, 1873-07-26
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT.

Declaration by tho California State
Grange Of Patrons Of Eluabnndry.
Tho California Btato Grange Of Patrons Of
Husbandry, on tho 17th inat., ndoptod the fol-
lowing declaration Of purposes:
Rcsolped, Tint, In addition to tho various p,1r.
posos Of tho PatronB Of 1I,tabandry, ns aot
forth In our constitution and bylaws, looking to
our social, intellectual md material advance
mont, we, as tho State Grange Of California. ho-
through our subordinate and stato GrnngoB, nt
tho earliest possible date, tho most foaBiblo aud
efrootuai p1ans for accomplishing tho following
objcots, to-wit:
fyr.!- The eatabl'.hmont Of cooperative nystems Of
trac by which producers and consumora shall deal as
directly with each other As poaaiblc:
Second Tho establishment Of banks from which
farmers obtain loanB at r0AHonablo rateH OF ill.,
Yhird-rhe purchase Of farming implements, ma
mnkin no iuyidious lisunclon In tho nlodo Of pur-
clasing headers Or sowing nlachnea.
e te ahes srss lsn eheF Of
dlroct shipments on The most favorable terma thu
@ a. ow Ha9s u es
cat rates Of interest," receiving aack for sack on ts do
FWh-Tho establishment of grange storos.
Sirth-Tho gradual substitution Of the cash for
sevcnA-fho ovontual Introduction Of shipment tn
Ae.oErtd Tha: beliovo II o,ir duty to endosyor to
bcst protect us againat ii lis q whc wa nay Justly
complain 10 labor tho reduction and regulation Of
S rs " M on 1
world Of The amount Of freight can furnish them,
own purposes, md by offering othor Inducements TO
draw to our coaa such shlprng - vii meet tie re-
dlcemonts tho importation to our State of tho best
classes Of European clasacs.
Resolued. That, aince tho succcsa Of goneral
systems of irrigation for our vast inland valleys
Is now recognized aB identical with auccossful
farming, 1t |. a paramount duty Of our State
/ and subordinate Oranges to keep constantly In
viow tho host moanB of protecting all the rights
and intcreata Of farmers; to do everything in
| National and State Governments, and with rea-
eonablo and safo oflors Of capitalists to secure
for California TINT proper distribution Of her
| surplus waters which will insure certainty OF
crops and variety Of productions, make our farms
aelf-Rustaintng, and fill our groat valleys with
millions Of prosperous people, whore thousands
| by our present Bystom Of farming obtain for
se!sed That s'' tho ua' n{orests Of farmers
| mechanics, and our 1aboring claHsoa are too
closely allied to admit Of my estraugomeut, and
| no deem 1t our duty to patronizo homo mechan-
ica In preference to foreign ones, and would
hero say that ours iB not IN organization
| for tho purpose Of reducing or degrading mo-
ohanical or field labor. but We consider It our
bost interest to bostow liberal patronage mud
fair ronunoratlve wageH on tho mechanical and
laboring skill Of the country. Although VIC pro-
pose to dispense with tho services Of middle
mon" aud buy direct from tho manufacturer
| while wo ship direct to tho consumer, wo fail to
| SEQ in what Wny tho mechanic or laboring nun Is
to DO injured. Our experience nlrondy proves
there is a material difference between tho manu-
faoturors prico md that of tlorotnil dealor also
botwoon tho producera price and that Of tho
European consumer Thego differences being in
our favor, when we deal directly with tho manu-
faoturor and consumer, we havo money to buy
| other manufactured art,olos and extend our
yyarions enterprises, thus increasing instend Of
| other sLilIful labor.