Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-12-31
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n tSkhiR1S BLaE6.
I and o number OF deputies in tha field
organizing more. It iss estimated tthat
she present cotton crop OF that state be-
I longing TO the patrons will BE- handled
tor sone:third less than last year. and
/ tnab the business men who propose1 to
sell at these prices are among tie boat
IN the state Col. w. w, LANG. Of
MARIN, Texas, native OF Wayiie conn
bfy, Mississippi, end for ,maiiE tyearah
resident of flat state, is master Of Che
state grange of Texas. btt 2 q 30 ~
The secretary of the Iowa state grange
/ eondnets paper, in recent number s,f
which shc reads TO Patrons: :of thaE stata
Eat severe 1ectnre for tlieiE drdwsinesa
and oubting. Among other causes as !.
signed by him for lack OF ,5roog;ress.T Tis
that too many were attracted to fIie
Iigra1ge wholly by considerations OF .mer-
Censary character, expecting that through
1t they would be enabled aomeho To
Eget1back on the morrow sss5l s55 for. itlnt 81
!hey invested yesterday. Disapp
IN thelr expectation of large rettirn
Tor. their email Investment, without
ehort on their part, they have lost their
fn;1s snseresF n u the grange, and vote il n
The Northern Granger has fhefoIiow-
ing on the subject of less work and more
profit: Farmers work too many hours
III q day TOO many days week, and too
/ many weeks an "a year, o Nothing lis
gslned in the end by thus shaving the
life away. Though most farmers regard
1t ns necessary, yet it is through tfie
grange we learn better iand the .Sooner
we see about it the sooner shall we sec
that we might have done SO before. Let
us get together in the tgsange, and, BY
thinking little, devise some plan OF
dividing Our hard work with the sleek
and swesl-fed middlemap, and Of shafing
Q portion of his elegant leisure. OF
5conrse he will object to this show of
generosity on our part, but We must
press our courtesy upon him until there
shall be something of fair distribu.
tion OF the good things Of this world
lbetween, us. We do not demand extra.
ordinary privileges; we demand Justice.
We do not labor to pull others down:
We do but labor to- build ourselves up.
Blk thousand years of single handed
efforts has failed to accomplish any sat
'isfactory result in that direction, and
it is but tithepart Of common wisdom to
try other means tn Tighten our labors
and enhance our profits" s'is5
Since the Patrons Of Husbandry came
Eh thair ord ar \ ,,;r,,,s;rsd IA
they should he and proDaD1y slre more. ssj.
than eyer hopeful of realizing the great
est benefits that may flow from the or
ganlzation. The time could not be said
to be wasted If the members met at
stated periods for no other purpose than
social converse. The meetings, however.
should be made to yield tangible re.
suits. This much is preliminary toa
suggestion. 1t is desirable to know the
exact number Of acres sowed to wheat
last fall. With one to three oranges in
each township it should not be q diff
cult matter to collect accurate statistics
If each grange would appoint; n COM
mittee for that purpose. We will not
presume to suggest plan, but hope
steps will be taken to gain the desired
information, and we ask the secretary
or some member of each grange to
furnish MS the results for publication.
The abatement should be comparative,
showing whether larger or smaller than
last year. From the best information
we can gain from inquiries we4 afbsatis-
equals that OF last year, and The grow
ing crop is in excellent eondition.u-
Leader, Springfield, No. is iigl3sn1
I would like to offer few suggestions
on the transportation question, which is
80 agitating the minds of the bestymen
in the country, particularly of the Pat
rona. 1 see that your correspondents
alljagree with me- that TRANSPORTATION
onght to be made subservient to the
public good. But the ways and means
I would nse to make it so, differ very
materially from any ] have seen sug-
oested For an illnstration r will talSa
the caEo of opening the mouth of the
river. If this lis done iby
the government it will cost not less Than
ten millions Of dollars, and lobbyists
will secure the Job, not for; the ablest
engineers, but for the parties who, are
corrupt enough and willing to pay the
largest amount for securing the con-
tract. Are the patrons blind to such
Will they, after the expe-
rience we have had with the credit mo.
'bilier swindle, still follow the old plan
to secure internal improvements. and
thus open wide door for government
thievesp I would suggest that all the
Patrons OF the states directly interested
in the matter, should form stock COM
pany for the purpose. Let each elect
one director, and let these directors
elect president, vice-president, score
tary and treasurer. Let this directory
go to congress and say, We are the
representatives of g company embracing
one million of Taxpayers. representing
an actual capital of five thousand mill
lions Of dollars; we ask you to give ma
the job of opening the mouth of the
Mississippi river. We wish the govern
mont to issue to us it's bonds to GER
tain amount, payable ab'e certain time,