The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-30
10 ar . Examiner
CALIFORNIA STATE GRANGE.

has made cooperation success in
several operations ON large scale.
We publish part of the proceedings
that our readers may apprehend the
spirit of the grange in that State. and
the questions which are prominently
before them. In this connection il
is but correct to state that the point
which the EXAMINER sprung many
months ago, and for which ii labored
through the campaign, has become
like the stone cut out of the noun
tain. 1t is made part of the theory
of farmers in dozen states; namely
that the agricultural class should be
represented by agriculturists. In
the principles advocated by the Cali
fornia Grange, it will be noticed the
Texas Pacific railroad is advocated /:
The Masters address was read and
referred to committee. The Secre-
tary and Treasurers' Reports were
read, giving the condition of the
Grange financially and numerically.
State Lecturer, b. Pilkington then
read his Report, i'm which he return
cd thanks to the officers of the State
Grange for support, and the business
associations of the Order for mater
ial aid. He set forth his method of
visiting and working with subordin-
ate Oranges to bring them into eff
cient practice, and with a view of
establishing unifying policy with
the whole Grange body, State, ma
tional and subordinate. He first
visited the Oranges privately, and
then invariably gave a public lee
ture ON the history of the Grange, its
purpose, plans and work, with
glance at the outlook for the future.
He declared the benefit of the bust
nest institutions of the Order has
been immense in California to the
farmers of the State, enabling the
farmer to have the highest attain
able price known in foreign mar
ket for every product of the farm,
has secured equal advantages as to
home markets, etc. This much ac-
complished with the benefits also of
insurance, and now the next step is
toward a correction of the unequal
system of assessment and taxation.
This subject and class legislation he
then discussed briefly, and asks If the
Grange can offer remedy for the
evils cited. He believes it can,
Judging by its past successes. II can
only be done by legislative action.
To accomplish this Changers in Cal
ifnrnia rnnct 1tcun1un oil
PAST POLITICAL PARTISAN TIES.
And on their ashes rear standard
of true Grange principles. Agri-
cultural industry must be represent
ed in the State Legislature only by
the friends of agriculture industry,
SO far as the political policy of the
Granger can make 1t so. This step,
wisely and unflinchingly taken, viii
bring success as surely as have the
former steps taken by the Order in
California. The Lecturer states the
details of his visits to Oranges dur
ing the year, during which he ira
veled over 5000 miles and paid out
for expenses S6S1.45. He labored 100
days, at an expense of SO per day;
total, $l,07l As. He gives a list of
sums paid by Oranges to the treas
ury in discharge of this amount. As
TO the next Grange year, he advises
that the whole south part of the
state be visited, and many of the
isolated Oranges not now in the
routine line of visitation. He be-
lieves the future outlook TO be full of
promise, and says the subordinate
Oranges await the action of the
State Grange with lively interest as
TO all its affairs. lie says tho great
question now is, are the Grangcrs-
farmers and industrial citizens of the
State-capable of self-government
and self-protection Have they the
wisdom TO carry on an organization
whose sole aim and principle is to
unite together men and women of
like calling, like interests and like
sympathies in the one great plan of
wise legislation, for the people Of the
whole State, instead of submitting
TO and being ostracised by capitalis-
tic leadership? The retrospect he
found full of encouragement to the
Oranges in advancing this reform.
The principles of the Order can not
be successfully assailed, and the call
for their extension is now as wide as
the State is large. After urging the
membership TO faithfulness and ell
crgy, the report closes.
On the second day of the session,
brother Il. L. Blackmer, =. M. of the
National Ranch Grange, presented
his credentials as delegate elect from
that Grange to the State Grange,
and was admitted TO seat under the
ruling of the Worthy Master of the
National Grange; that subordinate
Grange may elect a Past Master Del
egate to the State Grange. On FRI
day evening the 9TH degree was con-
terred on class of 6S brothers and
sisters. To say that the officers
whose duty ii was to confer this de-
gree, performed their several duties
well, would not be doing them JUS
tice, they fairly excelled themselves.
The degree itself is an impressing one,
and when properly conferred, leaves
pleasant and lasting impression on
the initiate. This was followed by
the Feast of Pomona, which for
quantity, quality and rarity of fruits
has never been cxcelled by any feast
given TO this Neurological Goddess.
Saturday evening was set apart for
"a good fashioned Granger love
feast;" IL proved TO be most enjoy
able occasion, and the regret was ex-
pressed that these reunions should