The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-02-28
CONCLUSION.

CONCLUSION.
Pardon me, brothers. Ny adorat On for the Grange,
my earnest sympathy for the toing millions, have
led me be thus tedious. Go to work. do your work
WELL and its influence will rebound to the prosperity
and happiness of mankind.
On motion by Bro. Kimbrough, the Masters
Address was referred to a committee of three.
Kimbrough, Bouchelle and Orr, committee.
By Bro Eberhart RESOLVED, That the thanks
of this Grange are hereby rendered to Bro L. F.
Livingston for his able and untiring defense, in
the General Assembly of Georgia, in behalf of
the State Agricultural Department
Adopted unanimously by rising vote.
The Secretary then read the following
REPORT
Worthy Master and Members OF the State Grange:
Since the date of your last session, Dec. IL,
1877, there has been a manifest decension of in
terest in the Grange in Georgia. A large proper
ton of the Subordinate Oranges have ceased to
meet and few of those still existing observe no
official connection with your Secretary's Office.
There is a cause for this decadence, and it will be
labor meet for the devotion and wisdom of your
body to ascertain and apply the remedy. When
the unanimity of sentiment in regard to the i'm
portance of the Grange is remembered, apathy
among the membership becomes an unwarranted
condition.
PosrPoNEMENT OF SESSION IN 1873 AND 10.
When your body adjourned in 1877, no ap-
pointment for next session had been made Y our
Executive Committee under its delegated author
ity appointed the city of Townsville as the place.
For providential reasons it was deemed best to
postpone said meeting. In the fall of 1879 such
had been the decline in the numerical strength of
YOUR Order, and the same made known to the
Worthy Master, that prudence seemed to dictate
farther postponement from regular time, Deccem-
Der 12th, 1870, to February 9th, 1885, 1t was
agreed to submit the will of the action of the
Oranges. Correspondence between your Secre-
tary's Office and said Oranges disclosed the ma
;txy'c, for he ~ nf
the time and place for your Ninth Annual Ses-
sion.
QUARTERLY DUES.
The Sth session of your body increased mem
bership dues from 614c to I2c. quarter per cap
tia, to meet current expenses of the State Grange
and place in your treasury amount sufficient 10
pay expense of delegates to future sessions. This
estimate was based upon the numerical strength
then represented. This representation was not
continued, as will be ascertained from financial
exhibit below. Your Secretary now believes the
change from 614c. to I2c has operated unfavora-
bly,, and respectfully suggests that dues be fixed
for the year 1880 at &C. per capita. Under rigid
economy of expenditure, your finances can thus
be made adequate to the demands at present made
upon them.
"INDEPENDENTIsM" AMONG THE ORANGES.
While the ''offcial" numerical status of your
Order appears much deprecated, verbal and
newspaper information attest the existence o.
many Oranges, which entertain official com
munication with your State organization. This
state of affairs is subversve of organizations and
without organization there can be but little coop
Grafton without which the theory of the Grange
becomes a farce.
DORMANT ORANGES.
Core ;pondence with the Secretarys Office af
fords the cheering information of an almost con
slant accession of devoted membership from dor.
mant Oranges to Oranges still at labor. To foster
and encourage this devotion to your cause the
Secretary suggests that the active Oranges be au
thorized to receive such applicants upon dimits
from your Secretary office when they pay said
receiving Oranges their dmt dues of sc per quar-
ter, beginning with the quarter in which they re
attach themselves to the Grange.
QUORUM
Fifteen is suggested quorum for the trans
action of business.
OFFICIAL ORGAN.
Since the change of name from 1.-THE Georgia
Grange" to ''Planter and Grange" published in
Atlanta Ca to "The Dixie Farmer" with off
ces in Atlanta, Montgomery and Nashville, there
appears either waning interest on the part OF
the Oranges in said paper, waning interest on
the part of the paper in the Grange cause. Either
dilemma serves to intensity this the "winter of
our discomfort" In this of agencies, every
cause needs its supporter and defender. Without
a competent medium of communication between
State and Subordinate Grange, neither organiza-
ton can be efficient, nor can your State organi-
cation be as economically conducted. In this con-
necton, YOUR Secretary suggests the adoption OF
''THE PATRON OF HUSBANDRY," published at
Columbus, Mississippi, publication eminently
deserving the thanks and appreciation of our en-
tire Order, as your official medium. knowing
the principles of the Grange, it dares to main
tain them, thus commencing Itself as an able and
true coadjutor in the mission of the Grange.
While upon the subject of Grange defense and
Grange literature, cannot refrain from just
word of commentator for the Cincinnati
"Grange Bulletin" the Elmyra, n. Y, Illus
bandman," the Bangor, Me-, "Dirigo Rural" and
the Merchandising, Pa Farmers Friend The
careful reader of these able weekles will scarcely
fail to become more thoroughly enlisted in the
noble work of elevating the agriculturists of our
country and become better Patron of Husbandry.
FINANCES. III.
AT the meeting of your Executive Committee in
the city of Hawkinsville, Feb. H. 1870, the books
and vouchers of your Secretary's Office were ex-
amined. They exhibited $I,1S3 ~ received from
Dec. II, 1877, to abo, date, and the amount
paid to the Worthy Treasurer. Since Feb. II,
1877 9, the following is the financial exhibit:
E Taylor, Secretary, F... .-
In account with Georgia State Grange, 49,. DR..
To amounts received from quarterly dues
from Feb 49, 1879, to Feb. g. 1880 %. 1924 10
To amount of draft from VIM. ID. Ireland,
Secretary National Grange ........... 3O5
To amount balance due e. Taylor, Secy... z 90
CONTRA. 1884 81
BY postage stamps forwarded from the Gran
ges in lieu of money as dues 80. ......$ II 90
BY amount paid per diems,,As per vouchers
Nos. 8, 10, 10, 10, IL, 49, and 20...... 81 80
BY amounts paid ]. S. Lawton, Treasurer,
as per vouchers Noa II, 13, IA, 49, 10,
II, %, %, and "a .......... 265 -
1894 81
SALARY OF THE SECRETARY.
The salary fixed by your Executive Committee
at their meeting in February, 1879, as salary for
the Secretary during the fiscal year ending and
cIov in ahar Co. y,