The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-14

Reports Of tho 0nicers-The worthy
Master Delivers an Address.

Reports Of the. 0fiicers-Thc worthy
Master Delivers an Address.
Yesterdsy afternoons session of the
Grange was opened with singing by
the choir OF West Presbyterian Church.
The reports of the officers were pre-
scented and read. Worthy Master John
G. Higgins in presenting his report
said In part:
Five years have passed since the
State Grange met in the city of Will
mington. The eighteenth annual SEES
sion finds us here again, ready to con-
slider the lessons of the past and to
leRislate for the good OF our order for
the year to come.
In the name of the patrons OF this
county lid you hearty welcome
and express the hope OF all that your
stay may be pleasant one and your
labors greatly profitable.
"A kind Providence has guarded our
homes from the threatened pestllence,
and the year, while not one of average
yield In some OF the lines of produc.
ton, on the whole, will probably show
that the farmer has been fairly well
rewarded for his efforts. While long
apprehenstvc from drouth of unusual
persistence few OF us but will say that
We stand more than ever in respect of
the noble ze-plnnt-wLich rever
wholly Gisappolnts let the season be
what 1t may.
While here in Wilmington let US
carefully note it's market day. I'm
mense supplies are needed byits popu-
lation OF possibly 65,000. King
street and the market houses will show
an attractive srray-and these come
largely from the farms Of radius of
twenty miles from here. We may
well believe that Wilmington is the
home OF thrifty people-and none the
less SO is the surrounding farming
population. Producer and consumer
meet here without inter- os tIon OF
freight or commission charges. The
fathers who leid down tile six turn
pixies that rndiate from here builded
better than they knew, These roads
stretch of into Pennsylvania but not
down Delaware.
He favored cheap local freight and
dwelt on what caused the opposition
il the price OF farm products Good
roads also received his attention and
he said that this was secured in Eu-
rope by the government.
In speaking OF what electricity may
accomplish In the future, he said;
The New York Sun OF Nov. 25 last
announced that electrical engineers
are now at work to devise feasible
plan for using electricity as power
| on country roads and farms. On
every farm enough horses have to he
Kept the year round to do the work
OF the busiest season. This means
that for few mCnths' activity ami.
mails must be fed and cared for the
entire year. The development of the
trolley system is what certain electri-
cal engineers are now working to ac-
compiish. 1t is proposed to run q
power wire on the main road. prefera-
tly turnpike. With the cheap con-
Verters now in use the power could
be fully utilized-the farm wagons
can lie used. The moving machines
the threshirg, the gang blowing, can
all thus he done by this application TO
| farm work.
'lf the subject OF good roads Is des-
tined to involve all local transporta-
tlon 1t may become very soon the
leading question OF the day. General
Stone has suggested that the general
government, the slate, the county, the
township shall all take equitable share
OF the cost oI such improvements. II
IS scarcely possible that the aggres-
slve public sentiment now apparent
throughout the nation will fail OF It's
purpose to secure permanent roads.
He urged all to try and be good
| farmers, and claimed that this could
Le best accomplished by giving their
boys a course at Delaware College,
especially iii the agricultural depart
inent.
He impressed UPON farmers the ne.
cessity of keeping their boys on the
farm, as the majority of them, as soon
I IA @ IN IA all f.K, "a
TO rush 10 the cities and towns, which
he said are overcrowded.
In reference to taxation lie spoke as
follows:
We are all looking forward in faith
aud confidence TO the report of the ex-
! cellent tax commission appointed by
the last Legislature, II should give
intelligent direction to tho purpose OF
the next Legislature to 20 into this
| subject. IL is alleged in some quar-.
ters that farmers want TO put theil
taxes off on other people. On the con
trary we assert that other people huve
put their taxes off on farmers. This
was SO fully proved in Pennsylvania
| when the subject came to be fairly in
| vestigated that $4, 500, 0G0 OF yearly
taxes were removed from farm proper.
| iy. and the end Is not yet. Ii ever ap,
l,roximnte Justice is accorded farm
| property. and the cost of county gov,
ernment redneed to economical pro.
| portions, welghty obstacle to invest.
ment in Delaware land would be he.
moved.
He favored cooperation among the
| farmers, and appealed TO the officers
of the grangers to DO leaders In this
matter. In conclusion he said
We have not failed to consider the
| questions of the day. Our petitions
| or our remonstrances are on file at
over or at Washington. Our debts
are paid, our credit is good; we owe
no man anything but love. / shall
| turn over to my successor living
the sun shines upon.'
The committee ON credentials then
| made the following report:
Union. No. ], G. G. Hopkins;Diamond
| State, No. rs. S.McCoy Newark, Nos.
Samuel Lindse, milford. No 81 j. Rosa
nd wife: Sunny Side, MOI q. H. Trout;
Port Penn, No 8, Thomas +. Dllworth
and vile; harmony. No.12. William F.
ranston; West Brandywine, No. IL, j.
A. Wsldin and vile; Frllitland, No. l6,
S. II. Derby and wife; Capital. No. IS
II. ID. Learned and wife; rophy, No. ~,
w +. killan; Little Greek, No 20,
D. W. Ralph, Laurel, No. "a. Ii. c.
Lewis and wife; Seaford, No. 25,
George W. Phelps and wife; Midland
No. 21.tJ. &. Short and wife; Evergreen,
No, 90 r. P. Warrington and wife:
Paramount. No. 81, Jesse L. Joseph and
wife; Washington. No. IA, w. G. Rick.
ards and wife: New Castle, No, 81,
David Heyd; Gumboro, No. IS, ]. S.
olil way and wife; Pomona, No. ], j..
W. Perkins; Pomona, No. 9, A. W. Stay.
maker and wife; Pomona, No. 3. Thos
N. Rawlins.
The following resolution was unani.
mously adopted and directed to he i'm
mediately sent TO Delaware's represent
tativeR in the United States Senate. as
the voice of the representatives of one
thousand patrons of Delaware.
Resolved. That we, representative
farmers from every section of Della
ware, request our representatives IN
the United States Senate to support
and vote In favor of the Washburn-
Hatch bill now pending, to prohibit
gambling III farm products
Among resolutions offered and re.
ferred without debate were the follow
ing:
By Diamond State Grange. Resolv-
ed, That for the purpose of giving
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