, 1874-08-10
THE CHANGERS.
Gathering Of Fivo Thousand Patrons at
Fort Wayne, Ind.
a Trial Of Flows.
Address by MIR. Bi11incsey, Editor
Of the "Intlinnn Farmer"

Ii Of the "Indfnnn Farmer"
i - 4q*efai Dispateh to The Chicago Trfb,uA
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 0.-Tho Granger
movement in Northern Indiana has beon dovol-
op!ng In such quiet manner, las boon conduct.
gu will 40 much socrcoy, md has takon 80 little
pains to display Ito streugth that fow were aware
OF tho
/ LARGE PROPORTIONS rr HAD AasusfKp.
| Until yesterday no public demonstration 1,ad
+ boon made by tho Orlor In tho northern part Of
tho etnto.. The County Councils hold ttoir
monthly moetlngs, tho proceedings Of which
were conducted with tho utmost Becrooy md,
beyond tho occasional notices in tho m
poEs: tlat q now Grunge Ind boon
organized In Bono romoto township, thcro was
absolutely nolhing to remind tho public of tho
sxstonco Of such an Ordor in our milss. It llaB.
apparently, taken no part in current politics ;
has givon no public expression on tho great
topica Of Tho day and Its lending mombore In
this part OF tue State hold nloof from tho "In-
dependent Movement" Beyond making ovor-
lures to 1eT of our ]obbere and retailers for q
discount In aolling goods to Grapgora for caah,
tho PATRONS OF Husbanlsy have done moth
Ing externally to attract the attention OF
people generally to tlorn as Al organization.
. III view OF theso facts, 1t Ia not surprising TINT
1t had become the custom to ridiculo tho moyo-
mont, and to boliovo Tint it had no atroncth
among the agriculbarists OF this section of com.
try. Ofllco-Boohera here hayo not frownod uuon
those who had hay-aeod In thur hair, 10 in msny
other looaltios; md our politioiana layo not
devoted 80 much Of their attention to tho merits
Of Durham ateors, tho boat method of killing
potato-bugs, and other topics Of d kindred M
ture AZ in many RootionH Of tho Grcat Wost.
imagine. tlon, tho general astoniehnent
which WIS expressed at the sight Of
FIVE THOUSAND GENUINE anANaRnB AND GRAM
oznEssEs,
who assembled In grovo noar tho city, for tho
purpose Of having their first picnic. About 0
o'clock tho Patrons mado thor aprosrauco on
oMr stroots, loadod by braBa ba,id from tho
Village OF churnbuBco, Whitley County. Tho
wero atttrcd In full rogalia, aud rodo il,
wagons and convcyances of every description,
The mala regalla consisted Of d brown Bash Bua-
penaod over tho shoulder, with flowing ends
crimson, mnilo like Masonic apron, with yari-
ious agricultural deyices atampod on tho bib.
The fomale Patrons woro white Bnshes, with
flowing onda trimmed with crimson. The pro-
ceRsion, which WIS
+ OVER TWO M111Ea IN LENGTH,
!aradod tho principal stroats, and proceeded
theuco to tito grove which had boon selected for
tho occasion, mile southeast Of tho city,
/ Before tho procession had arrived there. tho
, RroVo WINS already filed with Patrons WHO had
oome In from all directions.
+ soVcntoon GrangoR from Allen County, and as
many more from a1acant counticB we're repre-
sontod. Statistics which woro road showed Tint
: tue nrst Grunge was organized in Allen County
loss than one year ago, and now thoro are 1000
mnlo Grangors within Its limits.
Tho first thing III order was
TRIAL TEST or PLows,
Milch III took place IN MI open fold noar the grove.
,o, ano 'olliowanE lnv noWs were tested: The 1ccd
chilled piow, south Dond, Ind; tie cast-Htool
@ anu coinblnhtlon plow, Aondalivillo, 1nd.; the
cas-sIoel plo", Bryan, u; aud tho Richmond
Plg9Ma, IT., nso;hfnona' .s;af out, iMd.
ora a,,rs miai "1R & soty thorough lasting for sov
S,at nou.a. ~ nno JnugoH-Jniin AlcLRfn, Z. 4.
H,1oono' s,.' ana IL IL. .Andfe"e-roseryod thor de-
e'Stt1; ~ IL ,,o,,u, H., -.....
,,,,i,, ~ - 1 "uGn Tue p"hKasa "aro opened, nnd
ha inuppy psso NJ Etos.a1os brought to Hlt.
sr%e n ro ana Tue substantial yiands
}nnatad t,at ~ snu., " ~ N manner Which
t.oa 4; ~ " sns ;u.esisu1shing tfalta of
arSsd fo,turoP @ PoS1tssson ~ t', o. eood appetite
sonce Of liquor Of any Kind from rom tn tba v,so rss 81"
'eo GuS anosd y .ae saea OK the Order
@f'nb oasposou @ y. sno Fe!tesnmohts provided.
NJ t1o inv haasn "NuuA1n aais,ai' GaaNotnEs ,1
ninrton 3,ios Marshai caoi IIuIi t,,a mr. Jacon snp
Gsor; a1tas @ "1ich n,, al Que was rendered. ~ The
s1amon 5ron' .a Gauu, Gopcaea o. adga anu e-
f,onun aloln .no s.rioua oranges. The Noy. O.
ia ananer er'n ~ t%n a. prayer aud
ilanapos, Was introaced slr pn!iigssy, n'g;syy,, Of II
~ tho po+rana .o 1nrfu ~ nueF, lHo state organ
;",;, J.. H. ~ unapatdrs, aud III one Of tho
''I1;ns H. ssdaeaae haen ., .aa .ne ! oraor: 11;a
o ao,os1 % @ mas uGns9lea IN plain, practical
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