davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1875-03-22

Sbpinbfnht iptrb gsbeilt.
@n ben &sbacisur Der ngusinia @taais
@aSstif."
gSfr'bts Sreunh:
Welsn Gle astduie SIREN 2sl,rn bsnat.
rlgiissn, paB it Ste
GSeauin6fucbt
lIfsr btt'sn Fam. lsmis ATE Ssbler esr sstls
nnO ennss nn0 ZAP i'd rGbrsnp meiner pfaris
lbsr bunsrt 5Gle asbsilt bats nnp
$1,000 90
fur ieeen Bau asbf, Ter curdb msine Mepain
n'tt a%sbsisrt pitb. 9n ref Shat. msius lie
bsvseuaune III f. ita,f, bab lob teten Qetesnpsn
zine probs mpnt knbsa perbe,
wenn er iit an mid trenbet.
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hem Sts ~iNen. bab er Ieipst. So Sertleibe
Mit M1tuna s~rasbeni
Sbr
Or. 3. s. 8urt
90. SO @iaiams Ctr, Nsw gerf.
26 II INIT
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GtfenpaDnert etc.
Tbefnpeafe nnb Sbip @isenbobn,

Nbeiapeafe unb Sbip @iienbabn.
an anb nod ben 2Ofen eeytbr 1874 yeriaHen bic
yafaster-3ds Rt&mnOb,
u att. Stir @prbenspiue, gtrfrttesp tne.
Stauntcn, Nbtie Snlpbur, Stntsn unb alien anberen
Swtf@sntationsa tdgliG, (auseeupmmen Gcnntaasj nm,
8 80 Iar q. %. Dieter 3us f6Iiest I'D In @osbsnss
Stue an bic Orange. 8uipeper, Warrentrn, WanaHee.
Aiyannrta. grdibin9tpn 4 NIB ben Wc.ben. unb ut Gtdr-
90 uub rem Sittn. "
- taa6 @prscnsSine, aeIt&, mt Nusnatm. @cnr.
1879, ar frelGefiGdst Der Bug I'm 8:30ltbrNadm. abdebt
Dieter 3a9 ~serbintet I'D In 6 srbrntptnr nit Sen Waf,t.
suGeerS Mu. vi: Gifenb. tar apndturs II. Dasbfnatsn.
@IpreB.- Sur Sunetisn, @ortpnspiae. Gbdript.
tesptae, Stauntpn, Rcfben. G~ppinatin, gpbite Sulvbur.
2untiu8trn unS allen 3pifhsnfatirr.n ,tpiftsn apbtte
Sh,ppur naS SnnttretSn tasIi6, (ausasnnmmsn Sam,
da8sI un $50 .. M. Dieftr 9ua ~psrbinbet ia In
@ereonsStae fur Gferanbria, Waf6ina.on unt Sem
Msfesn uno tur burlington NIT ben Dampf,rn 9sRrua
un1 S~lettrope, FUR cincinnati, ben Wefen uab z atref,
gGeetn rueitersr 1asfunft ptnbe man fS an Wp. s26
Wan strass, Saodrb nne gr&ana. 5ptel ebe. fsteds
man tn bs Office Der @sfenf&eft Srr
u. s.. Nerrn,
@ereral-S superintendent.
Cigar Billet.
Gereraf pae nnb It6et Naen
, 1875-03-22

gruaotr. Metbooiiten= STRIDE. Oie
Mrbeiter iino fieibis Oamit bei6dftist,
Die bOl5erne nmsebun9 bes Sburmes
Der obisen Stride au %entfernen. Statt
Der @6iefer=8 eoeduns 1T oieielbe jeyt
BON 6old.
, 1875-03-22
Softer unb 0alile.

