Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-02-11
PATRONS or RUSBAN0aY.
Correspondence Of the HERALD)
The General Working of the Order
of Patrons of Husband y.

EDITOR HERALD 81 have recent
y been in Nebraska, and while there
became acquainted with a number OF
men who were members of this new
secret order entitled "The Patrons
of Husbandry." take the liberty
of giving you few items of intelli-
gence that ! received from them re-
specting the working and objects of
this new order. | will class them
under three heads
The first is to bring farmers into
more social state of feeling than at
present exists among them as class
The second is to enable them TO act a.
co operative body in all their pur.
ohases. The third is to obtain intel.
ligence of markets, prices, &c,
through their own body as farmers.
will now endeavor TO illustrate
these three ideas The first is TO en-
| able the farmers TO meet With and
discuss all matters pertaining t.
their business as farmers II also
includes protection from fraud-for
example: il | as Granger am de-
sIrous of obtaining intelligence re-
specting the qualities of horse that
| am 10 prospect of purchasing, |
name it at the lodge, and if any OF
the members of the lodge are ac-
quainted with the failngs, a., of the
animal, they are under oath to in
form me. Any one can see that
this is of great use to a person unac
qua'nted with the peculiariLies OF
traders.
| The second idea is the most i'm
portant one, for il brings the mem
bers into action with others with
whom it naturally supposes they
cannot sy mpathize, namely the man.
utacturing and mercantile communi-
ty. A great many suppose that il
IS only with agents and middle men
that the Changers are coutonding
against. This is mistake. The
simple idea is cooperation in our
purchases. No matter whether it il
pound Of tea or a threshing ma.
chine-let the lodge as q lodge pur.
chase on the wholesale or make az.
rangements through committees tC
purchase all articles on the who'll
sale principle.
The idea is very comprehensive
one. The form of their orgaulza'
ton is on the plan and pattern of our
gOveTnment-local,s state and United
state Oranges, each being connected
yet independent For Illustration
tho members Of local Grange are
DESTROYS Of obtainining Intelligence
respecting the prospect OF planting
how stand the foreign and home
markets. The intelligence is recelv
ed from headquarters thus guiding
the farmer 10 his plans for the crop
ping. The same idea holds good
with his knowledge of markets. BE
is not the dupe OF rings, cliques, &c
HIS intelligence 10 paid for 1t is re.
ceVed through reliable parties.
| will not occupy more Of youl
space with details. II strikes ne
hat the farmers as q class stand in
need of some such an organization,
La conclusion | will take notice {
one feature that has been consider
ed an objection and that is secrecy
If you will allow me to transpose
this word for another | would say
prudence, for their secrecy amounts
10 nothing more or less. i involves
no political, religious or sec,ariar
idea, therefore the body polite need
not be alarmed and the ladies
more, and daughters, are admitted
into their Oranges, giving very
good guarantee tor general good be-
havior. These few skeleton ideas
are thrown ont merely to show The
general working of the organization
Yours, j HIN S. MAIBEN.