Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-20
DELAWARE STATE GRANGE.
Transportation and Other Matters Con
sIdered at Wednesdays sSession-Officer

Transportation and other Matters Con-
sIdered at Wednesdays ssession-officers
for the Ensuing Year Elected.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette aud Journal
DOVER, Dec. 13.--Yesterday was quite
busy day with the State Grangers in session
here. The session was opened at 10 o'clock
by Worthy Master John 9. Higgins, and
the different committees began to make
their reports.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton stated The public school system of
our State is far from perfect and We would
gladly sec it made more practical. 1t recon-
mended that the district schools have the
higher grade of instruction so ambitious
children could advance as in high schools.
The committee OH corporation made
lengthy report in which it stated that the
corporations had created the grange and
what ever good had been accomplished
should be credited to the corporations. 1t
advised ali farmers and patrons to
patronize the different business branches
conducted by the order and grange system.
The report of the legislative committee
concurred in the worthy masters report
and requested the secretary to instruct our
Senators and Representatives to vote for
ID. b. Hills Butter bill. 1t also deprecates
the increasing cases of Texas fever among
cattle and asks that the State be better
guarded against the disease.
ItC ACSOAhN
mended the appointment of committee
to negotiate with the p. II. r. Co. and
secure n further reduction Of 10 per cent on
perishable products.
A. n. Brown, who had acted as agent for
the growers, made his report with the
committee and stated that the railroad
had offered to make a reduction in fruit
rates last season but when it was found
that there would not be any tree fruit the
company thought it best not to make any
reduction. lie also stated that the COM
pany found that the growers were
| dissatisfied with the non return of
empty packages and made two at
tempts to remedy il. First, by charg-
| ing live cents per package for return and
| finally the old way but still the growers
did not get all their empty packages. Tho
railroad company laid the blame Oh the
commission merchants and the commits
| sion merchants on the railroad company.
| He said this trouble would always exist as
| long ms growers allowed agents to handle
| their products and amounted to consider
| able Mr. Brown states that in his case
the loss was from 40 to so per cent. In
conclusion 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, d. D., deliv-
cred lecture in the afternoon in which
he made an earnest plea for higher educa-
ton among the farmers children and
recommended the introduction 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 follow
ing recommendations
We believe not in universal suffrage but
r. l..-Nl a. .l..a.
tional qualification and compulsory vot'
ing. We believe us 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 in the country op
poses ii.
4 =. We believe justice demands that
women should represent themselves at the
polls. When election day comes it is Q
humiliating thing to look. around ut the
creatures who are allowed to vote, and
then reflect that by accident of sex nc
woman, however intelligent and refined
can exercise that privilege for herself.
This remarkable document winds up
with the following: Men will not al
way refuse to accept the helping hanC
that is stretched out to them. Politic!
will never be purified by men alone, ant
purified they must be or our nation can
not continue" signed by L. D. Slay
maker, chairman; S. A. Davidson, NJ. A
Webb and n. E. Bancroft.
. The following officers were elected for
the next two years Worthy Master S. II
Messick Bridgeville: 0verscer. Arnolt
Naudsin; Lecturer, Dr. A. r. Neal, Della
ware College; Steward, Reilly Melvin
FELTON,; Assistant Steward. S. H. Derby
Woodside; Chaplain, ]. W. Day, Talley
vile; Treasurer. I, II. Riggin, Laurel; Sec
retary, w. w. Seeders, Pennington; Cat,
Keeper, A. X. Cole. Leipsic; Ceres, Mrs
Emma p. Naudain; Pomona, Mrs. Lucy
Bancroft; Flora, Mrs. Amanda Fisher
Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Emmt
Derby; Executive Committee. S. IL. .ues
sick, Il. H. Bancroft and John q. Higgins
A session was held this morning and aftei
, the installation OF the newly-elected Off
GERS in the afternoon the session will ad
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