The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-12-04

Mr.. Piollct, of PENNSYLVANIA spoke
OF the great necessity of agricultural
papers. lie did not care for a Grange
organ such as had been described.
ihere were a plenty of papers pub
hshed IN that interest If the farmer
would only sustain and read them
such Journals may he found in near
~ every State in the Union. The
Grange is making progress, and TO-
day is u power in the land. The
farmers in the country are paying
from 81 l-2 TO 80 per cent. of ali the
taxes collected. lie closed with an
eloquent tribute to the farmers of the
country.
MIR. Shipley, of Oregon. fully and
heartily agreed with the views of the
'as' speaker in regard 10 agricultural
IoPers. business enterprise amongst
lne members Of the Grange in his
state had failed, and had caused dis
affection amongst the members and n
consequent falling away from the
order. Still IL was alive, and had
done and was still doing good. lie
mentioned several cases where much
good had been done, and stated that
statistics proved they had saved the
farmers of that State 5000. 900.
MIR. Ellis, Of Ohio, said
HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
was for each brother and sister. when
they go home, TO work as if their
whole heart and soul was in the
work.
Mr.. Alexander, of North Carolina,
stated that the best Grange in his
State was one which put their dues
high, and the accumulated fund was
loaned out by the trustees to its mem
bers for farming operations, and
great good had thereby been accom-
plished.
Mr.. Wayne, of New York, COM
pared the Grange with other inter
ests, and said that the comparison
was most favorable. Although they
had lost members they were gaining
others of better class. lie believed
that the membership in his State
would be doubled in the next three
years. They had tried fiscal agen-
cies, but owing to repeated failures,
the Patrons had become discouraged.
He mentioned numerous instances in
which he had received benefits from
his connection with the order by CO.
operation.
Mr.. Whitehead, of New Jersey,
spoke of the benefits and need of CO.
operation, but it should begin in the
subordinate Grange. No house was
ever built by commencing at the top.
More Oranges halls have been built
in the last six months than in all its
history before.
Mr.. Lipscomb, of South Carolina,
thought this Grange was the place to
commence the work. and each one
should render himself or herself per-
fectly familiar with
THE OBJECTS AND PRINCIPLES OF
THE ORDER.
Let every member know that there
is work for him to do in the Grange;
that he has promised, and it is due
that he should do it. Make the
Grange Il schoOl-house for the farm
er, and teach all of us new education
in our work. Teach your boys to
work-to stay on the farm, Don't
think that the "fool in the family" is
the only one fit for the farmer. Make
your Grange interesting. Don't let
the work be dry detail of going
through the order of business. There
are many ways in which interest
can be made to attach to the proceed
ings. lie advocated cooperation in
everything. The Grange had done
great good in his State in promoting
sociability amongst the people.
Mr.. Lipscomb was earnest and elo-
quent, and frequently amusing, caus-
ing roars Of laughter.
As there were others desiring to
discuss the subject it was made the
special order for Monday.
The Grange then adjourned to $3.50
o'clock this morning.