The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-02-13
GRANGE NEWS.

Try-rural.'
Farmers Oranges are springing VI
all over Kentucky.
Oranges are being organized in In
+ diana at the rate of about twenty five
week.
tits announced that the Nationa
Grange has 100000 on deposit il
New York.
Tennessee has 215 Oranges. Ore
gon and Washington now have about
80 Oranges.
The Iowa State Grange has s1O,.
600 in its treasury, and an honest sen.
tinel at the door.
Oranges composed wholly Of col.
ored persons are to be formed in Ar
kansas and Mississippi.
The first lodge Of Changers was
organized in Dakota Territory, at
Bismarck, short time since.
John H. Smith, County Deputy,
last Saturday week organized a Grange
Of "A members, at Condra School
House, six miles northeast Of Harris
burg, with L. M. Kizer as Masterand
J. B. Wygle, Secretary.
Judge Haley, Master of Peoria
Grange, writes us that last Saturday
his Grange conferred the fourth de-
gree on class Of ten candidates,
and partook Of a "ha1vest feast, +"
and had good time generally. The
Grange accepts of the agency Of A.
J. Dufur.
On tho 20th ultimo Deputy VIM.
Cyrus, assisted by r. A. Irvine, or
ganized Grange at the residence of
u. B. Moss, in Sweet Home Precinct,
with VIM. Philpot as Master and u.
b. Moss as Secretary. Thus cold
Linn" has Grange in almost every
nook and corner of the county.
The State Grange of Indiana has
endeavored to fix the standard of Just
how much farming man must do to
be entitled to membership, and have
finally decided that he should rely
more upon the products of the farm
for his income than any other occu-
patton. 1t appears that this will be
difficult measure to determine, but
the necessity for some rule seems so
imperative that it is likely this will be
generally approved.
The recent State Convention of the
Farmers Association of Illinois adop-
ted the following preamble and reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, President Grant was
guilty Of using his official position to
secure the passage of the infamous
salary-grab law, and did, at the close
OF his first term, afix his signature
to the same, thereby making it the
law Of the land; therefore,
ResOi0ed, That this convention Of
the farmers of Illinois, with sorrow, |
but in all candor, as in duty bound,
do deprecate such degredation of the
exalted position Of president of these
United States.
The following very important reso-
Eution explains itself:
WHEREAS; Certain plow manufacto-
'ies in the State of Illinois have com
blned and resolved not to sell plows
% farmers clubs, Oranges, or other
Agricultural Societies, at less than
'etail prices, therefore,
ResoiUed, That the Central Council
1f Patrons of Husbandry, for Linn
county recommend to the Patrons
If the State that they purchase no
blow or other Agricultural Imple-
nent manufactured by these compa-
lies.
ResoIosd, That the JHjHametge Far
1,er and other papers friendly to the
armers' movement bo requested to
publish this resolution.
A caucus Of members of the Legis-
ature, who are also Changers, was
leld at Jefferson City, Missouri. 1t
$ understood that they resolved to
lemand retrenchment and reform in
III departments of the State Govern
nent; declared that railroads have
10 vested rights, and that corpora
ions must submit to the same laws
hat govern individuals; that the Ma
ional Bank law should be repealed;
hat the Government should issue its
'wn currency without the interyen-
ion of corporate bodies. Another
Meeting will be held, at which it is
xpocted a Legislative Grange will be
II is stated that the
irange members will act as unit
N allquestions of financial policyand
olitical reforms, without regard to
ormer political associations. They
all introduce a bill providing for
heaper railroad rates and for the
emi-annual payment Of taxes, They
lso propose to establish Changers
'anks at st. Louis and other cities 4,
the State, and pack their own hogs
ext season,
Tho following card in the Peters
mg Hder gives hopeful account y
{ Grange matters in Virginia:
"Since the organization Of the :
tate Grange and the election to of
CO Of some of Virginia's truost and a
est sons, its success cannot be any q