The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-05-30
The Changers.

INTERESTING ITEMS Regarding
THE ORDER IN ALL PARTs
OF THE COUNTRY.
There are nearly 15o, 900 Patrons
in Geofgia.
The organizations of oranges il
rapidly spreading in Kentucky.
The total grange membership in
the United States is now estimated
at 1,250,OO0.
There are said to be over GO,OOA
grangers connected with the vari.
GUS lodges in Kentucky.
After a grange has been formed,
the initiation tee for members is 80
for men and So for women.
Paradoxical.-The new engine on
the. Dos Moines, Iowa, narrow.
gauge railway is named the ''Gran-
ger"
In 1878 oranges in Iowa, it is
claimed there are no less than 25,.
600 women, each of. whom is en-
powered to vote.
The Polk county, Iowa, Patrons
a,e talking ola 100, 600 bushel ele-
yator at Des Moines, and also OF a
farmers insurance company.
Marshall Grange, OF Michigan,
numbering 200 members, has re
solved not to trade with or patron
ize in any way a person engaged in
liquor-seling.
A grange in Muscafine 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 Hnsbandry in the
southern states number at present
$500 oranges, and are rapidly in.
creasing This is about one-third
of all the subordinate oranges in
the United States.
The Indiana State Grange has
decided that no one may be proper
~ admitted who does. not depend
more upon. the products Of his farm
for his income that upon any other
occupation.
The Patron of Husbandry, pub
lished at Columbus. Miss, saws /:
;" The Planters Cotton-tie Associa-
tion has effected a reduction of two
cents per pound on the price of ties,
a saving Of 81 ,OOO, 900 on the annu-
al crop, which has heretofore gone
into the pockets of a foreign monop-
oly."
The members Of Davis Grange,
Harrison county, Indiana, are re.
ported to have passed resolutions
to the effect that they will not sup.
port any candidate who is subject
~ the decision of a political con-
vention, or one who attempts to Sc
cure his election, directly or indi-
rectly, through the influence of
whiskeX.
The State Grange of Nebraska is
putting in machinery at -Platts-
mouth for the manufacture of plows, (,
cultivators, headers, harvesters and
other agricultural implements. The
building is two story brick, 40
by lao feet. Thirty heads Of .ami
lies are employed to commence
with. Steam and blast power of
the necessary quantity will be fur
nished.
The editor of the Clinton Advo-
cate, who organized the first grange
in Texas, says his sympathies have
always been with the grange move
ment, and will continue to be as
long as the oranges keep out of the
dirty pool of politics, but that if a
grange pokes up a democratic or
republican head he will be one of
the many to have a shot at it.
The following shows the number
of oranges in each state January {;
Alabama, 424; Arkansas, 1854 Cal
ifornia, 129; Colorado territory, 2;
Dakota territory, 80; Florida, %;
Georgia, 437; Indiana, 862; Hi
nois, 821; Iowa, 1000; Kansas,
779; Kentucky, 172; Louisiana,
so; Maryland, 10; Mississippi,
5G1 I; Missouri, 1900; Minnesota,
400; Michigan, 100; Maine,<1;
Massachusetts, 10; North Carroll
na, 139; Nebraska, $40; New
Hampshire, II; New York, 20;
New Jersey, 20; Oregon, 558;
Ohio, 293; Pennsylvania Sc; South
20G; Tennessee, 3O2;
Texas, 81; Virginia, Is; Vermont,
AZ; West Virginia. q; Washing
ton territory, 6; w sconsin, 37S.
These figures have been increased