Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-12-25
Lying About Grangers.y
SAxroNs RIyER, Dee.


Mr.. EDIroR.-My attention this da,
was called TO an article in your paper o
date of Nov. Goth, headed, Lying abou
Changers" copied from the st. Johns
bury Farmer, and as am undoubtedl,
one Of the Travelling tramps alluded
to judging from the subjects spoken Q
in Mr.. Boyden's communication, | wish
to throw little light on the commercial
mems side of the question. First, as re
CARDS the the failure of grange agent
in buying at lower rates than retail
prices" will cite the case of the grange
at Bondville which ii Is said obtained .
quantity of fcur for which they PAID
$3.50 delivered. and represented by ths
grange as "pure white Cd wheat, but
when a Mr.. Hill, a merchant of the
place, bought the same brand, manufac
tured by the same mills and retailed il
for the sum of 1925, they met with di
rect opposition from middle man, and
honestly making fair profit at that
price, fail to accept that as an argu'
ment in favor Of the grange as will all
rational men.
AS concerns ga commercial runner =
instructing all opponents to the grange
that "no firm in the cities will in the fu-
ture sell single bill of goods to the
grangers," Twill say that / as COM
mercial man, representing both manu-
featuring and jobbing business. and my
business depending on the patronage Of
the merchants, | do not propose TO sac
rifce it for the sake of selling a few dol
lars worth of goods to grange and
thereby publish my wholesale prices to
the world, and should l sell to grangers
or cater for grange patronage, | could
not with any degree of consistency, ex-
pect the merchants patronage it is too
much like trying to pass two locomotives
IN shO SNhO ti"Vhi anu W uhy tncT6 Is
combination among wholesale dealers and
manufacturers to protect the middle
men" in selling their wares and mer-
chandise. As regards the agent Of the
Rutland grange | know nothing, neither
dad 1 make statement to any person.
much less Mr.. Asahel Watson of Wards
boro, tnever having to my knowledge
seen him OF spoken to him. to the ef-
feet that he, the agent, went to Boston
ish S15,O00.00 to buy goods for the
grange and absconded with the money
the statement is false in every particular,
and ! defy proof to the contrary, as far
as | am concerned. AS to the oranges
10 this State having given up their char
ter ! know nothing, neither did ever
speak Of Ludlow grange having tro uble
emong themselves, IS | knew nothing OF
it and cared much less.
In proof that commercial men can be
relied upon as we'll as the ordinary run
'f men-P. of H. not excepted will
mention the fact that at Bondville farm
ers were induced to join the grangers
with view of buying among other
Shings, the Warrior Moving machine for
800 or $50, while the price is about 500, |
which was represented by the author
ty Of grangerism to be fact, but up
on application for an explanation to the
by their agent in that
quarter, be was answered in nearly these
words, viz. /: "We do not deal with
they can not buy of us cheap
IT than Of you" signed Warrior Mower
20.
When Mr.. b. wishes to further the in
crest of the Patrons of Husbandry by
iividing his salary with most any COM
nercial tramp" he will be hailed with
ielight as benefactor, and the un sortu-
late tramp, will be ecstatic over the
lame of manufacturer as no more he
IAN be called middleman, as there can
,e, understand, no middle men with
hem.
Hoping to hear from frienl
)nce more,
| am resp'y,