The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24
srnrNcru or run ORDER II INDIANA.

y Reporter. How many oranges arc
there in Indiana?
2 Mr.. j. ! cannot answcr.that question
with pfecisionG that portion Of tire
State lying north of the Ohio and Miss
issippi Railroad there are over three
hundred Oranges. Tie Oranges are not
50 numerous between that road aud the
Ohio river. but demands for the insii-
tuition OF Oranges in the southern coun-
ties OF the state are numerous and the
Order is rapidly increasing. There is
already q membership in The state OF
Indiana Of between twenty-five and
thirty thousand, and it may reach even
q higher figure The recent report OF
Oranges published was made up ONE
year ago. and therefore j. no index TO
the present strengthen the Order.
u Reporter. j. there any general or
ganiation of the Order in Kentucky?
Mr.. J. There are number OF Oranges
in that State, and recently Thomas j.
Key. Esq. editor Of the Southern Agri-
culiuraists, received commission from
the National Grange to thoroughly o.
ganize the State, and j. already engaged
in the work and meeting with the most
encouraging success.
Reporter. Is the Order strong in the
South.
I Mr.. j. Yes, in some portions of the
South. In Mississippi Tennessee and
South Carolina there j, a very thorough
organization in every county, and new
Oranges are being instituted at a most
encouraging rate. Ia Althaua. Georgia
'aud Texas the organization l. nol %
strong. Arkrnsa- will he rapidly or
gamizcd; also Louisiana aud Florida.
AMERICAN CHEAP THiN-rogrATIoN COM
rAAY.
Reporter Are there any other socic-
tiles organized in thc United States with
objects similar 10 those OF the Patrons
.ioi ilusbandry!
N Mr.. j. There is no society or nrglni-
lMiion acting directly in conjunction
.lwilh. or auxiliary TO the Patrons. In
MAY of the present year meeting was
held at the As,or House, New y ork, in
1.-The interest OF cheap transportation. and
a society organized under the name of
HE Ainel lean Cheap Transportation So
.lccty. otwlich Josiah Quincy. OF Boston.
was elected President and myself Vice
President for Indiana. but this is an in
Independent oagnizaiion for The purpose
LOT inducing legislation in Congress in
.l,aV0r OF cheap transportation through
lout the corntry. tho society holding that
.iCOngress having the right to regulate
commerce between the States. has necC ~
sarily the right u iiX transportation
rates within reasonable limit the Su-
rlprcmc Court OF the United States having
; decided that railroads are n public in
! situtiDn. and therefore subject 20 rcgu-
rllalion by law There can be no doubt
!, ihat in their effort 10 secure this object
1.-THE Oranges will nave tie warm sympa-
thics Of this Society, if not lis active CO.
Operation.
Reporter. It i held by thc Oranges
lt.i Of late years the legislation OF ton
= -. particularly in its appropriations,
has been exceedingly partial. aud has
, Disseminated most uniustly against the
interest Of agriculture.
} Mr.. j. Yes; aud the statistics show
! thi~ 10 be true. During the last session
J OF The lorty-first Congress. one hundred
land ~iXty-iivc millions Of dollars were
Q appropriated for different purposes. Ci
, llthis immense sum In time of peace. less
ethan one mill on the dollar was appro-
: ~ Il ted directly TO the interest of agri-
> culture. The men the farmers vote lot
Lilo represent them evidently take but
little interest in their welfare, except al
! lclcciion time. The farmer pays for
= ali." but lie gets nothing from these
: Legislators. Hereafter The farmers oi
! 1.-The United States. through their present
! pow criul organization OF the Patrons OF
: ilusUndry. propose 10 wright the
wrongs and put honest, faithful. capable
tImen IN the legislative and other Official
: positions OF the country.
V Reporter. Then The Patrons of lIus-
/ bandry, groanimg under the oppression:
Z e.trom which the agricultural interests
have suffered, will seek Immediately and
= absolute relief:
Il Mr.. j. Yes. sir, something that viii
'-bring Us rclicfis an absolute necessity
aud can not longer be delayed. We finc
II ithat lust in proporiionas other protective
I-ana cooperative organizations are af
: feciive in their operations, and serve 1,
y ylcarrv out their designs, which are thos,
e of promoting only the welfare of theil
+ class. trade or profession. Just SO far they
n are detrimental to the farmers interests
y AS each and all are dependent upon IN,
u farmer, and expect TO live OF lin an,
:. what they can make Oul Of hi- products
r and 10 best accomplish the WORN 81 ma
u kino as much a. possible out of thcs
d products, all resort 20 union aud combi
II nations. By these aids their succcs. ha
lc been most remarkable, aud their profit
p altogether beyond and out OF proportion
:, TO those realized by the producers. /
" fact. the middle men. with very it'll
ri tai,,, and toss rapital uauanp 10 live an