The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16
1st That the Department of Ag

riculture of the United States shall
be made an Executive Department,
and the Commissioner a Cabinet
officer.
I'd. That the Georgia Department
of Agriculture shall be sustained
and supported by appropriations
commensurate with the Importance
of the great and permanent indus
try it represents.
I'D. That the creation or allowing
of monopolies to exist is in viola
ton of the spirit and genius of free
republican government.
1th. That taxation shall be equal
and uniform, and all values made to
contribute their just proportion to
the support of the Government.
eth. That we demand a por rata
of the different seeds, plants, etc.,
sent by the State and National De
partments of Agriculture to the
Subordinaket Oranges.
9th. That our Railroad Commits
sion be maintained.
7. That we demand of our Legis-
lature to reinstate the geological
Survey of our State.
Respectfully submitted.
w. B. MCDANIEL,
A. MoFFETT,
w. F. DAVIS,
Committee.
FROM DOVES CREEK GRANGE, NO.
900, EBERT COUNTY.
We are glad to meet you again,
through our representative, hoping
you may have harmonious, pleasant
and profitable session; and we would
say, as the angel said to the good
shepherd: Behold, we come bring
ing you good news and tidings glad
of great joy;;" as faithful sentinels in
the cause of the oppressed tillers of
the soil, and just in our demands for
freedom from tyranny's chains, we
have been at our post of duty, Skin
mishing with our enemies and
sharpshooting with our political
task masters until they could stand
it no longer. captured the forces un-
der arms, and, as it were, we beard
ed the angry lion in his den, and
made him as placid as lamb, yea,
turned him into lamb, who now
lies nesting at our feet.
Eleven Oranges in Georgia have
formed themselves into an Associa
ton, known as the Broad River As
ISOLATION, differed by President
and eleven vice-Presidents and
eleven Executive Committeeman, to
look after our special interest in ar
ranging for our trade. In conse
quence Of our powerful number and
determined spirit or stubbornness,
we exert such an influence that the
largest mercantile house in this sec
ton bids for cur trade, and the
happy result is, we sell our produce
at the highest market price and pur-
chase at a fixed and nominal per
cent. But we must say, our noble
Grange leads the van, and so great
has been our prosperity in the last
three or four months we have mi
tiated into our Grange about one
hendred new members. We are
raising our hogs and hominy. hav-
ing determined to unshackle our
fcttered limbs, and be prescribed no
longer, but be truly the lords of the
land. To accomplish this we see
after our intere st and work for its ad
vancement, and the best and surest
guide we have is THE PATRON OF
HUsBANDRY." We read it, and hand
it to others, and see that they read it.
And if the dormant Oranges in
Georgia would take the same course,
soon the victory of the honest yeo-
many would be proclaimed from ev
cry hill and vale in Georgia, and our
noble and just principles would reign
supreme over all our land, and we
could rejoice from the fullness of our
hearts that it is truly the home of
the fair and the land of the free for
all our sons and daughters Of Geor-
gia. ]. w. MARTIN.