The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-02-25

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1As bIlewipe nom Me State Journal,
concerning the management Of tho finan
60 OF the State Grange viii doubtless
Be Of interest to our readers. It may
fairly be said tosbe, important II true
II false no doubt It win be promptly de-
nlcd:
But to state matters as they really are
or - the committee patched them up,
and prjAted them Ii 4 seventy six page
pamphlet for the use Of the faithful, 1--WE
among the numberl they dc not appear
h - good light as the "thousard wire
llns' show them. The committee make
sot ne receipts of the State Grange for
the past year was sl9.9es.sl, and the
expenses ga, 500 05, which would indi-
cate that the disbursing cfacers had liv.
Cd rather beyond their means. A men,
Der 70 keep posted in the doings Of this
order must remember" great deal
ssAss Il would not do to print), in order
not to be surprised at the Treasurer re-
porting only Il, ss30l Of the $50, SO
in the treasury.
On page seventy four of this remark
able little book from which We hope to
qsots more at length. or some future
time, appears the following paragraph:
.But while there is reputed balance
~ stated, we are to bear in mind that
accounts TO the amount Of over 81 800
are now due and may be presented at
any moment, that the committee on mile
age and per diem have reported 81 ,549.-
80 as due the members Of the State
Grange, and the dues to the National
Orange tor the year 1874, and due and
unpaid. amounting to probably 5000
more making total deficit Of about 30
060 10 less the amount received by the
treasurer for dues since the 9Th day Of
December, 1874"
Over fo.r thousand dollars due the
members and the dues to the National
Grange, amounting to $4,000 unpaid,and
only 81 800 in the treasurer to meet the
indebtedness No wonder the rank and
file exclaim In wonder. "Wherc mas our
money gomez and when is there an
other elcctions' We venture the asser-
zion that there never was a more cor
ruptly managed institution in the State
Of Iowa than the State Grange. Never
. larger sw,ndle upon the farmers and q
greater humbug on the people.
They pretend that the State Agent
sells exclusively for cash, and is thereby
enabled to furnish implements at lower
rates. Yet on page twenty-five of this
interesting little book they report among
their resources &, 1880 as the amount
due on harvesters sold and sold to &C.
count Of Individuals, and personal &C
counts received from j. ID. Whitman,
uncollected, $263.20.
Preaching to members OF the order to
'pay cash for everything you buy the
head center sets the example by trusting
out their wares and running into debt
itself 90, $1,000. with nothing but these
accounts and 81 800 IN cash to pay their
indebtedness.
The Grange may be good thing for
the farmers, especially those who wish
q place to spend their hard earned mon
ev; but as it run by the inanciers of the
State Grange, 1t is in our opinion poor
thing for the farmers
One word in regard to the State
Agents Office: We notice that Agent
Whitmao received salary up to April
Let, 1874, $462 so, and As contingent
expenses mot perauisites), $764 30
Agent Day received as salary 81 900, and
- contingent expenses 81, 1923, making
The amount received by the.two Agents,
b, 349.S9-expenses exceed salary, and
still Whitman lost money