The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-05-05


The organization Of oranges is rapidly
spreading in Kentucky, -
The total grange membership IN the
Uuited states l. now estimated at
l,250,0DO.
There are said To- be over GOQQ0
graugers connected With the various
lodges in Kentucky. .r, >. ,r...
After "A grange has been formed, the
Initiation fee for members il - for
men and 50 for women.
The new engine on the Des Moines,
iowa, narrow gauge railway is named
the "Granger.'
Is In SIS oranges inIowa, il is claim
cd there are no less than 25,OU0 women,
each Of whom is empowered to vote.
The Polk county, Iowa, patrons are
talking of Il 100000 bushel elevator at
Des Mones, and also Of a farmers in
surance company. ISL,
Marshall grange, Of Michigan, num-
bering 200 members, is resolved not to
trade with patronize in any way any
person engaged in liquor selling.
EX-president Johnson is expected to
address tie patrons of husbanllry on
the occasion Of their demonstration in
Nashville the It'll of May next.
a grange in Muscatine county, Iowa,
holds what is called open grange, and
invites everybody to attend. Ques-
lions oftinterest To ngricnlturists and
Others are to be discussed.
The patrons of husbandry in the
OF ~ ta, t,tt,,, han of rroSnpt "a,
thousand five hundred oranges, and are
rapidly increasing. This is about one
third Of all the subordinate grangers in
the United States. mtfpEA
TheIndiana state grange has decide |
that no one may be pr )perly admitted
who does not depend more upon the
products of his farm for his income
Than upon any other occupation.
The Patron of Hus standby, published
atColunlblis, Mississippi, says: "Hhe
Planters Cotton Tie association has
effected reduction of two cents per
pound on the price Of ties, q saving OF
$l,000,000 on the annual crop, which
has heretofore gone into the pockets of
a foreign monop0ly.o f,Ts S's-7A''%
The members of Davis grange, Har-
rison county, Indiana, are reported to
have passed a resolution to the effect
that they will not support any candi-
date who is subject to the decision OF q
political convention, or one who at
tempts to secure his election, directly
or indirectly, through the influence OF
whiskey.. g, vsFr
The state grange of Nebraska is put
ting in machinery ut Plattsmouth for
the manufacture of plows, cultiyators,
headers, haryestels and other agricul-
turai Implements The building is a
two story brick, forty by one hundred
and fifty feet. Thirty heads of families
are employed to commence with
Steam and blast power of the Necessary
quantity will be furnished.
The editor of the Clinton Advocates
who organized the first grange in Texas,
says his sympathies have always been
with the grange movement, and will
continue to be as long as the oranges
keep out of the dirty pool of politics,
but If a grange pokes up a democratic
or republican head he will be one of
the many to have a shot at it.
The following shows the number OF
oranges in each state, January ! Ala
bama l24; Arkansasl64; California l29
Colorado Territory 2; Dakota Terri
tory 80; Florida 70; Georgia 1877; In
diana $50; Illinois S2l Iowa 1000;
Kansas TO- Kentucky l72 Louisiana
80; Maryland 10; Mississippi 56l; Mis-
souri, 1900; Minnesota 405; Michigan
189; Maine 1; Massachusetts 10; North
Carolina l39; Nebraska $40; New
Hampshire II; New York 90; New
Jersey 80; Oregon sos; Ohio 293; Penn
sylvania 90; South Carolina 206; Ten
nessee 500; Texas 81 Virginia Is; Yer
mont ~ West Virginia 81; Washing
ton territory 6, Wisconsin 37S. These
figures haye been increased since Jan
nary I, but no, general estimate has
been made sine that date. ~ " \