Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-02

eve say our order is for the purpose n
elevating the character, improving the con.
dition. and, as far as possible. perfectino IN,
happiness Of the laboring classes of ever,
calling. Our order will aim to cultivate
generous sympathy among its members, and
= supreme respect for the rights of others
we propose TO have purchasing agencle,
through which consumers reach tho pro.
queer direct, without 80 many needless
middlcmen who do nothing to merchandise
but add 10 its cost.
No MiddIcmen.
You seem to have caught the granRor's
cry against middlemen."
we certainly have. We think they have
grown fat and rich enough. Middlcmen
not only exact u tax from every consumer,
but they aic responsible for shoddy goods,
short weights, and authorizations. We nrc
determined to secure pure goo,ls Mt lower
prices Our experience, so far. is very sat
isltctory. We pay cash and combine our
orders In large numbers, and nru saving
rom Ten TO liftcen per cent. on our purcms !.
Us. To family buying SIS per week this
amounts to S75 in the year, aud is no mean
sum to savc.n
"liow do you manage itp"
we make arrangements with the best
dealer In town and agree to give him all
our trade, providing he makes us satisfnc-
tory terms. We will have the thing in bet
ter shape by and by, and will then supply
ourselves"
NlInVn Efrt.rnI II Ill A..
can do?"
"Oh, yes; VIC are constantly ut work. MIR.
Elliott, who attended our special session.
the business agent of the Iowa State Grange.
said this to us; five bought flour through
their agency, in 100 barrel lots, we could
lave rs good an article for $7.45 Us we were
then paying $40 for. He SAID the
Wholesale price IN Chicago was SO 90
Commission M
Freight to this city M
Carriage in this city 81
Total cost, delivered at our houses S7.45
when the Iowa agency was established
IN Chicago, the wholesalers were shy of
dealing with 1t, fearing they would damage
their country trade. and predicting the
whole scheme would go up in six months.
Bnt the fact of prompt pay brought them
around, and now every wholesaler in the
city bids Tor the grangers' trade"
What is your attitude about politics"
I'VE are in no sense of the word "A politi-
cal party. Becoming II Sovereign does not
weaken our interest in any of the great
questions OF the day, but we will fight
against corruption and fraud, whether in
trade, III the state, or in the nation"
what Has Been Done.
"What has been your success thus far in
organizingP"
state councils have already been organ
lied in Illinois, Connecticut and AInssa
and soon will be IN Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Michigan, PENNSYLVANIA,
New York, New Jersey, and New IIamp-
shire We have deputies appointed in
twenty-five states, and sub.councis organ
lied in sixteen states. Our membership
often numbers from $50 to 300 persons in "A
single sub-council. Our four councils in
Springfield, Mass, now number over 1000
members, and they write us that they are
saving more than 81 500 per week in their
of the ncccssarics OF life.
You must he kept very busy?n
81 am. We require the whole time of
two men to attend to tho correspondence
alone"
"llow do you bring tho benefits of your
order to the attention of the laborinp class |
,s?n
by cordially inviting all persons inter |
'sted to write to our secretary, j. Butter.
ield, No. 1895 Main street, Worcester Mass.
who will promptly forward all necessary in |
MIR. Earle closed his answers by say
ng:
All looks bright. Thank God The toll |
ng mulitudes Of our country are Mt lust be- |
ginning to realize that only by and through |
organization can they hope for improve
nent of their condition.
Seeing this, they are quietly enrolling
themselves under common banner, which
demands for them only their rightful in
luencc rs citizens and soverclgns of free
ountry, and an equitable share of the bless
ngs that the profit OF their labor should
ommand.
They, too, are beginning to learn that "In
nion Is strength. Cor. Toledo BlalLs