The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-08-06
re-organized since the meeting of
,the State Grange in January.

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Fft BUSINESS RELATIONS.
"All the prosperous Oranges are coop
Grating in buying and selling, while those
that are in the decline do not. The Texas
Cooperative Association, located at Gal
weston, lis doing much for our peoplein con-
trolling prices and saving commissions in
the handling Of our cotton. Not less than
81 on each bale is saved, and the Agency
will handle nearly 10000 bales this season
Much better prices are obtained at home
where they,have cooperative stores. Our
State Agency makes purchasesffor our To-
cal stores, which in turn ship cotton to the
Agent. Not less than SIS 600 will be saved
this year by the Texas Co operative Agen-
cy, and our local stores are all declaring
dividends on trade. Goods are invariably
from 10 to s per cent lower where our CO.
operative stores are located, thus benefting
all. Forty-one of our local stores own
stock in the Texas Cooperative Agency,
while others do business with the Agency
These stores all began business with very
limited capital, but all are increasing their
stock and prospering. The first Grange
store in the State began business near the
close. of 1875 with 81 900, its capital stock
is now ST. 900 The average percent profit
Oh, the operative capital for the entire time
has been 81 percent We fconfne profits
to Patrons" tasf., .4-
Bro. Rose gives o full and interes-
ting history of the work and prog
ress of the Order in bis State from
the first, naming the principal OBJ
stacles which have been in the way
ofsrits progress, prominent among
which have been unwfse use of
Grange funds, opposition of Patrons
to financial cooperation, and poll
tics in the Grange and among
among Grange officials, ali of
which have, no doubt, been met
with in other States. He closes his
report by paying very high COM
pliment to the Grange press. The
Te1ds Farmer is his State Grange
organ, and is doing good work for
tho Order. He speaks also in high
terms of THE PATRON OF HUsBAN-
DRY which has quite large circus
lation in Texas.
Bro. Sims, Master of Kansas State
Grange, reported April Is as fol-
lows
I'm obedience to the requirements of a
resolution adopted at the last session of
the National Grange.I / beg leave yerv re-
spectfully to report that, in my opis ion,
based on the best information at my COM
mand, the general condition of our Order
is improving in the State. ~
81 have failed, to this date, to obtain
| from Masters of Subordinate Oranges, the
| reports contemplated by the resolution
| above referred to, in sufficient number to
warrant me in attempting summary or
| tabulated statement; but Judging from the
reports at hand and information received
| through correspondence, with active men,
bers of our Order in different sections of
| the State and from our Worthy Secretary,
and Treasurer, / am satisfied our MEM
bership is quite as strong as at any time
within three years, and am of the opinion
| that at the close of the year we will be
able to show an increase.
ssThe principles of CO. operation, as
taught in our Order have been generally
discussed in our Oranges, and are now
well comprehended and are being success
| fully applied in our business affairs Pur-
chasing and sales, agencies, local and
State, have been abandoned and the Roch-
dalepla of cooperation resorted to with
very satisfactory results. have no infor-
nation of failure or dissatisfaction, where
the rules recommended by the National
Grange have been observed.
"In legislation, particularly on the
transportation question, but little progress
has as yet been made. Our people continue
to some extent, to permit those having lit
| tie or no interest in common with them to
contral or dictate nominations, and after
they have been elected, petition their sc
called representatives for such laws as
they desire, with, as matter of course
very unsatisfactory results" J"
4 n@. MARYLAND.
| The following is from Bro. Dew
RES report of May 16th:-
! In compliance with the action of the
4 National Grange, requiring State Master.
4 to report quarterly to the Master of The
National Grange the condition of the Or
der in their respective States, will state
that, as far as heard from, find the ques
tions suggested by Bro. Eshbaugh fol
Grange discussion for the first quarter
were quite an inspiration for the second
/ consider the condition of the Order ir
my State hopeful; the decline which Sc
|, upon us appears checked for the present
at least. It has been the policy fer th,
J. State Grange to carry dormant Oranges
in the hope of reviving them. I hav,
!, found it necessary to suspend the charter
of all such as have been unable to revive
| | in order to give those who really are tru,
Patrons the privilege of affiliating witt
active Oranges. Most of our working
Oranges seem to be in earnest, and manj
are increasing their membership with goc,
material. Our business agency is sti.
) continuing to do an extensive work. Blu
| | for this we could not have successful
withstood the opposition and overcome tn
apathy of our people. The meeting c
our State Grange was one of the mos
interesting and business-l like ever held i