The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-08-31
Larger Grunge Asaoo;ations,

We make tie following extract from
circular letter from John J. Jones
master OF the National Grange, rela-
ting % Grange Associations
Now, how is it proposed 10 district
our country and prepare for tho COM
pletion Of tho Grange part Of our pro-
posed international cooperation
Tie division Is merely suggestive,
and made from s survey Of the whole
field of our labor. Tho proposed dis
tricts are Of course, subject to such
change, and the establishment of such
branches, as the convenience Of their
business may require. In each district
a city is suggested, with no object in
view but 10 select the NEST convenient
center fer Headquarters Other prom
nent cities are expected to become cen
tiers Of such branches as may demand
By growth and exigences OF the direct
international trade proposed. Ship
ping points viii be at the most adYan-
tageeus shipping points in each dis
trict
J. The States and Territories ofthe
Mississippi Valley, including Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Dakota, Minnesota,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Missouri. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana Headquarters at St.
Louis.
2. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneti-
cut, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Head
quarters, New York.
3. Virginia, West Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama. Headquarters at At
lantG.
4. Texas and Indian Territory.
Headquarters, Galveston.
5. California, Nevada and Arizona.
Headquarters, San francisco.
6. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana. Headquarters, Portland.
at the proper time it is proposed to
give due notice for meeting in the
cities indicated Of all members of our
order who may wish to unite in form
ing such associations, to secure the
benefits of direct trade for the Oranges
Of the six districts.
II is expected that these meetings
viii decide upon the name, rules, di-
reciors, amount of stock, size of shares
ETC., necessary to place the company
on working basis.
1t is proposed that all such conpa-
mics shall be called Grange Co-opera-
tive Associations, to distinguish them
clearly from other associations which
may be formed for similar purpose.
For example: /. Grange Co-opera-
tive Association Of the Mississippi
Valley 2. Grange Cooperative Asso-
citation Of the Northeast; 3. Grange
Cooperative Association of the South
cast 4. Grange Co-opertiye Associa-
ton Of Texas, etc. Their understood
object win be;
/. Such direct trade between our
States as may seem desirable.
?. The collection of farm products
TO be shipped 10 European co-opera-
tors and other consumers through the
Anglo-American Co-opera-
tive Trading Company.
s. The distribution, among Ameri- F.,
can farmers and others, of the pro- ,
ducts Of cooperative industry in Eu-
rope or at home.
4. The formation ia harmony with t
'ther American cooperative societies S
IF the American section of this Anglo !
American Cooperative Trading Com s
'any, as the proposed medium Of such a
lirect foreign trade. f
Each Of these proposed associations
5 expected 10 adopt its own rules and
equations in accordance with "the L
ystem OF rules tor the government of t
cooperative associations" as recon- o
nended AT the Ninth Annual Session b
{ the National Grange modifying e