The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-09-13

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might b. wished Tor.
Tic great staple crop that aii eve,
lar u.iaei b. at fds ssu.on of ID,
Yea !. = M = oar know ledge ~
ttnd4 to better chan ha- been foi
fears Though ihi. doesn't atall iu-
sure ~ that we viii have a bountiful
crop or even a liberal one. and If We
should. under the supervision 81 an
all-wise Providence. gather renu-
lucrative crop Of cotton, doe. that "a,
that we will receive par value for the
samey Not at an. for the cotton spec
ulators and manufactures are watch
ing the reports that are made through
the newspapers every week. and will
soon, IL not already. price our cotton
At such figures a. will not likely re-
down 10 our good orprofit The peo-
pie that make the cotton always get
the smallest share.
Now, Worthy Master. your commit
&c would like to be able 10 suggest
some plan on way by which the pro-
ducing class could receive better pay
for their labor than they 10, for IL
seems 10 us that if any one is entitled
10 the larger share il !. the producer.
but il is not the ease. You see very
few producers growing rich or build
ing fine residences. but the men who
buy and sell are the ones that are
growing rich.
How are we 20 remedy the evil I;
We would suggest that IN our opinion
the only safe plan is through cooper
alton, for by and through co-opera-
tion we certainly could buy and sell
10 greater advantage. The ,Iues-
ton Is are we ready for the issue.
are we willing 10 admit that our agri-
culturalists who now. aud always
must constitute majority, and pos
sess proportionatc amount of intelli-
gence and morality ofthe people. have
not enough Of self interest. enterprise
and patriotism, % come forward and
unite their influence and power. IN the
great work now before them, which
is necessary 10 maintain our system
and make agriculture prosperous. la
Dor more renumerative. the distribu-
ton OF the products Of labor more
equitable, and place society on the up
ward. rather than the downward
progress This work is in line with
the great aims aud purposes nr our
organization and to its intelligent.
systematic aud thorough prosecution,
we must bend the energies Of our
minds aud brings into action. the
whole strength Of oir great F'ratern-
ity, Most faicrnally submitted.
h.. y. JoNrs.
Recess until after dinner which was
one Of the most sumptuous dinners
served that has been the good fortune
Of the grange fraternity to witness.
i AFTERNOON SESSION
At the sound Of the school bell the
grange re-assembled, r. b. Marion. ".
u. in the chair.
On motion of Bro. +. 4. Smith. it
was agreed that the different Oranges
aud al WHO was friendly to the order
meet at Friendship Grange Han on
the first Saturday IN September to
hold memorial services in memory Of
our lam.uted Worthy Master Put
Darden.
On motion of +. A. Smith the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced
Resolved, By this Grange that in
view Of Che miserable condition in
which the roads Of the country are
kept the special attention ofthe Board
Of supervisors aud the grand Jurors
of the fall term Of the court be- called
thereto and we siimerely hope that
such actions VIII llc iakeuit~to inatre
them 10 be better worked ia the future.
Adopted
Resolution by 4. r. lIobsm, To
GraRgers Alliance members and all
Resolved. Thatthc citizens OF Ckick-
a~aw County Grange are hereby
warned by this Grange against
certain spectacle vendors who. claim
To be- ,killful optician. but who are
selling glasses which they represent
to be Of the first quality and charge
exorbitant prices therefor. but which
have been proven to be a very inferior
grade. Discussed and carried over
until next meeting
The following preamble and resolu-
lion was introduced:
Whereas; The present system of
working the public roads has and do
fail to meet the demands necessary to
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