Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-05-21

There is no division. Individual differ
ences are accommodated 10 The great ends
to be accomplished by the Order as a
whole.
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There is another feature OF the Grange
that, alone, would make it invaluable to
the farmers Of America. II is the best
means that has yet been devised Of culti-
vaiing social relations among them, and
in its social aspects. it is . perfect sue
cess.
Few who hare not been residents of
the country. can rightly understand the
mouotony Of farmers life. Day after
day the farmer aud his family pursue the
same appoiated sensd .cf toll Then =
no change save the regular .ecurrenco Of
the Sabbath, and Attendance upon relig.
ious services where such privileges are
accessible. During the busy season con-
slant toll leaves little leisure on the hands
Of any member Of the household but
when the long winters set in, and several
months Of forced inactivity are upon them.
the monotony is often very hard to bear.
! i is always felt = :'e" BY !. Tie d"7e:'. : !.
"The Order of Patrons Of Husbandry,
is nn organization Of farmers and horti-
cul;uralisis. one object of which is to Sc
cure to It's members the advantages Of
cooperation in all things affecting their
interests. -. To enable the members
Of the Order to purchase implements and
machinery at as low cost as possible, by
saving the commission usually paid to
agents, and the profits of the long line
of dealers standing between the manu-
facturers and the farmers. the Executive
Committee of the National Grange desire
to publish a list Of the establishments that
will deal directly with State and subordi-
nate Oranges.
"In the purchase of sewing machines
the saving has been still greater and the
sales very large. The retail price of
sewing machines in this State has been
from $50 to S95, according to variety;
they are now sold to the Grangers at 40
per cent. discount from these prices, or
for from $50 to S57. The demand has
been so great that 1900 machines have
been ordered to be delivered during the
coming year. Surprising all of these
to be Of the cheapest variety, the saving
will be $50 1000. Tie number purchased
will probably far exceed 1900 On par
lor organs the discount to the Oranges is
from 20 to % per cent; on scales. from
% to 33i per cent; on shelters. Is per
cent; on wagons, 20 per cent; on hay
forks. 333 per cent; on miscellaneous i'm
plemcnts. like frcd-grinders. stalk-cutters.
harrows, fcl!-rollers, hay-rakes, grain
scparators, etc, % per cent. On now
ers the discount is % per cent; that is,
a machine which rctails at Sl20 is sold
to the Changers for 500. A lot af reap
ers which manufacturer who was going
ont Of the business had on hand were
offered to the Grangcrs for S75 each.
provided they woulG take the whole of
them. They were carefully examined
and tested by the State agent and others,
who reported that they would be cheap at
$3.50. \ circular conveying this intorma-
tion was sent to the Oranges of the State,
and the whole lot was disposed of at once.
They have given universal satisfaction.
l light go on at great length quoting
prices. but those have given arc su!ii-
cicnt to show that by intelligent cooper
alton the farmers Of the country can save
great amount Of money. General VIII
son. Secretary ofthe State Grange, thinks
that $1,000, 900 has already been saved
in this way.
The Order of Patrons of Husbandry
is remarkable order. and has remark
bic hist CRY. Its growth is unpreccden-
ted Not even the old Know Nothing
party spread with such rapidity. Al
Though organized as far back as 1867. the
growth of the Order has been confined
almost exclusively to the past year. in
which it has spread with aswiftness which
has exceeded even the widest hopes of
its most sanguine friends. But a mere
handful at the beginning of 1878. it is
now rast Grmy* stretching over the
entire RcpuL{ic, with we'll arranged
and satisfactorily 'corking system of gov
ernment, with definite and honestly Grorec'
aims, and ample means Of attaining ats
ends: and i, is increasing by many ,hous-
| auds every week.
No man can predict its future; but ii
seems safe to assert that at no very distant
day it will embrace the entire farming
community. Certainly those who have
the farmers interests a, heart should strive
for such an end.
The foregoing extracts speak for them
selves, and need no bolstering. for "fac,s
are stubborn things" and to our mind
these facts are all we'll put.
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