@leaonte Sdulidube fir Mdoher
unb &naben.
5eine &albsleoerne 9ticfeln un6 Sd)u
be fir Serren, &naben nno Siinalinae.
Stiefel gum Sn0pfen uno nit @pisen
fir Oonen. . .doden uub &inber.
Softer, Baltic uno Sdadteln gu her,
untcraeieeten preiien.
@ummi nebeihube o anen Sorte,
gu iebr hiliaen Breiicn.
Seitclte 4rbeit miro gut perfertiat
unb baS Yaiicn 9arrantirt Nusbc6c>
rltnaen ueroen aufs 0eite uto Hinflidl>
1e belorot 6err Sobn $. Goihn
miro es iebr freuen Ieinen alteren &unoen
iuas, belte1te grbeit tetr'fft. beoienen 81,
oiirfen. German Holdlen & eruoer,
No. ou9 mnb Sill Broad Strassc,
, 1875-03-22

Grcitas Ibeno, als sinise &naben
gal ipielten. in nYu6er,Omn S!ats"
serjetben iie nit einisen 9lesera in
9treit. Gin 'ueiBer anabs, Mamens
Stepenlon ,puroe bur9 einen Stein, Der
bon einem Neser seworien, sefdbrli9
o%erlpunbet.
, 1875-03-22

Sonnabenb Inn 7 lbr batten mir
mieber Elm 9onnertpetter bier, na6oem
cs ben gan5en Sag sereGnet; pielei6t
wiro bic Witteruns oarna6 b~eitdnoi9cr
iperben.
, 1875-03-22

9ie Dame mel9e, ipie Sornabenb in
nnierem 8latte bemerft, D Ginbre=
9ern, 1T 9errn 8alenti1es Saait, per-
munoet pnroe utso ibren @rm brad, mar
6rau s. 8. 8o1.
, 1875-03-22

ps~ Cine aroBe Nuswabl Voaelfdfi@
&c, bon peridleoener 6orm uno su alien
Freiicn iino ltetS uorratbia bei
@eor9e &lein,
SEQ 6l2 & GA Sroao StruEe.
, 1875-03-22

Sobn Mit9el Der irldnbii9e gatriot
,uel9er bier wahreno beg Grieses &e=
oacteur beg uHidmonb @gominer u. gn=
quirers" mar, 1T lesten Sonnabeno
IN sSrlano ae]tprben.
, 1875-03-22
h'9monS eeusr Alarm.G ,ltaropb.
Nlar m & a It n.

alarm & a t E n.
90. 2 Grfe pulissi Station.
M0. 3 3wsits gOli3si Citation.
~. A Tritts gorisei @tatiOu.
No. 5 Sprissnbaas. Bite straee, nobs
8rcap. "'"
Wv. . ~SOOf ans eatbsr Somle," Broad
StraBe, sipilaen bsr 9tem unb fOten.
Nr. Z spriBsnbaas, 1step ests.. nab
0ranfIin. "'
No. 1-2 &pdetts.
No. 10 Ode Der 12ten unb Ctr.
NO. IA Ode Der 1Oeu uns gyrb ctr.
no. 10 Gde Der tiisn unb Gars Ctr.
NO 10 @de Der Yine unb Miaiu ctr.
Ne. II gde esr 3tsn uno DUAL ctr.
No. 2-t Ode Der 25fen uub groab e,re
Mr. 2-3 Gds Der 17tsn unb Marlbaa CTR
no. - Ode Der 17tsn nnp Maltiuotpn
Ctr.
w. s-5 MstrOyulitan eilen, @srt.. It
Ctr.
No. 20 Ode Der 5tsu uns Main CIR.
Mo. 81 Gde Der 14tsn unb Maia CTR.
Wo, 3-2 Ode Der 22fsm uue Maiu ctr.
Ne. "a Gde Ter 13t'n uns gary ctr.
No. 50 Stat:ildfs ~armenbans.
Mo. SO 1rsresar @iien.@erfe,
|o. Al iOtsn Strabs auilneu Main unb
@ary.
MD. AZ 8rchS gtru6s gde Sail aQy.
dl n n
10. AS Gds Curing unb pine Ctr.
Np. As Cdr OF q m.s MS n...
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9te'str Speferei, @rmiirs, Wein
unb 0iqupr- 2aeen.
bon
o, Spttiabeimcr,

