Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-02
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Benefits OF the Grange.

A large proportion of the farmers outside
our yates have wrong impression o. the
work of the order. Many Of hem think
that its chief and only mission is to benz fit
the members financially, forgetting or
never having learned that I'VE mutually re-
solve to labor for the good Of our country
and mankind; to develop better and
higher manhood and wominhood among
ourselves and streng hen our attachments
to our pursuits; We shall advance the cause
of education among ourselves aud for our
children by all just means within our DOW
err" These words that have quoted from
our Declaration of Purposes express the
first N ssion OF the grange, n field in which
the re will always be work.
To work for The good of the agriculturist,
to learn new and better methods of farming
is TO work for the good of the country and
n ank d." for VIXEN the farmers arms an
bias are full, the consumer finds his cloth
ing oh, ap, the producer because of the
abundance is well supplied. commerce aud
manufactures ar. good, and prosperity
smiles upon the whole land.
And where 10 better place 10 work + r
the in,ere,ts of the farmer than in the
grange ; the organization has no. vet beer
produced that is its equal. Meeting together
once a week members cannot fail to learn
something of bene ft to them in their calling.
As we'll ., being eneated socially ard
me tally.
The moral Influences ard teachings are
such that it is safe school for our chill
dren and pleasant and prof able place
for our wives.
The grange is an educator in which the
Il. I-N, a tNr, hts,
tact with older members, and the different
ones are encouraged TO bee HE writers and
speakers. While the financial features of
the grange is secondary matter and shonld
be so considered by all who contemplate
joinng the order, yet it is Of no mean i'm
portsnce. don't propose TO dis this
part Of the question, but simply to call at
tention to it in two of its forms First, in
ts indirect form. Both members and
non members are receiving an indirect
benefit because of the grange. Par
ticularly is this true in Maine, where
we have in the city of Portland the Patrons
cooperative store which was organized for
he purpose of supplying goods TO Patrons
and others at the smallest living profit. A.
a natural result of competition the whole
sale price of goods in that city has been re-
duced to the standard of that store. Ia
proof of this statement may be cited the
many instances in which the wholesale
trade have tried to crush out that store.
The second form of the questionisa more
direct one, and in the line of work
which Pomona or county oranges should do,
viz. to select some of the many good fer
tilizers and then buy dire ct of the manufac-
turers, thus saving a large percentage on
the cot of the goods. The same would be
true of agricultural implement A new
era in dsirying is upon us, com Jlete revo-
luton in methods is being made, and if we
are to live BY that industry We must adop;
the newer and better xay and the grange is
the organization in which these things
should be brought about w. s. ROGERS.
Sterard Name State Grange