Appendix B.—I.—Cases in which Profit-sharing has been abandoned—(contd.).
Duration of
Profit-
sharing.
Name and Address of Firm.
(Certain firms who wished to remain anonymous
are indicated by letters, chosen at random.)
Nature of Business and Number of
Employees at date of
abandonment of Profit-sharing.
How Bonus
was paid.
(See note
at head of
Table.)
Cause of Cessation of Profit-sharing
1888-1908
Binns & Co., Ltd., Market Place, Derby ...
Oatmeal and cornfactors, seedsmen, &c.
(11-13).
s.
Liquidation.
1888-99
Richard Binns, Lovelands, Reigate
Fruit farming (4-34) ...
C.P.
Want of success.
1888-1908
Build of Handicraft, Ltd., London
Furniture makers, metal workers, &c.
(15-25).
c.
Liquidation.
1888-1907
T. Bushill & Sons, Ltd., Coventry ...
Manufacturing stationers (428)
c*
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results.
1889-1907
W. Rowntree & Sons, Scarborough
Drapers, &c. (255)
c.
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results ; different methods adopted
in favour of employees.
1889-1904
Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd.,
Southwark Street, London, S.E.
Booksellers and publishers (70)
c.
Liquidation.
1889-99
Western Tanning Co., Bedminster, Bristol.
Tanning (55)
c.
Dissatisfaction with system.
1889-99
New Welsh Slate Co., Ltd., Festiniog,
North Wales.
Slate quarrying (231)
c.
Liquidation.
1889-1900
“ D.P.”
Printing (520)
c.
Apathy of employees and liabilities
imposed by Workmen’s Compensa
tion Act.
1889-94
Thomas Scott, jNew Bridge Street, JSew-
castle-on-Tyne.
Printer, publisher and stationer (20)
c.
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results.
1889-90
Aitken, Dott & Son, Edinburgh ...
Frame-making (f)
c.
Apathy of employees.
1889-91
J. & S. Wood, Westbourne Park, London.
Laundry work (50 permanent)
c.
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results.
1889-1902
W. D. & II. O. Wills, Ltd., Bristol
Tobacco manufacture (f)
C.P.
Transfer of business.
1889-1901
Christopher Thomas & Bros., Ltd., Broad
Plain, Bristol.
Soap and candle manufacture (277) ...
c.
Substitution of shorter hours.
I889-92(?)
Peto Bros . London ...
Building (f)
Engineers’ machine tool makers (55)
c.
Job fin ished; discontinuance of business.
1889-97
Lee& Hunt, ArkwrishtWorks,Nottingham.
c.
Want of success.
1890-94
McVitie & Price, Edinburgh
Biscuit manufacturers (250) ...
c.
Destruction of Works by fire ; system
in abeyance.
1890-1900
Robert Martin, Crown Printing Works,
West Hartlepool.
Printing (14) ...
C.
Dissatisfaction of employer with
results.
1890-1903
Newman & Son, 27, Widegate Street,
Bishopgate, London, E.
Printing (26) ...
P.
Transfer of business.
1890-?
Thomas Hailing, Oxford Works, Chelten
ham.
Printing (9)
C.
Not known.
1890-98
Cardiff Milling Co.(f ormerly James Tucker,
Ltd.), Cardiff.
Millers (120)
C.
Liquidation.
1890-91
Bailey, Nokes & Co., Ltd., Birmingham.
Rolling mills and ammunition makers
(t).
Tramways (over 100) ...
c.
Want of success.
1890-93 (?)
London, Deptford & Greenwich Tram
ways Co., (formerly Southwark & Dept
ford Tramways Co.), London.
c.
Apathy of employees.
1890-95
Archibald Edmtston & Son, Cannon Street,
Sslford.
Engineering works (60)
c.
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results.
1890-92
G. Hubbard, London
Building (over 150)
c.
Want of success.
1890-93
Kensington Co-operative Stores, Ltd.,
London.
Stores (f)
Stores (f)
Not
known.
Want of success : reconstruction.
1^90-91
General Service Co-operative Stores, Ltd.,
London.
Not
known.
Liquidation.
1890-91
Central Co-operative Stores, Ltd., London.
Stores (f)
Not
known.
Liquidation.
1890-93
London Co operative Supply Stores, Ltd.,
London.
Stores (f)
Not
known.
Liquidation.
1890-94
Charles Joyner & Co., Icknield Square,
Birmingham.
Chandelier, &c. manufacturers (250)...
C.P.
Conversion of business into limited
company.
1890-92
G. Holloway, Temple Guiting, Gloucester
shire.
Farming (f)
s.
Death of employer.
1890-1909
« f. N7’
Engineers (1,185)
c.
Diminution of profits.
1890-1903
Osborne & Young, Coldharbour Lane,
Brixton, London, S.W.
Corn merchants, flour factors, and
forage merchants (94).
c.
Dissatisfaction of employers with
results.
1890-98
Robert McVitie, Queensferry Street, Edin
burgh.
Baker and confectioner (65-70)
p.
Business converted into a limited com
pany, a number of employees taking
shares.
* (_\P until 1895. f Number of employees not known.
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