Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20
NEWS AND NOTES FOR PATRONS.

last year 81 ,327O0.
Wisconsin has now 2,5OS Oranges,
against 204 year ago. A healthy in
crease.
There are 1,O41 Oranges in Tennes-
see, and the membership is estimated at
10000.
A Grange has just been organized at
Lansing, Mich, with so members. a
good commencement.
The Indiana Oranges have increased
from 500 to 1900 in the past year and
the Order hasn'tstopred growing yet.
500 of the 100 Oranges in Ohio have
already contributed $7,075 for the re-
lief of suffering Patrons in the West.
The Executive Committee of the Mis-
souri, State Grange has contracted for
500 reapers and mowers, to he delivered
in season for the next harvest. ..
Gransf Traverse Grange, Michigan,
has instituted free course of lectures,
to be given during the winter, for the
purpose of advancing the interests of
the farmers.
The way to make the Grange more
useful is to put more stress on the So
cial and intellectual features it contem-
plates. Financial benefits must follow
in the wake of improvement.
The Executive Committee of the Mis-
souri, State Grange has closed contracts
with st. Louis manufacturers for the
distribution among Patrons at whole
sale prices of $40, 900 worth of agricul-
tural implements.
Ashley Grange No. 1, South Caro-
lima, entertained the members of the
National Grange on the occasion of
theirrecent visit to Charleston. An ex-
cursion to Sumter was among the fes-
tivities.
The Patrons of Husbandry now num-
Der over 1 100000. It is claimed that
the Order has saved over S21 ,000, 900 to
the members since it's organization and
that they have invested at the present
time about SIT 100000
Franklin Co.. Kan, wants 5 900 bush
els of flax seed and $4,000 bushels of
corn, which the Patrons propose to pur-
chase, giving therefor notes of the in
corporated Oranges, under seal, with
interest at IL per cent, payable in one
year.
The Mutual indemnify Association
Of the Changers of California was in
corporated last week. The purpose of
the association is to secure to the fam
lily or friends of deceased members such
aid as shall shield them against want,
by paying the nominee of such members
81 900 the sum to be paid by assess
ment on surviving members.
The n. Y Granger says:--The new
Master of the State Grange, Bro. Nor
timer Whitehead, is determined that the
Order in the State shall grow if hard
work will do it. He is taking hold with
any amount of energy, and, if we are
not greatly mistaken, New Jersey will
fairly swarm with Changers inside of
six months. Strength of numbers is
what we want, and with thorough
organization of the best farmers in the
State, there is nothing of good which
cannot be accomplished. .l-
The National Grange in session at
Charleston, Sc adopted resolution
on the 9th inst, declaring the existing
patent laws oppressive and requesting
Congress to grant no more extensions
and to amend the patent laws so as to
allow any person to use Or manufac-
ture any patent article on payment of
q reasonable royalty. The choice of
next place of meeting by the National
Grange is left with the executive COM
mittee. San Francisco will be the place
if the cost does not exceed $15, 1000.
The Grange agreed to loan each State
Grange sum of money equal to two
and half dollars for each subordinate
grange in such State, which loan shall
not be distributed among subordinate
oranges.
The National Grange adopted the re-
port Of the committee on Centennial
Exposition, declaring no provision has
been made whereby the Patrons of Hus.
bandry can be represented as an asso-
citation at that Exposition, and that the
commissioners have provided no ade-
quate plan through which the agricul-
tural interests of the country can be
Systematically and fully represented.
They therefore recommend that further
consultation be sought with the direct
ors of the Exposition to ascertain wheth-
er modification of their plans may be
effected so as to secure proper recogni-
ton of American agriculture. The
committee suggest that there be q full
exhibition of plants, products, stock,
wool, silk and agricultural publications,
and say in conclusion: We deem it
part of our mission as Patrons of Hus-
bandry to produce among our people
] proper interest in the celebration