▁principles ▁to ▁business . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁model ▁village ▁at ▁A int ree ▁( since ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Society ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁her itage ▁buildings ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁dis rep air ▁). ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁introduced ▁a ▁profit - sh aring ▁scheme , ▁the ▁results ▁each ▁year ▁being ▁announced ▁at ▁a ▁special ▁ceremony , ▁with ▁music ▁and ▁speech es . ▁He ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁w ages ▁he ▁paid ▁to ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁— ▁four - fif th s ▁of ▁the ▁work force ▁— ▁were ▁appreci ably ▁higher ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁compet itors ; ▁he ▁also ▁provided ▁free ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁He ▁personally ▁chose ▁his ▁man agers ▁and ▁trained ▁them , ▁sending ▁them ▁on ▁advanced ▁chem istry ▁courses ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense ▁of ▁nearly ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁preferred ▁to ▁don ate ▁part ▁of ▁any ▁sum ▁requested , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁encou rage ▁others ▁to ▁give . ▁He ▁end owed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Col ne , ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁London , ▁and ▁fin anced ▁depart ments ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Manchester ▁univers ities . ▁Equ ally ▁gener ous ▁to ▁Prim itive ▁Method ism , ▁he ▁supported ▁an ▁organization ▁for ▁building ▁chap els , ▁acted ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁its ▁mission ary ▁society , ▁and ▁converted ▁the ▁old ▁Hol born ▁Town ▁Hall ▁into ▁its ▁national ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁Prim itive ▁Method ists ▁created ▁the ▁Hart ley