Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-02-01
COUNTY COUNCIL.

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Mr. Editor-The County Council met
., uo,l,own. January 25th, President
100 Fl Strider in the chair. Delegates
n'sre present from Oranges Summit
Point, Leetown, Kearneysville, Poto-
mac. Duffields, Shenandoah, Woodlawn,
Rippon and Halltown. In addition to
the delegates many others were present,
the council having resolved 10 conduct
the meeting with open doors.
The committee appointed to ascer-
tain cost of erecting Bone Mill, and
TO view sites for the same; said commit
tee consisting of Bros. Herr, Firor, j.
Fl. Strider, Eichelberger, Locke, Keep
linger and Baylor, reported progress,
and ere long we may expect this enter
prise 10 be in full operation. Subscrip-
ton shares are ten dollars each, and re-
ceivei only from members of the order
Every granger should take stock in this
concern, thus insuring us an enterprise
which will keep within the county, the
handsome sum of eighty thousand dol
lars annually. This amount was actual
~ paid out last yesr for fertilizers by
the farmers Of Jefferson county. Stub
born but true.
The chief.feature of the meeting was
an address by Col. Baylor, which was
listened 10 throughout with marked at
teutiou. Col. Baylor's remarks teemed
with wisdom and soundness of doctrine,
full of instruction, important sugges-
tons and statistical information. We
can only give synopsis. He first
showed the benefits arising from the
grange as an organization. Here mind
was brought in contact with mind, and
Improvement the result. The grange
was an institution of farmers, organized
for self defence, necessity demanded II.
Ii was business organization; competl-
ton had failed, cooperation was the
only means of safety. He then defined
co-operatian, showing it to be the only
road to success, in union there is strength;
advance the whole and you advance
the individual. Isolation was not indie
pendeace but co operation was. He
then briefly stated what the grange had
already accomplished; it caused the far
mers to be recognized as body in our
national councils, Senator Davis speech
in the Senate on the promotion Of
agriculture" Senator Hereford at Nor
pantown, &c. 1t had taught the 3. Il
.. X. r., ard other monopoIieS, that
their tyranny over the people was about
10 cease, that no longer should they be
the masters, but the servants of the PEG
Die. He showed that the grange as an
organization, WIS to-day on more so
cial and reliable footing than ever, and
urged all farmers who desired 10 make
farming pay, who wished TO employ
their time, labor and talents in prop
or charnel,fo join the grange. He dwelt
in iuli on the social advantages OF the
order, s'uo man liveth to himself" here
we find rest and recreation, ard mutual
improvement. The Col. paid beauti-
fal tribute 10 woman as being necessary
TO the success Of the order, in giving ns
her presence and her cid in our meet
ings. E, r
He further showed the great evil of
placing too many lawyers in Office to
Inc exclusion of other classes. In the
Senate and House of Representatives,
over three fourlhs were lawyers, 225
LAWYERS and 20 not lawyers-that law
,ers were unfit to make laws. He refer
ed to our own code, where each article
can be given two or more lnterpreta
tons, &c, sc. A vote of thanks was
rendered the Col. for his able and N
structive speech. Then came dinuer,
not feeling well we ate sparlnGly, but
noticed that it was very sumptuous
affair, and spoke eloquently of the gen
erous hearts OF the ladies Of Halltown
Grange.
The evening session was devoted TO
the discussion of general topics, partici-
pated in by Bros Eichelberger, Baylor,
Daniels, John H. Strider and others.
The Council then adjourned to meet at
Forest Grange, (Rinehart's) on the last
Saturday in February.
ID. w. BORDER, Secy