, 1874-02-19

DooSSr11LE, No., Feb. 18.-Boonyille fhns
not soon auch concourso Of people sinoo tho
memorable days Of the War. There aro hero
over 400 Masters .of Oranges, delogatcs to tho
state Grange aud about 300 Past-Masters, who
arc entitled to seatH,; with tho power to vote.
Besides there arc hundreds of visitors
from ali parts Of the States, and
tho influx has not rot closed
Ono hundred and twolvo counties out Of ia aro
regularly represented. Over 1000 Grnngoo
hare delegates hero, representing
MEMBERSHIP LARGELY OYER 100000.
No such Convention, considered with respect
to numbers md completeness Of representation,
has cVcr convened in this State.
ABSENCE OF POLITICIANS.
ri Ihere Is q conspicuous absence, however, Of
potice, excepting Col. Norman J. Colman,
Not nlan Of State reputation in politics is hero
either as dologato or visitor. Con. John s.
Marmaduko, Of St. Louis and tho Rov. Mr..
ProttaNon, Of Jefferson City, arc tho only two
very woll-known citizonB yet hero.
Tho Grange was called to order at 10 o'clock
.. m. precisely, in Thospian HILL, by State
Master Allen. After few pnmportant motions
an adjournment was had until o'clock p. u.,
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
Was received and adoptod. AL proxloe worc OK
Master.
State Master A1lon then delivered his address,
which WAS enthusiastically received and is muoh
complimonted. The address was ordered print
cd and will appear onti1e in tho st. Louis
papers Tomorrow.
THE TREAsUKER
reporta tho receipts Of tho Slate Grange to bo
,ooo, and tho amount expended to DO about
tho same.
IMPLEMENT MANuFAcTunE.
The subject of tho establishment Of manufac-
tories Of agricultural implements in this State
VII be ,dseusaodS. and possibly some enterprises
one such bo established, a central point in tho
State will probably bo aolootod. II it should be
Determined to establish four OF these manufac-
torres, two on tho north: and two on tho
sfs%5 sau9 side ooG q oneoo the river g. 5osoph v
favored Localities: Tho purpose IL unanimously
Expressed not to buyimplomsn.s through ngonta
or mtddlo-mon, and not to uso those Of manu-
facturors who decline to sell direct to consum-
shift to DO mado IN preference to buying OF tholo
who iusist Oh selling through agents.
WANT OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATION.
Boonovillo III pleasant place Of aomo 5000
people. but finds itself lamontab'y short of hotel
hayo Hospitality comoto tho roliofof tho meeting.
tIo the Associated press.l
81 LOUIS, No., Feb. 1S-Tho first annual ees-
sion Of the State Grange, Patrons Of uusbandry,
atango organized last May, with 800 subordinate
Oranges. since when their number Inns
incroascd to oyor 1,700. Master r.
r. Allen delivered . long address. In
10 which lie gave tho history Of the Order in
Missouri and made many sound and practical
suggestions looking to tho perfooting Of tho or
gnnization in tho State. and touching the growth
aud future prosperity Of tho Order. uo also
discussed several prominent subjects which havo
como before tho Oranges Of other Statos and the
National Grange, tho argument being much tho
sane ~ that already familiar to tho public
r. $. Richmond and tho Chobauae
Farmers.
To th< Editor af The Chicago Tribune:
Sin : In looking over tho columns Of Tn
TRIBUNE to-day, I find special dispatch from
Kankakeo, dated Fob. II Tho lattor olauso Of thu
dispatch, which stated, It is only recently thai
tho Ohebanso farmers lost $4,000 by E. &
nichmond, tho agricultural-implomenta dca!cl
aboye audol to, who carried on quito m oxten.
siyo buaneHs III pressing hay" il 90 far from
the truth TINT doom 1t but juotice to nyaolf tc
correct tho statement. There WAS not due to tla
farmors OF Chobanso 90. 900 unsecured, aud most
OF that was for hay which was sold tor doublo ita
value; 10 tho OllcbanBe farmers loso but yory
little II thoro should bo no dividend, As there
lB quito all amount OF property to DO disposed or
the ChebanBo farmers will not lose m,,cll.
Z. 8. IIcuMonn