Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-29
MARYvILLE LETTER.
grange picnic in Bionnt County. &

MARYvILLE, Sept. %, 1875.
TO tie Editors Of tie Chronicle.
New Hope Grange, located at the
White Church. three miles from
Maryville, held picnic in the grove
opposite the residence Of Mr.. n. Il.
Ellis, last Saturday.
At IL o'clock the procession formed
at the residence of Mr.. Ellis, under
the Msrshalship of j. Howard Tedford,
In front of the procession were fourteen
ladies, and following these were forty.
two men, who all marched around to
seats previously arranged in front of
beautifully decorated stand. Being
seated, Capt. w. Y. G. Hannum on
behalf of the Order extended a warm
aud hearty greeting to all present, after
which the exercises OF the day were
opened with prayer by Rev. G. w,
Coleman.
An address was then made by Rev.
G. b. Lord, practical farmer of our
county, who extolled the beauties Of
Nature exhibited in the world as left
by the hand OF God then that the
farmer was placed here 10 still add
beauties to Nature, and that it is the
Office of the farmer to feed the
world. That East Tennessee, a.
God gave it. aud a. the farmer
can and should make il, is the garden
spot of the world-taking soil, climate
and all gifts to East Tennessee, it can
not be excelled anywhere. He eX-
pressed pleasure at the presence of the
ladies, that while our farmers beauti-
fed and cultivated the fields and made
the farms to yield their support, the
mothers, wives and daughters should
ornament and make attractive the
homes.
Rev. G.. w. Coleman followed, show
ing that the mechanic, and all trades
have their organization, and expressed
his approval of the farmers organiZa-
ton. One reason why young men
leave the country and go to town, and
fall into habits of dissipation is for
want of social enjoyment. That or
CARNATIONS of farmers like this will, to
a great degree, supply that want, and
keep our young men at home, build
ing up the country, and following
honorable occupations.
Dinner was next announced, when
followed a general movement in the
direction of a table some PAGES dis
tant, which was about fifty yards in
length, and literally covered with rich
viands, the products Of the land, pre-
pared by fair hands present; and 1t is
needless to say Justice was done to
the occasion" 10y near five hundred
persons.
After dinner and few moments in
general social intercourse, the COM
pany again assembled around the
stand, when Capt. Haunum made
statement of the work of New Hupe
Grange, in the course of which the
speaker elOquently portrayed the dis
advantages of the credit System and of
the actual benefit as well as pleasure,
the dignity and eIevating influence Of
the pay-dOwn system, thus helping
both farmer and merchant. He
showed the great advantages Of CO.
operation in all occupations, and that
farmers should combine To break up
the great monopolies of wealthy manu-
featuring companies aud wholesale
merchants, who bind themselves to
sell their goods only through agents or
to retail merchants, allowing them eX-
orbitant margins for profits, which
comes off of the purchasers; that by
united effort these mOnOpOies can be
broken up, and the manufacturing
companies will sell to the farmer as
they do to the agents and wholesale
agents and merchants will sell to the
farmer at the rates he sells to retail
merchants when bought in amounts
sufficient to justify the same. The
Captain concluded by reading the
Declaration Of Purposes.
On motion of DIR. Jas. Gillespie, of
| Louisville, it was requested that the
address of Capt. Hannum be published
in the Grange OUTLOOK.
/ Thanks of the Grange were voted to
Rev. c. b. Lord, and others, who had
contributed to the enjoyment of the
day. W.