The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-08

| conviction lS, that II c0-operatl0n Wer'
| studied and appreciated as it should b.
by the membership, it would become {
panacea for most of our ills. nCo-opera
ton does not mean -ioint-stockism, nor il
it buyingfoEeasR and selling at. cost! o.
underselling the mercantile establish
ments, of the conntryGdBut 1T is simply
entering lths1feldeofIc decomposition with
the MERCANTILE fraternity, and dividing
the profits of trade among the purchasers
If any half dozen Grangesiin in any county
I'M tile State were to establish a co-opera'
tive store upon this principle; and buy
and sell forscash; the customers Of the
store would soon discover the necessity
of fimore' rigid economy at home; they
would discard many Of their innumerable
wants,i most of which are imaginary al
beM, and, by reducing their habits of life
to d degree of consumption based solely
upon a cash system, they would, at an
early day, forget the aesh-pots of the
past, the poverty of the present, and en-.
tettain bright anticipations for the future.
I Can ID little, else than. bring the ,atten-
, tioh Of the Grange to this important sub:
ieM, But ] do 30 with an earnestness that,
couidi it,be shared. by Patrons throughout
the State, would prove, mighty lever in
regiving the Oranges. and restoring the
yShtea prosperity of our impoverished 4
Git 4his session you will alter or amend,
adopt or reject, the Bylaws published
|; by Che Master and Executive Committee.
Whilst I approve their publication, / feel
assured Article 8 should be amended 80
as to leave the place of holding our an
,nuai session to be selected by the Grange
itself and, in their failure. to. decide, to
: re9uire' the Executive. Committee to- se-
Lett the place. and give. the necessary
publicity before the succeeding annual
session!I,s ................ ~
At our last session brother was &C.
cused. of ,ffta assisting parties who had not
taken four degrees I'M gaining access to
our haff ff-during the meeting Of the State
Grange! This matter was by resolution
submitted to committee for inyestiga-
ton. The report of that committed is
herewith presented. During the past
fall other Charges of a serious nature
were preferred against this same brother
by an adjacent Grange, which / have
thought should be submitted for your
consideration. I therefore herewith
present them for yeur action.
I also submit for your determination
one or two cases lofi complaints from
Oranges against infringements. by ada
Jcent Oranges upon their territorialrights.
These Questions couldreasily have been
.settiedlby the Master, but with theuhope
that action upon ~them~ by. the1 State
Grange might prevent similar recurren.
ces,, iVhave thought proper to lay them
before you at this session.; Ian! ,2aM'5y
at tie session of the National Grange,
held in Louisville in November, 1875,
several amendments to our Constitution
were submitted for ratification or rejection
by the several State Oranges, and the
fate of one of these amendments has just
been decided. 1t was proposed to amend
AIT: feSsc. q so asto give to each Sub
ordinate Grange the pewer te regulate
the dues and. fees paid sinto the State
Grange treasury. This amendment hav-
Ing been adopted; your attention IS called
tothe article as amended, that you may
decide VI hsther any change should be
made cin,the payment of duesby.the Sab
ordinate Oranges Of South Carolina. i"''
|! At it's recent session in Chicago, the
National Grange approved and submitted
'fot ratification or. rejection by the State
Oranges four additional amendments to
our Constitution. The first amendment
PROPOSES t0ealiow fourth degree members
to become Yiigibieo ID, altthei higher de-
grees! The second' amendment proposes
to reduce9the Executive Committee Of
the National Grange To three members,
and 'smakes athe) Master Of the National
Grange amember er'oBicio of the Exec
utiYe Committee: 1.-THE third proposes to
require the i:Nationai Grange to meet
bennially instead of annually. l2And the
fourth proposes Ito 'EaIlewoH Subordinate
Oranges to elect ailrepresentatiye' to the
State Grange inuths event the Master is
unable to attend d.t'sA printed copy of
these amendments is herewith submitted,
and your action is required upon them: %
MY term Of service 'as Muster of this
Stass IGrNge has sxRiEed saAq atathis,
session you viii be required by the con-
stitution to elect mysuccessor. l cannot
,vacate this position without returning to
the brotherhood throghoutithe State my
sincerest thanks for that Uniform defer,
ence that has been shown me on all coca:
sions by individual Patrons and our Sub
ordinate Oranges. Appeals from my
rulings have never been intimated, and
.fraternal compliance has on all occasions
been awarded, me-, This reflection has
endeared the order to me, and the more
I hare worked, for it the more has it COM
mended itself to my admiration and love.
Intbe future, as inithe past, expect to
cultivate "a zeal for its ,permanency, and
viii never conclude that the Order of the
Patrons of Husbandry has fulfilled its
mission in South Carolina until it shall
have enrolled among Its members ma
jority of the farmers of our State. q
The Executive Committee submitted
their report, which was also referred to a
committee.
The Treasurer submitted his report,
which was also referred.
The Worthy Master announced the
following committees:
Committee on w. Masters Address
Bros. w. w. Russell, P. 81. Adams, B.
EsdanSittS oS Esedtises IL scosmmittsss in
RePdrt sBM. Il. 81 Patterson, j. r.
Spearman, r.: r. Wilbur "a
Committee on Resolutions-Bros. j. A..
Sligh, ]. F. Coleman, George McC Cutchen.
Committee On Finance and Auditing
Bros. ]. S. Hair, ]. II. Huffman, B. H.
Massey.
Committee on Order of Business Bros.
I; n. Lipsecfomb, John Bratton, G. M.
Bro, Ia6baH moSed that a Committee
on unfinished business be appointed.
Adopted. Whereupon the Worthy
Master appointed Bros. G. Leaphart, r.
A: Love, B. B. McWhite.
On motion. all resolutions were re-
fsIred to3appprppprFiate committees q a.l without
Bro. Lipscomb submitted series of
resolutions unon tho orua nj tion Of PO-