The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-26
Orange NOIas.

hehlucky mas llOUU oranges !
Missouri has 2,03G.
Tho National Grange will meet in
Louisville, Kentucky, on the 18th OF
November.
The State fair in Alabama, under
the auspices Of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry, commences in Selma on the
Goth
1t has been decided that mar
ried lady whose husband is eligible,
but not u member of tho order, may
be admitted to membership.
The Pennsylvania Patrons talk of
forming an encampmcnt for the nc.
oommodation of members Of the Or
der who may visit tho Centennial
next year.
The Maryland Patrons will pcli-
ton the mex, Legislature, to do away
with the present system and substi-
tute therefor, private inspections Of
tobacco
Thomas Meehan, editor of Gard
ner's Monthly, says: The social foa.
ture of the order, and the main one
which led to its origin, is admirable.
1t is, after all, its main strength.
Tho grange council in session at
Lexington, Kentucky, have decided
to operate large rope factories, in
their interest. Hemp will be raised
by them in largo quantities in all
parts Of the state.
The oranges, county agricultural
societies, and farmers organizations,
cannot do thor communities greater
service than to secure the introduce
ton of pure bred males of all kinds
Of domestic stock.
An Indiana Patron calls attentio
TO the scriptural command to "call
no man master" rs settling the
question Of the propriety Of the
name master for the presiding Off
Ger of the grange. Considerable OPP
position seems to exist in certain
quarters.
In regard to the modes of educa.
ton to be pursued by the members
of the order, that of mutual instruc,
ton through the reading of essays,
and discussions, lectures, and the
formation of select libraries and sup.
plying the grange with magazines
and other publications bearing d.
rectly upon the principle governing
our operations in the field, orchard
and garden, must necessarily be
prominent ones.
The National Grange executive
committee has authorized Col.
onel J. 7. Smith, master of the State
Grange of Georgia, TO cooperate
with tho Direct trade Union to the
south Atlantic states, in such \
manner as no may deem most Of
fectual in shipping the cotton of the
Georgia Patrons direct to Liverpool.
The Direct trade Union forwarded
&c, 900 bales of cotton last season,
and, despite the many mistakes ana
always incident to the
working Of new machinery, the
planters saved considerable
of money.
The Superintendent of the Texas
Grange Manufacturing Company,
located at Kellyville, in recent let
ter speaks very encouragingly of
the prospects, and says; We arc
turning out three hundred dollars
worth of finished stock per day, and
on Wednesday next the 9th inst,
expect to start on full time, from
which date we will turn out six
dollars worth per day.
This increase Of production we deem
necessary to meet the demand that
the influence of the order will ere.
ate for our wares the approaching
season. We feel assured that n
united effort is only necessary to
enable us to meet the high expecta-
tions of the members Of the order.
The Farmers Home Journal, of
Louisville, in the issue of October
18th, says; Tho National Grange ex-
ecutive committee is in session at the
national headquarters. No impor-
tant measures have been acted upon
as vet. The committe hold nightly
meetings, discussing tho co.opera-
tive plan presented by the. MISSISSIPPI
pi Valley Trading Company. The
master Of the National Grange, the
members ofthc executive committee,
the masters of the states OF Tennes,
sec and Georgia, besides General
Beauregard, are trustees OF TINS
company. They are in consultation
now with DIR. Worrall, the manag-
inc director, aud will no doubt be
ready TO go before the National
Grange with oil plans completed ms
to this most important enterprise.
The stock will probably be offered,
and tho Patrons requested to sub
scribe soon after the meeting OF the
National Grange in November, IT
tho MANS are approved.