Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-31
PATRONS OF HUsBAsDRY.
Present Strength and Condition Of the
Order.

The Secretary Of the National
| Grange Of the Order Of the Patrons Of
Husbandry of North America has IS
sued his monthly bulletin for the past
month. 1t shows the number Of sub
ordinate oranges and organising depu-
ties in each state up to January !.
The bulletin is addressed 10 each MEM
Der, and is supposed to be strictly con-
fidential, as it is believed that most of
the meetings and work of all kinds can
be shrouded with secrecy 50 surely the
influence ofthe grange can have effect.
The following is the present strength
of the order: Alabama-subordinate
oranges, 364; deputies, g. Arkansas
subordinate oranges, 124; deputies, 40.
Observation-Disclosures oranges, 129;
deputies, %. Florida-subordinate
oranges, 20; deputies, 6. Georgia
subordinate oranges, 437. Illinois
subordinate oranges, S21; deputies, III.
Indiana-subordinate oranges, S62,
deputies, So. Iowa = subordinate
oranges, 1,S45; deputies, Ill. Kansas
'-spbordinate oranges, 779; deputies,
A. Observation-Disclosures oranges,
Ia; deputies, q. Louisiana-snbor-
dinate oranges, 30; deputies, 3. Maine
subordinate oranges, !; deputies, /.
Observation-Disclosures oranges, II;
deputies. l. Observation-Disclosures
nate oranges, 10; deputies, 6. Miehi-
gan-subordinate oranges, 169; depu-
ties, 2. Minnesota : subordinate
oranges, 400; deputies, 81. Missis-
sippi-suberdinate oranges, 516; dep
uties, 81. Missouri = subordinate
oranges, 1.3O2; deputies, 81, Nebraska
subordinate oranges, $40; deputies,
90. New Observation-Disclosures
oranges, IL; deputies, l. New Jersey
subordinate oranges, 30; deputies, 13.
New York-subordinate oranges, %;
deputies, "a. North Carolina-subor-
dinate oranges, 139; deputies, 10.
Ohio-subordinate oranges, 293; depu-
ties, 49. Oregon-subordinate oranges,
SO; deputies, IL. Pennsylvania-subor
dinate oranges, 50; deputies, 81. South
Carolina-subordinate oranges, 200;
deputies, /. Tennessee-subordinate
oranges, 302; deputies, 81. Texas
subordinate oranges, 81; deputies, IL.
Vermont subordinate oranges, 42;
deputies, Is. Observation-Disclosures
oranges, Is; deputies, /. West Yir-
ginia-subordinate oranges, Y; depu-
ties, 6. Observation-Disclosures oranges
2S9; deputies, AZ. Colorado-subordi-
nate oranges, 4; deputies l. Dakota
subordinate oranges, 80, deputies, 6.
Washington-subordinate oranges, 6;
deputies, g. Canada-subordinate
oranges, g.
During the years 1872 and 1873,
l ,225 subordinate oranges were organ
lied. The total number of subordinate
oranges up to date is 10,0l5; reported
membership, 750, ,125.
The National Grange has been organ
lied since 1861, and the seventh annual
meeting will be held at St. Louis, Mo-,
in February next. The first year of
the organization there were 10 oranges,
all in the West, and now they are in
every state excepting Rhode Island
and Delaware. From DeceUbsr 1st
to January 1st the number OF oranges
increased from S,574 to 10,015, and
membership from 543,125 to 751,-
l25.
1t will be seen by the above bulletin
that the Order has grown with great
rapidity in the former slave states, es-
pecially those In the farther South.
enough its largest member
ship is In South Carolina, so far as the
South is concerned. The largestnum-
Der of organized oranges are found in
Kansas, according to population, while
Iowa and Missouri give the largest per
centage Of membership.