Jto. 8 l4te Stra6e
Sa srlante mir meinsn Treunben unb Be.
fannie. ,rtpte lsm Dub!ifum i'm 2Qaemeiuen
a1'3uastsen, zap ih pom liten Sun. ;. s. an,
eine Orrcfrts erDfrnet babe unb nesen ben se-
tpobhl den amsrifariiHen G,rece. les, ale beut
lds Waarsn, ais: Z imturgcr- uno
g et3s-8dfe beutlGe 8ritbte, 5cz
ME @r G NJ Sinicn, q ii & etc, etc
flbre. 3usleit made ih aui mein reihbals
ttess Snssr Won " tisften Goanae,
Defenders aufben caIifrrnilGsn fir meci,iniide
3reds, mel1'r 5 Satrr alt 1T, nufmertlnm.
Sneem i9 rir bic 0'Ite ber @aarea unb
bic blu'shen grsils sarantire, b,ttet UNI siti.
sen 3uipru&
Y. 8ptttabeimer
Nr. s l4te Strage.
MI Init
, 1875-03-22

Sie Staatsgeiebsebuns BON Noro=
Carolina but beI6loiIen, auf cen 6.9sp=
TENDER cine Notwithstanding e%inSu=
berufen.
, 1875-03-22

B6s~ Ger refine BON mir felbit in,pors
tirter adte Qebcrtbrau, (@ob 2ioer Stl.)
anerfannt baS bette. {. Wagner.
Mpotb.fer.
, 1875-03-22
epuetttoner BON 9rieffalfen.

goh 8alten an ten stpsi bslonberen m,o.r
i W. W G ~ SSfsrnfdtsn bsfanm Tut, $50 NM
go y. M: l BIS unt s n. aR, Gonm
40 9. VI. unb 7 81. 81. O"
@n Setertaeen = $50 q. SIP rr,.
" W. @on allen anbern ao1er salty aav
e1e Sr'ets auf benz &iidwey.ser 5r3oer ano."
vuN. U. Z. 8nn Gem, %. Ms0
, 1875-03-22

pa 6riider @arten Saume1,, gu flu
ben bel 8. Waaner Npotbefer,
Gde Der 6ten uno Vropb Ctr.
, 1875-03-22

ses- &eroieue Sel beinl 6ob, iowie
audi anoere Scle. Wlus. Ffeffer, Sooo
II /. TO-, i'm groBen unO &lcincn 3u uer'
faufeu uno fret ius Saus s%elieiert
8. Us agner, Oro9uif.
, 1875-03-22
Vinlabmna
gum
NDD nj { III
auf bic bsnti&s iluarirte
NGer< unb 0artentau~
0inlaDmna

Settung,
(Serausesbsr: %. u. Coleman. Milpaufss. spise.1
3eitltrift ar
9anbmirtbldaft, @irbsud4 ObRbau.
.sinmsn' u. Sieusn,ntt n ben "a miiienfrsis
e,l1siat felt benz Sa bre 1870 reaelmGRia an.
tanes jtoen Mcnats. Der Mbonnemeutss
strast bel @prenssabluns (inrluf,e yortp)
nur IS Geuts per Sabr.
Ssbe Nummet enlbalt 3 nalartifel iter
bic iiber biz ssridiete' en- i3meiae bsr seISs
unb 81 artentpirthi9aft. Bulls unn Sauss
tuirtbi9aitIi1e Mafi GBc. fpmie ionlftasn ae.
m.iunuB t&sa esisfcH nsbf Sluarationei.
Wit her De,em ternummer wit elm SnboltS.
Sersei1nie tss Sabra anss ,orie Elm umIdIaa
s~elisfert. Tieie tGt btntl6samet.tautI6e Heits
lhrift mire bereits Ron isbr
bielen Dsnti9en 9annwirIben, G1rtner,
PrinatIeuten u. l.. H..
in cen Ser. e taatfn sele1en nnb fintet ilberau
enc freurtli6e Aufuabme, Yroteu ummerr
werem untntae tli& an irssne cine glprsGe
ssrianbt. Musfanft srtbsili anb 9sfslunasu
beiprst
Sobn 8. pein.
Ssraasssssr bsr sTis0inia Staats @a,stts~
, 1875-03-22

