The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-19
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FARmERs' GRANGE.


q q A few persons seem to have a hol
dread of Lhe Grange, and early the sam
feeling 10 wards -Jhe Patrons thenselve
> Ascri6ing many things to- them whic
n they, perhaps, never dreamed of, muc
= less Thought Of, Whilst others are anx
| Ious 10 learn sdnethlng IN regard TO tn
Order, its ubieois and the benefits TO b
, derived ther-fiom. 1t is to the latte
class that the writer hereof would NOR
particularly address himself The Patron
D are not afraid %, have lfhriE cause .vestI
J gated and are not ashamed of The Object
! for which they have united together t,
; advance. There has been opposition I,
. lthe Order all along, nor was this unexpec
ted. Yet the opposition has not been 81
great as was anticipated for it at first
Indeed, at the beginning, its foes laugheG
Tit. and made sport oft, prophesied ,
short lite for 1t, and If it survived It's in
; fancy would only drag out q miserable
existence. In fact ~ would only be
} question of time. Now. IIthey see II hai
grown so raPIdfy and SO formidable tha
p llt has become something more serious
than than mere joke. They now SCI
about to retard It's progress by detraction
9 calumDy, and by aseribing objects to i
which has no-place in its work and which
p willsneveF be allowed in it.@For the pur.
pose of correcting any wrong Impressions
and more especially of answering some o
the moro important inquiries of its friend.
Is the object of this communication.
New York Tribune, Ar. Geo. Sprague
states the case clearly and conelsely IL
4 the following words-rza vi ! .--- ~
'F'sThe ann OF the OrdeFis to benefit the
agricuturist,-socially, Intellectually and
n financially. Soci4lly-lt Is fact that peo-
Pic who mingle little with the worlds and
go little lnsoeiety7 are not possessed oi
L that ease and grace Of manner aud con-
yersariou which is acquired by others who
go ntoseelety more Many of our far
meIs enjoy ali these advantages, others
do notLoso great an extent BY our or
der We establish a social organization,
which extends tor miles around, where
the advantages of society are obtained,
where by minghnR IN social enjoyment
wear off much. Of the the dIfi6ence and
awkWardnsss of manner natural to per-
| sons who hive IN an nlnsolaied condinon.
Intellectually -lJ1s theaIn OF this or
der to educate the farmer up to a full and
perfect understanding of.the Tesponsibili.
Ly That rests upon him as a cltzen. TO
keep Linn posted upon all matters that af-
/ ices his business. II requires more edu
II
prosecute he business of agrIcultuIe sue
cessfully than is required IN any other
| business 10 perform all the dules of
citizen and farmer intelhgently the far
mer should be thoroughly posted in DO
litical economy, science ofgovernment and
science of agriculture. 1t is feature of
this Order that it brings up for discussion
every question bearing upon7his profss-
sion on occupation, or which may enlighten-
him as to his duties as a citizen, The di-
vsrsity of soil and climate, and the great
variety of production, and their relative
values give wide range for Thought, and
require an extensive knowledge Of the ex-
peElenee Of others, added. TO hisown inVes-
legations and experiments TO make suo-
cessfuI farmer. By an interchange ofex
perienes in our agricultural operations in
The Grange we gain much valuable infor-
nation, which would be difficult to be &C
CURED In any other manner. In this way
6e acquire not merely the theory offarm-
lng but the practical experience ofour best
farmers; who are operating ID the same
climate and upon the same Find of soil,
and who have same 6hstse,ess to overcome.
WhilsIt must he distinctly, understood
that this Order is not political iorganiZai
ton, and political discussions will not be
tolerated in The Grange, yet It will an
doubleday exert powerful Influence upon
pohtical parties, by educating the citizen
up TO be An independent think Grand actor
IN his Own political Organization, 10 the
management of political parties asconduc
ted at the present time the politician Is
master Of the people, but through the in
Aaence~ Of tins order we hope TO see the
people again master of the politician.
Z The benefits 10 be derived from this
feature OF the Order are 80 extensive that
i shall only attempt to give an outline of
the 8ay IN which the Grange operates to
benefit the farmer financially. This Is
accom- plIshea by combination in making
their purch aseso supplies. such as fertih
zers, machlney, stock, &c, and IN selling
treir products. BY means of lhIs order
Ne are enablea-to bring the pr 5dHc = aud
CONSUMER together, and by Lals means 10
saVe-berReena the two classes the large
profits of the mlddlemen. We do not de-
sure to do away entirely with middlemen.
but we do think through theGrange We can
dispense With he-serVIcesi of q large class
of drummers and agents, who are the
drones in the great hive of industry. tits
estimated that The farmers belonging to
the Oranges IN the State Of Iowa during
the present year (1S73l have saved in the
purchase Of reapers alone the large sum OF
$3.50, 90, and that in buying their supplies
and selling their products they have saw
ed over one million of dollars. in the
same time Mowers and reapers, sewing
machines, drills, wheel lrakes, wheel culti-
vators, wagons and all that class of ma
schinery AID fertilizers can BE- purchased
2 great advantage through the
And we would add a few more minor
though not unimportant features of this
Order, VIZ: Mutual relief in sickness and
adVersity the prevention of cruelty to
ANIMALS; the prevention Of litigation !; the
building up and fostering Of home manu-
factu ss, thus In 8 manner solving the
great problem of cheap transportation by
bringing the producer and consumer close
tOgether and 3 mutual protection Of the
hphbandmsn against shsrpers and middle
men,
The number Of Oranges ip the State of
Ohio. on 8Lh Of Novemb ber. 1873, were 100
The Canton Grange. which was organized
December 9Th, 1878, was numbered S05.
having gained 1I5 in that time Since
then and up to the beginning of this month
1t Lss reached the number of Az, an in
crease OF l72 Subordinate Oranges In about
q month. The number of subordinate
Gsaneea IN 4hss United Stutsss as reported
by the SecresaF5aof the National Grange,
on the first OF January is l00l5, embrao-
ing every State ia the Union excepting
Delaware. All persons in agriculture are
eligible 70 membership. The initiation
fee is FIVE dollars for men. and two dollars
for women. 80 - =
TIE Canton Grange is in 8 prosperous
condition, and ale-noW ready 20 re-
ceiye applications for men be,sbIP, which
can be made through any member. They
are about securing permanent place for
holding their meetings, and they would
cordially invite their farmer friends to
JOIN IN and receive the benefits of the
Order.A Those 'desir ng farther informG
,tIon upon the subject should apply TO
John F. Roth, Master, Henry R.. Packer,
Secretary Sor TO any member of the order.
A nste addressed to either of the above
menuoned persons will receive prompt
attention. n - ~ - "a PATRON,
George Q. Evans is 10 jail broken down
in health and bankrupt in fortune. For
ney is outside Of the bars, preaching viz