The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-16
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
rHR NATIONAL GRANGE.

THE NA1tONAL dhhNV1'
REPORT OF THE coMMIrTRE ON THE EXPOSE
TIoN-NoRE REGARD FOR AdRlcoLruhAL
sNrEREsrs Df,sIRED-NATIoNAL AID BE-
SOUGHT FOR THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
CY4ARLEsreN, s. c., Feb. 1S.-Tbe national 4
grange lssz adopted the report OF the COM
mittee on the centennial exposition, declat-
ing that no provision has been made where- |
by tho pesrons of husbandry can be repre-
sented al an association at that exposdtios.
The commissioners have provided no
zdequsce plan through which the ssri-
cultural interests OF the couutry
can Fbe systematically and fuly repre-.
sentsd. They, therefore. Tecomnend
that q further consultation be sought
with the directors of tho exposition
tovsctsrtain whether q modification Of their
plans NAV not be Effected 80 as to secure
propssr recognition OF American agriculture.
The committee suggests that there be full
es.h lbition of plants, products, stock,
NOd, and silk and agricultural publica-
elo as, and ssy in conclusion: I'VE deem 1t
Ty,a IT of our mission, as patrons OF husDandry,
rsO produce smeng our people proper
interest in the approaching celebra-
ton OF the hundreth anniversary
of American independence, and 10
use our best endeavors to have 1t do the
most good possible, not only by exhibiting
the progress and power OF great nation
during the first century of Its existence, but
by cementing bond which snail unite our
people for the future. In furtherance of
these vitws we trust that the entire manage
msnt Of this grand exposition will be con-
dEe:ed on such broad, liberal and upright
principles as shall best tend to harmoniZe
osz< states and aid in spreading the peace of
THE MII.LENNIAL AGE
7zsong eur own people, and among
the nations of the earth.'' The fol-
lowing report was unanimously
adepted= "Your committee to whom was
referred the resolutions of the Texas state
grange and of numerous other bodies in
different sections OF the United States, to
extend its aid to the Texas & Pacific rail-
road, have had the same under considera-
ton, and ask to make the following report:
Your committee has viewed with great IN
terest the expressions OF approval and ap-
peals TO congress to forward this great
work emansting from state oranges and
boards OF trade from the Pacific to the At
lantic, and are impressed with the great and
obvious benefits " hich would result To this
whole nation by the speedy completion of
this road, and, ss Ii Is al enterprise
too vast to depend alone for its success
upon private capital, equal justice to all
sections of our common country requires
the aid of the national government to for
ward this work, under proper restrictions
dnO SAFE RuaIus. lnsQIluk Tue RONOEuLncHb
against loss and the people against unjust
lmpositions and determinations. You can,
therefore, submit the following resolution:
Resolved, That this national grange earn
estly invites the attention OF congress to
the necessity of the speedy completion OF the
Texas Pacific railroad, and asks of that
body reasonable aid to the company which
has insugurated this great national enter
prise under such cautionary restrictions and
safeguard as the prudence and wisdom of
H.. a. -
ernment against loss, and protect the agri
cultural interests of every section of the
country against unjust determinations in
the price of ftransportations." The
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON rRANsPoR-
TATIoN
was adopted. The committee says that sew
eral important plans for providing more
extensive and cheaper means of trsnsporta-
tion have been presented 20 them, including
the Texas Pacific railroad, plans for the inn
proVement of the mouth of the Mississippi,
and the project of double-steel track
railroad from New York to the Missouri.
Each of these projects is national, would en-
courage, in wonderful degree, the pro-
ducing interest of the country. The time
has come when 1t is the mission aud duty of
the government to take such meas
ures as will encourage the prOduc-
tive Interests of the nation which
have hitherto received too little attention,
and the national grange should urge upon it
the immediate importance and vital neces-
sity of such action as will look to providing
cheap and rapid transportation between all
sections of the country and markets of the
world. Tho opening of the mouth of the
Mississippi river Is O pressing necessity in
view OF the fact that so large territory is
dependent on this outlet for its products,
and we urge upon our legislators the neces-
aoffu nf taking anrh will
this river to the commerce of
the world at the earliest pos
sible moment. The committee on
che tobacco trade offered q preamble and
tursl districts suffer great losses from the
working of the United States laws taxing
tobacco which tax falls exclusively on the
citizens o. the United States; and, whereas,
by the said laws and the laws of foreign
countries relating to duties on tobacco, gen.
eral commerce is fe'tered and national
wealth decreased, itwas therefore resolved
by the national grange that congress be
earnestly requested to initiate such steps as
may be necessary TO repeal all laws taxing
tobacco, and that congress be requested to
urge the general government to use its best
offices with foreign governments to induce
them to reduce the duties on tobacco.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 4.-In the Ma
tional Grange Saturday the report of the
committee on Mississippi levees recon-
mended that the general government ex-
tend such aid in this direction as is consis-
tent with national prosperity and protection
against oyorfiows. The report OF the conf
mIttee on commercial relations, which
was adcpted, says that the committee
recognizes the vital importance of
more economical commerce between the
Eastern and Western sections OF the
union and between America and Europe
Than awfafs N n a = that the EQgfQrn
and Western Transportation Company, bill
20 incorporate which is before congress,
seems to promise beneficial results in re-
ducing the distance to deep water on the
coast of South Carolina and Georgia, and
kssenine the cost OF transporting the bulky
crops OF the Mississippi and Missouri val
leys to European and South American con-
sumers. The bill asks for nothing but the