The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-28
PATRONS OF HusBANDRY.
WHAT A MILLION AND A HALF OF
CHANGERS ARE DOING.

WHAT a MILLION AND a HALF UE |
CHANGERS ARE DOING.
Their Stores, Mills, Elevators, Banks, |
and Insurance Companies--scores Of
Newspaper Organs 80 The Rapid
Growth of the Organization in the
South.
The nomination of Mr. Piolette by the
Democrats of Pennsylvania for the Office of
state treasurer attracts much attention to
Grangerism, as he is known to be the most
prominent leader of the Patrons in that
state, and an incorruptible reform
er. But to one who keeps himself thor
oughly informed upon the progress Of the
order of Patrons Of Husbandry, the nomin-
alton or Mr.. Piolette is only one among
thousands of signs Of its rapid growth.
The progress Of the cooperative move
ment in England is pointed at as won
der; but that has been forty years in
maturing,Iwhile Grangerism has swelled to
its present proportions in about three
years. The truth will be apparent to any
one who carefully examines the facts that
new power is arising, from one end to
the other of this land, of a sort that is
without precedent, and whose future in
huence therefore cannot now be measured.
Although the fact is disagreeable one to
some classes Of non producers, it is none
the less undeniable that the rugged health
Of the movement arises from its direct
bearing upon the pockets of the members.
While there is much said in Granger cor
respondence about the social features OF
their work-the pic. MICS and other festivi-
ties-the chief burden is concerning the
wholesale buying and selling they have
done through the machinery of the order.
This is, of course, different in different
states. In the west large part OF the
gain is from the wholesale disposal of
grain, and its handling through Grange
elevators. In the south, planters have
saved large sums by using the Grange
agents in disposing Of their cotton.
i.'.' GRANGE ORGANS.
The newspaper agencies inform US that
newspapers, with nominal capital Of 49,
100000, have come to naught since the
panic of 1873. The newspapers arising
to take their places, in the west at least
seem to be largely disposed to announce
themselves, even in their titles ass taking
the side Of the Grange.A rehe arsal Of the
most prominent Grange organs, by states
will do much to open tho eyes of some
people to the magnitude of this move
ment.
It is an interesting fact that scarcely
any Grange papers are published east o
the Allegheny Mountains, and there arr
very many more in the south than in New
England. In all down east there are n,
manifest Grange organ, and only two o.
three public workingmen's papers. 1t
said that many Of the mill owners wi
discharge hand who PERSISTS in taking
paper that is devoted exclusively to the in
terests of that class
New York has apparently no Grang
papers, except a sort of price curren
unless the Elmira HNSbGndn.d
is of that sort New Jersey had the Vine
land Indcpendent, calling itself the Ne
Jersey Granger last year, but the bulle
that entered Uri Carruth's brain drove th
''hay-seed" out of his hair. Maryland
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virgil
10 content themselves with two Grane
papers-the Farmers Friend and Chesc
pedke Granger, Virginia has the Va
ginia Patron. South Carolina rears tn
standard in the Rock Hill Grange Geo
gia has the Georgia Grange, at Atlant;
Mississippi has the Columbus Patron &
HuSbandry,the jackson indicator, an
the Canton Mail Grange. Louisiana h:
the Cooperative Nelcs and the Son Of d
Sol. Texas has the TerdS Patron,
Crockett. Arkansas has the Week
Grange, at Little Rock. Tennessee h
the Southern Granger at Jackson, Il
Grange OutLOok at Knoxville, and the 1
dependent Workingman at Nashvil
Al a. M
con, Missouri Farmer at Boonville, u
mans Rural at ST, Louis, Western Gran
erat Hartville, Journal Of Commerce Ia
vannah, Kansas has the Kansas FL
form, Lawrence; Farmers 1drOca
Salina, and Spirit of Kansas. NebrasI
has the Nemdha Granger and the Sal'
Grange ReuietC. Wisconsin has
Wisconsin Grangeat Madison and I
Wisconsin Bulletin. Minnesota has
Anti Monopolist at st. Paul, and
Grange Advance. Iowa has the PdtrO
Helper at Des Moines Michigan has
National Grange, Detroit; the Northe
Granger, Owosso, Illinois has the Ind
trial Age and the Workiugnlen's AdUoc
Chicago; the appeal, Bloomington, a
the Illinois Granger, Macomb. Indit
has the SIN and the Indian Farmer
Indianapolis: the Hoosier Patron a
Lady Granger at Muncie; the Vest
Grange, Lafayette; the Jay Con-
Grange, Portland, and the Grange, TIE
Haute. Ohio has the Sunday Times, Gle
land; the Patrons Adraace, Batavia;
american Patron, Findley; the Gral
Visitor Springfield; Union and Pdtr
Urbana, and the Grange Bullet
Cincinnati. Oregon has the Ogle Cou
Grdnge,the Oregon Granger, Albany;
Willamette Farmer, Salem, and
Eugene Cty Guard. California has
Pacific Rural.
All these papers are known to be ca
est advocates of the Patrons of Husband
but there are scores more not thoroug
identified with the order, but working
it. In fact it is getting customary
nearly oil the western country papers
devote q column or two to Grange matt
A TREMENDOUS CONSTITUENCY,
When one considers the fact that re-
Gus, Masonic, and other mutual aid Sc
ties, established for many years in
country, only support two or three orE
apiece, it becomes apparent that an Of
that is already supporting and giving
to several score papers must hav
tremendous membership and strong
upon the popular affections.
There is singular difference between
organs of the movement in different sta
In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas,
Missouri, they are 50 taken up, as a
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