Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-12
WHAT FARMERS ARE STRIVING
FOR.
Patrons OF Husbandry and the Farm.
erS' National Alliance.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE PATRONS
GOV. PATTIsoN MAKES AN ADDRESS.
Inc National Grange OF Patrons of Husbandry
| opened the work of the second days session in
Philadelphia yesterday with the continuatio
of the call OF the roll Of masters OF state oranges
VINO report on the condition OF state bodies
under their supervision. The majority of the
reports showed the state bodies to be in n
ffourishing condition. only a few giving evil
dence of falling Off in interest and work The
best report was presented by the master granger
of Maine, where exists the best organization
! and the largest increase in membership, as well
as the best methods of carrying on the work
or the order. n resolution was submitted
by delegate from Illinois favoring the election
OF United states Senators by the people. Up
wards OF five hundred delegates were present
nearly hall of them women. Gov Pattison
was introduced. and was cordially greeted The
Governor said: This is an anniversary, mas
mncH IS u marks OF another year OF success
You are directing your attention To the higher
MANN d and womanhood through Il higher
educator and your order is endeavoring to
obtain the best results Tor mankind" The
Governor continued in this vein, congratulate
| Ing the members OF the grange upon the prog
ress Oh political government, and said that tile
Patrons OF Husbandry are in advance of the
progress made in political affairs. He referred
10 the gathering OF the educated graduates of
Harvard college last week, and said that it
showed that the idea that impressed itself upon
the mind was the need of II higher education
and that is just what the Patrons OF Husbandry
are striving tor. He referred to the fac. that the
members had assembled from all parts of the
country, representing 100000 farms with
2SO,OOO,OUO acres of improved land, Its
value being pieced at ten billions OF dollars.
"There are he said "seyen millions of people
said "there are 2I3 900 farms, this state being
fifth in the number OF IarmS Pennsylvania
has BOZ, 900 engaged in agriculture, The land
is valued at S9OO,OOO,OOO, and has nearly
5000 Inhabitants. The greater the number OF
farms in any state" said the Governor, 1.-The
greater must be the prosperity OF the State.'
n. j. II. responded
Governor Pattison's address. He referred to
the prosperity OF the order, and spoke OF the
also made by Colonel Alexander Mcclure, of
the Times, and Hon. W. a. Armstrong, worthy
OF the Elmira HLsband1a0n. Another resolu-
ton offered yesterday declares it to be the duty
of Congress to take charge OF the telegraph lines
and railroads and operate them under govern
ment supervision.
CHANGERS AND THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: Dr. John
Trimble. of Washington, d. c., the secretary of
the National Grange, is without doubt, one of
the busiest men in attendance at the conven-
ton. He talked in an interesting vein of the Or
der and the good that 1t had accomplished: 1--WE
have to-day he said. nething i'll the neigh
borhOOd of l,25O,OOO members. Some few Tor
one reason and another have dropped away
from the organization, but regard the grang-
ers at the present time as being stronger, nu-
meric:lly and otherwise, than i'll any previous
period OF their history. During the past year
we have had many difficulties TO encounter,
ii.
We seek, among other things, the moral and
Intellectual elevation of our members. In fact.
anything that may possibly result in a bene-
fetal way to the farmers is considered by the
grange. Our members take an interest i'll
politics occasionally, but only tar 1t relates
10 obtaining proper and beneficial legislation
for tue husbandry." Dr. Trimbie, in speaking
OF tue Knights OIL Labor and their connection
with the farmers, said that while the grangers
individually and as II body sympathiZed with
the knights OF Labor, the farmers could not
agree with them on the eight hour question.
1.-The tlIferS OF the soil are i'll perfect accord
with the knights OF Labor as far as it is con-
sistent," continued Dr. Trim. ule, land we would
like to see them obtain all tina. is just and what
they demand in the way OF what shalt consti-
tGte for them II fair days labor"
TILE FARMERS NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR Gov
ERNMENT CONTROL OF RAILROADS.
The annual convention of the Farmers Ma
tionai Alliance began in Chicago yesterday
About 200 delegates, representing local assem-
bileS in fifteen states, We're present. A. J.
Streeter. president oil the alliance, made an adj
dress, ill which he set forth the evils from
which the farmers as class are suffering, and
urged the necessity OF organization against
encroaching monopolies. He declared that the
evils We're due i'll a large measure to railroad
monopoly, and advocated governmental con-
troi OF all railroads. The secretary's report
showed that the alliance, which was organized
IN 1880, had now u total membership of $780,
600, and was in good financial condition.