Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

men and OF State Representatives wheat
and corn rings formed 10 control the price
along many Of the great railroad lines !;
railroad combinations to prevent compe-
tition and reasonable rates of freight; the
high price of farming implements en-
hanced by r1inous system Of agency !:
the accommodating mortgages on farms :;
these and many other circumstances, have
at length aroused the long-suffering farm
ers OF the South and Great West, and got
them tn seek refuge IN the Grange, which
gives them the means Of making their
demands effective.
By the report of the National Grange,
of January, 1873, We are informed that
the Oranges in y States numbered t105,
Iowa having Gj2, more than ha,f Of the
whole number. Other States, lie Vir-
gini5, Kentucky, Arkansas, and New
Jersey, having but one. BY latest iatOr-
nation, we have now over 500 GHnges;
the State of Iowa numbering nos. over
1909. Illinois, that had 63 Oranges lsst
January, counts now upwards 0f zoo;
Missouri, that numbered only Il, has now
upwards of 1000; Kansas, whiea au.a-
bered II, boasts Of nearly 100; Ohio, with
u number Of 8, has raised uD 20 200 Our
own State, Indiana. " wi,ich cot state or
ganiLation only in 1872, with . Oranges
in Ja1uaIy, 1873. has OVerreachel the lep-
utable number Of 600
The 2jth Of sIay, 1873, witnessed cur
own organization numbered 15j West
Center Grange was organized On the 21th
of Aueust-that Grange is numbered 336.
Max;nkUckee Grange, organized on the
25th OF October. IS numbered 525. On
the 29th dag IF Oct. Plym0uta Grange
WAS organized. L bears the nsmber 52z
Tyner City Grange was organized the 9th
of November; its number is $50; and
Linkvilie Grange. organized November
the 1ith, is numbered J94
This statement cOnvinces YOU OF the
wonderful progress OF the Order. and Is
lis objects In view age better understood,
it will progress yet mo-e rapidly.
For :his purpose il IS necessary that We
disseminate knowledge indeed we have
tracts, but sc cannot put them in the
hands OF every farmer, oar means being
TOO restricted. We must have recourse to /
the newspapers. IN nay experience as 4
Deputy have been PANIED with the fact
that twO-thiris of the pe0p. OF this
county do not subscribe for either Of the
county papers, and this was q serious EN-
barrassment 10 me And [ have noticed
that hut tSo-thirds Of tie subscribers
read them but partly, and even Go not
read them a. al for several week, IN SIC
cessicn. 80 Is il with The "I.,.iQHG FIR
ner," the only agricultural paper of the
State, and she Official organ os the Order. !
Going Into q reigh5orhcOd and bringing
the conversation or the topic Of the
Oranges, il is not COMMON 10 he answer
Ell that Il Is. for the first .i're e II such n
n,Iie ari tls,t suC'l atis.rg hs-s o.,er ,Iszri 7
Of OF course sch beings 10 ret take a !
paper. Then you meet man who has
heard of the Oranges, but he ooes nor IN /
decstand the meaning OF that. You ask
"Do YOU no, lake one Of the county pa
pers?' 20 yes We'll, articles whose |
objects were 10 inform the peoDle con- Z
the views and designs of those
have been published for three |
months in both county pa
pers, then ysu cannot help but know |
about ihein." q well, I DO 1
not read the paper half Of the time, am
so busy Very likely you take the I
'f,rrmer. Go 6e sure, ont have not I
seen my last number yet, ani my wheat |
mus, be put in, my corn must be husked. |
Y w think, may be that. J overcharge the
picture Ak brothers Thompson ard I
Harris If this is no, the reality. Brother /
Harris, who tired SD hard and so long TO
organize 4 Grange will tell You that he |
found the people ignorant, reading none, /
md hat this was the main cbstacle he I
encountered. and made 1t the most jhill |
business he ever undertook in his lile
And how many members in our Grange /
hat DO no, take d paper and thereby stay
ignorant Of the actions taken by their
Drder 10 accomplish its aims. Same /
Of being il the dark regarding
he Order. Would they be so had they
been subscribers 10 either of the county
papers published at Plymouth when the
Worthy Deputy was making free use of
their columns
Tie remedy is that we must impress
upon tlfe people the necessity Of taking
papers and of reading them. And as TO
.he members OF The Order, let them bear
m mind that this is one of the iigSs in
functions they receive. If some think
hey are in the Order just to make money,
no matter how, they have Door concep
lion o. it, and are greatly mistaken. The
iirst and main object of tae Order is in
improvement, and the proof Is,
hat the National Grange coniemrIates
The use Of its surplus tdad for the printing
Of instructive books to DC distributed to
each Grange. IN the Farmer" you are
cf the progress OF the Order III
our own State IN the 'aiarshdil County
with It's patent inside, you
have every week lirSt-clasS articles and
news, concerning the dOings of The Or
del. outside OF the STATE La the ''Plym
Duth Democrat" you have occasionally
printed some articles Instructive for the
Grange; and should you give him your
support, the editor would 10 dolbt take
the trouble to consecrate part of column
TO your interest, for if he Is a strong party
politician, ike all editors are, of course,
have reason TO believe LIZ is strong
anti monOpolist.
The county papers hayo first come to
you by doing all what they could to
serve you, and your duty j, to subscribe
Ior them and get men outside the gate to
10 so. You are pledged to assist in pro-
noting the welfare Of the Order, and this
S surely one OF the. best means you can
Iss to that effect. You may, at not long
. time, wish those papers would open
heir columns for the printing OF direct
Dry of the regular meetings OF all the
Oranges of the County. Tor your special
)eDetit, and that of travelling Patrons,