, 1875-02-02

,lircout,t to secl,ro tho Patrons tra'lo. All ~
tl,B amounts to doing away with AZ u,any mid
tIloner an roaRible and slc"s not interfera mia
toria)ly will tho 3,,eneaa rs the country.
IN MASUFAt.TUntS1,
The rnlo would peon 10 be that. wl'cro . rim.
plc atapc product that can readily hn inafketcd
A. profit Gait 10 t,rut'tlcud, 1t in desirable ~
undertake tho Manufacture bnt, where eo!nl!eA
oterations arc necessary, OF thntr sphere ~ be.
vonu that of tho farmer, the enterprise IN not
desirable save as last resort. Indeed, W]lafo
division Of profits, tho patro'.s hare geteratly
met them fairly, m at CovinEton, n.y. wltnse
they abandoned The building OF great packltg-
hopo bccauHo tho local pacltots made such rates
All lcr. 10 extra indnce1nont. 70 pack. In sl'ip-
ping, hnrriing, and selling their pro1nco, thc
Patrons llasc tho advantage ot their own paid
ssSiita.
HAv.n 70 lTs 1tENBEns
turfnR the past yenr, II IL nut ensY to calculate
tut, estimating thht a0o.doo OF tho nun,.
sSyantsses, sSy ass III .he sun ps'''t ot sioo head
wand be found within the mark. Upon a.lch
nke, saving uf from to IL uor cunt Ii made;
upon cothtnH, buuts mud eliocs, furniture, otc..
tic saving IL from 10 10 70 per cent u. mt
chimes and implements, the saving Ia from 10 10
35 Or 80 per cent. In storing and marketing
their produce tue average aaving IL. Mt n tar
estimate cents buslle. The advantage OF a
constant interchange OF vloHs is not to be nsas-
tiTed in tolarA neither IL tho very EonGrat 81p-
stitutiou VI tho syHou Of casl,oaliuE for credit
purchases. Two otllcr Advantages alto nccfte'
lilo stimnlHs the order has given to tile taking
alnl realiug OF newspapers, aud the education III
parliamentary practice Of several hundred tholl-
snr1 A1naf'can women.
AMONG TIE LARGEST EsTEnPH1sEa
the Grange has on baud are tho Droct-Trado
Union of Atlanta, which ships cot-
ion 0 direct 10 Liverpool; tho 0ranso
tank, Grange shtpp'nH Associ"t!on; '';o,s and
tlle 1nAiaua State Agency, whose purchases no"
exceed n quarter Of million dollars year;
and the Southern lmfni ration Society, which IL
Ii, correspondence with Mr. Btanlcy-')an1ea and
yev to tlivorting 10 the Ntsslsalppt Valley tho
/ Englisll labotes nov hwarmiog over to Canada.
| Iho future Of tue Older 1t IL not difficult to
| prnliet. 1ts Hecret features sill be abolished
| its ceremonial feattltH n1ado simpler anu oI,-
ttonaI tho National Grange will 10 wiped out
entI reduced to t,,elo ciorAs otlice; tho State
Oranges wilt conduct most Of t business. but
lhe County Changes will bn tho seal seat Of I'LL
| portRuec each representing fifteen OF twenty
to.ouerntiYo and Soeint Clubs.
| lie this III arrived nt sweeping retorma--
! NAY. nEGotUfIosa--
| must bo instituted and, III tlia annaa, tho
present nootng OF tho Gral'go is Of Importance.
| The largo amounts Of money passing into
tho Treasllry,-tllo receipts last year wore $780,
| D0H, and tlIis year arc i'll oxcoBs OF s3cb QUO ~-
ansl the power and profit Of tllor position. have
imrellod eertan members of tho National Grange
to cuyet its extended enntro!. At present. many
! Of its tnembetB sit aud veto without represont-
| Ing any constituency whatever; and 1t WAs at-
tempted, lust year. to rerpetuntn thn packing b.,
! making Revcn *'FounlerA' ite-menbcrE, aul
cronliug q superior privileged clasa. Tho "a.
trous blye nrefywhcre revolted against t1iis and
| rejected ti,p amendments ii HI ogaruhlcal toll
uoncy.' Their introduction. however, has sc-
yoteIy injured the National Change; and, were
tho rank and file ahIe to exert thor influence.
| ntsortbry tpnulH hG HEEta(1, tiG
Constitution populated autnlnaliy. 1t III. how.
ever, not exnecten lint the National Orange will
reform itself, aud ts failure to do so will prccip-
| itato a revolution.
