The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04

trouble concerning TRANSACTIONS NV othar S,nea
officers mas LED to the secession from the order OF
the threatened revolt OF others. STU these mann
featuring companies, particularly where they have
been established TO grind wheat or can corn have
generally succeeded. notice In an Iowa paper
the following notice.
The Patrons ont Stock Company of Waterloo on the
2i OF July, 1878 declared divdend OF 100 cent
the stock only nfy per esm OF which has been
OF The profits accruing from the operation OF
company from the up 70 mat time The
about 4O cent upon the padup stock during thar
time.
Among other enterprises undertaken by the
Patrons may be mentioned
ASSOCIATIONS TO PURCHASE AND IMPORT IMPROVED
ANIMALS FOR BREEDING PURPOSES,
mutual insurance companies for farm property,
transportation lines whereby the farmers will ship
their own gram in their own cars from their own
elevators in the West 10 their own agents III the
East &c.
The social benefits OF the Order have been equally
great. Patrons speak especially OF the humanizins
Influences OF the Grange, the improvements IN
dress, the Increased amenity OF demeanOr, the
stimulated hants of thought. The oranges have
IN many instances established libraries, reading
rooms and circulating libraries. marked i'm
provement IN neatness and OrnamentatiOn IS no.
uceaole IN domestic matters, and actual benefit has
resulted from the frequent and general exchange
OF views upon al! subjects OF importance to the lar
mer.
So much for that which has been accomalishe d.
SO lapid has been the growth OF the order lar
beyond the most sanguine expectations OF its fOun
ders, THAT the original plan. constitution and ritual
have been OutgrOWn in many respects, and the
movement mas assumed quite another direction to
that originally intended. Hence IL Is that much OF
THE THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL GRANGE
which assemblies on Monday VIII be to amend the
existing constitution wherever 1t has proved IN
adequate to the present requirements OF tue
Grange. At the same time, as Will invariably occur
wnere there are large funds and ample powers under
the control vi the officials, there several ques.
and personal.
Among the constitutional amendments desired
or TO be proposed one IS touching
m THE SECRET NATURE OF THE ORDER.
Ihere are many who hold that secret society is
abhOrrent 10 republican ideas; some object to it
on CONSCIENTIOUS grounds; others from reasons Of
religious belief The Christian Cvsl0sure and the
organs and lecturers of the aDti-Masonic body have
made war upon the Order. Some OF the Catholic
bishops hold that Catholic cannot legitlmately
JOIN grange. others, more cautious, recommend
that their docks shall wait TILL advice has been re.
Ceived from Rome. On the other hand, the con-
servarives hold that IS the secrecy OF the Order
once Invested OF that characteristic it would TAIL to
accomplish any adequate results.
Still more important Is the movement towards
sIMPLIFICArION OF THE RITUAL,
which has received the support OF very many OF
those who offer the stronges; opposition to the
proposed abolition OF the secret features of the
Order. 1t Is caimed that the Grange IL trife
pensve, and that there is positive waste Of valu.
ale time owing to the multiplicity OF degrees and
the elabOrateness OF attendant ceremonies. mir.
A. A. Doescher, OF LIE Suear, MIMI presents his
case very uiiy IN a recent letter to the organ OF
tue Order III that State. He says:-
First-What is the use of so much rituals or course
must have some Kind OF ceremony imitation; but
would be just edecuye and less wearisome. both
to s Gr1n a no.. also to s m
any business before he has taken all four degrees
can become full member, sometimes even mouths al
they so aa their s the be and
valuable votes, which might influence the Grange great
Thir,l-I consider it wrong TO make any distinction
s the @ the s soon
they nave been obligated and paid toer tees think
Four,A-1 have heard 1t mentioned that we must have
SO that we can the better guard against
lame ext9se. Why can we not give nj the signs and
have heard good deal about red tape. Have not
Now, as iat as the loss of time for business is con.
cerned, the article referred leaves little say.
possible 10 os ss
objects Tor which the Order OF Patrons OF usbandry
ii we, like some other secret organizations, had no
our work had All been mapped out for US and ali we
might afford to spend time in tribes but Us it is our
work requires earnest application and diligence and we
set out to
! One result of this has been the frequent viola
ton OF the ritua! In the conferrlng OF degrees.
Probably hall OF the oranges violate mat provision
| of the constitution which expressly declares that
but one degree shall be conferred at one meeting.
and take advantage OF the dlscOrdant ritual, which
permits the comforting or the third and fourth de-
grees at one meeting. one before and one after the
FEAST This practice has been approved by Grand
Master Parsons, OF Minnesota, who wrOte:-
There is discrepancy between the constitution and
the work. probably an oyersigh me third ana fourth
1t Is consequently urged that one, or, at most.
two degrees D6 substituted for the present ma
chinery which requires four IN the subordinate
grange.
fringement OF the constitution by oranges more
| DESTROYS OF securing members than OF conforming
| to the ritual. There have been serious charges
! made against oranges which ha e violated the ter
ritory OF other oranges already established and
Others against oranges which have admitted Pa
| irons without requiring the payment OF charter
fees. These practices VIII, undoubtedly, be repre-
hended as Irregular.
most interesting point Is that concerning
| THE QUALIFIC ATOMS OF MEMBERSHIP.
! National Deputies Abbott and Thompson organ
lied grange at Boston, composed OF gram brokers
and merchants, and similar grange was formed
In this city IT being claimed that grain dealers,
cultural pursuits. Grand Master Adams suspended
the Boston grange, and the whole question VIII
partisans OF the Boston grange are determined To
! press home their point, and declare that II the
Grand Masters rIing Ge sustained IL wn exclude 9S
probabilities are in their favor ! recall to mind.
en- passant the case OF Capitol Grange, Iowa, or.
gained by Peter Melendy, United states Marshal
OF Iowa, Tor the special purpose OF Inducing Gov
ernor Carpenter so as to furnish him with p0liti-
cal capital at the state election last October Tnat
| grange, composed of department clerks, was, be-
leve never recognized and died Stubborn.
Among the amendments of the internal econ
| Omy OF the Grange the most important will pro-
| vide Tor the formation OF an intermediate grange
between the State Grange and the subordinate
| oranges. WITHOUT iuy COuStllutlOHt pTONIsIou
therefor it has become very generally the custom
to form
| COUNTY COUNCILS OF ORANGES,
and these have been found Of great value and ser.
vice to the Order 1t is proposed TO legalize THIS
innovation.
In the same connection must be mentioned the
movement towards q decreased representation II
the State Grange. AS now constituted the mas
tiers and past masters OF the subordinate oranges
with their wives, who are MatrOns compose IT.
This gives too large number OF members In many
OF the states, as in Iowa and Indiana, where the
state Grange contains from 700 to !, 200 members
Says Mr.. L. j. Templin, OF Indiana, OF the members
of these unwieldy granges:-
With all their eagerness TO do say something OF not
and with all their nexperiencc in such business an,
that the chance for rationa. dehberatloI
intelligent legislation is not very fair Besides this thi
method entails very heavy expense on the Order TIT
daily expenses Of the late Of the Indiana Stat
Grange must have teen near $2,OM Might not all thu
work OF that session have been well done by one
fourth of the and at one fourth of the expenser
Hence it is proposed, and the proposition meet
with very general favor, that county oranges shall
be established, whence the State Grange shall b.
constituted.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE sTArl
GRANGE
| is subject OF discussion. one proposition Is on
delegate from each county grange ana one addi
nj ~ a n a.