The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-06-12
THE BUSINESS FEATURE OF THE
GRANGk-ROW SHALL WE MAKE
IT A SUCCESS?

We have in Kansas, l 400 Oranges
iii good working order. Such
splendid organization should not be
without thorough business arrange
ments. How TO reap the largest
benefit; what steps are necessary to
promote the individual and general
good throughout the State. are gues-
tons of no little Importance. 1t is
evident, that to make effective the
general business plans of the Grange
for the State. we must have the
hearty cooperation of Subordinate
and county Oranges. Upon this
subject we venture the following
plan, which we hope may at least
lead to q discussion of the subject.
First then we wish cooperation
for what! We answer, to possess
knowledge of our own resources,
our wants, and the means necessary
to secure the objects we wish to at
tain. We cannot learn whether the
necessities of the south part of the
State, the east, the west or the north
can be supplied within our own
resources, until we have learned de-
initely what their needs are until
we have met with them. and COM
pared assets and liabilities. This
suggests what we deem to be the
first step in Kansas towards more
thorough Grange business organiza-
ton A convention consisting of
the county business agents, should
meet during the summer or fall and
where most convenient. These
agents should come prepared with
business reports of the condition
and necessities of each county,
through reports of the secretaries
of the Subordinate Oranges. In
each Subordinate Grange, there
should be made out a business re-
port, something like the following !:
The amount of stock and farm
produce on hand and for sale by
each individual.
The amount OF stock, grain, inn
plements, ETC., needed by each indi-
! vidual.
/ What mills, factories and mechan-
les of various kinds are needed in
each locality.
The market price of produce,
in each locality.
The cost of shipping produce,
grain and stock to the principal
markets OF the State.
What money is wanted, what Sc
curity and interest is offered for
farm improvements.
! Such q report as the above from
each Subordinate Grange, would
show the amount on hand. for sale
and what was wanted TO be pur-
chased, and what the community
most needed in the way of mechan.
les and lsborers. Let such reports
; of Subordinate Oranges be tabu-
lated by the country bushes:
agents, and wheR they come tOgeth.
er, they can present the facts before
them and be enabled to take some
!. Intelligent, uniform and thorough
, action, which would result in gen
, eral good.
. Upon the development OF chess
factories, water powers, mannfac
lures of every kind, we may ex
, pect permanent prosperity Whel
the wants of each county and eacl
I township are th0s systematicall,
5 known, we can give the information
abroad that may invite assistance, o
: by co-opsraiion, effect what we ca
Y not % st present from the absenc
. Of all knowledge of the necessities
Ss In January or, February, let an
q other convention of the county bus
d mess sgents meet, and With til
e collected and accurate informatio
e then be able to give definitely, wis
each locality haa for market an
n what the aggregate wants of eac
j. county are.
T. There shenld be at least tw
y meetings each year If the united q
n ton and cooperation of the who
D. State is deemed necessary to Il
10 successful development of the bu
n mess phase of the Grange. The e,
g. animation by the bushes agents a
p sembled in convention, of the plal
a of Fire and Life Insurance Wonl
I'd if adopted over the State. alone ps
s all the expense of such Laeeting.
al must he apparent 10 members of q
We Grange, that in, dealing with que
I'D tons of business, the necessary
re Dor, expense and trouble mnst
OF undertaken that is necessary to lea
e- first what ought to be done. 81