Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-06
= THE PATRONS.
How the Order is Prospecting in
East Tennessee.
A Cheerful Report from the Mas
ter of the State. Grange.
To the union AMI Amerlcan:

LoUDoN, July 4, 1S75,-The counties in
East Tennessee have a fine prospect as 10
CROPS, though, in some localities wheat has
been sprouted by the continued rain after
il was shocked, and there is prevalent
opinion among the farmers that the pro,
tracted wet makes what is known as sick
wheat. They have some fears that Its
sproutiDg may damage the grain. 1t has
come under my observation more than
once, where wheat shocks were green on
top that the wheat did not seem TO be dam
aged by it. 1t looked as we'll and grew as
well when sOwn, and made as good flour,
so far as my observation extended, as
though it had never sprOuted and had not
become sick wheat.
never saw but one crop Of such wheat,
and do not remember that it was during
wet spell. Be that as it may, there was no
other such wheat in all the country around,
aud vet there was wheat all round.
Corn, in all East Tennessee, as far as i
have been, is growing finely, and has fine,
rich color. 1t is small, generally, though
some larger than l have seen in any other
part Of the State.
Wheat is good, plump, full grained, but
not perhaps an average crop per acre, yet the
CT ID in amount will be equal to other years
of a better yield, because Of the greater
acreage.
Oats, clover, herds-gass and timothy
will make good yields, though few weeks
ago they did not promise hardly anything
The rains have made them.
We have never witnessed such an effort
to make a success Of farming. It does
seem to be a real pleasure to farmers TO
make a united effort to elevate farming
and improve in the modes and avail tnem-
selves Of the advantages Of improved i'm
plements. The spirit that is among them
now will, if it. should continue, make
farmhOuses places Of pleasure and Of so
cial enjoyment and refinement, and Of in
tellectual entertainment and places Of
beauty and plenty.
On The 26th ult. we organized Jefferson
County Grange at New Market. 1t was
well attended by brothers, sisters and cit
liens generally, and . more pleasant time
could hardly be imagined, notwithstanding
the public exercises were twice interrupted
by rain. One Of East Tennessees Oldest
and most respected citizens, Gen. Braze-
ton, was out to hear what could be said Of
the Grange, and he seemed greatly inter
terested. Bro. Charlton, Ofthe Outlook, and
Col. Hubbard, Of the Executive Committee,
were present, and we felt that they are a
strong support TO all our efforts; they were
as an inspiring element on the occasion,
surpassed in their influence only by the en-
couragement Of the jealous sisters who
were present. The latter fully manifested
their loyeIforIfhe Order in their words Of
encouragement, and their nice dinner Of
del cious substantials gave perfect satisfac-
III l. L nsv. Nd
what is remarkable Of New Market, it is
said that a drink Of anything stronger than
water can't be procured in the place.
Ga the 2Sth, we organized Cooke County
Grange at Newport. Great interest was
manifested BY the brothers and sisters, and
some Of the citizens were there. The no.
tice was too short to be generally circu-
lated, but the members were there in force.
The railroad gave them excursion tickets;
in fact, their railroad has a standing rule
to give half fare tickets at any time to
any combination Of citizens buying twenty
tickets at one time, irrespective Of distance.
Might not all railroads find it TO their in
terest to shape their course that far, upon
Grange principles, and give public notice
to that effect Let all the roads try it one
year, and see if they don't get to take at
least half the citizens Of the States to the
great centers in that time. And if il don't
pay them, they will at least have satisfied
the public demand for a reduction Of fare
And that same public, in our opinions,
after a fair test, ifthey find it will not sus-
tain the roads, will be satisfied and willing
to acknowledge they were mistaken. And
we don't believe any thing but a test, con-
tinued a reasonable length Of time, will
ever satisfy the public demand.
On the Sd we organized SEWER County
Grange at Louisville. The courthouse
was well nigh filled with eager listeners to
an exposition Of the principles and pur-
poses Of the order. When We went into
Grange session, there was larger number
present than in any county we have visited,
in the proportion to the number Of oranges
in the county. They are alive to the work.
They have realized some Of the benefits Of
the Agency system. It was Our privilege
to make calculation while
there on combined bill for
sundries, and many of the small articles
on which some think agents can do us no
good; yet in bill amounting to Sl75 they
save $50. They are determined TO allow
no check to their onward march. As to
the social features Of the order in that
county, they say the enjoyment Is worth
the fee, every week. The work is progress-
ing so that they have need OF weekly meet
ings of their sub-granges.
Jolly LIST we organized Anderson county
Grange, at Clinton. They had but a few
days notice, yet all the Oranges in the
coAhty, but one, were represented. The
interest there, as it is almost everywhere,
is so great that many Of the citizens came
out to hear what was to be said on the
grange subject. And something like the
following, either verbal or written, comes
from every locality where there has been a
public meeting and the order presented to
the neOple in its true light:
@The presentation of our principles on
the has done great good to our cause,
more than all things else that has been
done. Two splendid new Oranges and
number of applicants for the degrees in
other Oranges ale the visible results re-
corded for that days work.
Patrons, your cause shall not be neglect
ed. The only regret we have is that We
cannot visit every Grange in the State.
There are two appointments made for
us we cannot possibly reach-One at Sui
phur Springs, Rhea county, on the Sth, and
the other at Decatur, Meigs county, on the
18th. We are sorry that it is so. And we
made one that it was impossible to meet
the only one Of our own making that we
could'not meet-that was at Csrter's Creek,
Maury county, for July 3, and we ask par
don of the brethren.
Hearty greetings to all Patrons and no
ill-will toward any other interest or associ-
alton. ". MAXWELL,
Master Tenn. State Grange.