4$e"kW o'aku ~ 1SIC
awiiGen ber II. u. IS. Ctr.
gsutihe pelifate1en Gambling
Gmmsntbater Safe,
Qimtnreer 4die
5plantii9er &abm &G1e,
Winlter 8die.
@tbam.r &dle,
0runer Sdwe;ser aGle,
" nl@atel adls
Sarb A1(e
une Diem gIolfer 6alr.
Seine Gerpelnt @urlf. SoA. s. rinae, @bri.
ltiana NnGpSis, SYrl banter Sarcsler,
Sarbinen, @emiir3e, sstrpdenbe
SriiGte NIB
ale Scrtcn Observation-Disclosures Jerner Gil
t,s's Sleii4 @rtraft, 2actraus, Garina, Or.
Muguf 5amt. Sruitbee, yflaifr unb Grc.
pfen, Weine, &p9nac, @bisties, @preials,
Nnsu itura gitters, @ilfas Bsrltusr aiimmel,
nne i6wepii3e St.ei9bSlsdeu, lOmis cine
evOBe Muspa bl anberer Z aGeu. fir bic bsf,
Auansitat Der Waaren sarantire i1 unc labs
mstne 6reunbe, 70 tpie bas eetbrte pubt,fnm
elm, li9 s~efalielt ppn Der @iite unb 8iaiafeit
meiner Waare Su iiteraeusen.
Wlein Mpttr 1T: @rrBsr umIaB unb fleinsr
prpFt. bic Mense mug IS tr,ngsn.
5pbaGtunssSca
CHARLES Duncter.
, 1875-03-22
Orn9"pSe II 1ri'mn'i"9s.
Sebrneder gerg's
LADEN
1917 und 1913 Main Strssst,
Gfe Der 1Iten.

saS Dry @OOos miiGsn tiQis p~erfautt
tptrpsa I'm siaen srcBen MblaB su bespedfn.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Questions Answered.

Have members Of the grange a right to
buy goods through the grange agency and
sell them at a profit to outsiders TX.
No. Section tifty-four page twenty-seven
parliamentary Guide" says: 40 buy
through the grange aud sell to outsiders at a
profit is using the Order in a speculative
way wholly unwarrantable."
Can lady hold the office Of secretary in
the grange?-Q. Il. d.
Yes. The master Of the national grange
has decided that lady is eligible to any
Office in the grange. In many oranges the
records and reports would show a decided
Improvement if tho grange would elect a
lady secretary. Ladies always are better
penmen than men, and have more pride and
skill in keeping books correctly and neatly.
Sister @. q. Shaw, secretary Of the New
Hampshire state grange is ovcrseer,
and Sisters Matt Head and d. T. Chase are
members of the state executive committee.
Should Bro Chase die or resign, which II
is hoped he will not do, Sister Shaw would
be master.
Does change of occupation forfeit member.
ship in a grange &c.
No; unless the acts Of the member become,
hostile to the interests aud objects of the
Order. See sec. SO, page ~, parliamentary
guide.
Should members wear the regalia at every
grange meeting III. Z. d.
Yes.
How should the regalia be worn?-J. p. d
The sash is worn from the RICH
shoulder to the left hip, aud th
pouch in 'front.' You say your master say
sash over the left shoulder no is wrong
See parliamentary guide, sec 81 page ~
The guide was approved and ordered printe,
by the national grange at its session a
Charleston, S. g., February, 1875. Ifyou
master or secretary has not IA copy of theguidc
inform them if they will send to james K
Toby, Calais, he will send them one.
How many members wishing to retain tn
charter does it require to prevent a grang
from surrendering its charter and consolidat
ing with another grange ?-MEMBERs &. G..
Thirteen. Nine men aud four wome
can hold a charter and it cannot be SUI
rendered as long as they vote to retain it.
Refer to parliamentary guide sec 8!
page 35.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Illinois Business Agencies.

