We learn that efforts are being made to start a Cambridge Co-operative Union, modelled in a general way upon the Harvard Co-operative Society. Indeed, the success of the Harvard institution and similar organizations at other colleges is one of the arguments used to urge citizens of Cambridge to join. But the career of our society has already shown that the most careful management is necessary in order to make co-operation successful. It will not do to have any such miscalculation and over-extension of business as we saw here a little over a year ago.

But if this new Co-operative Union is started on a sound basis, and is well conducted, we do not see why expense might not be saved all around by having it include the Harvard Co-operative. A much larger business could be carried on, without increasing the cost of running in the same proportion. So we hope to see some attempt made to combine the two societies in case the Cambridge Co-operative Union is set on foot.