The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28
The Patrons of Husbandry In
the West.
What the Order Has Accomplished-A Ksmbse-'
ship Of 67,s5o Gratifying Results Of Buy
ing s.d Selling on tAe Cooperative
Plan-Two Millions Saved to the
Iowa Farmers Since January

cations. The number Of oranges 10 roughly estk
mated at $500, with an average membership OF
So making q total membership OF 225, 0O0 II
Iowa there are 1,7c0 granges-an increase of
over 1000 since January 1. The average num-
Der Of members In each grange Is put at 50
low estimate-making total membership OF 81, 504
Of whom one.fourth are women and young men be.
tween eighteen and twsnty-one, leaving an adult
membership OF 81, $50, which may be regarded a.
the political or voting power OF the Organization,
In that State alone.
SOCIALLY
the Order has accomplished much good. Hereto.
fore the farmers, especially In tho sparsely settled
districts knew little or nothing OF each other, SOL
dom came in contact were without the mental
stimuant generated by the friction Of mind against
mind, and the smaller amenities OF life and tho
social intercourse which make up 80 much OF
mans brief career were sadly lacking. The grange
brought them together. 1t was established fo1
their benefit; they gravitated toward 1t; ana soon
the cohesive power OF mutual kindness. good will
and interest bound them together to promote tho
common welfare.
Tue agent receives orders from the granger1
for implements, groceries, dry goods boots and
thing they need, and buys IN bulk the prin.
ciple being that the more he buys the less nc
pays inst h The aa to 1t sSos
the same price. as country dealers, earning
the profits absorbed by mademen whether w deal,
ers or agents. Manufacturers write to Mr.. wilson
that their agencies cost them from twenty-five
thousand dollars to sixty thousand dollars an
OF machines in proportion as they could reduce
their agencies by selling directly to oranges. In
Of the country t WSen the 100
began to purchase In large quantlties the smau
dealers were forced out OF business. Mr. wilson
sasid they were nOn-prOducerS and eked bare 1v-
iRSg out Of communities on which they were bur.
denls. The dealers VINO remained were benented
as lar AS consistent with their interest, to en-.
courage home merchants and home manuactures;
the @ to e he
goes to larger towns until finally ne goes 70
Chicago 70, ali large srasf srsnsa ne
tons, as he received orders.hr the same kind OF
goods from all the oranges ana ars and MANN.
facturers in Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Louis
REFUSED TO SELL
at Wholesale rates to the oranges on inc grouhu
that it would ruin their country customers Dus
eventually they dismounted from their nlgn norses
and are now very wng 40 There are agents
Of the order in chicago locking after It's interests
and Watching the markets Tney nave ageads =.
wilson athe rates charged at these same stock
yards are exorbitant and oppressive on me pro-
ducer' 1t is r G1s eE SSsPSrai SAVED
by the oranges by purchasing through their
agents may % Judged from the following 9sures
WHICH A'0 o'"'' SEWING MACHINES.
regular Price &c. S S@srsS
No: 8, regular price sea Is offered oranges for. 80
of the manufacturers I am prohibited from pub
fishing. Following are the rates for another ma
Price s85 IL offered oranges for. ......~..$ ss 90
Price $40 10 offered oranges for. ........... AZ 90
Price $5s Is offered oranges ng Tor q 90
Price sos Is oifered oranges for. ......... 81 90
Corresponding reductions are made in higher
priced machnes' opa.xs
certain organ manulactory offers to furnish
~ to g. e
No. 9, grange price 1856, retail price. 2io
No. g, grange price :1ss' retail price 2as
Grand church organ, grange price $780, retail -
sc.ivs '''''''''''' wv
An agent for certain scale company offers to
furnish stock scales at discount OF 50 per cent az
Four-ton scale, with beam box $50
Fourton scale, without beam box. ............. u
The portable or smaller scales are offered at 4
discount OF 33k per cent. Two other scale manu-
factories offer q discount Of rs per cent?
VARIOUS IMPLEMENTS.
An Illinois mandatory sends the following
price list, with inducements for cash.
PRICE LIST.
Warehouse shelter No. i, with fan and screen aSs
Senior farm shelter, with eight-f0Ot elevator. 200
Junior farm shelter, with eghtfcot elevator. 1856
Six-horse power. ............... ............ $50
y
Combined walking and riding cultivator, 'The
Farmers Friend". ..........- ............... As
Waking guilty ator, 'Ine otttwa" %
Lightning feed grinder. ....................... 80
Little Giant stalk cutter. -
Scotch narrow. .............".... !t
one.hamdie revolving nav nike
ChampiOn nay earrler..... f.................... II
horse nay iorK. ....-.......'..."..",
Eagle srain sePaIatOr. ....................... "
binary use.
DISCOUNTS FOR CASH.
On shelters aid powers. ......... 10 per cent OF
On cultiyatos and hay forks. 33t per cent OF
Another Illinois firm offers to furnish Implements
In sections f Iowa where they have NO agencies
as foIlOws:-
We will end you one Of our l2-inch gangs for SIS:
retail pric', sos.
A ia-ine gang ana cultivator combined. 500;
retail prize, $125.
la.inci gang plough, $50; retail price, 500.
l4int gang and cultivator combined, $lOtS
retail prize $3.50.
14-ipn single plough, $50; retail price, SOS.
A 14-iich single plough and cultivator combined
SIS; retail price, sos.
1e-nch single plough, with 8 horse hitching ar
rangement, $55; retail price, $40.
1einch single plough and cultivator combined
$50; rtail price, $780, 49,
A sak cutter, S45; retail price, $55.
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