The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-01

The PATRONS OF HUsBASDRY IN THE
WEsT.-A Des Moines correspondent in
Fridays Chicago Tribune gives valuable
statistics NJ to the work q: the oranges.
Ihe order wis founded il WashinRtop
i'll 1867, aud sine" tlirn, Mr.. Wilson,
Secretary mt Des M:iuus. reports it Lms
formed home aud habitntlon in tweu.
ty.slX Siu'cs AMI Territories, and in
twenty-nne States there are State organ
lza'lons. Ihc number Of oranges is
roughly estimated N 800. with m ave.
rage membership of 50, making Il total
membership Of 225. 600 Iu Iowa, there
are l,t3O grnpgcs-an increase Of over
i,Ouo since January /. The average
number at members in each grange is
put at hu-a low estimate making u
total membership OF $500, of whom
one.fourth are women anu young men
between eighteen and twenty one, lenv-
ing IN adult membership Of G7.G50,
which may be rega.d ded us tho political
or voting power Of tho organization in
that State alone
Socially. the order has accomplished
much good. Heretofore, the farmers,
especially IN the sparSel v s,.ttlcd districts,
knew llttlo or nothing Of each other, SCI
dom cnme III contact, were without tile
mental stimulant generated by the fric-
ton Of mind against mind, aud the
smaller amenities Of life and the soci ii
Intercourse which make up so much of
mans brief career were sadly lacking.
The grunge brought them together. It
was established for their benefit; they
gravitnted toward 1t; aud soon the cohe-
sive power Of mutual kindness. good
will aud interest bound them together to
promote the c;mnon weif .rr.
The ngrn; receives orders from the
grnngcr' for iupi, meuts, groceries. dry
goods, bnots aud shncs, pilnos short,
Tor anything aud everything they need
"n,i bnys IN bulk, the principle being
that the more he buys the less h,. pnys
1t is Just tho di.f-reuce between whole
sale and rrin.I They claim to purchase
ut about the same price as country
dealers, earning the profits absorbed by
middle whether dealers or agents
Manufacturers write to Mr.. Wilson that
their agencies cost them from SO 900
TO $50. 600 annually, u1d they were will
ing to reduce the price Of machines in
proportion as they could reduce their
agencies 10y selling directly to grauges
lu some Of the country towns there
were too many stoies :or the population
When the oranges lcSan to purchase in
large quantities the small dealers were
forced out Of business: Mr.. Wilson
said they were non .proIrcers, aud ekcd
II bare living ont of communities ON
which they were buflcns. The dealers
who romnined were benefited by in
creased trade, rs the oranges rlude il i,
rule, rs far rs consistent with their int,-
rest, to encourage homo merchants nn,l
homo MAI ufictIrcs.
Tho agent hr.t goes 10 the nearest
town, to see ic he cnn deal there on rca
sonable term; ii not, he goes to u larger
town. until finally he goes to Chicago Tor
all large purchases. In most cases, the
State agent WAS entrusted with the
larger transactions. as he received orders
for the same kind OF goods from all the
oranges, and bought at Wholesale. At
tue outset, wholesale dealers and manu-
factnrers III Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Louis refused to sell at wholesale rates TO
tho oranges, on the ground that it would
ruin their country custom; but event
ually they dismounted from their high
horses. and are now very willing to coli
cit orders and offer special inducements
to oranges. There arc agents of the
order in Chicago, looking otter its inte-
rests and Watching the markets. They
have agents at the stock yurds; "und, by
the way" observed Mr.. Wilson, "the
rates charged at these same stock yards
are e1orbitant aud oppressive on the
producer. 1t is q close corporution-a
monopoly"
A CARrEr STORY MARK Twain" in
letter from London to the New York
Herald. tells the following story:
1t is said by those who ought to know,
that when buckingham Palace was
being fitted up as home for the Shah,
one Of the chief rooms was adorned with
rich carpet, which had been designed
and manufactured especially to charm
the eye OF his Majesty. The story goes
on to say, that couple Of the Persian
suite came here few weeks ago, to see
that all things were in readiness and no.
thing overlooked, and that when they
reached that particular room and glanced
at the lovely combination of green
figures aud white ones in that carpet,
tbov thnre1 tbnir rC boo ~,