This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...to 1,203,454 10. 3d.; and there are in Leeds, in connection with this bank, 25,947 open accounts, with credit balances amounting to 1,201,936." Mr. Fatkin quotes these and further figures to show the progress that thrift is making amongst the working classes, and the large amount that they can save by associated effort ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...to 1,203,454 10. 3d.; and there are in Leeds, in connection with this bank, 25,947 open accounts, with credit balances amounting to 1,201,936." Mr. Fatkin quotes these and further figures to show the progress that thrift is making amongst the working classes, and the large amount that they can save by associated effort. If this progress con-50. tinues in Leeds, he believes that " twenty-five years hence the workhouses" there "will be occupied by the idle and improvident only." No scheme of old age annuities will, however, in his opinion, find favour amongst working men, whether State-supported or in connection with independent Friendly Societies. A scheme of this kind was set on foot in the Leeds Permanent Benefit Building Society many years ago, by which "any person could deposit a sum of money, and receive in return a given annnuity for any number of years, not exceeding forty, with power to bequeath or withdraw the balance due, with 3 per cent. interest, at any time." Although this has been well advertised, "there are not ten working men who have availed themselves of the scheme." The reason for this disinclination Mr. Fatkin believes to be that the men like to retain command over their money, with power to draw out small sums at any time. His conclusion therefore is, that the cure for old age pauperism is to be found in the further development of working men's associations for thrift on the lines already in existence, and not in any direct provision for old age, such as a pension scheme. Sir Hugh Owen, Permanent sir Secretary to the Local Government Board, speaking of Qwen the general effect of Friendly Societies on pauperism, says: " I think there can be no doubt that the fact of the n...
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