The weekly clarion., 1875-12-01

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Michigan-N. Chilson, Battle Creek.
J Minnesota o. Milne, Minneapolis.
Mississippi-George Torrey, Liver
! pool, England; L. S. Coons & Co., New
Orleans H. A Vaughn & Co., Mem
phis A. NJ. Hardin, St Louis w. G..
Paxton, Vicksburg; ID. S. Farrer,
Natchez B. j. Fitzpatrick, Mobile.
Missouri-W. NJ. Price & Co., St.
Louis.
Nebraska-P. E. Beardsley, Lincoln,
Nebraska.
New Hampshire-C. c. Shaw, Mil
: ford, n. H.
New Jersey-Vanneste & Bros, New
York j. Griscomb, Philadelphia ;
Smith & Ensign, New York.
New York-Rhoder & Server, New
York.
North Carolina-S. T. Wright, Wash
ington, n. c.; j. w. Naugton, New
York.
Ohio-W. H. Hill, Sharonville, Ohio.
Oregon-A Warner. Portland Ore
gan.
Pennsylvania-C. E. Gladding, Phila-
delphia.
South Carolina--H. p Green, Column
bia, S. c.
Tennessee-W. Maxwell, Memphis;
B. F. Fitzpatrick, Mobile, Alabama.
Texas. NJ. Crockett, Dallas,
Texas
VERMONT. H. Crosby, St. Albans.
Virginia-C. Z. Featherstone, Rich
mond, Virginia; G. K. Hatton, New
York.
Wisconsin,. g. Kniffin, Milwaukee,
| Wisconsin.
Bonds are given by each Grange agent
for the faithful performance of his duties,
which consist principally of filling orders
| for Oranges or separate members thereof,
or the sale Of their produce. An agent
is paid according to agreement, either
salary or commission on the labOrs he
performs. The general practice of Gran
gers is to write their orders SO as to buy
and ship freight in bulk. In addi-
tion to the regular State agents there are
hundreds of county agencies and associa-
tiOns, In counties where there is large
Grange the members of the Order often |
unite, build warehouse for receiving and |
storing goods, hire an agent and raise |!
capital in amounts from 81 900 to $40, 900 |
for transacting business. Grange stores |
are quite common, and Oftentimes an i'm
mense business is transacted by them. |
The cooperative plan is generally adopted |
and consequent saving of about ten per
cent. on dry goods, clothing, groceries,
ETC., and twenty-five per cent. on ma
chinery, agricultural implements, ETC.,
used by farmers is effected thereby. In |
Delaware county, Indiana, the Patrons
of Husbandry saved on the item of ag-
ricultural implements alone, this year,
the sum of $4,000.
REDUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL EXPENSE. |
There are 700, 900 families in the |
Order. Allowing 81, 900 worth of ne
cessary articles for home consumption for !
each family, a saving of S175 to each |
would be made, or a total of 1922, 500,-
900. AS there are many States in which
the full benefits of cooperation are not
attained, owing toimperfect organization,
this estimate is excessive but that an
annual saving of S25, 900, 900 is made
cannot be considered a high estimate
The saving to the Patrons of Husbandry
in the single item of grain sacks alone
this year exceeds 81, 100, 900, while the
Southern Patrons have saved $500, 900
this year byIreducing the cost of cotton
ties.
NEW ENTERPRISES OF THE ORDER.
Besides the undertaking in which in
vestments have been made by the Pa
irons, are banks, fire and life insurance
companies, cotton gins and mills, pack
ing houses, Touring mills, elevators,
grain warehouses, factories, machinery
manufactures, shipping associations,
foundries tanneries, cheese factories, ETC.
Oregon has a Grange Warehouse Com
pany with $3.50, 900 capital. At Fari-
bault, Minnesota, the Patrons own an
immense Touring mill there is splen-
did fcur-storY Grange factory at Musca-
tine, Iowa; there is a costly Grange 7
foundry at Fort Scott, Kansas the t
Texas Grange Manufacturing Company (
is turning out 5000 worth of finished
goods every day. But few days since !
the Grange at Greensburg, Indiana, $
paid SO, 900 for their hall and store t
building, and the same week the Patrons
at Healdsburg, Sonoma county, Califor- :
MIA, dedicated their hall, store and
butchers shop, two-story brick building, k
one hundred and thirty feet by sixty feet 5
in size. The Grange Bank at San Fran r
cisco has 81, 900, 900 worth of deposits
and 81, 100000 discounts the California
Insurance Company carries SO, 900, 900 >
risks; Grange factory has just been =
Incorporated at indianapolis with $780, {,
300 cash capital; and there is a direct
rade union in Georgia, Alabama, and e
hat part of the South which is shipping e
Whole cargoes of cotton to its agents in d
gland. These instances are cited out II
# hundreds to give some idea of the II
of the operations undertaken e
" the Patrons. They have probably m
18, 900, 900 cash capital invested in their u u
BUSINESS enterprises. h,
GAINS TO THE PATRONS. tn
The indirect benefits to the members s.
the Order are numerous. Societies
)r the promotion of Colonization and IN
are founded in the South 1H iH
nd West. Self-protection forms one of
he features of the organization, as we'll at
mutual advancement of interests. The Isl
ranges have formed Anti-horse Thief 0'
and organizations for the 81,
scovery of stolen property. Lately le'
ember of Mississippi Grange was de de
urdered. A description of the escaped Jo
urderer was sent to all the Oranges in
Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, ly
I'd by this means-the assassin was caught Il, ~,
Arkansas. The Patrons are beginning mo
invest in public improvements There ley
Grange railroad in Californis, and pei
ong the Mississippi river and its tribu-
ries there are several Grange steam !
'at transportation lines. State Fairs 50
I'd Grange picnics and excursions have
zen a profitable source of amusement t",
the Order. In charities, the Order buil