Telegram-herald., 1890-12-11
THE GRANGE
vsrioas State organissuchs Are
IN Session.
Al Present Gratifying Statistics &c
sho~ the Growth aae fros-
persis ST ths Order.

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sFE8NaFEElD. Ia. Dee IL e-rhe nine
teenth annual session oi the lilsneis
State Grange Ret In The ssnsts chamber
Tuesday morning With q large attend
anus. Daring the merninE the Gem
nissees en- eFeaeAtialS. order 81 busi.
ness aud press wsre appointed
and other preliminary baslness tr&ns-
acted The sflsrnoos ~@s devoted
30 an open session. ~hich ~As openea
sith sn address 81 welcome ~ 0oxernof
ffeE Grand Master }. y lteaipsoa
responded op beAslf u see gF.ngs
The evening sossien Nss oect ploa "a
receiving and referring shs onoers re-
ports snd in listening - the Orand
Masters annual address TIE report
shows that the oraage il - - Esosi pros
porous condition. 1ae nsnbership IN
the United States being ofss l.eeo. 900
In lllinois the membership is about s6.-
o0Q aisided between 2es granges Nearly
Soov mem bers have been added daring
the last year. The ordeF is stronger than
st any time since ISIS. when the Grange
movement Vas st its height There is
a greater call FOR deputy work than
ever before. and The aim q the order is
20 educate the farmers into casting
their votes Independently of party ties
for the best interest of their craft
SPkISofIflD. H., Dee 10 The con.
federation oi the farmers oreanira.
tions. composed Of three representa-
tives from the Grange, h. ~ a A.
Farmers Allianeel and Knights 81
n a
IN spite of the effort al secrecy IL has
leaked out that the committee adopted
& resolution declaring In favor % "a
practical farmer" for UHiied States
senator This action is construed A.
hint 10 the farmers In the Legislature
10 vote against General Palmer FOR SEN
ator Major Thompson, master % The
State Grange. Is understood 10 be q can
didate for Senator FArwells seat
In connection with the matters which
are now sgitating the farmers and the
political situation ia Is an interesting
fact that tie new register published by
the Secretary OF State shows that Of the
I53 members Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives sixty-eight are farmers.
while the Senate con tsins eleven farm
ers. total Of seYeBty-nins on a ioiat
ballot
MADISON. Wis. Dec. 1o.-The annual
NEE ing OF the Wisconsin Grange Pa
irons OF Husbandry, began here Tues
day. Grand Master Carr in his annual
address urged the enactment OF law
removing the Agricultural and Engi.
neering College from the State univer-
sity and making them separate institu-
tionS He favored Government control of
telegraph and express companies. and
demand that Congress pass the Conger
lard bill. the Paddock pure-food bill.
and the chemical laboratory bill The
election Of United States Senators by
direct vote OF the people was advocated
The binding-twine trust received 3 slap
and il was advocated 20 have eonvicts
make binding twine for the State
LANSING, Mich. Dec 10. Three hum
dred and fifty delegates were present at
the annual meeting Of the State Grange.
the largest attendance in the history Of
the organization. In his annual address
the worthy master informed the dele
gates that they we're paying too much st-
lcDtlou 20 tue fattllt OF NIefc aN9 not
enough 20 studying the laws Of supply
and demand. which regulated the price
of the crops When Governor Luce was
elected as the States Chief Executive
be was Worthy Master OF the Grsnss,
and there is now a strong sentiment IN
favor Of installing him in his old po-
sition-
DOVER Del. Dec lo.-Tbe State
Grange Of Patrons Of Husbandry opened
three days session in the House of
Representatives Tuesday. Worthy Mas
ter +. II. Bancroft delivered the annual
address and Alexander J. Wecdebur
OF Virginia. made an address on t.
benefits derived from oranges
HAEEIsBURS. Pa, Dec. 10 The State
Grsngers opened the largest convention
in the history Of their organization
Tuesday. Worthy Master Rhone de-
lveree his annual address II dealt
with points Of interest 70 farmers and
also touched on the tariff opssnO1-