Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-01

The Wisconsin oranges have alfeedt
established Al cooperative associations
for selling goods and manufacturing. and
% insurance compsnies, I'll fiourishing
and representing capital to the amount q
$4,000, 600.
A grange store will soon be put 10 opeT-
alton in Montgomery City. Montgomery
county. Mo. At meeting Of the mem
bers Of the order from various parts o.
the country to consiLer the matter, near
" 5000 10 stock was subscribed.
Darius Ross. OF Fosters Crossing,
Ohio. writes to the Enquirer - follows:
What the members Of the 6, ange want r.
lind out from one another is. what are
tire best paying breeds ofstock to raise
What crops are the most profitable. al
things considered. and which Is the best
and cheapest way Of raising thems
The grsnQcrs Bank Of California, says
the Pacific Rural Press, seems to be get
ting on IS well as can be expected. The
grangers are row taking hold OF business
in more thorough manner than former
". BY the experience Of the past. and
with good men in the front, the business
arm may now be relied upon to ad-
vance with firmness and success.
In our grange we have : paper edited
styled the Cleaner, an editor
elected once year, and all the men,
bers are requested to write for it, and itis
very interesting as we'll Is instructive.
We have our grange numbered on alpha
betically. and each one is called on in turn
TO have something to read or speak II
the next meeting. We find that exer.
cIses Of this kind interest oil parties, and
they come out more regular. and II is
very instructive besides,
We regard the action Of the National
Grange, ir the establishment OF pomona
oranges, as having no binding effect. bu,
simply as a recommendation. It would
require an amendment to the constitution
to make il tinding, and this would have
to be adopted through the course pre-
scribed in Art. VIII Of the constitution
Ut the National Grange. As 1t stands.
the matter is entirely in the hands OF tn
State Grange, and no change y
necessary in your organizatfon.-[Ar'
kansas Weekly Grange.
II the farmers find that they cannot
rolf ably run cooperative stores, they
will in all probability quit the business
II they find they are not qualified to ut.
tend to store keeping, either wanting
time or proper drilling in the business
it Will not be infringing ii they embark
their capital in some other enterprise. i
they discover that it is difficult to hire
judicious and reliable talent to manage
these s'outside'' matters, it is likely
they will ceise to play the part OF mer-
chants. II they find on the other hand ,
that it pays, they will continue store
keeping until they get tired Of 1t. Yet,
in all these, it bo.hers the American Pa
tron 70 see how they are in any manner
interfering with other peoples bust
ness.
The last number Of the Indiana Farmer
reports six garages in favor Of using thu
surplus funds OF the National Grange for
the transportation OF tea or coffee. Il
the revenues OF the National Grange are
to be reduced: to bare VOL king expenses.
10 advocated by some Of our exchanges,
we would like to know where the surplus
is to come from. On the other hand /,
Lyons Station Grange u606). Of the
same state, is IN favor Of reducing initia-
ton fees to 50 cents for males and Is cents
females, ard state grange quarterly dues
to three cents per member. Eighty
shares OF $40 each, to put up . grange
building at or near Huntsville. is what
the articles OF the grange stock associa-
lion of Trenton Grange 1863 Of Indiana,
called for.
No true Patron. VIII ever fell that the
Of the grange room, however
often it may be repeated, is ever waste
81 time. The principles and ideas i0cul-
Gated thereby can never be too strOngly
impressed upon the mind. In the words
Df a contemporary. they teach not
only by the voice through the ear, but
through the eye, and other senses, and
ire virtually grand object lessons. To|
De truly social, the manners must be
,oftened and the language refined. Tol
many. the service in the grange room
will prove : supplement to the common
school. Greater care will be given tol
:abits of clear, distinct, effective reading,
han now prevails. Many who read tol
hem selves so Is to understand through
he eye alone what they read, are unable
% read aloud for the information Of
Dthers. This will be greatly improved
81 the business in the grange.
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