Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-19

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deliver ssoegsssx1t and entertaining a4G-
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.sarEsgsag s-znae was aeid IL THE ez-y of
.-.rzagne66 LIS, eynGaaenc1ng on AyFsna-
~ gzrn. ass4, ard e1-EaraE5ag t1zrguga
e.lxsg working days The meetings were
sse3d 81 the -,snsse e4rsrnts.r # the E11agI3-
( { ez1+ etszte Is9nss 0f Illinois
At pataie ssssg4zg IL rEsIgrssses-ztatf
haa -Eae national grzags WE welcomed
syy rsse a-grss-z1Gr II Illinois by tlas E-2aF9r
ii -5rrzra.leId and By the master lf fhe
Illinois state g-zng@
The g-ans-e IN a body visited the foszai
u the zasr-yrsd L5neola snd fE1s cd Liz
s1aa Anansioa, 19x t1se property ot I-fs
state II Izllaais-
-s.is national esgag-zass 0f cur order 1rets
sssl46ze4sa ssi.h dignity and sar1esf-ssss
and szsa-IY ssaagTaoss were considered thai
ssese naa 9rl9r sf,eelaI1F connected wiki
the ggssS II the order b11 also with the tssa
Interests 0f our country and its gVEtr--
EoeElf.
Although the national grauge is wholly
Esessg -Eea-TEssn and IL careful 20 avoid an
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purely s1a11f4ea8 character apon which the
great pazTies iB Cur -zaEl0n arr dsTldsd
yet X ~ ss 70 exert zfs powerful in1ueD1e
usl8 s.asle,4ai legislation IN targr u laEFs
assuring justice and fair dealing 10 the
aa,rieuita,1srs u the country.
= 39a.'g composed If representatives
FRS eTgry seatIga Of the Union Il Faust
De- a@3ea d that azafz2s8res vii al tiEnes
,e lnfsss3used Ubzeh cannot egInIAala
fsse approval 80 d majority # the Iae1s-
igsrs. Saeh . MEASURE was the 0i2e jEtrD-
d1ezd a. sLe Late sssssz0n by the member
frsfl Ca1jfvrnla AID alluded - here from
the f4et that the oranges throughout the
oDUrfrY VIII bs caIle8 upon % discuss il
during the e9zlibg yeaT-
Tlls MEASURE l. S5l0sxB a. the LUfln
-ezzetae~ FROM the name of it, originator
Br1 Dsaid Lufin Il saeranenbo Cal,
aD5 o9Bta1apLaDes tie payment by the
gyyera11ent q a bounty 10 the producers
II such staple agricultural products as are
expor1ed 10 foreign COUNTRIES. A. the
measure wil pr2i1atlr in due time be
regularly submitted 70 the sranges fgr
their e3asideratio' ~ comment l. made
upon il ia this e1nneeaiOn. Il Is su1te-
ie;lt ~ say that the national grange de-
eljned, az present. 70 eIld0rse IL
The national grange expressed no Opin-
ion upon the comparative merits u pro
ts4l0n and free TRADE as a policy ot the
government, a. its members are divided
ia sentiment upon this question, but il
most esaphaticsIly demanded that 30 long
as the ppaiucts u any Industry are pro
saefed by . tariff duty. agricultural pro
duets shall reoeiye a like protection II
also asserted that II was manifest in
justice 10 the farmers of the country that
tEe manufactures u an agricultural pro
duct should be protected by duty while
tie product itself was left unprotected
An amendment % the constitution
was passed providing for biennial election
Of Officers iD Pomona oranges.
This amendment must receive the ap
pr0Tal n two-thirds III the state oranges
before it can become law.
In conclusion j desire TO express 10
the members of the order throughout the
state my heartfelt gratitude for the loyal
" and faithfulDess with which they hare
supported me In my duties during TIE
iasf year and - bespeak the same earnest
support for the future.
Worthy patrons, the future u the order
ia Maine is in your hands. Its principles
are worthy II your most earnest endeayor
and the extension and PRONUNCIATION Of
th0se principles viii prove blessing u
the good state we all love 80 we'll
May your deliberations al this session De
conducted with dignity and harmony and
with an earnest determination 30 seek the
best "gooG of the order and Of mankind. -
Secretary Alien presented his annual
report. The net gain for the year has been
from nesy and reorgauized oranges 33s, and
from initiation into the old oranges 500,
making a total net gain of s%s, which
brings the membership of the State
Grange up 10 1863. The reading Of the
reports occupied the afternoon.
Waldo county has the largest member
ship. Androsooggin bas made the best
actual gain, IL izsing about tbree-sevcntbs
Of the whole gain of rbe state. The over
age membership of the subordinate
oranges in Androsco2gin county IL f1s.
Lincoln county has made gain Of 80 per
cent. and Franklin county Of about 25
per cent.
Six new oranges have been Instituted as
follows:
Palmyra Grange, Palmyra, Somerset
county, lie niefpbers ut last quarterly
report; North Alfred Grange, Alfred.
York county, g3 members at June quar-
terry report south Hope Grange. Hope,
Knox county, reported 43 members for
Scp.mber quarter: Norland Grange at
East LiyerBore, Andro2coggin county, rc-
ported - members at the end Of septem-
br: winsiow Grange, Winslow, Kcnnc-
bee county, - charter members; Wilson
Grange at Wilton. Franklin county, I5
charter members. Four subordinate
oranges have been reorpanized.
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