AMONG THE POINTS TO COME up
nro the following;
Fi,H-The dlspostttun Of the surplus fund
The Order now haa from $40, QUO to 800, 0oU ~
uosornments, ami batweon S2u,u00 and $50, ,o0d
III cash. 1t IL dcaircl that this snrpuA shall bt
returned to thosc who contributed tt, and that
tho dues and foes H.lHlt be Ho reduced TINT 1T
iuturo. tho accumulation Of a,,cll fluid sha! ba
impossible. Thus tho 'kelley Ring will op
able IL keep lnuuey Oh hand 10 rolioyo sudden
Distress. This B n very shallow pletext; sor
though tlo Sta!o Oranges have seut many thun'
sands Of dollats To Kansas and Nebtatka. tllt
National Orange Inns not contributed cent. il
did gtye 80 0J0 to tho handful Of sufferers III
IOWA, but not In caHl. Tie f,'Hl branch OF tl,t
Ring having run in arrehrs for dues 70 that eX
teht tIe National Granso wipeu uut the debit thu'
| Bl+EGHtlHt4 LnAk Hl1Hk l1HaUS .4UHA EDull 40
saiso to psy her dobts, ao should gvo III chhritg
Tho estnbliHhmentof any nst,ouni manufacturing
enterprise will not be favnrably regarded; uol
tlcr will tho purchase Of real estate A1nl erection
Of censtal of1iccs. Last ypar Crop-ltoport iIt1
teau waa oreatcd 10 soduco this surplus, but i
| fatod ignomin!ousy.
Seco4u-TIle removal Of headquarters. Thes
must bo taken from Washington, partly to re
inove tho Grange from political influences, part
" becauns q central location is desired. ut
| f,nriiH liz likely tn DG selected uE EED
| PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS OF THE dnANuE,
though Loujsyille and Indianapolis y III also com
| peto for 1t.
Thirt-The reduction of salarieB, which nr
larger than ORC warranted by tho work aud re
spolisibilty, and much larger than their recip
lsnts could mako at any other pursuit.
f1"rth-The complete abolition Of THO supply
las made handsome profit oil song-hcolr
HcaH, rogalia, oto.. aud llas used the Order
Beal and cakl to advance tho interests Of l.ant
etn flOuaeH wherein Rre Interested certain OF it,
members. Tnis il absolutely demanded Oh al
sileB.
E9J1h~-Tho investigation of tho South.
ComtnLttea Of Patrons Will DO sent through til
Houthorn StatoH. to report at onco tu tlls ag,i
cultural co1nulunlty tho actual condition o
affairs.
Tho remaining subjects that are to coma III
aro OF mluor interest, Or do not Atfect those out
sldo OF the Order.
uPoS TIE POLITICAL QUESTION,
] gAaLGV pAQAJ4 LII A1uH W A!t O4HtF% AuQuKU
lu this State particularly, there hay4
besn nxitos In enforcing tho nou-poHtica
rules Of tho Grange, ~ general rn
tho patrona have kept out OF politics. In Iu
diana, wLero they wcro conspicuo,s 1ut!ationistu
tley consursd twice the attempt Of tho Ducllaa1
men to steal for their Convention the spparst.
! sanction Of tho State Grange: and, even wher
IatronB high il tho Orler run fur Office thei
position at the polls vas not materially atroctes
by tue taas that they belonged to tue Grange
, As Instances may be cted tho running Of hlr
lsobison. Treasurer OF the Michigan Stat
taFango u tho Second District; Of h1r. J
Wsbster chidu III tia Convention and Henatora
contest IN lle aame Btate; Of Lii. ]. D. Whit
man, u the asseuth Iowa; OF Mr. W. II. Cham
bers, in tho Qoorgi4. Democratic Convention; q
M. q. 7. QuisenbetIy. On the Missouri peopln'
Ticket; tho declining OF denominations by Mr
y. W. Adams, 0ranI Master, III Iowa,-by Col
john Cochrano, MaHtor, In the Fifth Wisconsin
etc., etc,
!, TIE OFFICERS OF TAx NATIONAL ORANGE
arc Az follows:
.anafw-nnd1ey ". Adams, Nauknn, Ia.
tttsrdtrf-lllaTaa Taylos h,a,:II Carolina,
LrrtuFef-~T. 4. Th0tnpsnI, Minnesota,
| Stetrarl-A. J. Vaughan, alfsH!ss!p,i
nj j.,.{} W