, 1874-01-22
Reports Of Secretary, Treasurer,
and Other Officers.
Address Of Worthy Master Brown, Of
THE Michigan State Grange.
The Order Reported in Very
I7lourisl,ing Condition.
Common Sense Resolutions Adopted by
tic Mclean County Farmers
Club.


Tho Wisconsin, stnte Grange.
SueedR Dtspteh to The Chicago n 7afba,s.
JASEsv1llE, Wis, Jan. 2l.-Tho Convention
met promptly at 8 a. M, Master Cochrnno 10 th
chn;r hit ufter oreuinr l1o retirct tn con far th
,rth dcr,co ,,,,o,, faw d,,o,ntou ou,1 rro,so oo
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nnpDo" LUCK 1's tiace'
TIE nEfoRra'
Reports OF tho Secretary, State Deputy, Treas
fe nn+ %eco rooa h" nna paFeasnt
.,se,.. ,,,,t ,,,o ,.,,,,,h,, -. c.. 1sto. ".
'a""e lna1 'no nt!u1uoi u ts"u6es ano tnel,
total membership IL Wisconsin Is substantial,
tho samo Us reported il the dispatch Of Monday
tast, Hin expenses for tl,s naat voa,
hnyo bo.r. 1,oa,aco son ef,. at,,;nn.,., '1 49,,
",'',:. nm'u D'' $40 os s''oo' s'"'ona'y anu
prlnttn6, 944o.ooi e2P1esaa6e, S1l.35; >Poat-
Oliico drawor, 81; seal md Grange book.
so.65; kilograms, s2.65; salary for + quarters,
~ ro,,rto, IL on ~ ,,,a t;,,,oa -
sloot'cu 80 oos' " u't'o 1'u'es ~ many WORKING
uianRos as thcro "oro ono year ago, Ho hoped
to nave bcen ablo to make a full report at this
lime, but aomo Twenty-Five Oranges. organized
anco rct 7 1919 have roo,octal N -ora,t ~
..s 49,, ' A~7'~0'eA ~ 'epoAs "no
Pay oac8' .....
THE TREAsunERs REPORT.
'Treasslrer Cary reports receipts for the year
ending Jun. l. 1874. s4.017. Disbursements
20 o77 ,o,vI,o a 7an ,o,g =, .io 1,.aaa", m,.s
s-'A,' o@,'H ~ -, .av i'o" ~ .ne treasury. Inc
expenses OF the Convention Will be oser $4,000,
which will neccsstnte tho negotiation Of loan
to meet it until next quarters dues arc received.
Otherwise tho Treasurer reports alfalrn iu
0ourishing condition,
THE srArI pulcu uas1Nu- AGENT.
In his report, nays that nearly III tho wor,f in his
department. las so fur beou rfo,5aratory. Int
little having been done BY him to assist mem
bors in tile purchase of agricultural i,nplo-
mouta, otc. Up to Jan. s, ho has RECEIVED
for Ills services 3i55.C2; expenses for travelling,
postage &c., $lU7.t0. lie: then proceeds to tic
subject Of Oranges and their purpose and aayB
tllut for want Of unity Of notion the farmorH
haSs ssg ssr e es than tbe from
establishing manufactures 20 aa to avoid
extensive shipment to great distances, but tiutt
tint it is impossible to avoid shipments of agri-
cultural products entirely. In this cnse they
quantities. 10 accomplish this Es PROPOSES l, 'os
taoae considerations First, fac!litiea to exhiolt,
move, and distribute goods: sccouil au ability
to concentrate On selected articles III order to
crcato volume Of trade sufficient to DO satisfao-
Sy 2 1a y @ afisaS cI aShoy Sss e2 ss to
agents es viii give credit and power to
tiIeir contracts To enrry out these ileas. tie
establishment Of coopol ntiyo purchasing agon-
,ies iB necessary. Tic frataruaE aspect OF lie
3ri54nlZn[1Qn Is 2uSAunQlc. Dut tlAt ia not
snoush. Farmers neod pccuniary roliof Tie
organization for business pnrposca is
uecety,ty No SAYS 1t in nonsense to M
.leayor to conduct business upon a frator-
nal basis alono. Capital must DO had
a}Es Tho farmers must furuisl, It. Tic local
councils have done much to concentrate 1nenns
tor cooperative purchase and sale, but the
Stockholders i'll them have been conlparntiycly
tew in number Thoy should inoi,ida avo,y
member Of tic Grange Of leral aaos e md
nIN.x A.. .n1z
manufacturetn who have Ioeu askol to aoll their
wares to our Order at Wholesale rates Ind TO-
tuscd, aud asked wnat wo wero going to do
about it, aud How eau you helm voursciyes !?
EARLY enough. Ws will unto aud raiso
capital, DO Incorporated by law. pro-
yidu for aareful slporyisio,,, Of
onr nfrairn renutro frenueut orti await ro,,,t,
Of our agents proyent lie transor an reolss
tion in our stocks ,nanufacturo, and bny. ant,
sell for ourselves aud limit the powery Of onr
agents 80 completely ns to avoid failure nf
oir Minus, Ho rornrl tl,e co.nnarot,oa
yystcn "a n neceasifw' and It il norta;n,v
:!le ouly plon by ,Shlch our object cau be accom.
oished. Wa have been cnrini,iug the world tn
,ar owa d3laadsantage IL Too much intelgenceis is
:ho sweat Of our Brow and shamo
,uu Jisrraco will. amman mr. 1ator oSnr.
talse tLoyo who arc willing to eminv
wI.nt hns been eurned bv atbe,ss 1,ahor m;,at
control and owl, ,rhat il aarns Gantaf haa so
long lordcJ It over loi,or that iohor Inn nt Int
learned a lesson and nov aavu th,t ,ra mnet
lluye an couat ehaucn. 4 r1rnt uocisl rsun:
luton is In prorrcas and ,nunS hr,n" anrol
aud exact Justice TO ajt man. trhore r1nst hn
HI eauitabIo distribution of the nrot,ta ~ iabar
Tho Eour is about to strike when nkfl.cI inhor
will asaert its rights, and demand not only ita
MlIolo sharo or Whnt It urofcaa hut ,l,,t ano,at
.!all award it all t4o dignity attached to anv m,
:llpatiou. ' W.
Tuo a.ent then piyea tle rasu,ts ~ oo.,,,or.
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