The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-24
THE GRANGE.
State Lecturer Hayes Response to tn.
Mayors Welcome.

Mayors welcome.
The remainder of the session of the
State Grange will be secret. The re-
sponsc of H. E. Hayes to the mayors
address of welcome was briefly as fol-
lows:
Patrons of Husbandry means agricul-
turists. Upon agriculture depends the
fare of this great section depends not on
the great corporate thoroughfare, but
upon the development of its great river,
and all are interested in its being speed
lily opened.
The Grange is school, the farmers
school, in which they are learning rap
| idly. Among the farmers are found the
grandest statesmen of the times, and in
the Grange is where they are educated.
AS farmers we want such laws as will
leave margin of profit in the hands Of
the producer. The people must have
some power of veto. At the present
rate of appropriation the tax rate is
liable to reach almost three per cent,
leaving little or no margin of profit.
In our Grange we discuss our none
tary system, our taxation system, the
transportation question, and, indeed, all
questions that affect our prosperity as a
people.
We must see to it that those who till
the soil have title to the same, for
when the tillers own the soil, they will
defend their country, educate their
children and assist in making the whole
country prosperous.
There is no class more to be de-
pended upon for an open river than the
agriculturists.
After listening to Mayor Mays elo-
quent address of welcome, Lecturer
Hayes response, and Master Boise's
annual address, the Grange took half
hour recess. After recess the Grange
met in secret session and listened to the
report of the treasurer, committee on
woman's work, committee on creden-
tials, and the committee on agricultural
Acollege. DIR. Caste, in making the re-
lport of the agricultural college commit
Zee, said that there has been 2S1 stu
Hents enrolled in the institution this
year. Ninety-six of the students are
young ladies, while 185 are young men.
fOne hundred young gentlemen live at
room at the girls hall, while 161 find
board and lodging in the city of Corval-
lis or on adjoining farms. Forty-two
are taking the agricultural course. and
40 are taking the mechanical course.
|Sixty-eight are taking the household
economy course.
After listening to some suggestions
from John Medlar, the Grange proceed
ed to consider some financial business,
and afterward heard the reports from
the several counties which were referred
to the proper committees.
Several resolutions favoring the free
and unli mited coinage of silver were re-
ferred to the committee on legislation.
resolution favoring law that will al
low women the privilege of signing pc
titions for or against saloon licenses, was
referred to the same committee. A res
olution fayoring the re-enactment of the
mortgage tax law, another fayoring the
election of U. S. senators by direct vote
of the people, and many similar ones
were offered.
The Grange then took recess until z
p. M, at which time the unwritten work
of the order was exemplifed.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After opening exercises, considerable
time was absorbed by the reading of the
minutes, secretary's report, reports of
committees, and the Lecturers report.
A resolution favoring no exemption
from taxation, and others were laid on
tine table. Hilliary's resolution regard
ing free coinage of silver called forth sew
eral eloquent speeches.
Some committees on coincidence were
appointed, and some standing commit
tees made reports.
Friendly greetings from the w. G. T.
U. were read by one of the sisters. It
was ordered that the greetings be spread
on our minutes and that suitable re-
sponse be made.
Some amendments to the bylaws
were offered by different members.
After considerable profitable discussion
the Grange took q noon recess.
THE face of William Muldoon, as
pictured in current Autographs, has a
family likeness to that of the famous
Greek pugilist represented in plas-
ter cast of much interest at the Metro
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