Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-15

tue OeUcut1 o. GO0peIoISOus 0cTS nov
|wese thousands Of the old conservative
Pennsylvania Dutch farmers throwing
themselvee heartily into the work. Of ~
or,icr. The chief feature ot which Is COOP
aratlve buying and selling By produe.
elers.
4MINENTLY PRACTICAL.
It IL noticeable that though the long
'lp:cnic stories In the Friend dwell mostly
Ion the crowds that. attesded this and thai
liestivhy, and TIL rather what they had t.
est than what the speech makers said.
they usmally conclude withA very prsc-
Itical statement about the thousands Of
llollsrs' worth OF goods bought by tn.
Grange through itsagents. The PennsyI-
vsnians now have . State purchasing
agent, with large store in Philadelphia,
which is filled from top to bottom viii,
samples Tor the bencAt Of visiting patrons
VIII" wish to buy through the agent a,
wholesale prices. The MAORI y OF tb.
oi der in those parts seem to delight il,
this arrangement, AID their letters are
all sglow with the f|ne bargains they
have male aud the thousands OF dollars
they have saved In this way.
Ii is Of small use to present glitterine
generalIt'es in support Of the staten.
that the Grange is I. ally tile rising pow
Ter In the land which many patrons say II
lis. Fortunately facts and figures are mol
wanting. 1t il pretty g0o.' snhstaotia
ton OF tie ASS, ration that the Gr"n2trs
number mi lion AID belt to find that
mersly nominal sum paid ~ the subor-
climates 10 the National Grange gave that
body IN 1874 An income OF $2l6 ISL. IL
; receipts have 10 increased beycnd oil cal
cuIstion that some new means OF uslnR
he excess must be decided upon .)or else.
the fees must be reduced. In view o:
such prosperity. il is almost possible t.
believe what one Of the organs OF the Or
der says abou: the pecunisry benefits &C.
cruing to members. viz. that they have
saved $2I 900, 900 through its machinery
already.
I WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
A meeting Of State agents Of the order
!, was held in indianapolis in August. In
diana, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin
Kentucky and Iowa were represented.
They all report that business has grown
wonderfully in the past year.
| The waichtullM IS of the order over al
the int rests Il the people, is seen IN ii
fact that III Illinois the State Grange has
made arrangements to furnish county
schools, with cheap desks, chairs and ta-
bles, while in certain county in Cal for.
, ria tire patrons appointed committee 10
examine ito the assessment rolls. and
they have already corrected some n0la-
bic cases OF undcrva.uat;0n.
The Wi consin oranges have estab :ish-
ed forty-one cooperative associations tor
seiling e, ods and manufacturing. ard
twenty min. insurance companies. oil
flourishing. and representing capital to
the amount Of 81, OcO, 200.
The three grange insurance companies
Of Muscstine AMI Cedar count:ys, Iowa.
carry over &. 0Oe. 900 OF risks. An ex-
ample Of the way in which the Patrons
are Investing in halls and stores Is seen IL
Decatur county. Iowa. There thu y have
bought the Ho0sier Hall Ut Greensburg
tor SIC. 900, and will use the lower part
for general store, and the hall tor meet
ings. There are 1902 subordinate gran
ger in Missouri. and 2 OBJ in Indiana
Iowa used to lead in numbers, and she
has now, in proportion to her population
a larger number than any other State il
the Union.
The State lecturer Of Kansas illustrated
The profit Of Grange shipping warehous-
es by instanciog that Of Florence, Kan
sas, which was erected on a basis of
$3.50. has cleared 81 $50, and not one
cent in debt. The Patrons Of nine coun.
in the Southwestern part of the same
State have united In commercial agency
lat Wicha:s, and their agent informs mil
lers and grain men that they have over
two million bushels of wheat to dispose
|of. That sort Of work, kept up honestly
and wisely, would put = considerable
check upon grain speculation In large
towns.
Al instance Of one Of the various ways|
Itn which factories are being established!
under Grange auspices ID found in Mis-
souri,. A responsible firm invest at least
SO. 900 in factory at Macon, upon con-
ditiOn that Changers furnish $5 900 b.
way of stock At $40 per share. the stock
to bear interest at the rate Of 6 per cent
pay able in implements at cost. They pro-
pose to manufacture ploughs, cultivators.
hoes, rakes, and other Implements, add
the object Of Changers to take stock is tol
insure their good ~ill.
There are 6U7 Grsnges In Arkansas.
Tie secretary Of the State Grange says
From every part Of the Stats sccousts
are cheering: every Grange expects to fili
up this fall" The number Of members
is now 20. 900.
A GREAT HELP TO THE SOUTH.
The New Orleans Picsyuoe says:
The Loui.iana Grange sgency will crcl
long b. one of the features of New Or.
leans. Not only does it furnish supplics|
to the farmers OF our State 1t bottom
prizes. but it also Induces shipments Of
the produce Of Western Grangers q our
door, AMI send them In return the pro
ducts OF our soil. The agency. has 81
office Ut the stock lai ding. with yard ani
pssturagc for cattle OF oil k'nLs. tbs
branch OF the business has been very sue.
ccssfaI, aud the correspondence from this
State, Texas, k.ntu.ky, &c. indicates
tor tl,e future large increase. Tho saw
ing to the planters In ordering thou2h|
their Grange agent. not only their grocer
lies aad dry goods, but sxricu 'turAl impl.
'Aents, wagons. stores, sewing mschiues.
e.. on I'll Of which they ceeeiye the full
discount. furnishing then: with . surplus
available for improving their homes Or
farms.
GrnnUp nnefnm fantnrv IN ~ mar