National Republican., 1886-09-02
PENNSYLVANIA GRANGERs
Advised to Form an Alliance for Theii
Protection.

WILLIAMsl GROVE, Pa, Sept. 1.-The
first division of Changers had scarcely
reached camp on Monday evening when the
bottom Of the sky dropped out and re-
lieved the watering carts Of their duty.
With the dawn Of Tuesday morning all was
In readiness for the formal opening. Leon
ard Rhonc, worthy master Of Pennsylvania
State Grange, delivered an address,
welcoming the visitors from the "shores
Of the Atlantic, from the sunny south and
the beautiful waters Of the susquehanna
and Juniata." He suggested the necessity
Of political action among the grangers,
and said they should be ready to
form alliances with any party in favor of
the protection of agricultural interests.
American agriculture had not re-
ceiyed adequate protection as COM
pared with manufactures. AS an
Illustration Of the injustice of the present
tariff to farmers, he referred to the fact
factured leather, raw hides were admitted
free, to the detrlment of the farmers. Mr..
Rhone complained that corporations were
not having enough tax as compared with
that paid by real estate owners, who were
taxed about seven times as heavily as the
corporations Of the state. Worthy lee
turer Of the state grange, James Calder,
the grange at home. In the evening q
meeting was held In the grand pavilion, at
| which literary and scientific lectures were
delivered. After the trial Of traction en-
| gines and other machinery this morning In
| adjoining fields, meeting at the grand
stand was addressed by Gerard G. Brown,
ESQ.,, and Hon. 8. M. Wherry and John
Norris, esq, OF the Philadelphia Record.
| AT the afternoon meeting addresses were
delivered by the Hon. w. +. Sadler, presi
dent, Judge Of the ninth Pennsylvania ju
| dicial district Hon.V. e .Plollet, chairman
| Of executive committee OF the state grange
and DR.. John Trmble, Of Washington, d
c., worthy secretary Of the National Grange.
DR.. Trimble's theme was the educationa
and social feature of the grange
A new and interesting. feature
| of the exercises this year is Its instructive
lectures to the members Of the Patrons
National Reading Circle, which plan Of
education was adopted by the last Pennsyl
| vania state grange, the course Of reading
| for the first year containing three subjects
] viz: agriculture" "Ancient History
and "Etiquette." There is chain Of circle
in most OF the states of the Union working
satisfactorily.
Moving among the Maryland and Virgins
tents to-day, we observed A. j. Wedder
burn, esq, editor OF the National Farm ant
Hreside, who Is secretary and manager Of
the district grange of northern Virginia
which will hold its annual exhibition neal
Laring station, on the Washington anG
Ohio railroad, from Sept, s TO 10. Eacl
arriving train brings a fair sprinkllng o.
representative patrons from different sec
tlons Of the country. His excellency Gov
Pattson will arrive tomorrow.
This is the biggest Wednesday the tri
state picnic has ever known, and the enthu
slastic granger who comes to the grove u
make week of 1t has put out his supper
FIRE and crawled into his fresh bed OF straw
and tonight fully 5000 grangers occupy
800 tents. Over 10000 people were on thC
grounds to-day. The railroads have beer
taxed TO their utmost capacities In deliver
ing train after train packed with living hu
manity.
The nights are made day by electric lights
and the varied pleasing attractions OF th'
city In the woods are inducements for thu
multitudes to linger until late hour. To
morrow will be the red-letter day of tn
"blg show" Twenty-Five to thirty thou
sand people are expected. w. ID. b.