Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-02-10
G a N c. TIE M S.


Indiana adopted all the proposed amend
ments to the constitution.
Massachusetts, elected ThaddelIs Graves
Master, in place Of NJ. j. p. FELTON,. This
during the past year.
Colorado held its State meeting on De-
cember IA, 1875. 1t adopted all the pro-
posed constitutional amendments. The new
Master is J. E. Washburn, of Big Thomp-
son.
All but four counties in New Jersey have
oranges. The Secretary of the State Grange
reports 81 oranges, with a membership of
1922, an incsease of 740 in the last nine
months.
MI. Samuel E. Adams, Master of the Min
nesota State Grange, in his annual address,
favored Legislative control over railroads
not, as he stated, to cripple the roads, but
for the purpose of subjecting their manage
ment to public scrutiny.
Pennsylvania reported at its last State SEES
sion $50 subordinate oranges, an increase of
100. The Master considers that the different
oranges have saved from SS75, 900 to 100000
by the cooperative system in purchasing.
The Illinois State Grange adopted resolu-
tons favoring the taxation of the property
of churches, charitable institutions, and de-
posts in savings banks. Also, a resolution
declaring the double taxing of mortgaged
property, to.wit: Taxing the land in the
hands of the owner in full, and the holder
of the mortgage to the extent of his mort
gage, is unjust and oppressive and demands
a remedy. These questions are becoming
very prominent in the oranges, and the Or
der seems, to be unani NOUS in favor of the
action as above.
The Michigan State Grange adopted the
following resolution at its late session in De-
cember:
R%esolued, That we regard the principle of
pay as you go, which we make a cardinal
principle of our Order, as one calculated I'M
der all circumstances to promote the pros
perity of those who practice it, and hence
urge upon all Patrons to bring themselves
as rapidly as possible to its universal prac-
tice.
In Maryland there are 15S oranges and
about 5000 members.
Four oranges in Fairfield, county, Ohio,
are erecting grange halls.
The american Patron favors grange banks
with large capital.
The Visions sin State Grange did wisely i'm
re-electing III. E. Huxley Secretary.
G. N. Riley, State Entomologist of Mis-
souri,, is Master Of the St. Louis Grange.
The Pennsylvania State Agency did a
business of $13l ,SsS, at a cost of s., 200 last
year.
Vermont reports 2O6 subordinate oranges,
and LILO members, a gain of 1881 in the
last year.
The Ohio State Agency has closed a con-
tract for 500 double row drop check corn
planters to be delivered to patrons at q cost
not exceeding 1888 each.
The grange at Topeka, Kan, has ar
ranged for a course of lectures, to be deliv-
efed by gentlemen connected with the edu-
catlonal Institutions of the State.
Secretaries of Virginia oranges who have
ordered goods for members nave been, I'M
der a law Of that State, been assessed as
/" sample merchants, Z and asked to pay SlOo
tax each.
>. y. Guthrie, Business Agent of the Ken
tucky State Grange, charges DIR. Worrall
with attempting to injure the Order. DR..
W. is Chief Manager of the American Co
operation Union.
warren County (Ohio) Council, of which