Excerpt from The Jubilee History of the Derby Co-Operative Provident Society Limited, 1850-1900 There is no more picturesque and encouraging history of cooperative self-help anywhere than that of the Derby Society the third which has attained the distinction of a Jubilee. Rochdale had the distinction of being its precursor and of initiating new principles Of progress, before unknown or unapplied, but Derby has excelled it in surmounting greater difficulties. Rochdale had twenty-eight pioneers. The Derby Society was founded by twelve. Rochdale had GBP28 of capital, Derby had only GBP2. Derby had no experienced advisers at the beginning, as Leeds had, to counsel it, assist it, and defend it. Derby shares profits with employes, in which respect it stands higher than Rochdale or Leeds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.