The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-03-14

GRANGE MEETING AT Upton
Pursuant to notice in the ADVERTISER,
the Court room was filled on Saturday
evening last with an audience DESTROYS
Of learning concerning the new agri-
cultural order. The meeting was
called to order by VIM. NJ. Knott,
upon whose motion, p. NJ. Vest was
chosen chairman anl l.. T.. Sweet,
Secretary.
The chairman then introduced Mr..
Jesse Pigot, of Dura 1t, Deputy for this
county, who he said would make q
speech.
Mr.. Pigot, upon coming forward
said he was sorry he had been an
nounced to make speech; he was no
speech maker. he merely intended to
talk short time, telling plainly OF
some of the necessities for such an or.
ganization as the Patrons Of Husband
~. some Of its objects aud what it has
already accomplished. The speaker
then talked rapidly and fuently for
about an hour. He said every class
Of men has organizations for mutual
assistance and protection except farm
ers. We propose to have one. Our
Organization had its origin 3 years ago
10 local farmers club in Minnesota
1t now exists in 80 states, Iowa stand.
ing at the head of the list, with nearly
200 Granges-l9 of them in Cedar
county.
The first object Of the organization
is to encourage home manufactures
and enable US to dispose Of our produce
at home, thus saving freight on both
manufactured articles and farm prod.
ucts. Second, to buy farm machinery
&c, without the agents or middle men
We are In our infancy now but have
already obtained terms from manufac
lures of from Is to 80 per cent. discoun,
on these things. Third. to bring bus
mess to cash basis. Fourth. to shii
our grain and stock and thus save tc
ourselves what makes shippers and
buyers rich. We are going for rail.
road monopolies. They must be taxed
and regulated as to tariffs. II oul
present Legislature does not do wha
we wish we will use every means il
our power to send men there who will
Farmers have to pay all the taxes
Our Legislature is expanding our tim'
aud money, and doing nothing. In q
year at present rate, nine. tenths Of tn,
farmers In this State will belong t
| this order, which will then have al
the power 1t needs. Our railroad
need looking after. They give FIRE,
excursions to editors, bankers, &c, ant
the farmer foots the bill. Editors car
~ railroad passes in their pockets 70
which they pay nothing. The grea
railroad land grants Of the public do
main are terrible wrong that will no
be righted SO long as so few farmers 81
In our legislative halls.
In our own county we now hav,
only three Supervisors, but the ex
pense - greater than formerly. ST.,
years ago our yearly gross taxes wer
$4,000; now they are Sl3O, 200.
He then gave examples Of the pc
cent taken by the agents who sci
machiDes-as high ~ one hal
Claimed for the farmers the same RICH
to set . price upon their produce tina
lawyers and doctors have to nam
their fees, and said the farmers propo.
ed TO organize and obtain that right.
II After reading the address OF th
Grand Master to the State Grange
and extracts showing that no one nee
feas 10 Join the Oranges on account o
sn immoral influences since our wive
snd ds0gbtsfs attend them with u
the speaker asBoancsd that he wuul,