The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-05-06
The Growing Grange Power
what the Patrons Have ACCOM-
nIishe11 in Six Years.

What the Patrons Have Accom-
plished in Six Years
Past Master, Wright of California,
author Of the Declaration Of Pur.
noses Of the National Grange" and
WORTHY Lecture Thompson were en-
tertained recently at the Knieksr..
booker Grange, No. 154, Patrons OF
husbandry. Among the entertainer.
were Worthy Master Moore, editor OF
the Rural New Yorker, Past Masters
Well and Monday, 0verseer Wilson,
Secretary Naughton, Prof. Halieek;
BrotherC. Edwards Lester, author OF
aThe Glory and Shame on England,
and sisters Halleck, Naugho, and
Benedict.
Grand Lecture Tompson said:
| see before me 4 brother and a sis
ter-Professer and Mrs. Hallcck-
who became Changers at the same
time | did, in '66, when there were
only twenty oranges in the United
States, and connection with the
infant order was almost disgracetul-
American farmers until recently,
have ignored the principle that Is
moving the world-the principle OF
association. Their NATURALIZATION
was the cause of their subsection to
almost every other interests. Six
years ago no manufacturers dealt
with us direct; no elevators or ware
houses were owned by US, and no
banks or insurance companies, and
more than half Of the elevators and
warehouses in Iowa and Wisconsin
are under onf'control. Furthermore,
we have agents in every section Of
the country to whom VIC ship our
products, and from whom we receive
prices forty or fifty per cent. higher
than those we used to get from local
buyers. In consequence of the fair
ness of our treatment by these agents
who are bound by the ties of brother-
hood and heavy money bonds, the
Patrons of Husbandry saved 5000
600 in 1873; s12, 100000 in 1874; and,
according to present indications, will
save at least 100000 in $50
Six years ago there were ten oranges;
the next year there were thirty-cight;
the next thirty-ninc; the next year
10000; the next 10000. Now there
are fifteen oranges joining our ranks
daily, and we number 100000
Our experience is pointed proof that
women are worthy members ofevery
union. We have 100000 of them
among US, and We ought to be qualiti-
cd to give an opinion of this kind
Past Master Wright said:
heartily endorse whatour Worthy
Lecturer hasSaid. The Grange move
ments began in California two years
ago, vet we have accomplished some
important results in behalf of agri.
culture. 0urState Grange was form
cd when there were only 1850 sub
ordinate Oranges in the whole coun-
try. We now have 243 subordinate
Oranges, with a membership of 20
600. We have saved betwcenS4, 000,-
900 and 100000. The Oranges
have also brought neighbers together,
who, although living only a few miles
apart, were almost strangers. We
have the Changers Bank of Californ-
ia, with a capital Of s., 0CO,W 900, which
is doing'good service; and the farmers,
Fire Insurance Company, which in
sures our property at one-third of the
former rates. We are completing a
business association on q basis of ST.
100000. We do not expect these cor
porations to manage all our affairs,
but merely to establish healthy com
petition. We have done much to
reunite the sections sundered by the
war"