Smyrna times., 1894-12-19
Delaware State Grange.
CONSIDERED AT wednesdays
sEsSIO&-OFFICERS FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR
ELECTED.

W tuut-udy Ia Dover was quite
busy day with the State Grangers The
session was opened at 10 O'Clock by
Worthy Master John c. Higgins. and
the different committees began to make
their reports.
The report of the committee on edu-
cation stated The public school system
of our State is far from perfect and we
would gladly see it made more practi-
cal. 1t recommended that the district
schools have the higher grade Of in
struCtIOu 50 ambitious children could
advance as III nigh schools.
The committee on corporation made
a lengthy report in which it stated that
the corporations mad created the grange
and what ever good had been acc0mp.
lished should be credited to the corpo-
rations. 1t advised all farmers and
patron. to paronize the different busi.
ness branches conducted by the order
aud grange system.
The report Of the legislative commit
tee concurred in the worthy masters
report and requested the secretary to
instruct our Senators and Representa-
tive to vote for ID. b. Hill's Butter bill.
1t also deprecates the increasing cases
OF Texas fever among cattle and asks
that the State be better guarded against
the disease.
The committee on transportation re-
commended the appointment Of a com
mttee TO negotiate with the P. r. Z.
Co. and secure further reduction OF
10 per cent OH perishahle products.
/ A n. Brown, who had acted as agent
for the growers, made his report with
! the committee and stated that the rail-
road had offered to make reduction
/ in fruit rates last season but when it
was found that there would not be anv
tree fruit the company thought it best
not to make any reduction. He also
stated that the company found that the
growers were dissatisfied with the non
return of empty packages and made
two attempts TO remedy it. First, by
charging five cents per package for re-
turn and finally the old way but still
the growers did not get all their empty
packages. The railroad company laid
the blame on the commission merchants
and the commission merchants on the
railroad company. He said this trouble
would always exist as long as growers
allowed agents to handle their products
and it amounted to considerable Mr..
Brown states that in his case the loss
was from 40 to so per cent. In conclus-
ion he says when the fruit growers Of
the Peninsula go to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company with any reasonable
request in which both are interested,
their request will be granted
The Rev W. l.. =. Murray, ID. D.,
4 4 ~, - s. -,
which he made an earnest plea for
higher education among the farmer :
children and recommended the intro
duCtion of all the newspapers and other
literature that could be Afforded
A special committee of five ladies
made report on woman suffrage. The
report is quite lengthy and contains
the following recommendations
We believe not iq universal suffrage
but in suffrage EOS both sexes, with an
educational qualification and cOmpul-
sorry voting. We believe as mother
says that our country needs more
father in the home and more mother
in the government. Then follows the
reason why women should vote.
l. Every liquor seller il the country
opposes il.
=. We believe justice demands that
women should represent themselves at
the polls. When election day comes il
is humiliating thing to look around
mt the creatures who are allowed tC
vote and then reflect that by accident ot
sex no woman; however intelligent and
retiRed, eau exercise that privilege fol
herself.
This remarkable document winds uI
with the following: Men will not al
ways refuse to accept the helping hanC
that is stretched out to them. Politics
; will never be purified by men alone
and purified they must be or our ma
ton caGuot continue" signed by +. ID
Slaymaker, chairman; S. A. Davidson
NJ. A. Webb and n. +. Bancroft.
The following officers were elected
,, for the next two year: Worthy Master
S. H. Messick, Bridgeville; Overseer
Arnold Naudain; Lecturer, DR.. A. Z
Neal, Delaware College; Steward
Reilly Melvin, FELTON,; Assistant Stew
ard, S. H. Derby, Woodside; Chaplain
J. w Day, Talleyville; Treasurer, 7
II. Rggin. Laurel; Secretary, w. w
Seeders, Pennington; Gate Keeper, a
X. Cole, Leipsic; Ceres, Mrs. Emma p
Naudain; Pomona, Mrs. Lucy Ban
croft; Flora, Mrs. Amanda Fisher
Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Emma
Derby; Executive Committee, s. H
Messick, +. II. Bancroft aud John G
| Higgins,