Eighteen county agents met Mt the Illinois
state fair to exchange views and hear what
the manufacturers had TO say of grange bust
ness. All these latter agreed that their bust
ness through the agencies OF the Order had
been conducted in nm cminontly satisfactory
manner. The committee on cooperation
presented q report whose main features are
rs follows;
In each county where the members of the
| Order are sufficiently numerous one or more
stock companies should be formed under
| law Tor the purpose of furnishing agrlcul-
tural implements and other goods. Capital
stock to be divided in shares of ten dollars
each, to be held only by Patrons; the paid
up stock TO draw interest. Each county
purchasing agent should, as soon as practica-
| Bile, place in the hands of the state purchas-
ing agent an order for the amount of agri-
cultural implements that will be needed
during the coming season, indicating In
each order the number and kind Of such i'm
plements, the manuiactOry ut which they
are to be made, the time and place Of deliv-
cry. Tho state purchasing agent to be au'
thorized to ascertain mt what prices the man
ufacturers will furnish said implements anc
ship them to the agents ordering them
Hold each organization responsible only iOl
its own order. The implements TO be paiC
for within thirty days of delivery, or in cast
longer credits are desired the orders are L
be classified and propositions solicited fo
each class. In case any orders should b.
regarded as undesirable by the manuiactur
ers the state purchasing agent is authorized
to withdraw them and receive propositions
on the remainder. Orders should be ar
ranged so as to make rs nearly rs possibl
carloads.
A general agency, the agents to give bond
and keep their books open for the inspectio
of the state grange, should be established Il
Chicago
J The above from the New York Worl
/ suggests to US the query What Arrange
5 ments are the Patrons of Vermont maxim
2 for the purchase of machinery during III
coming year? Only two or three counti'
r have county councils and not county granG
# in the state. No opportunity for consolda
IS ing county orders, or for oranges in dftereI
Il parts of county to know what purchas
}. are to be made by each other even grang
Il in adjoining townships shipping to and fro
l. the same depot often acting independently
Ie each other, paying high rates for freigl
r and buying in small quantities when
le combining their orders together better teri
it could be had and large saving in freig
10 bills.
70 The agents Of some oranges have be
10 thorough business men and through thu
is OWE energy have made the business featu
Or a success, writing to the neighboring graDe
no to give in their orders at the proper tin
* consolidating them, attending to shipms
ne of goods, distribution, etc They have ma
lis their own oranges success, and gTea
no aided the neighboriug oranges. In oil
oranges, started under the most hatteri
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Which is Most PrOftablei

