The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-01-02

Hshed foYty-OAe cooperative assOcla-
tions for selling goods and manufactur-
ing, and twenty-nine insurance compa-
MES, representing capital to the amount
of s., 100000.
The southern oranges, notably those
of Mississippi and Arkansas, are active
Iy bestirring themselves in endeavoring
to attract immigration to their states.
The English labOrers' union is in active
correspondence with the Arkansas state
grange on the subject.
The proposed amendment to the con-
the founders of the order life members
of its supreme council, has been re-
jected by the state grange of California,
which followed the example of Illinois
and other states.
Birds Greek grange, 104, Texas, re-
fused to tolerate members who loan
money at from three to six per cent. q
month, and instructs its representatives.
in the state Legislature to use their in
fuence to pass law making all interest
over ten per cent. per annum illegal
The patrons of Lowndes county, Ma,
are doing some good work. Thy kave
secured . line of steamboats, botWeeu
Columbus and Mobile, which viii bking
down the rates of freight 30 low shae
there will be q saving this winter to the
farmers of the county alone of from
$50, 600 to 800, 600.
The Arkansas grange warns the me-
groes against an imposter who is driv-
ing thriving trade in the way of or
ganizing new oranges among the colored
people. He makes no restrictions as to
the number of charter members, and, in
consideration of the hard tines, has le-
duced the fee to fifty cents head.
In many oranges an effort is being
made to render their organization more
complete and permanent. Some are
building or renting halls, furnishing
them nicely, and ornamenting them
with works of art some are establish
ing libraries, and some providing read
ing All this is as it should be.
-Rur0I World.
There may be live oranges with dead
members in them. but there can be no
dead oranges with live members in
them. A half dozen live, vigorous,
energetic; persevering Patrons will keep
any grange in the country in healthy
condition, and are worth whole regi-
ment of cold, luke-wsrm, half-and- half
members. Farmer.
G. T. Qaisenberry having registered
as treasurer of the Missouri state grange,
the executive committee have selected
the Central national bank, of Bonneville,
Missouri, as the depository for the
money belonging to the state grange.
The president of the bank, Capt. J. L.
Stephens, has given q bond of CSC, goo
and will act as their financial agent
under the directions of the executive
committee.
A committee of Columbia (Tennessee)
grange, appointed to make suggestions
relative to the wintering of stock, etc,
in view of the short crop caused by the
drought, recommended all to prepare at
once for the sowing of wheat, oats, rye
and barley on every acre that can be
spared from their other crops. They
also emphatically advise every patron to
practice what he breaches, by making an
earnest effort, if in debt, to get out of
debt, and in no event to go in debt for
anything, but practice the theory, "pay
as you CO."
The grange movement in Texas has
made rapid progress during tho last
twelve months. There are now over six
hundred organized oranges in Che state,
and number of deputies in the field
organizing more. It is estimated that
the present cotton crop of that state be-
longing to the patrons will be handled
for one-third less than last year, and
that the business men who propose to
sell at these prices are among the best
in the state. Col. w. w. Lang, of
Marlin, Texas, a native of Wayne coun-
ty, Mississippi, and for many years
resident of that state, is master of the
state grange of Texas.
The Northern Granger has the follow
ing on the subject of less work and more
profit Farmers work too many hours
in day, too many days a week, and too
many weeks ins q year. Nothing is
gained in the end by thus shaving the
life away. Though most farmers regard
it as necessary, yet it is through the
grange we learn better; and the sooner
we see about it the sooner shall we see
that we might have done SO before. Let
us get together in the grange, and, by
thinking a little, devise some plan of
our hard work with the sleek
and weel-fed middleman, and of sharing
a portion of his elegant leisure. OF
course ne Will OD1eCC 10 ILLS b0OW Oh
on our part, but we must
press our courtesy upon him until there
shall be something of fair distribu-
ton OF the good things of this world
MS. We do not demand extra
ordinary privileges; we demand justice.
We do not labor to pull others down
we do but labor to build ourselves mp.
Six Thousand years of single-handed
efforts has failed to accomplish any sat
isfactory result in that direction, and
it is but the part of common wisdom to
try other means tn tighten our labors
and enhance our profits"
Since the Patrons of Husbandry came
out of the late political campaign with
the integrity of their order unimpaired
they should be and probably are more
than ever hopeful of realizing the great
est benefits that may flow from the or
ganlzation. The time could not be said
to be wasted il the members met at
stated periods for no other purpose than
social converse. The meetings, however,
should be made to yield tangible re-
suits. This much is preliminary to
It il desirable to know the
exact number Of acres eoxed "a wheat !
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