The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-06-23

Rural Worldl
Wherever the members of the grange
are in favor Of systematic method Of
doing business, and believe in doing bust
ness in business-like way, they will, by
referring to the last report Of the state
executive committee, on the subject of
system for business agencies for the
oranges, find that it contains really more
sensible suggestions than have been in
cluded in any business plan since the
order came into existence. In fact, it is
what we have been looking for, and we
are pleased to know that the executive
committee Of this state has taken the lead
in the matter Of presenting such plan
for the consideration of the thinking men
and women who are members Of the or
der, throughout the state. The plan is
such as we expected to have seen adopted
at the last session Of the National Grange,
and it is essentially the one that we had
been led to expect would have been given
at that time to the order at large.
The plan proposes neighborhood, State
and national agencies-the first to COM
prise as many oranges as cap conveniently
do their trading at one point; sometimes
one county, parts of counties, or several
counties. All agents or rather managers
local, State and national-to be paid a
regular salary for their services The
rebate allowed by wholesale dealers-usu-
ally q per cent, and in many cases
much more, where a large cash trade is
thrown into their hands-will under this
plan, be4returned to the parties ordering.
A fixed salary would make each of these
agencies absolutely independent of all
traders and manufacturers, and, what is
better than all, measurably free the
agents from ali suspicious of undue profits
made from members of the grange. The
salary should be large enough to COM
mand the services Of first class business
men, and they in turn should, under the
direction of local, State and national ex-
ecutive committees, see that each person
so employed, gave his entire time and
attention to the interests of every mem
Der of the order.
The plan proposed provides that the
State executive committee shall make all
contracts for agricultural implements and
fix the prices at the lowest possible rates,
after providing for the necessary expenses
incident to the maintenance of the agency
1t is proposed that in each of the great
commercial centers of the country there
shall be placed one agent, who shall CO.
operate with each State agent in the inter-
change of products and supplies. This, |
as may be readily inferred, would consti- |
tute national intelligence office, SO that
a surplus of any product in any State,
could be ascertaifed at once at the CEN
trail headquarters of the National Grange. |
In conclusion, the executive committee
state that
" If the grange is to derive any bene-
Its from crop reports, here is the ma
chinery TO accomplish more than can be |
done through any other source. Here is
a system Of paid agents, beginning at
home and extending up to central head,
who can give a more intelligent estimate
of crops than the agencies of the Agri-
cultural Department; and if we are ever
TO accomplish anything in this direction.
here is our plan to work it out. This
agency system, wisely organized, would
give US the standing in the commercial
world to which we areSentitled, showing
that we have the brains and business tai
ent to put the proper machinery in mo-
ton to carry out the avowed objects of
our order
The committee invite the candid con-
sideration of the order to the foregoing
SuupaStions