The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-11
FROM TEXAS.
Caldwell County.

E0tt0F EGEfON: AS 1t baS b cen
about one year since we have said
anything in THE PATRON about
our cooperative store and its bust
ness prospects, we feel inclined to
write you a few lines on the sub
iect. Our capital stock on the first
day of January, 1882, was $4,000.
Our business for the year 1881,
paid capital 10 per cent. interest,
and commutation on capital I I per
cent, making III per cent on cap
ital, dividend on trade 81 per cent.
after paying all expenses, which
fully satisfied all concerned The
directory employed the same man
ager for this year, and we all feel
sure of success as long as the busi-
ness is managed by our wide-awake
and whole souled S. NJ. Feds.
Our Grange, Prairie Lea, No. %,
is still on "boom," taking in new
members at every meeting and still
they come. Our able and efficient
Worthy Master, J. D. Smith, was
re- elected, and B Miller was
elected Secretary, and | am of the
opinion that as soon as | can get
them to subscribe for THE PATRON
that it will give-th zeal and in
terest in the Order that they have
not heretofore had, not that they
have been found wanting in zeal
and interest in the Order but the
more members know about the Or
der the more effective they can
work, and | consider THE PATRON
OF HUsBANDRY the best Grange
educator in the South, and | feel in
hopes that some way will be pro-
vided by the different State Oranges
in the South to put THE PATRON
in the hands of every farmer in the
South for one year. think that it
would do more for the good of the
Order than all the State Oranges
can possibly do in two years. /
am glad to see that one of our
ablest Grange workers in Texas has
struck on what | consider the KEY
note to our success as an organiza-
ton of farmers. | mean Bro. A.
NJ. Kellar, of Bell county, Texas.
He says: "There are only two ways
of reaching the masses of the farm
ers in the United States, one is
through the Grange press; the other
through living speakers" | pre-
sumo that no one who has been a
member of the Order of P. of H.
long doubts the correctness of Bro.
Kellar's proposition, and | hope
that he who conceived and promul-
gated such a grand idea will suggest
the means of carrying it out.
One other suggestion of Bro.
Kellar, which good one, is "open
Grange meetings during the sum
mer." And right here [ want to
say to Bro. Kellar that Caldwell
county will furnish the "open meet
ings" if he will do the speaking OF
furnish the speaker, and will heart
lily cooperate with all our noble
Grange workers in Texas
What has become of our Bros
league, Ratliff. and host of other
texas correspondent to IHE PA
IRON, that used to enthuse US with
stirring appeals for the upbuilding g
of our noble Order? Brethren, le,
us hear from you often through oul
able organ, THE PATRON. There
is no time to be lost, the time has
fully come to arouse the tillers o.
the soil to be up and doing in order
that they may rescue themselve:
from the grasp of moneyed monop
olies and designing and unscrupu
lous politicians that are daily tight
ening their grip upon them.
Hoping that every farmer in th'
United States will wake up TO hi
own interest and fall into line with
his best frierds and go to work fol
the upbuilding of the interest of the
tillers of the soil, remain, fraternal
| ly, H. NJ. DAuGHERTY.
Prairie Lea. Feb. <.