The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-03
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Under the Supervision OF the Executiv'
Committee OF Pomona Grange.

Pomona Grange No. G., Patrons oil
Husbandry, will meet at Anderson on
on the first Saturday of April next, and
general turnout Of representatives from
the sub Oranges would greatly contribute
to the encouragement, advancement and
prosperity of the Order. Come along,
brethren, and let us have n confidential,
family talk over and about the prospects,
hopes and expectations of our Order.
In the past few year, we have cncoun.
tered many and trying difficulties; we
have realized only partial success from
some of our efforts for good, while in
others we have had the modification to
witness an almost total failure. But the
darkness of the ill-boding cloud is pass
ing away, and bright rays of hope and
cheering expectations are looming up to
quicken our energy, confirm our faith
and reward cur future properly directed
efforts. Many Of our dormant Oranges
are hopefully revived delinquent men,
bcrs are reinstated upon their rolls, new
members have been initiated, and the
number of "clear members" have been
nearly doubled within the first quarter of
the present year. Your power and i'm.
portance is being felt and recognized all
over the country; and by our govern
ment, not enthusiastically, but surely
nppreciatively. The number of egisla-
tors, both National and State, represent
ing our interests in the halls of lcgisla-
tion arc pcrceptibly on tho increase
Not long since the President of the
United States was pleased to compliment
the National Grange by an invitation to
visit him and the different departments
of State, and earnestly solicited their CO.
operative wisdom in favor of the inita-
tory efforts introduced by the govern
ment to advance and elevate the farming
interests of the country.
Your complaint and petition for relief
on the subject OF railroad discrimination
has been promptly responded to by our
National and State Legislatures. In the
Senate of the United States Mr.. Davis,
of Virginia, introduced the following
preamble and resolutions, which com
manded the attention and wisdom of
grave Senators in their places:
Whereas agriculture is tho foundation of
nearly oil our wealth, and It is mninly
through the expectation of its products that
we are paying Off our large Indebtedness,
f"-egn and domestic, and hayo the present
large balance Of trade In our favor; and
Whereas although about one-hnlf of the
people or this country are engaged in arri-
cultural pursuits and all other interests are
dependent upon this, cur leading and most
important interest, commercial and other
wise, yet but littlo has been done bv tho
General Government to promote agricul-
lure, while other loss general and important
interests i've urcn iLrgciy nided Therefore
Acsoircd 6y the Senate, (thc House of Repre-
scadf'res eonr'rring,) That the committees
on agriculture OF the respective Houses be-
generally the subject of agriculture, and re-
port by bill or otherwise. what can and
ought TO be done by tho General Govern
ment TO better advance, encourage, and
foster agricultural interests, and that said
committees shall have the power to send for
persons and papers.
Mr.. Davis truly said: at is a subject
so broad, go national, SO universal, so non
partisan, so non-scct;onai, so .far.rcachi.Ig
In Its effects and impor....n in it's results,
that it should at once command the pa
ticnt attention Of all, and in its consid-
Grafton party feeling and party passion
should have no voice. 1t
is the foundation upon which civilization
and society rest; the basis and source of
the permanent wealth Of nation. No
people in history have made substantial
progress in civilization, the arts and
sciences, and have remained long pros
porous, if they neglected agriculture. 1t
is the most universal of all arts, the pa
rent OF manufactures and commerce. and
the basis of all other industries, and
without which all others must decay and
perish"
Lit up your weary heads, ye toil-worn
men of'the field, and gaze with delight
upon Frightening prospects before you.
Heretofore you have been oppressed and
weighted down by your own government
in the exaction of exorbitant taxes.
Now your annual taxes are growing de-
lightfully less, with n hope of further
reduction. Merchants and traders of
every class have been demanding high
profits from you for their goods and
wares anu receiving your goods at mere
nominal profits. Now you can buy in
the cheapest markets and demand ramu.
nerating prices for your surplus goods.
No longe. plod along the beaten path in
dependency; cheer up and feel lively
sense of your Importance in the world.
healize that you, and each of you, con-
stitute distinct personages in tho forma-
tion of this great mass of operators, with
distinct duty 70 perform, the omission
of which may leopard the final success
of your body MS whole. AS the defec-
tive link of strong chain sewers the
union of its strength, SO the dallying
member of this great concourse may.
very materially hinder and delay the
accomplishment of our prospective good.
BE advised. Press forward in your daily
avocations with diligence and energy.
ne frugal and economise as yo,s situa-
ton will allow. Be sure yonr dollar is
made before it is spent. Be united for
effective and successful action when ne.
cessity calls you to the point.
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