Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-12-26


mand have always controlled the prices
and they always will. | think that we,
as Vermont farmers, had better have
nothing to do with the oranges.
M. w. DAvIs.-I confess that | APP
proach this subject with deicacy, from
the fact that it is public question. We
were among the first in the State to be
consulted in relation to these oranges.
An effort was made to organize grange
in Westminster. 1t proved failure. |
do not wish to do or say anything that
shall tend to lead US wrong. | am not
one of those that think we should do
away with our middle men. | believe
that large proportion of them are a
benefit to the farming community. The
oranges prosper in the West, but not in
New England. Why is it? The fact
is, it is railroad question The whole
aim is to defeat the railroads in high
prices. They may not now represent
themselves in the interest of politics, but
as soon as they are strong enough to
make it pay, they will make themselves
interested. Every schism must have
something in it that looks like honesty,
then you can fill up as you please. If
men will act literally, there is no need
of oranges. ! do not like secret socie-
ties. AS soon as you bind men down
they will become crafty, more and more
SO, as they advance in years. Every
organization should be open and free.
If we are going TO benefit our fellow men,
morally, socially and intellectually, why
not open our hearts to every one, that
all may be benefited if there is any
benefit to be derived? | can see how
these oranges may benefit the Western
farmers but | have yet to learn how they
are to benefit New England farmers.
believe this club can purchase grain
just as cheap as though it was organized
as grange, providing we should under
take to do certain amount OF business
| believe that it is desirable for us to
work together. Why we cannot do this
to as good an advantage under the name
of Farmers Club as Farmers
Grange" is question. Let us exercise
our influence. If the oranges are likely
to benefit us we want to know it,
KIMBALL.-Does Mr.. Davis think we
can order corn and obtain it as cheap a;
men who are ordering every week?
| DAvIs.-That might depend upon the
amount of business. AT first they might
under bid us but after time our credit
would be as good as theirs. / am Ger.
tain that we can send to Boston and pur.
chase many articles as cheap as men
in the busine8sl More than this
have been assured by particular friend:
in the West that they can furnish us
corn as cheap as it can be furnished tc
any other class of men in New England
GEO. SABIN.-I do not propose to fire
at Mr.. Davis,-he has his opinion and
| have mine. The oranges promise tc
remove many of our difficulties and
think they can and will do it. I know
| do not get fair price for my produce
and cannot do so while laboring singh,
handed. Ali other men have organiza
tions and why not farmers Can W,
work single handed better than any 9th
er class The Oranges promise to d,
all that farmers clubs do, and mucf
more, by binding their numbers together
do not like secret societies but | an
willing to throw away my prejudice if
can be benefited by so doing. / an
anxious that the Patrons of Husbandr,
, should prosper not for the same reason
as the old lady who having six mar
riageble daughters went from her hom,
to the city inquiring earnestly for tn,
Patterns of Husbandry, but because
believe we can be greatly benefited b,
them. | believe we are not as a class ul
to the standard of education. We ar
in need of practical information. Thes
Oranges promise to furnish it. w
need organizations to the interest of ru
raj pursuits such as shall tend to inhu
ence young farmers to remain on tn
farm. The Oranges are well calculated
to exercise that influence. The old stuL
Of farmers clubs acere good in their da,
but Ike many other organizations, the
haze become things Of the past. The prob
able influence of the Oranges is yer,
tiattering. If we can purchase direc
from the producer may we not be bene
fitted !? The Oranges have nothing Il
do with political affairs so far as know
yet should Grange arrange to supper
a particular friend the order would no
be to blame. Their object is to correc
evil, and they will, without doubt, do it
At this point several desired to speak
but the club voted to adjourn, (aftel
miscellaneous business,) one week, t.
meet with Nathan Fisher and continu,
the discussion of the same subject.
The club voted to extend an invitation