The Van Buren press., 1875-10-26
Meeting Of the County Grange.

town of Alma, ON October the 9th and
9th, 1875. The committee appointed a,
our last meeting, TO see the proprietors OF
the different threshers of the county, and
ascertain, as near as possible, the amoun,
OF grain raised, and aggregate average
yield per acre, asked further time, with
privilege to report at any time to the sec
retary.
The committee on the good Of the or
der, made the following report through
their chairman, NJ F, Locke:
10 tho members of the county grange o
Crawford county:
We whose names are hereunto subscri
bed, having been appointed by our res
pectlve oranges as committee to make
such suggestions as, in our judgment
would prove beneficial to our order, anG
having had the subject under con.idera
ton, and believing, as we do, that some
thing should be done at once Of the kline
which we recommend, and that the sue
cess, if not the existence, of the order
depends upon practcability and utility o.
the plows, and propositions put on foo
at this meeting, We have given the sub
jeet more thought,
And first we would respectfully rec
ommend that, without hearty, cordial
and complete co operation upon the par
Of our members, in buying our supplies
and selling our produce, we are doomed
to disappointment, if We expect to real
alize much profits.
Secondly Earnestly recommend the
establishment of grange store upon the
Rochdale plan, If we cannot raise more
than two hundred dollars to commence
with
Thirdly. We would recommend the
appointment of judicous committee
competent to the task Of sscertaning the
capacity aad adaptibility of A NJ. Gala.
han machinery, to the end that we may,
upon the Rochdale plan, establish a cot
ton and wooden mandatory, such as will
be sufficient to convert our raw material
into the fabrics of prime necessity and
importance; and that said committee
that they decide said power and machi-
merry to be adequate to the purpose indi
Gated. open hooks, and ascertain what
amount of stock they can raise for said
purpose, and in the event the sum of Ave
thousand dollars be raised, they shall at
once inform the stock holders, and call a
meeting to consummate the objects here
in set forth
Fourthlv We would recommend that
We use all available means at our com
mand to raise our own pork, and as we
have good hog country, we should raise
a surplus, at least sufficient for EN- gf ants
and, in order to the same, we recommend
the improvement of our stock hogs, by
raising from none except such as we
know to be OF superior breeds, such as
will approach their growth in eighteen
months, and will take on fat at an early
age.
And we, in order to the Introduction
Of better steck, would recommend that i
one, two, or even half dozen, canno
Purohasa pair Of hogs, cattle. sheep ol
horse, such as would be best suited to
the country, and from which the best re
suits would arise, then let whole grange
join in the purchase, and after a few is
sues start could be had, and enough
sold 20 reimburse US partly, if not in
whole, for our outlay Again, we would
suggest that every county grange should
serve as an emf ration society, at least
so far as to furnish, for publication and
dissemination, a schedule which would
show, at a glance, the approximate
amount of tlable land in the county for
rent, and for sale, and the price of the
same. The probable price ofsupplies, at
least of the necessaries of life, together
with the state of morals religion and in
telligence, as is indicated by the number
and scholars Of schools, churches, and
evidences of industrial Improvements.
And surely. the county grange should
not overlook the prime object of its for.
nation, as declared by the national
grange. to-wt: The education Of our
selves and children, by reading ourselves.
and placing in the hands of our children
valuable books and periodicals on agri-
cultural and kindred Subjects, and by ear
nest, urgent admontions, teach hem the
sentiments of the good and wise of every
age and country, viz: That all men should
eat bread by honest industry; that lion
esty, industry and frugality with intelli-
gence, is the only safe and certain road
to happiness that it is upon the farm we
can breathe the pure tmosphere of heav-
en-, pursue an honorable, Independent life
free from the contaminations of the
crowded city, and the temptations of the
village, all of which is respectful y sub
mitted. nj. +. LOCKE, Chm.
A. B Howell, Jane. E Smith. John c,
Belton, M, c. Lemley and Henry
Shblcy.
BY motion Il committee of seven were
appointed to carry out the objects of the
above report, consisting Of Henry Shib-
ley, NJ F. Locke, NJ c. Lemley, Fl B
Hale, b + Massey, James c. Wright,
and E. G.. w Whitesides.
A B. Howell presented the following
resolution which was passed;
That the committee of seven, on facto.
rv and store, have the power to regulate
the value OF shares, and all business per
tanning to setting on foot the store and
factory
The following preamble. by NJ. F.
Locke, aud resolution from Prairie Grove
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