The Farmers Central Association Of Cen.
tralia, as all know, connected a purchasing
agency with the association, allowing the
purchasing agent five per cent commission
for sales on manufacturers prices for agri-
cultural implements. In accordance with
n resolution of the association, committee
has, with our assistance, been gathering facts
and statements in reference to the direct aud
indirect operations of the Centralia purchase
ing agency, with the following profitable
results. 1t is our opinion that, in 6nan-
cial point Of view, farmers clubs can make
better showiugs than any other political or
unitarian organization known to the peO'
pie, in and for their material prosperity
If there is any liberal republican or demo
cratic club, that can show as healthy and
satisfactory balance sheet for one seasons
campaign, we would like to see it.
The territory comprised in the investiga
ton covers distance of fifteen miles north
east, west aud south Of Centralia, thirty
miles square including twelve business points
The sales from these have been almost en-
tirely regulated by the contract Of the Cen
tralia agency, The sale value of implement
sod within this area during the present sea
son, as shown by the Investigations Of tn
committee, amounts to S93,530, and this
We believe, is less, by $4,000, than tn
actual amounts sold as it has been Difficult
to get full and final figures. The averag
per cent received by agents in former sea
sons for the sale Of industrial implement
fully equaled thirty per cent. The agent
profit on S93,530, at thirty per cent, in
previous year, amounted to S29,059. Tn
agents profits on this amount of sales fc
] the season of 1873, at the contract price {
J the Centralia purchasing agency, five pc
cent, amounts to S4,676.50. Thus the IA
f mers, within thirty miles square, have save
through this purchasing agency s23, SS2.5(
being the difference between S28,059 al
: S4,676.5O; and it may be proper to sta
I that none OF tho above figures cover tho sal
of wagons manufactured outside the teri
D tory embraced in this statement. Our ia
T mer friends and business men may scrat'
Q their heads little as they reflect upon Il
s fact that the little gathering of farmers on
}, month during the past season at the city HI
i in Centralia has saved to the tillers Of I
Q soil the snug little sum of S23,3S2 3
y Now, what has it cost to run the ASSOCIATE
" from its organization up to date 7 The to
g expenses of every description, amount
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Credit to q VermOnter. .

Mr. j. p. Mcintyre, formerly Of ST AL
bans, has become a manufacturer Of plOws
at Three Rivers, Canada. The Herald and
Reporter Of that place both say that his
plows are in high favor, the pattern being
superior to anything hitherto used in Can
ada. One Of these papers says that Mr.
Mcintyre is the inventor of method of
crystalizing iron, by which the impurities
of the iron are expelled, and the pure metal
made harder than the hardest chilled iron.
This result being accomplished by natural
means instead OF rapid and unnatural cool
ing or chilling, the iron retains all the
strength and tenacity Of soft iron. In cxper-
lments made by Mr. l.. s. Hogeboom, Of the
Three Rivers Manufacturing company, il
could be drilled only by using turpentins
with the drill, when the same drill would 60
without the turpentine or oil through the
Oliver Chill or the Diamond Iron. Thi'
metal has been used in a limited way fol
two seasons by Mr. Mcintyre, and with tn,
most favorable results. 1t does not breaI
easily wears well, and, because Of its extrem
density and perfect flush, will clean 10 soil
where steel and chilled iron have heretoior
failed.--S Adams Messenger.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
Assignment of Judges.

At the general term Of the Supreme Court
held at Montpelier, the following assign
mept Of judges was made for the year end
ing December /. 1876;
FOR SUPREME COURT.
Observation-Disclosures, Royce, Red6eld,
Powers January 4.
Frauklia-PierpOnt, Wheeler' Redfeld'
Ross January 10.
Grand Isle-Pierpont, Wheeler, Red6eld,
Ross January l8.
Addson-Barrett, Wheeler, Red6eld,
Ross January "a.
Acknowledgment, Barrett, Royce, Pow
ers; January o.
Benuiugton-Pierpont, Royce, Ross, Pow.
ers FEBRUARY 3. ft.F
Windham--Pierpont, Barrett, Wheeler
Powers FEBRUARY IA.
Windsor-Pierpont, Wheeler, Red6eld
Ross FEBRUARY "a.
Orange-PierpOnt, Barrett, Royce, Boss
March 7.
Washington-Barrett, Royce, Ross, Pow
ers.
Lamoille--Wheeler, Royce, Ross, Powers
Oreans-Barrett, Wheeler, Royce, Ross
Essex-Barrett, Royce, Red6eld, Powers
CALEDONIA. Barrett, Ross, Rel6eld, Powers
FOR COUNTY COURT.
Pierpont, Chief Judge; Addison, Chit
tenden.
Barrett, Judge; Windsor, Windham.
Wheeler, Judge; Rutland, Bennington.
Royce, Judge; Franklin, Grand Isle.
Red6eld, Judge Washington, Orleans.
Ross, Judge Caledonia, Essex.
Powers, Judge; LamOille, Orange.
j. PIERPoNT, Chief Judge.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12
vERMoNT FARMER. AGRICULTURAL NEWSPAPER

