The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-15
THE CHANGERS.

THE CHANGERS.
in Ali Parts of the Country. -
) There are nearly 10000 Patrons i
Georgia.
The organization of oranges is rapid
ly spreading in Kentucky.
The total grange membership in til
United States is now estimated at /,
25O, 900.
There are said to be over 10000 gran
gers connected with the various lodge
in Kentucky.
After grange has been formed, tn
initiation fee for members is $5 for me-
and 81 for women.
Paradoxical.-T new engine on tn
Des Moines, Iowa, narrow-gauge rail
way is named the "Granger."
In 1878 oranges in Iowa, it is claimet
there are no less than 25, 600 women
each of whom is empowered to vote.
The Polk county, Iowa, Patrons ar
talking of 100, 900 bushel elevator 8
Des Moines, anu afSo Of a farmers in
surance company.
Marshall Grange, of Michigan. mum
bering 200 members, has resolved not tx
trade with or patronize in any way {
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A grange in Muscatine county, Iowa
holds what is called open grange, and
invites everybody to attend. Questions
| of interest to agriculturists and Others
are to be discussed.
The Patrons of Husbandry in the
southern states number at present 2, SOC
oranges, and are rapidly increasing
| This is about one-third of all the sub
ordinate oranges in the United States.
The Indiana State Grange has decided
| that no one may be properly admitted
who does not depend more upon the
products of his farm for his income than
upon ny other occupation.
The Patron of Husbandry, published
at Columbus, Miss, says: "The Plan
ters' Cotton-tie Association has effected
a reduction of two cents per pound on
the price of ties. saving of 81, 900,
600 on the annual crop, which has here
tofore gone into the pockets of foreign
monopoly"
The members of Davis Grange, Har-
rison county, Indiana, are reported to
have passed resolutions to the effect
that they will not support any candi-
date who is subject to the decision of a
political convention, or one who at
tempts to secure his election, directly
or indirectly, through the influence of
whisky.
The State Grange of Nebraska is put
ting in machinery at Plattsmouth for
the manufacture of plows, cultivators,
headers, harvesters and other agricul-
turaI implements. The build ng is a
two story brick, 40 by 14O feet. Thirty
heads of families are employed to COM
mence with. Steam and blast power
of the necessary quantity will be fur
nisRed.
The editor of the Clinton Advocate,
who organized the first grange in Texas,
says his sympathies have always been
with the grange movement, and will
continue to be as long as the oranges
keep ont of the dirty pool of politics,
but that if a grange pokes up demo-
cratic or republican head he will be one
of the many to have shot at it.
The following shows the number of
oranges in each state January l /: Ala
bama, 424; Arkansas, 1854 California,
1919; Colorado territory, 2; Dakota ter
ritory, 30; Florida, 20; Georgia, 437
Indiana, 862 Illinois, 821 Iowa, 1000
Kansas, 779; Kentucky, 172; Louisi-
ara, so; Maryland, 10; Mississippi,
SCI Missouri, 1900; Minnesota, 406;
Michigan, 169; Maine, l /; Massachu-
setts, 10 ; North Carolina, 139 Nebras
ka, 80; New Hampshire, IT; New
York, 90 !; New Jersey, 90; Oregon, 558;
Ohio, 293 {; Pennsylvania, Sc; South
Carolina, 206; Tennessee, 302; Texas,
81; Virginia, 18; Vermont, 40; West
Virginia, OF; Washington territory, s.
Wisconsin, 378. These figures have
been increased since January 1, but no
general estimate has been made since
that date.
The Petersburgh Index gives hope
full account of grange matters in Vir-
ginia eve confidently believe that in
twelve months from this time every
county in the state of Virginia will be
represented in the state grange, and in
many counties every township; and
even then we can confidently say that
not the slightest interference will be
had with the politics of the country.
We have for our object higher aims and
nobler purposes-the moral and social
elevation of our people. We have uni
ted together in common brotherhood
for our mutual protective interests and
advancement, and this we have done
without the slightest infringement upon
the rights of others and, by the help
of God and our own strong arm. we ex-
pect to go on till we kindle a flame of
brotherly love and bind together under
one common banner the farmers OF Vir-
ginia."