The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-29

We are indebted to the courtesy of
Col. Shankland, member of the exc
cutive committee Of the National
Grange, as also Of the State Grange Of
Iowa, for the principal facts here set
forth.
THE FINANCE OF THE NATIONAL. GRANGE.
| The National Grange has $4,000 in
| vested in registered skies. This in
vestment was made through the Farm
er's Loan and Trust Co., in New York,
which acts as financial agent for the
Grange. This company is one of the
strongest and safest in the country,
having gone through all the panics and
financial crisis without suspension of
question of its integrity or ability to
meet every obligation. If, however,
the company should fail, remember
that the bonds are registered and so
have the entire security of the nation S
good faith. Besides this bond invest
ment, there is working fund, varying,
Of course, but averaging about $4,000.
This fund is also on deposit with the
financial agent in New York, and a
monthly report is made by the agent to
each member of the executive commit.
tee, setting forth the amount on deposit
from day to day, with the receipts and
disbursements.
The Secretary of the National Grange
also sends weekly to each member of the
executive committee, full statement
! of the amount Of money received and
disbursed through his Office. No mon.
ey is paid out by the financial agent
without the order of the Worthy Mas
ter, countersigned by the Secretary, the
orders being made at the requent Of the
executive committee. The committee
also directs all purchases, and audits
all bills; so that not dollar is expend.
ed without its knowledge. The Treas.
urer keeps an accurate account Of all
moneys, and countersigns orders be.
fore they are paid by the financial
agent. Accounts are opened upon the
books of the Secretary with the several
State Oranges, and each is duly credit.
ed with all moneys recei we'd from it..
and charged with whatever is disbursed
for its benefit. The balance, less its
proportional share Of the expenses of
National Grange, shows what we will
call the deposit Of that Grange with the
National Grange. These balances or
deposits are held as sacred trusts for
the benefit of the State Oranges, to be
used, as during the past year, to the
amount of more than $4,000, in the
relief Of suffering, or in such other man.
ner as may be determined on hereafter.
AS said above, more than $4,000
has been expended during the past
year, for the relief Of suffering, from
! igrasshoPpers, from food, and from
other disasters; the several amounts
having been paid back to the the State
Oranges out of their deposits. and SO
far as possible in proportion to those
deposits.
During the past year one hundred
and fifty headers have been built and
sold in Nebraska alone. The price has
been $50 each. while the dealers were
charging 1925, discount of "a pei
cent. and total saving in first cost o.
s26.55O.
Over three hundred Werner harvest
ers have been built in the three States
of Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, and
sold at $40, saving on each machine
Of $50, and total saving to the buyers
Of $4,000. The orders for the Wer.
ner this year very far exceeded the ca.
pacity Of the factories to supply, and
next year it is thought that three thou
sand of them will be called for. they
have everywhere given entire satisfac.
tion when we'll made and in the hands
of competent operators. In recen:
trial in Minnesota, between the Wer'
liner, the Marsh and the Massilon. the
Werner was adjudged the best of The
three.
Fully fifteen hundred cultivatore
have been made and sold during tht
past year, the price being Sl3 to slS.5l
for An implement in every way as good
IS those generally sold for $50 to $35
The coming season = string tootl
sulky rake viii be made and offeret
for about SIS, such an one Is nov
brings $35 to $45. These rakes vii
be made 1T Des Noines and Dubuque
and probably other places also.
:. A seeder will also be offered 70
! about $40. It is called the Gang Pho,
5 Seeder, and is equal in value to thos
t now sold Tor $65 to Us.
el A Bessemer steel beam paow is n
j, making 1T Des Aoines Ut the Gil !
= Ptow Works, which can be sold 1t 81
Il tNr. Given will fill 'cur orders fir It
y that price, while dehers must v ait
= be served Afterwards. and At . lhieh
price. These plc~ssre first class
every respect, 'fxr saperior aAd mu
70 lighter than any ether ordinary i
= beam pillow.
e A mower 3 uow making IN q
10 York, Of whaeheuur Order will have !,
tire control. xal the parts usua
r made of mon sre of Bessemer steel: I
movement b'vay simple and the .dr
rs light. .t;is provided with sslfoil
he tboxes, which require attention but {
xhfse:tine . week, and esnefe