The morning times., 1896-11-14
HEARD REPORTS Of STATES
Grange Conditions Are Gsn3r-
ally Encouraging.
WORK OF THE COLLEGES
They Have Generally Proven a Help
and Given an Impetus 10 scientific
Farming Grange Efforts {" DE
tcCt and Prevent Aduitcrntion.
Reciprocity treaties lnd"rsed.

The National Grange II the Patr ,u> of
Hu>nuudry Yesterday LvaTd reports from
numDrr uT Star" oranges and sent 10 com
mij,,,.~ resolutions iuuhJug Ju a demand Tor
pure food legislation andiur the ratification
of ToCpUurIly treaties with England, Ger
many and France
O. II Hale. wurlhymastcr for New York,
said education was made Tie leading lea
turc OF grange work IN that state aud
Efforts wCu" made go interest al mvWtcrS
in the problems Of agriculture and also
"a policies ur government Tor town, county,
State and nItion.
Grange In>urauc" is prominent feature
ana they have I-,Ie3 policies covering
S37, ,Gi- .3i2. The grange companies have
saved their patrons IA Tie pass ten wears
81 iS,o~E u> compared with olter means
of insurance
GOOD WORK ~ THE WEST.
Worthy Master W NJ HHcny, Of Ore
gun. tod how he organization has lahur"d
through 1wcnty-Iarcc years aud had given
the ucghlnrluE state Of Washington Il
grange eight years ago. Nincncw grauEes
have teen organized III the past year, >lN
Of them Sin," September 30. They
take lively interest IN tn"
agricultural college. \ State law
makes tie worthy master an cX-officio
regent uf TIE school The grange VIII hold
and give IN them The results Of work at
the college HuG experiment station.
Leonard khun", worth ' master for Penn
sylvauIa, said there wcr" organized during
thu wear eighteen oranges ana the member
bcr>hip was increased l,TOi-
The wear experience. he said, la shown
the wisdom II the creation OF a State lie
partWcnt Of agriculture Investigations Of
adulteraIod foods had turned IN the state
treasury over Sl2 900 and nearly driven
out the frauds other bureaus under the
department are organizing with good re
suits All This was brought about b grange
agitation
Commission houses for the sale Of grain
and produce huvc been established BY the
grange aud trade bulletn, with ordinary
retail prices az compared with grange
prices has been started.
SOUTH CAROLINA LUKEwARM
Master w X Thompson OF South Caro-
lima reported some lux" warmnrss toward
the work but determination OF tue ma
ioEry TO build up the order. The hack Of
interest mentioned he attributed to the
dull lines
Master c } Bcll OF Vermont said four
new grluges had been organized. a nur
hall had been built aud the membership
had grown.
Master A wcGdrrburu. for virginia.
ber~. had been revived, but help was
needed
II Z Huxley Of Wisconsin said the
gIctl political contest had iul-rf-r"d with
progress There was lack OF money to
push Tie work
: Il Me>~lck Delaware, said useful
joint meetings or oranges and farmers
institutes mad been held The trca-ur.
was MA hclrerroudlu Fu AMI hoped for better
rcsIlis.
George B Horton. Michigan, said the
publication uf a grange paper had take
ll their surplus money. tut better aG-
rargcmeu' had been effected and the.
hoped for excellent results. Twelve new
oranges had lc,u organized aud I- uar.
more revived.
PROUD OF THE COLLEGE
l. wilson Mississippi said gMc "a
siS~pT Agricultural College Is ully yIu,i
eating tie wisdom of its establishment by
doing grand work for farmers. Moncg
is scarce aud rms crippled THE work Vi the
order
y i Barnclfer New Hampshire reported
al increase uI membership 900 lhr ytHr II
.5-- aud a growth since 1881 from
3D46 members 20 Il 800.
Thomas J Hazard Rhode Island stated
that they had secuted good fertilizer
law and Influenced other legislature for
/ the benefit Of tie rarmrr Inr agricultural
/ Collrg" was doing good work
" / Richardson. lenu,~-.r. by letter.
| sand the rraHg" there WAS weak but DE-
! lcrMu"d liv" aud grow.
LdwarI VIZ lHuTcporlcl from the coruudt
+ tc" Oh resolutions that the subject OF i'm
pguarru ul sIocdy should 20 10 the com
mutcro- dgrc!l' urc uuGIt was 50 ordered
/ i motion by 7 X Smith. inviting Chem
/ i-t WiIrE "l ihr department Of Agriculture
/ 10 address 'h- order at 10 d m. today
I was Ta~>rH.