Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-12-09
What the Farmers Have Accom-
plished.

The Maryland Stale Grange began its
nineteenth annual meeting in the parlors
Of the Maltby House, Baltimore, yester-
day. Henry NJ. Murray, of West River,
this county, master OF the grange, pre-
sided, and Mr.. VIM b Sands was secre
tary. There were l15 representatives pres
emit. and additional members are expect
ed to day. Baltimore and Montgomery
counties have the largest delegations.
The sessions Of the grange will contin-
ne TO day. and will close TO morrow.
Mr.. Henry NJ. Murray read bis annual
address, in which he congratulated the
grange on its moral. educational and so
cial work He said the grange first SIC
cessfully organized the farmers OF Ameri-
ca, and that from few scattered meet
ings some years ago, the organization
has grown until now 500 600 meetings
are held every year. 1T has broaden
ed the field OF woman's influence, he
continued, land prepared her for place
In the true republic 1t has brought light
recreation and good cheer to hundreds
of thousands of rural homes. The grange
has prevented renewals of patents on
sewing machines, thereby saving TO the
people so per cent. of the cost, amount
ing 10 millions Of dollars. We have taught
the transportation companies that the ere
ator is greater than the creature, as shown
by the granger cases before the United
states supreme Court. We have had
the interstate commerce law and the oleo-
margarine law passed, as well as laws
restricting alien landlords and corpora
lions from obtaining government lands
AS results of our efforts, the cabinet pc.
sition OF Secretary of Agriculture has
been created, agricultural colleges, ex-
pertinent stations and farms and lar
mers' Institutes have been established In
many States Our efforts have bad some
effect on local and State tax leyies. We
have succeeded in establishing Arbor
Day. We have also caused reform bal
los laws TO be passed in many States.
The grange has at all times fostered the
cause of free education, and has often
procured an increase in State approprla
lions for public schools. To this record
is to be added many local achievements,
such as building halls, making roads,
planting trees and vines. establishing IL
braries, reading-rooms banks, nre insur
ance companies, co operative enterprises
and trade.card systems. The grange is
non-partizan and non sectarian In es-
sentials il is unified; in non essentials il
1 II llDcTai, anu III ali bhih5S NhoAHeoAS
MIR. Murray recommended the world
Columbian Exposition to the attention
of the grange members, and urged them
to take prominent part in displaying
the products of Maryland's farms, waters
and mines to the best advantage lie pro-
poses that the grange co operate with
our farmer Governor" in bringing these
resources before the people. He com.
mended the management OF the Maryland
State Grange agency
Mr.. Samuel Brooke, OF this county, sec
rotary of the board of managers OF the
agency, read the report ofits operations
The agency ha. been conducted eighteen
years Its plan is that of commission
house by th. grange for the benefit of
the farmers, all commissions or pronts
over the actual operating expenses go
ing to the farmer. 1t is situated at IL
and IA West Camden street. The report
showed the house TO be on firm basis.
The tota of sales for the year was about
$500 900 OF this amount Sos, 5S2 80 was
Tor tobacco, $72 500 % for merchandise
and sis, SOC is for produce and grain.
The business Is stated 10 be about the
average. although not quite as large as
in some previous years, but the mana
gers are we'll satisfied with the result
and consider 1t more promising in view
of the great rivalry of other houses dur
ing the year. To-day the committees
will be appointed and the grange expects
TO accomplish much of its work.