The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08
THE PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
STATE GRANGE OF SOUTH CAR0e
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dr. of South Carolina, met at p. m. In
i,s fifth annual session.. and was opened
in due form In the fourth degfes by Hths
Worthy Master, D. Wyatt Aiken. The
officers were all present except Ceres and
H'ilu Flora The roll Of, Oranges was called
and sixty.two) Representatives af9aNofed
10 their names. it f;0Io
Bro. Leaphart, from Grange Ga, stated
that his Grange was in arrears to the
State Grange, but as it was one of the
l;,anges that had lost by the failure OF
Farley & Co, and Shb@ lo4s had he'd,
assumed BY the State Grange, lie asked
that said claim be absorbed by the pay
mcnt from time to time of the sqiiasteriv
dues.
On motion, the request was granted
The treasurer reported that the dele
catcs who had answered to the roll cal,
We're properly aeoscditea, 4 ahd .ahd each
during the evening paid into his hanaJ
all demands against their respective
Oranges, as shown by the secretary's
\ books.
The Worthy Master read the following
address, which, ON motion, was referred
;oa committee: ys. .,.-.i,s..- Il
Brothers and Sisters, Of the State Grqn1qc
ot .Solth Carolina: ." '7 q, q. -
At the annual meeting of this body in
November, 1875, q resolution was passed
authorizing the Master and Executive
\ Committee to revise our bylaws, aud to
\ select the time of holding our annual
i sessions. Mature cOnsidcrationtjuduce
the selection OF the first "Wednesday in
D February. Hence, moro than a twelve.
/ month has elapsed since we last assem-.
\ bled and so many have been the changes
j and so momentous tho times, that our
\ Order in South Carolina has had its i'm.
4 portance almost overshadowed BY other
h interests more potential with the public
H mind. For the past six months our
\ Grauges have been generally inactive.
\ Many have died of inattcntion, some
4 have consolidated, others are dormant,
\ and but few are live, active, working
/ Oranges. Much responsibility rests upon
4 this session of the State Grange. You
H will be expected to create anew that en-
4 husiasm which once induced farmers
throughout the State 70 cast their lots
h with us. You must revivify the Order
n or its usefulness is gone. A Grange must
a be progressive to be advantageous to its
membership; for tito become stagnant
Il is to invite dissolution. I am assured.
4 however, that due attention to the be-.
q hests of our Order will grrvive tan our
oranges, hiid prevent a continnuuaannce of
y our lethargic existence.
n Az our last meeting. the Master was
H authorized to appoint in each county a
Deputy, whose duty it should be to visit
Fl all the new Oranges herever charter
members demanded it; this work, toe,
was to be done Us voluntary pleasure,
and at no expense to the State Grange,
i tho necessary, travelling expenses being
h allowed from the Initiation fees whenever
4 Subordinate Oranges were organized
H Before making dny such appointments I
n determined to try the experiment in my
H own county by doing wha.. would be ex-
pccted of these appointees. The result
d was. was away from home sixteen days
II 10 private conveyance, and found the
.iOor entirely too, irksome 10 be dope as
4 agratnity. Consequently, aE.sr advising
a what was expected of these deputies,
a was unable to get Masters in one half of
4 the counties of the State, who were COM
n petent, to consent to perform this labor,
and, thc:Fefofes app9ihtedlt H9t d faW dep
n uties.
II The Master consented to perform the
duties of his office without remuneration.
confess l have done but little, and
Yielded to but few of the many calls
= made UPON me; but the little that Iidid
do consumed eighty-one days'of the year,
Il or just about thrco months cf wOrt ins
time. do not believe that the farn.efs
I OF Salth Carolina will cver'again consent
i to'cxaCt labor of any officer without re-
turning him an equivalent for work done.
81 trust therefore, you will in your wis
aom contrlve some means by which req
nar visits tG the subordinate Oranges
q Will be made by the proper officer during
81 me ensuing year, for which remuneration
will be allowed and paid, -, =
q am unable To suggest methods by
which our Oranges can be revived and I
am unwilling to present for your consid-
81 Grafton enterprises that might be entered
II INTO and controlled by our subordinate
II Mhlanges, while SO much lethargy prevails
4 throughout the State. am satisfied,
however ,Sy' if you adop: a system Of quar-
;Wriy reports, which, in addition to turn-
Z Nshlnng tho information required BY the
& Hatonal Grange, will advise the brother
= M.. hooa throughout the State upon the con
uluonof our crops Mt ttgtated times during
& Inc year, you win have taken one sbep in
iie tPsnt direction. These reports should
ye rewarded promptly by he:frstday 81
me e1F hFsf month of each quarter, and con
H ahaated tor publication by the Secretary
" t4e'ntate Grange as soon thereafter a.
n maSliic;able. Some convenient forms oi
Fl ,uc1 sue oiankfepo-ts are herewith submit
~u; as Lean see no objection to giving
,uch information to the world, ( vii
a asree 70 publish the Secretary's quarterly
p fGeasoiidated report, free of cost to the
Il %s.ahse, lnthe Agricultural Department
OF the weekly Ne,es. :
Az our last meeting we also redubited
,lolahtary, contributions of only one dol
Fl a. is' sefh from all the Oranges in South
JnLoihe .h,n tnscre-.e G::a .!.s. >.sc...a
~u,e US to! issue a monthly bulletin ol
Mh.slar Mar otlnformation OF for the Patrons OF
n,us m,ossoandry, Some few Oranges contrib.
.uoae sas COLLAR each, and there was con.
fflaently esort of spasmodic appearance
v.; ashaii Circular, that from it's irregular
Islts 70 tho Oranges could not possibly
ddaassees1seneiitted them the amount expen.
suanor a lor itp publication. Its issue has
""Hly become extinct. $50
~. ns editor of the Rural CdYolnian
anS assa eFeEK effort to induce the Patton,
"a @4et tStrangcrs to sutsGrihn TO the only
E lsl.utsafal lsrlSs journal in the State, particu
I2 In,;2s. =? the State Grange, by foEmal reso.
@ @m." mad commended this monthly
R|s?.Ine RskIine to tile farmers of the State
mIsi Is y iate was that Of the monthly cir.
bsr;, ana already it has cess,d to exist
Fl pug pug: aied iroIs, wanti6f paiIonage! D r.
+ baro oloiy- theJc; two enterprises NIGH
IA un,e ,o surs.sea ~ had they been conducted
f on, rvn ~ ss1e basis of voluntary issues; lfdi
S Peopie seem to be- aSegse to pay f0I