can give time and attention TO the grange
and the study Of tho questions which con-
Germ them, interest in the Aid Society is
rapidly increasing and applications are COM
ing in from new sections. Whenever mem
bers Of the Order have given careful thought
10 the plan upon which the society works,
there il has made good growth. What we
want now is to have attention attracted 10 il
more closely in oranges from which no ap.
plications for membership have been received.
When the member has paid his initiation fee
he has nothing further to pay except when a
member dies, then every surviving member
is notified Of such death aud pays each one
dollar to the society, all Of which is paid TO
the bene6ciaries Of the deceased member.
The society has now been in operation for
nearly one year, and fortunately no assess
ment has yet been made. IL is indeed quite
remarkable that no death should have 90.
CURED. Tho secretary is always ready To
give all needed information concerning tho
society to such as address him. Bylaws
and blank applications can also be procured
by addressing the secretary, s.. Van Duzer,
Elmira, N. Y.-Husbdndman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-11-12

promises Of success, no one has been found
who seemed competent TO manage the hnau-
cial operations Of the grange For season
all went we'll with them the novelty OF the
work, the excitement of saving upon few
purchases, and the impetus given them BY
reports from neighboring oranges, induced
the members 10 attend, and added largely TO
their numbers. As the novelty wore away
and the business agent neglected to take or
ders and tho members to attend or hand IN
their orders, the interest in the meetings de-
creased until hardly quorum could be got
together. A county or district organization
aud an agent for the county or district who
would notify those aggRrd oranges Of the
goods about TO be purchased by other oranges
would remedy this defect and breathe the
breath Of life ioto some oranges which to-
day have largo membership and q small
attendance at their meetings.
Vermont, though early in the grange
movement, is late in adopting county or
district system of grange meetings, which
alone can make the class Of oranges l have
named q success.
In the West the county system IS encour-
aged by the state grange and state agency,
and they cooperate together harmoniouslY.
A state agency cannot attend TO the minor
details in every county and town in any
state, aud If no arrangement is made by the
state executive committee, and state agency
for district agencies, enterprising men take
the matter 10 their own hands, obtain favor
able terms from dealers who are ever ready
to sell or break down the grange and its
regular agencies, aud ship goods, leaving the
regular agency without patronage. They
cannot be blamed for their actions, neither,
as many Of tho oranges who patronize them
have business agents, who are either incom-
petent or have not the time to spare to at
tend to their financial affairs, and in ouI
present system they are not recognized and
cannot receive any compensation for Their
labors; but with county or district sys'
TEN, authorized and controlled by the state
grange and under the direction of the state
executive committee, such an irregular sys
TEN would never be attempted, the state
agency would be better understood and APP
preciated, and weak oranges without al
agent Of any tact or ability could and would
give their orders to the county agent whose
interest it would be to visit them and solicit
their orders. We again repeat what We
have long advocated, "the county grang'
should be unit in our Order subject tC
the state grange" with county agent, store
houses or warehouses at u convenient point
or points; county unions held at least quar-
terly, and members of the state executiv,
committee, the state officers, and the stat,
agent should meet with them frequently a
their unions. Until such plan is adopted
we shall hear of weak oranges holding meet
ings enthusiastically without a quorum
present, and never availing themselves o
the financial advantages offered the Orde
by any of the grange agencies.