The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-11
THE CHANGERS.

The Kentucky Oranges are talking
up Grange Banks.
The National Agricultural Labor
er's Union Of England. contemplates
shipping 100000 emigrant laborers
to the Valley of the Mississippi.
1t is estimated that the Grange
organization has saved to the farmers
of Ohio, during the last twelve
months. the handsome sum of 81
100000.
A Patrons Life Insurance Society
has been Incorporated in Kansas. The
entrance fee for full membership il
81, and the assessment Oh the death
of a member S1.10.
"In ascending the hill Of prosperi-
ty may we never meet friend" at
first seems a singular toast, but when
we reflect that the friend must be
going +" down HILL" it appears clear
and excellent sentiment.
Manufacturers who three months
ago would not listen to propositions for
reduction of prices, or who would not
sell direct to Patrons or to the agency,
are now seeking opportunities to deal
lirect with the bloody Changers.
The Southern Oranges, notably
those of Mississippi and Arkansas, are
actively bestirrilg themselves in en-
deavoring to attract immigration to
their States. The English Laborers'
Union is in active correspondence
with the Arkansas State Grange ON
the subject.
Cherokee County Council, Texas,
urges Patrons everywhere in the cot
ton growing States to. ascertain, as,
soon as the ginning season is over,
how much cotton has been put up at
each gin, and repc-t the statistics to
the National Grange, in order 10 put
! it out of the power of spectators to
control the price of cotton to suit
themselves.
There is a lady member of Farm
and Home Grange, Falls county,
Texas, who is IS years old. She is
still vigorous and regular attendant
at Grange meetings. She has both
children and grandchildren members
of the same Grange. Three genera
tions represented in one Grange does
pretty well for new institution.
Long life to the brave cid matron.
! The Grange elevator at Indianola,
Iowa, is the largest building of the
kind in the country. The size Of the
main building is 3SxS0 feet, with
wheel house 20x22 feet. and the hight
to the top Of the elevator is So feet.
1t is divided into eight bins, each
having a capacity of 1900 bushels,
giving a total of $4,000 bushels. The
plan is different from that Of any other
/ 1 IL
/ The Patrons of Sangamon county,
H., have adopted thepractice of hold
ing monthly sales Of stock and pro
duce. Already two f'irs have been
held, at each of which more than
$50, 900 worth of cattle, horses, swine,
mules, sheppard poultry were disposed
of. Some cattle were sent expressly
from Iowa, Kansas and Missouri for
sale, and q Cincinnati firm even sent
:, car load of huggies, and reaped a
handsome profit from the'expeIiment'
The National Grange of the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry began IFS
eighth annual session in the city OF
Charleston, South Carolina, Wednes-
day. AT present the Order contains,
in round numbers, based upon the r.
turns for December, 1874, $4,000
subordinate Oranges, distributed as
follows: Missouri, Iowa and Indiana,
each 1000; Illinois and Kentucky,
each 1900; Kansas, 1850; Ohio and
Tennessee, each, 100; Texas, 800;
Georgia, 700; Alabama and Mis-
siSsippi, each $50; Nebraska, 600;
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and
Arkansas, each $50 to SIS; North
Carolina, 400; Virginia and Penn
svlvania, each 400; South Carolina,
325; New York, 275; California,
25O; Louisiana. 2l0; the remaining
Oranges lying in Oregon, Vermont,
West Virginia, Maryland, Florids,
New jersey, Colorado, Massachusetts,,
Washington Territory, Dakota, Maine,
New Hampshire, Canada, Montana,
Delaware, Idaho, the Indian Terrific
ry, Nevada and Connecticut. At a
reasonable estimate this would give
:. membership, male and female, of
/ 100000. At present, the South
and Southwest are becoming rapidly
the ats of Grange power and popu-
lation; and the Oranges there, and
in L: ifornia ard Oregon, symbolic
the Ia est stage of Granger growth.
To -. wspaprr Publishers Ian West
Tennessee.