The evening times., 1896-11-16
FOR A FARMER SECRETARY
National Grange to Ask for Another
Clbinet Officer.
MARKET QUESTION AGAIN
Resolution Adopted Asking State
Oranges to Labor With Congress
men to Secure the Passage of a
Market BiIl-SenatOrs Said to Hold
Stock in "a Monopoly.

The National Grange, at its session this
morning, indorsed the complaint OF Mary
land farmers against the Washington Mar
ket, named Il committee to represent the
organization in tine appointment OF a new
Secretary of Agriculture, and listened to
representatives of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
At tine opening Master Aaron Jones, )f
Indiana, presided, with Augustus High, or
Washington, overscer, and Anna NJ. Horton,
assistant steward. Worthy Master Brigham
took the chair later.
resolution was introduced Immediate
ly after routine business, staung tnat as II
is of prime Importance to agriculture that
a practical farmer snail be appointed sec
retary Of Agriculture, a committee of five
be appointed to draft u memorial express
ing .nu views OF the grange. TIE resuiL-
tiun named Aaron Jones, George a. Brown,
Connecticut; W. W. Greer, California; U.
Ii Hale, New York, and d. N. Thompson,
Maryland, as the committee. 1t was t'iopt-
ed after short discussion.
Resolutions were referred as follows: By
a Is. Judson. for u bounty on farm prod
ucts; by A. j. Wedderburn, jr., protection
for farmers; W. NJ. Hilleary, in favor OF the
Nicaragua Canal.
The reporJ OF Chaplain o. II. Hale was
read: also a communication from Fraternal
Delegate Jabel Robinson Of Canada.
WORD FROM CANADA
He gave "A review OF work in the Do
minion. 1t showed fire insurance com
pany, Il wholesale supply company, and
salt company in operation iii connection
with the Canadian grange.
The committee on co-operation-H. o.
Devries, T. K. Smith. and F. NJ. Greer
then reported on the complaint made last
week by the Montgomery county grange
against mstreatment at the Washington
markets.
The report was<in favor of Endorsement
of the complaint, with the suggestion that
oranges throughout the country cooperate
by influence upon their Representatives., to
secure legislati giving relief to farmers
bringing produce 70 TINS market. The re-
port was adopted
The memorial presented from the Mont
Gomery county grange sa " the farmers have
been restricted to the CurbStOne on part of
one street for marketing their goods here
WORK OF A MONOPOLY.
The Center Market Company has had Il
monopoly Of the market business. ii is al
legged, and when they were forced To leave
TWO squares To farmers they were able, by
methods known to corporations. TO kill in
committee a good hill offered in Congress
looking to better market facilities for far
mers in these two squares.
Certain Senator'S says this paper. ARE
Stockholders in the market company and
have used all their influence tu fight our
bill and by the abuse Of Senatorial COur-
tesy have gained the support OF some from
whom we had a ri ght to expect aSSistanC ~
Hon. NJ. A. Knapp. of New York, and
Secretary T.. \. MCsclcy, both of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, were intro
duced and spoke of the relations of farmers
to highways aud traffic, and of the ad-
vantage of enforcing the Interstate Com
mercc laws,
W. n King introduced resolution re-
garding cartoons uncumpliinentary to farm
ers in the course Of political Campaigns. 1t
was referred.
The grange took recess at noon until
Z D. H.