 Hines and Joseph Goody also spoke and by the end of the meeting about 20 people expressed their interest in forming a co-operative society.Following this Hines organised a public meeting on 5 November in Pearce's Rooms, Princes Street aimed particularly at workingmen.About 100 attended and after a number of speeches it was resolved to establish a co-operative with a provisional committee comorising of Hines and Goody and six others, with a further 27 members enrolled.