The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-08
The late session Of the National Grange

Clrlng 1aLrONS, WltuuIoWolos
means total, voluntary and honorable
servancc from the Order, and "demlts,
which are given tor the purpose Of
transferring membership from one
Grange to another.
The Patrons of Drew county, Arkan-
sas, are taking active measures to en-
courage immigration to Their county
They have issued 10000 circulars de-
scribing the soil, &C., OF the county, and
setting forth the advantages Of settling
in it. Somewhat similar steps are in
contemplation by the members OF Des
Arc Grange.
The male members of Stephenson
Grange, Mass, 719. agree to give one
bushel of corn piece to the Grange, to
be given in premiums to the ones that
raise the first, second and third best corn
lots Of six acres. The Ladies also came
forward with an offer Of pound Of put
ter each, to make up a premium for the
sister showing the best butter.
Pelican Rapids Grange, SIS, has re-
solved to plant one hundred kernels OF
corn and award three premiums for the
greatest yield. The members of Hope
Grange. 273, have each agreed to plant
fifty hills of corn, the product to go to
the fund now being raised for the con-
struction of a hall. This Grange, which
last winter purchased pair OF thorough
bred Berkshire pigs, contemplates addi-
tional stock purchases, especially OF
sheep.
The Patrons of South Carolina are
fully alive to the important questions
now being discussed throughout the Or
der, and are by no means inactive. Sew
eral Changers are uniting for the pur
pose of building a Grange Cotton Mill
on the Saluda River. We hope this is
the commencement of many similar en-
terpises in the State. We shall be glad
to receive further particulars OF this en-
terprise from any of the Patrons inter-
ested.
F. S. Lord, master of the recently
t formed Grange at Conneautville. Craw-
ford county, Penn, invites the atten-
dance of Patrons from all parts Of the
country at the Crawford Agricultural
: Society Fair, which is to ne held on 3Oth
; Sept. A valuable exhibition of blood
stock. including some of the best Ham
bletonian and Clydesdale horses, is one
of the best inducements he holds out to
I, intending visitors.
!, Mammoth Grange, Oregon in connec-
ton with other Oranges, is about to cree,
a warehouse at independence, in which
: to store wheat. At Albany, where thu
; Patrons already have warehouse capa
! BILE of containing S12O.OOO bushels o
> wheat, they are making arrangements
for the construction of another building
e of similar capacity, and also intend put
n ting up a Touring mill that will grint
u zoe. 900 bushels Of wheat this summe
l. and thus enable them to -four their owl
corn.
e At Lewiston, Winona county, fin
Is two-story Grange store and hall fort
l. feet by twenty has been opened. Tn
" Rice County Grange Mill Company ha
d commenced operations. The Patrons 9
Goodhue county have organized manu-
, featuring association with a capital 9
- $4,000 in $50 shares. Bulger Grang
~ has been buying groceries by wholesal
~ at Chicago, thereby saving fifteen pc
II cent, and by similar transactions in dr.
- goods they have saved from twenty-flv
to thirty per cent. The Patrons {
s. Sroughton have raised $4,000 toward
- starting cooperative store. LII
v Grange mill at Faribault is now shippin
y car load OF -four every day.
.. We still continue to receive repor
: of suffering and distress among the ia
mers of Missouri What with til
:, drought, chinch-bugs and grasshopp'
We last summer and fall, and the youn
III gras,hoppers again this spring, there
10 no doubt they have suffered severel
Ie' The State Grange has distributed twent
" eight car loads Of corn gratutiously,. al
Brothers Roach and Allen are workir
re manfully throughout the State collectlr
Ise donations, but more aid is urgently
ne quired. We imagine that few membe
ID Of the Order would object to sum b
De- ing appropriated out of the funds in .
18th possession Of the National Grange, I
Fly the relief of the Missouri farmers. ii
action would be quite in accordance wi
nd the principles and objects Of the Ords
led The suffering and distress are due to
ties fault Of the farmers, but to visitatl
ate OF Providence, and this renders it
I'd. case where the principles Of cooper
tie. ton and mutual aid should be promp1
ing put into action. 1t is highly credital
TO the Patrons of the State that at
con time have their Changers reported
The punctually as during this trouble
ate The New York World is decidedly OF
ali opinion that if the State Grange has
ials formation to communicate to Subor
for nate Oranges within its jurisdiction,
ded such necessary information should
the conveyed in an official form under q
;. or else be given imPartiaIly 70 the
pers which circulate among the memh
. OF Of the agricultural class. The conn
cres ton Of a1y Office Of a State Grange y
arm any such publication is to be deplo'
yea In the first place, no such paper
one preserve its independence, but must
,ore timately degenerate into the ser
nsm apolosist for the errors Of its owners
1out The extreme advocate Of their reten1
1sds in places Of profit or power. In the
lne ond place, it cannot be but admitted
the when the officer OF State Grange |
his position to press his own en1erp
,em. and secure their success, he takes an