Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-26

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while your cotton mills arc stopping mud
working on half time. tho cotton mills Of the
South have never known greater prosperity
II costs you too much TO get the cotton to
you.
THE Cotton Mills must come to the Cotton,
and when they do come here they will find
their profits increased to degree with
which they have not boon heretofore laml-
lar. Tho Southern people aro poor, but 1
think that they can establish these factories.
There are means by which we can find tho
capital. We of the South have always been
too impatient; we have been unwilling to
creep before we could walk. We must be
content with small beginnings. | know of n
cotton factory Ia Georgia which was COM
menced before the war with II capital OF
$4,000. only. That factory has now invest
ed II capital of 5000, 900, derived from no
outside source whatever but the profits ac-
cruing, and in the meantime the stockh
ers have lived and prospered; and can
scarcely believe that there is large cotton
county in the south that could not, with this
small beginning, build up such an interest.
The system of agriculture pursued in the
south Is such Il mean exclusive cotton plant
ng) that II costs moro labor to the product
i've acre than to any other people IN Christen-
dom. IL we could act us other people act
our results would be- Ear different, hut in our
agriculture MS IN our other pursuits we have
fallen into a rut and do not know how to get
out Of It, especially with n jaded team. We
must see how others have done and are do
ing, with no greater advantages than ours,
to make their lands profitable. There where
profitable agriculture prevails. all portions
Of the land are made to pay the price of the
labor; that is 10 say. some portions are al
lowed 10 produce those products which re-
quire no excessive amount of labor. IL we
were TO take of one half of our cotton crop
and devote our attention 10 the cultivation
of grasses and the raising Of live stock, rs
they do at the north, we could cut off one
half of our expenses both in money md In.
Dor, and that money which we thus save we
could put in II cotton factory and give us
market at home for all the products of our
farm. 1 beg that this point will be careful
y considered think it one material to the
interests of the North and South and West.
1t is perhaps not the only remedy, but in my
opinion it is by far the best which has been
devised, by which to make the markets for
our farm products directly within our reach
1t has been supposed by some persons that
Grange is
An Aggressive Institution,
That our design is to attack all the rest of
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DO better illustrated than by the anccdote of
the Quaker, who being passenger OF YES
sell which was being chased by pirate was
asked by others of the passengers il he was
not going to arm HIMSELF No. says he, |
never carry deadly weapons. The pirate
approached the vessel and one of the crew
was just leapIng on board the merchant ship
when the Quaker seized him in his arms
and dropped him overheard. and said
Friend, thou hast no business here" The
grange says this I'VE attack nobody, we
strike nobody, but we want it well under
stood that we are excellent hands Mt Tending
Off" The means by which we hope to reduce
the cost of our produce is so well known that
do not propose to dwell longer upon it,
OuI SCutlbl IulC Is W Scll NIltEt tutTB " inc
greatest advantage, and buy Mt the greatest
advantage, and, in every case that it is pos
sible, to do without middlemen. We can't
do without middlemen entirely; but we can
lessen their number and their charges.
The grange is n social, educational and
moral organization rs well MS economic.
confess that, when my attention was first
aft oil m ha
dices in my mind against it, and they pre-
vented me from becoming member of 1t for
Il considerable time. Ono objection was its
secrecy. ! had never Joined n secret society
of any kiLd, and had strong scruples against
connecting myself with such an organization
The other was
The Admission of Ladies'
into tho grange. feared what might be
the possible result of that admission. con-
Tess to religious horror of technically
termed strong-minded woman. She fright
ems me. There is n delicate charm about
female character, like the down upon the
butterflys wing. which, once removed, can
not be restored and the beautiful insect falls
futtering to the ground. And | was afraid
that this admission might have that effect
hut went upon the principle that when we
cannot get exactly what we want, it is good
sense TO take the next bost that wo can get
| waived my scruples. and became member
of the grange, and / found that its secrecy
was II bond of union. reasonable, natural
and proper, impairins no previous obligation,
civil, political or religious. So far us the
admission of ladies was concerned, instead
of acting Acknowledgements | found it An
eminent advantage. You will in the first
place see that no man will admit into an as
ISOLATION of which his wife and daughters
are members any but men of unquestionable
uprightness and integrity. The ladies of the
grange are tho omblems of its purity. You
will observe that the grange makes provi-
sion for that which is II great defect in our
society, that is healthful amusement. 1t is
as important ms the food we eat. for it is just
as natural that youth should seek amusement
rs that the lamb should skip, or that the bird
should sing. At the end of every month
there is festival; after the business of the
day is over repast is spread, and the mem
hers of the grange, young and old, enjoy
themselves in way suited to their years and
inclnations. 1t is our duty to make our of
spring happy. There is some good poetry
and some very bad theology in that popular
verse.
"This world Is all aeetlng show,
For mans illusion given
The smiles Of JOY, the tears Of woe,
DOoeitful shine, deceitful dow,
There's nothing true but heaven"
Heaven Is indeed grandly, gloriously true,
tut there is truth otonumes in the tears
which spring from the fond heart almost
broken, finding relief thus, when relief could
not DO obtained. go, let me weep this
bliss in tears" There is truth in the smile
of joy. This beautiful earth was not made
for mans illusion. Otherwise the green car
vet of spring, its hills OF flowers, the restless