The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-09-18
GRANGE MATTERS.

The Georgia grange claims that its
direct trade union will have shipped
100000 bales of cotton from Savannah
to Liverpool by October.
Lafayette county (Miss.) grange
has resolved to build cotton and
wooden factory. The stock was placsd
at S25 per share, one third to be paid on
organization and the balance as the di-
rectors shall call for it. The amount
of the capital stock is placed at $50. 600.
The Changers of California are now
makn g arrangements for the organiza-
ton of Changers homestead associa-
ton. 1t is estimated that about LOCO
persons come into the state from the
east every week; that large portion
of that number are seeking homes, and
that many of them are Changers. In
order to purchase lands at the cheapest
prices, it is proposed that the associa-
tion shall buy large tracts, which may
be obtained at from two dollars TO ten
dollars per acre, on ten years time and
low rates of interest, this land to be
distributed among members of the
homestead associations at cost. The
principal place of business of this asso-
cation will be Santa Barbara.
There are too few reading men and
women among the generality of mau-
kind; and it has long been the ardent
study of many intellectual men as to
what plan might be adopted that would
disseminate knowledge more generally
among the masses. As yet no plan has
been found effective. But the oranges
united and connected as they are
the subordinate with the county the
county with the state the state with
the national grange, have it in their
power to exert tremendous influence
In that direction. If each subordinate
grange were fitted up with handsome
library OF one or two hundred volumes
would be truly an intellectunal in
sutton" In this way the poor who are
not able to purchase books, and others
who are ignorant what kind to purchase,
would have access to first class libra
ry. Not only SO, but emulation would
spring up as to who should peruse the
most books, and who could tell the
most about them when perused the
merits of the different works would be
discussed among the members, etc. In
short, If this or similar plan is sue
cesstully carried out, the grange may
yet e the means of revolutionizing the
society of our country.
Many plans have been proposed for
grange banks. Here is one from Col.
r. ID. Powell, of Columbus, Miss. ::
Capital stock, 81 900, 900 in gold, to be
raised by subscriptions of cotton, each
of the 600 subordinate oranges in the
state subscribing, say 25 bales, making
the number 10000. The cotton SUBJ
scribed to be shipped to New Orleans
by the LIST eff November next, and
thence to Liverpool, to be sold at, say
$50 in gold per bale, realizing the sum
of s., 100000 This amount, less the
expenses of transportation and sale, to
be the capital of the proposed state and
subordinate banks, which are to be con-
ducted In the interest of oranges and by
officers selected by them or if deemed
more expedient, this money may be de-
posted IN banks already established,
and subject to the control of the Gran
gers, the bank to be paid stipulated
sum for holding and paying out the
money. This money of the Patrons
banks shall be loaned to oranges as they
may require, to be by them loaned TO
individual members needing it. Each
borrower to secure The payment of the
money to the oranges by deed of trust
on real estate unencumbered, and to
pay an ANIMAL interest, and as much of
the principal as he can, until the debt
Is paid. The interest not to be over ten
per cent, nor under six per cent. per
annum- All officers of the bank or
banks to be elected by the oranges or
their representatives and to be paid
salaries,