Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-12
THE STATE GRANGE.
Second Days Proceedings Of the Pa
irons Of Husbandry at
Marshall.


Marshall, Tx, Aug. li.--Grand
Master A. j. Rose called the grange 10 !
order at $3.50 p. IN. Report OF the com
miitee on credentials was read aud adopt /
ed. The grand master called MIR. J y. /
Long to preside. A. NJ. Kellar, secretary,
made his annual report. The report was
an able and exhaustive review OF the work /
of the past year, and presented thevsrious
interests and work Of the order as progress
sive and highly encouraging aud hopeful |
Seventy members have died during
the past year The order has continually I
progressed and strengthened in all It's /
features. The finances were reported /
well mp, showing a healthy and steady
growth. The Farmers alliance had iu |
some places drawn off some members from
the oranges, but many have returned, aud
the grange had been strengthened rather
than injured by the establishment OF the
alliance
| The executive committee made their
annual report, which presented the grange
work fairly prosp r0us, There were 25
cooperative stores In successful opera
tion in the state, all doing well, although
rather limited, many Of them, in their
working capacity. After considerable
debate the following memorial, having
been printed by authority OF u resolution
of last annual grapge, was distributed
among the members, who were directed
to obtain signatures and forward to the
Legislators next January.
IT, tho Honorable nate and House Of gep
reseniati -es ofthe state OF Texas. Your peti-
TONERS praying wohld moBt r. specially repre-.
sent that h reas the Nineteenth legislature Of
the state of Texas did, In amending tho law
under and by wtich private corporations were
chartered, prohibit the charteri of Co
operative associations, We, believing his
and discriminating against the lahoriag or pro
ducing classes, the source OF all wealth, there
fore humbly petition the Twentieth Legislature
to so amend tho law as to permit The charter
ing of cooperative associations, and, as In
duty, your petitioners will ever pray.
After some discussion as to when the
grand master should deliver his annual
address it was agreed that he suit his
own convenience. Whereupon he pro-
ceeded to deliver his address, which was
e listened to with marked attention. The
e address was strong, forcible, and ex.
!, haustlve review Of the order and its
workings during the past year and sug.
: gestiye in many important features as 10
i its prospects and legitimate work In the
4 future. The following points were espec
islly made prominent, as objects OF le
! ElhlHidAt alA NAbAA III lls
c coming years
a "Education OF the mind and heart un
y derles the very foundation of all socia
n as well as political progress and prosper
6 ity. The grange proposes to discuss
n every phase of social and Industrial life
a that tends to elevate the mind and hear
II and TO develop the material inter
o ests of our crest state, The grang,
h. holds and teaches that intellectual an
moral culture tends to promote true lib
erty and render life and property NOR
sacred and our government more stabl
F." and less liable TO revolution" The put
lie free school was noticed aud highl
commended 10 the attention OF all goo
nj Patrons of HusbandTy. The universit
ID was considered and recommended to tl
RI hearty Endorsement OF ali farmers, M
q only Tor what IL Is and for what 1t has 6
an ready accomplished, but in view Of WIFI
10 IL will hereafter accomplish II proper
10 fostered and judlciously managed. Evel
an Texan should feel proud Of the universal
n. and rally to its support.
no Grand Master Rose called special a
n, tentlon OF the Patrons OF HusbandTy an
sll farmers TO the Agricultural and M
chanical college, which is emphatlcal
the farmers and mechanics college. III
farmer needs education on the science
be agriculture. To disseminate this know
IN edge, the A. & NJ. college has bee
Id established, and the practical agrlcu
-, turist should endeavor to secure all Il
ns benefits this college can confer. The al
n demands higher andsmore scientific an
re vet practical agriculture, and the A. &
IS, college offers the best facilities for a
ur curing this knowledge by our younj
and as cheap or cheaper than it can
OF furnished at any place, in or out of TeXa
y, The grand master presented this sui
er- iect in his annual report in its stronge
Is and dearest light. Agriculture Is u
at pioneer of civilization and 1.
true basis of ali national streng
he and greatness He said the farm
i'll labors from ten 10 fourteen hours p,
dav, and even at this days work mai
mt fail 10 make only a meager supper
oil whilst many whose wOrk-day is short
are demanding reduced time ana increase
wages. The grand master called atte
ton to the importance of financial C
operatlon among the Patrons OF Hr
ice bandry He said that there were o
he hundred and twenty-five cooper alive {
In sociations engaged in business. with @
nut large and general agency In Galyesto
ice 1t is further proposed to engage in
ed manufacture OF staple Dry eooCs, Do
al. and shoes. In these cooperate
nN assoc ations each customer is
|. a partner in the business, and
his interest is Identical with every 9th
ere member Of tine cooperative assoc
as lion. he also presented very cley
NOT and practical view OF the Importance
ali trausportatio to the farmer, and said
~as his duty to do all he could to pi
b,bit oppression and abuse in this depa
meut of grange interest
Grand Master Rose explicitly urged
tea Importance of grange literature, and
otl- extensive circulation and careful read
ted by every farmer In the land. lie urg
lue ali Patrons OF Husbandry to pstronize I
TO Texas Farmer, published in Galveston
the Nessrs. w. A. Sraw s Co. -
He The grange was non-partisan. ~
the subject was we'll discussed and cleal
asst presented by Grand Master Rose, and
low non. partisan remarks were heartily
nu- dorsed by the members OF the gran'
nThe grange is the organ OF no par
nor is il the exponent OF party princip
Ill