Evening journal., 1892-12-13

Is lower DeldWdIo Stl1luB a AdAi
share of this large demand of our home |
cityY
'New Jersey farmers sell large |
amounts of farm produce in this market |
the Delaware river is their highway.
Through the grange Delaware farm
ers now know each other and it wonld be |
as natural to sell together here as to
meet together in this grange.
practically it is matter OF quick,
cheap local freighting than which no
subject more imperatively demands the
attention of Delaware producers.
National Grange Topics.
The worthy master gives a glowing
account of the reception of the delegates
of the National Grange at Concord, n. H.
Pure Food Legislation.
eve must not relax our efforts for
needed legislation.
"The adulteration of food powders is
dangerous to the health of our people
and fraud upon both the producer and
consumer. We must stop this nefario us
business.
Probably every subordinate grange
in this state has requested our Senators
to vote for the Anti-Option bill.
Reference is made to the condition of
/ liib 0lutI III lht nhblon ID n6u AOAAh ~
/ w. NJ Brig ham, and TO the way in
which the ma rkets are dominated by un-
scrupulous men.
There are many opinions fas to what
causes the depression of prices in farm
products-but, l submit, the foregoing is
enough to account for it, The solid
men in ievery community who used to
handle our grain went out of the bnsi-
ness long ago; they could not compete
with grain gamblers after the law of
supply and demand had become inoper-
ative. The statesmen who will grapple
these gambling and monopoly evils cannot
too soon come to the combat to the death,
and when so engaged, should have the sup
port of every patriotic American. The
State Grange should again speak a
strong word for the antioption bill
Free Delivery of Mail.
Free delivery of mail to our rural pop
ulation, improved roads and bicycles for
letter carriers is endorsed. "rhere
seems to be no difference of opinion on
this subject. Farmers find themselves
competing in the employment of labor
with those who use steam and electric
ity. Centralized governments long since
paved the roads of civilized Europe
They could do so, for all the machinery
of taxation was held by one
hand. The quick movement of
of armies in time of war made it a neces.
sity. Limestone gravel has been used
with good effect in some parts Of the
West / have recently been told, how
ever, that in some cases the resulting
taxation is bearing heavily. How shall
we build these desired roads? Our taxes
already take at least 10 per cent. of the
/ 4 & n..N
little more than we now pay in road tax
could reasonably be assumed, under ex-
isting farming conditiOns we should,
however, be ready to do our equitable
share The National Grange refused Ia
endorse the proposition that the general
government should take a financial in
terest in this road building The Mis-
souri, Good Roads Convention and the
Rhode Island Convention favored Federal
appropriations.
Electrical Possibilities.
s He calls attention to the possibility
of a feasible plan for usug electricity
y as a power on country roads aud farms.
e He says that the horses have to be kept
the year around. This means that for a
few months activity animals must be
i fed and cared for the entire year. The
development of the trolley is the object
U "a power wire on the main road, pre-
ferably turnpike. 1t could be fully
7. utilized on farm wagons, moving
machines and plovs. If the subject o.
L good roads is destined to. involve al
local transportation it may become vel!
: soon, the leading question of the day.
The executive committee of thi
j National grange did not succeed in tn,
effort to borrow money at a lower rate O
J.. interest. A committee has been eonsid
ering whether the subordinate grange
IS could apply the idea of the building anC
loan" to the reduction of farm mOrtag
!, ages State and subordinate grange
are asked to think of the matter.
y Value OF an Agricultural Course.
while there are hundreds of Della
T ware boys, many of them farmers sons
taking a liberal education, few or NOR
!, seem to desire the sort that is offered il
the agricultural station at Delaware Col
r lege Amherst Cornell and other inst
tutiOns find such course well patro
y nized. Men, thus fitted, becom
teachers of scientific agriculture a
|, liberal salaries if they prefer teaching t
farming. There is therefore no risk j
4 such an education. "There is not a
element in Delaware College that woul
H. make it unpleasant for boy to atten
ID the agricultural department-on tn
IN contrary, the influences which SUI
round the college exalt agr
culture. Above all, it is, by reaso
of the eminent ability and fiji
O. ness of its teachers, the presenc
r. of all the machinery apparatus an
k: appliances of every conceivable sort
he ready and willing to equal any institI
IL tion in America; and-greatest marv'
S of all-it offers this practically free {
n charge. l regret to say that our peopl
is are not loyal to their calling. If the
be educate at all they want to see their SOL
so into the professions.
us Who Are the Happiest Men on the PEI
III insula?
~ Agricultural depression is no dOul
10 partly chargeable with this preference
! believe it to be an ill-founded prefe
ur ence, proved to be so by the fact thu
e, the boys who stick to land are t. day Il
OF most comfortable members of u
OF families of this peninsula
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