the Lord Mayor ofBristol and the Chairman of the Bristol Docks were made, and amongst those who took part inthe proceedings was Mr. James Marks (Chairman of theBristol Society), who asked the Societies to be loyal to thenew Co-operative flour mills. It w^as stated that the cost of the mills, including thepurchase of the land, was estimated at £65,000. Another semi-productive concern which must benamed is the Brislington Butter Factory. Thi


A study in democracy: being an account of the rise and progress of industrial co-operation in Bristol . and heads of departments, also by the Lord Mayor ofBristol and the Chairman of the Bristol Docks were made, and amongst those who took part inthe proceedings was Mr. James Marks (Chairman of theBristol Society), who asked the Societies to be loyal to thenew Co-operative flour mills. It w^as stated that the cost of the mills, including thepurchase of the land, was estimated at £65,000. Another semi-productive concern which must benamed is the Brislington Butter Factory. This has aninteresting history. At the opening of the ChristmasStreet premises in 1888 a note was sounded by Mr. J. , of the Bedminster Society, which has rung downthrough the years ever since, voicing a sentiment which,if slowly, is none the less surely being recognised byCo-operators as a duty they owe to the community. Heappealed for something to be done to develop the resourcesof the land. Having in mind the agriculturists in theWest, he particularly referred to butter. Since that > o.


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