Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-17

| True we must have the plcasurable. the
social and the entertaining features con,
nected with all our work, private ano
public, Life would not be worth the liv.
member brothers and sisters, are only tc
embcllish and make attractive the earn
est and faithful way of life. Mere
pleasurablc enjoyment pals ON the an.
petite. after Il time and the mind hun
gers after the more solid features OF
life.' said Brother Thing. that venerable
forces at the Kennebce Pomona a few
days ago.
Believing then, there is work for the
grange TO 30, II was felt that at the field
gatherings as the State grange was ia
pear measure of the responsibility was
an opportune time to call public attcn-
ton to some of the objects we have in
view. and thus show there was a nurnosn
in our efforts.
recognizing improved roads" as a
question OF tar reaching public impor-
lance. and at the same time one in
which the members of the grange are as
vitality concerned as any class of The NEG
pie, 1t was thought well for us to make
our hand and thus take the initiative in
the discussion of the subject prenaratorv
to its coming before the legislature The
present winter
So, too, the modification of the "scnool
mill tax" which was before the last leg
lslature. and which was killed by the
Senate in consequence of influences there
obtaining, was considered another sub
Ject on which not only our members hut
the public at large. needed light These
meetings afforded Just the opportunity
needed to present this matter also TO the
public.
In accord with these views it was de-
cidcd that these two subjects should be
on the programme of the several field
WAS unanimously
Voted That Brother H. A. Gilbert pres
sent the matter of good roads at the
several county field meetings And
Voted, That the worthy master be pres
ent and discuss the school laws at the
several field meetings in the State.
was ignored by the authority finally
making up the programme Of the meet
ings, and the opportunity afforded was
forever lost to the grange.
The national master addressed large.
audiences 1T Hayden Lake in Somerset
county. and Oak Grove in kennebec, also
Il meeting OF Turner grange 1T their hall.
q joint meeting of York Pomona with
the state board of agriculture at Old Or
chard. and a meeting under the auspices
OF The State grange in The evening at The
state fair. These gatherings Were all
eminently successful. and the Iabors OF
the national master could not fan of a
lasting benefit to the order in the State
The total expense OF his service. includ-
ing the State master as his escort, was
forty-thrcc dollars and twenty cents.
t$i32 POI
The executive committee. and other of
the State grange officers We're APP
preached last summer by the Whitman
Agricultural Works. Auburn in regard
to the propriety of making am effort for
an arransement with subordinate
oranges and individual members OF the
order. whereby the implements manu-
featured by that company could he sold
direct. and at less cost to the pur-
chaSers. The object of the company. OF
course, was to increase the sale of t1er
manufactures i'll place of those wanting
the Use of such wares purchasing those
made outside the State The suggestion
was good enough to receive respectful
attention. and it was arranged that
members of the executive committee. and
grange al the expense of the company.
visit the works at Auburn, look over the
plant. learn the variety of goods made.
ana receive such proposition as the com
pany saw tit 10 make This was done
After due dclibcration the company made
the proposition that any individual mem
Der of the order taking one share of the
companN'S Stock-par value $lWi-should
have the privilege of buying any goouS
on their list ut schedule wholesale price:
and that amy subordinate grange taking I
an amount OF stock graduated according /,
to the number of its members. each mem !
Der thereof should have the privilege Of |
the Wholesale rates as above named |
This proposition came before the cxecu- /,
tive committe" At its next meeting, and /
after due dciberation was referred to .
this session of the State grange. and in !
due time viii be brought to the attention |
of the meeting.
The labors of the executive committee !
for the year have not been very heavy |
nor have they been expensive. The eX- |
pense to the State grange treasury of /
each individual member including time |
tilI vel follows