The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-15
IA STATE GRANGE.
.APoRTANT SESSION ENDED

WAxAHAcHIE, Aug. A.-LSpecial' -
The days session OF tho STATE
Grange was opened this morning AT
O'Clock by the worthy master. the
minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved. Considerable
time was consumed in hearing The re-
ports, which were referred TO thelf re-
spectiye committees. The committee
appointed at the last State Grange TO
devise some plan OF protection lVr tno
Patrons OF Husbandry against n1lso
thieves recommended that eacn supor
dinate Grange set apart PORTION al
their dues as fund with An ASSESS
ment necessary to aid in the capture
OF said thieves.
THE committee on transportation re-
norted the question to be one OF 700
great magnitude sto be treated III Jus
MANY features within the connnes Oh
report, 1t acknowledges lts lnaplllty W
discuss IL as it should be. Ihelr re-
port, In substance, IL that the POSITION
of the Grange upon this question mas
been grossly misrepresentod ana MS
| nnnre0iated. Tho Grange IL not OPP
nosed to railroads nor railroad corper-
| atoms. There IN no class VINO are III
| need or appreciate railroads more IMAM
do the farmers. They condemn only
the abuses that are permitted 10
no forced upon the people by,
railroads through tho means OF
corrupt legislation. The. commitlee
fears that there has been
too much rather than too little STATE
lepislatisn upon railroad Transports
tinn and they counsel caution In legls-
Y Iatir0 upon the question. They think
VII an error to establish minimum rates
tlt no offer resolution that the Ie&at
oaN ate Grange cordially cooper ave WIZ
cal Nlegitimate efforts to open rallroaG'
N' Uexa-, and that thoy urge th9ll
otNressinen TO do their utmost IN ~
such Nf an interstate commerce bui
With colgate Legislature 70 reuuCe w
Num rates to inc lowest polnt
roahs ahNnt with right and justice, ant
tssissipplNh mtnimuh rates.
ba lamar Enmitig on education wa
= a. NlrtGor time for discussion
u A'ouB hC1owmg committee report
ara States VIVID adopted:
he OCEAN. N,mmlttoe on the AgricuI
N so,or. 'urrN hanical college.
w ai""n CCoSn dormant oranges.
TX 1907 OF CcoiS agriculture,
such re- CCooul constitution
not only COhlA ,Ood of the order.
-. ,1,,9,liihn 10 operation.
r"pI Ihe mo roppuring was read
such I'M sgcIlohs' y l3, inclusive, al
=, 20 o,,t ' Den. Tie GranSjng through wit
N ' Uotin 6 5v Digbt ''-wants to fui'
Ia task of Adjournef aNk till > .. IN.
, of every The GrngoSSn,SSiEo,d al
te. o'clock, after beS,graphed /
d harbor IL ), Reed ana FNenport, IN
h, 10 u, groups ana resumN
Nv :" uu- After three hOuN work, l.
carly OF q State Grange adiolNo die,
tho pur- meet 81 Marshall, " count
mao M on the second TuesdaN at. Is,
Some SO 500 was pa5y [
utauSht treasurer to the delegatSxpe
lpty into ses incurred during thS2,.
% various YVES paid for expenses OtSse
~, ,..s, meeting,
INV ll','' a cooperative life insurA
desirable alton for the benefit OF :bo T.
improve llusbaudry, WAS put on foot,
,rtbor Ia Carson, J, l., Rat and j ID.
- appointed IA committee TO
10 mint most feasible plan to tho mex
aud and Tho State Grange IL col
}. To ca hne-lOOkng intelligent <
81. 81 whose noble qualities are st
VI W" anu Overy feature.
Tor water The ladies' are pretty, y
Imilar ac- agreeable To q fault, TGPr
i,,osi. was pleasant one, and "
w. will welcome them again, Al
'errltorles over return.