Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-20
GR sNGES--THE PATRONS OF HUs-
HANDRY.

GR NNGE>--rHE PATRONS OF HUs-
BANDRY.
The Washington Star has a lengthy
and detailed account of the Order, from
which We present condensation. The
agricultural associative idea from which
the Order sprang, originated with o. II.
Kelley, native of Boston, and the owner
of farm in Minnesota. In November
1866, he became clerk ia the Postoffice
Department. He mentioned his project
TO a number OF gentlemen i'll Washing
ton, a few OF whom encouraged 1t, but
most OF them treated it with indifference
Among the former were William Saun-
ders, Superintendent OF the gardens and
grounds of the Department of Agricul-
ture; William VI. Ireland, then as now,
Chief Clerk OF the finance Office Of the
Postoffice Department; John Il. Thomp-
son, of the Treasury Department. Rev.
DR.. John l.. Trlmble, also of the Treas,
ury Department; and the Rev. A. B
Grosh, of the Department of Agriculture
The subject was canyassed at different
times by these gentlemen, and the vari.
Gus suggestions offered were acted upon
by Messrs. Kelley and Ireland, who to-
gether compiled the first degree Of the
Order in room 10 United States Hotel,
Pennsylvania Avenue, August }, 1861.
Secresy was considered necessary to
the permanency of the Order and its
effectiveness in protecting agricultural
interests. Its founders argued that per-
sons engaged III many vacations other
than farming have secrets essential to
their success in business and that even tine
Senate OF the United States has its execu-
tive sessions, which are held with closed
doors. Consequently the following was
incorporated in the preamble: Unity
OF action cannot be acquired without
discipline, and discipline cannot be en-
forced without significant organization
hence We have u ceremony of initiation
which binds Us in mutual fraternity as
with a band OF iron; but although its in
tuence is so powerful, its application is
rs gentle as that of the silken thread that
binds a wreath of flowers" A name for
the new Order became necessary and
about forty were suggested. Among
them were the following: "Tillers of the
Soil, Agricultural Lodges, " Temples
Of Industry, Bee Hives, 81 knights OF
the Plough, and " Patrons of Hus-
bandry The latter was finally adopted,
and its branches were to be called
Oranges, from the Latin Granum,
grain; French, Grange, barn; and
Scotch, Grange, the buildings belonging
to corn farm, originally place where
the rents and tithes, paid in grain e
religious houses, were deposited. The
term was used by Milton and Shakespeare
TO denote IA farm, with the buildings
'taolSe, tNt' AV NdllbHdL bIuuEt
was organized on the evening of Decem
Der 4, 1867, at the Office of Mr.. Saunders
~ street, between Missouri avenue ant
the old canal less than twenty persons
being present, The officers elected were
Master, VIM. Saunders, d. c.; Lecturer
J, K. Thompson, Vt; Overseer, Ansol
Bartlett, Ohio Steward, William Muir
Mo-; Assistant Steward, A. 5. Moss. y
l.; Chaplain, Rev. \. 3. GTosh, Pa.
Treasurer, VIM. NJ. Ireland, Pa; Score
tary, o. H. Kelley, MINI; Gate Keeper
Edward 2. Fsris, Ill. They were elected
for five years. In January, 1865, sec
md circular was sent ont, which STATED
the objects of the order to be "to advano
education, to elevate and dignity the oc
cupation of the farmer, and to protect it
members against the numerous combina
tions by which their interests are iniuri
ously Affected and the benefits to b
derived from the Order to be system
attic arrangements for procuring the dis
seminating, in the most expeditions man
ner, of information relative to crops, de
mand and supply, prices, markets, an
transportation throughout the country
and for the establishment of depots 70
the sale of special or general products il
the cities; also, for the purchase and ex
change of stock, seeds, and desired varie
ties of plants and trees, and for the pur
pose OF procuring help at home or iron
abroad, and situations for persons seek
ing employment; also, for ascertainin
and testing the merits of newly-invente,
farming implements, and those not il
general use, and for detecting and expos
ing those that are unworthy, and for pre-
tecting, by all available means, the farm
ing interests from fraud and deception
OF every kind.