The Grange advance., 1874-02-04

casion to inject into this company = little
respect for the laws Of this State, and for
the rights of the people, Let our honorable
Senators and Representatives see to it that
the occasion be well improved. - /.
The Wisconsin State Grange. :
The Grange was convened at GAINESVILLE
on Jan. Goth and held through to noon of
the 22d. The meeting was very interest
ing one. Three sessions we're held each
day; the fifth degree was conferred on
about three hundred en- the evening of the
10Th. and upon several others during
the session. The Masters address, consid-
erably abbreviated, and synopsis of the
report of the Secretary and Treasurer, will
be found on the inside Of this weeks issue.
From the Oshkosh Times we clip portions of
abbreviated statement of the able report of
State Business Agent. It will be seen that
Agent does not believe the object Of the
agency can be accomplished without capital,
and recommends cooperation in building
! up home manufactures. Such conclusions,
| coming from man who has worked faith
fully for the past year in the cause, and
speaks after thorough investigation Of the
whole ground, should certainly be given
considerable weight and consideration. All
the old officers were reelected except the
! Secretary and Overseer. The new Secre-
tary, II. E. Huxley of Neenah and the Over
seer elect, Bro David Williams of Darien,
are both spoken of with high praise, and con-
siderable enthusiasm was displayed over
the announcement of their election. Gov
ernor Taylor and Lieut.. Governor Parker
were in attendance on the second day of
the session and received the fifth degree of
the order. The following resolutions were
passed:
Resolued, That the Legislature be re-
quested to increase the taxation of railroads
to S per cent. =
RESOLVED, That the General Government
should provide circulating medium sufi-
cient to meet the wants of the people, and
thus free US from any possibility Of panic.
Resolued. That we heartily indorse the
action of the lllinois;Grange Executive Com
mittee serving interrogatories upon their
views and how they would vote upon GER
tain questions Of vital interest to the Order
| GREETING. 9.:
| The following telegram was received:
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Jan. %
| Ia oof
The 500 Patrons Of Husbandry of Michi-
you greeting: ~ <-: -. ~. . 3,
-... (Signed) STATE GRANGE OF MICH.
To which was replied:
/ 49, - JANEsv1LLE, Jan. %.
TO the State Grange Of Aichigan. Kalamazoo,
Michigan: *s " ,-j"f}.
The State Grange of Wisconsin, open in
the fifth degree returns the fraternal greet
ing of Michigan with cheers for the good
cause every where. (Signed)
'<'" WISCONSIN STATE GRANGE. =
/ "A resolution was adopted to limit the del
egates to one for each eight Oranges, or
fractional part over five and one at large
\ for each county +J,,,- .tt,. a.. .m.
The Secretary's salary was fixed at $500
per annum. Purchasing Agent. Bro. J. H.
Osborn, $1,000 and travelling expenses, and
other officers at $2'a' day for actual service.
They evidently did not go much on high
salaries. There were between FIVE and six
hundred in attendance. The meeting ad-
journed to meet in Madison next Decec,ber.
-. rnE PURCHASING AGENTS REPORT =
was received wsthi tremendous enthusiasm
by the fraternity, who declared it the ablest
document @ yet em1'a'lpp|aaI'Iing from range Cir
cles. .='':5: & a. 81
Bro Osborn says thar nearly :aall Tie work
3 i'm his department hasfso far been prepar.z
tory, but little having beensdone by him Il,
assist members in sthe purchase of. agric,li-
tural implements. etc. Up TO- Jan. 5, he
has received for his service $455.62; ex
penses for travelling, postage, &c.. $267 90
He then proceeds to the subject Of Oranges
and their purpose. aud says that for want
of unity OF action the farmers have suffered
even more than from expressions Of capi.
tai. He dwells upon the Importance Of es-
tablishing manufactures so ass.to avoid
extensive shipment TO great distances. He
says i: is nonsense te endeavOr to conduct
4 business upon IL fraternti basis alone
! Capital must he had and the farmers must
furnish it. -ss 6s ss sss j. 3szs 4. sf s
We regard The cooperative system, as q
necessity, and il is certainly the only plan
by which our object can be accomplished
Capital has go long lorded II over labor
that labor has vt last lsarned5a q lesson, and
! now says that we must have 81 equal chance
I A great social revolution is Ia progress, and
must bring equal and exaci jus,ice to III
I men. There must BE ~ eqlita a distribus
/ tion Of the profits q labor: The hoaf Il