The Yale expositor., 1897-12-24
WITHIN OUR WALLS.
MERE MENTION OF MICHIGAN
MATTERS.
The State Grange and Farmers Clubs of
the State Hold Interesting Sessions
in the Capitol at Observation-Disclosures
Works Burned at Port Huron.
Changers and Farmers.


The State Grange and the State As
sOciation of Farmers Clubs held their
annual meetings simultaneously in the
capitol at Lansing. At the Grange
meeting Grand Master Horton Endorsed
the protest of the national Grange
in protesting against the practical null
LITIGATION of the "long and short haul"
provision of the interstate commerce
law, thus hindering the production and
consumption of surplus farm products,
by making excessive transportation
rates In referring to legislation in
which the Grange was interested Mr..
Horton called attention to the fact that
numerous bills they had advocated in
the last legislature had been killed by
the senate. Mr. Horton urged the
grangers to carefully study the subject
of cooperation; Endorsed the pure food
laws and the commissioners; free rural
mail delivery was advocated; a protest
was entered against the hawker and
Deddler license law of the last legisla-
ture; glowing tribute was paid the
Agricultural college; the election of
u. S. senators by the people was advo-
Gated, as were the postal savings bank
system and good roads; the farmers
were congratulated upon the passage
of the oleomargarine, travelling library
and farmers institute bills. Mr.. Horton
expressed the fear that the concessions
to constant travellers would retard con-
.cessons to the occasional traveller and
especially TO the farmer, and for this
reason he favors working for a fiat
2-cent fare law.
Speeches were made by eXGov. Luce,
State Lecturer Woodman, of Paw Paw,
and Col. j. ii. Brigham, of Ohio, assist
ant secretary of agriculture.
When Gov. Pingree arrived he held
an informal reception, all of The dele
gates calling. 1t was a very enthusi-
astic crowd, and showed the governor
10 be in high favor.
Secretary Buell. reported that the re-
ceipts of the year were $4,000. 80, an
increase of S397 % over last year. The
disbursements were S3,01l.54. The
balance in the treasury including in
vested funds is S. 10O
The report of Mrs. Mary A. Mayo, of
Battle Creek, chairman of the commit
tee on woman's work, reported that
the fresh air. work of the Grange
had given 902 poor girls and mothers
of babies in the cities an outing of
three weeks each in the homes of
Changers of Michigan. During the
past four years 7O7 have enjoyed these
outings. OF these Is have been adopted
from homes of poverty into homes of
plenty. Mrs. Spencer, state librarian,
addressed the Grange concerning the
the travelling library work.
+. w. Redfern, of Clinton; E. A.
Holden, of Ingham, and r. X. Devine,
of Oakland, were elected as members
of the executive committee. No other
officers were elected this year.
President ]. T. Daniels, of Union
Home. had charge of the Farmers Club
meeting. A cordial address of well
come by Justice Moore of the supreme
court was responded to by Col l.. II.
Ives, of Mason. The secretary, L. ID.
Wells of Rochester, reported a most
prosperous year, there now being 100
clubs affiliated with the state associa-
ton, 90 being added during the year.
In his annual address President Daniels
dwelt upon the marvellous growth of
the association. There are now in the
state fully 300 farmers clubs with an
aggregate membership of 10000. One
third belong to this association, and it
is proposed to have at least one club
in every township. While all that was
desired was not obtained from the last
laf Ia el hot
the association yields powerful in
fiuence. The delegates were admon-
ishcd to see to it that all candidates
for the legislature pledge themselves
to work for the spirit of the reforms
advocated by the association.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Brigham spoke at length on the gen.
eral topic of Agriculture. An excel
lent roper on 1.-THE Farmers Club;
Why?" was read by Mrs. L. l.. Lock-
wood, of Petersburg.
N. b. Hayes, of Ionia, stirred up the
delegates by denounclng certain state
senators for their action last winter,
and especially for refusing to confirm
ex-Gov. Luce as a member of the Ionia
prison board. lie stated that these
Legislators were marked and were
likely TO hear of these matters in the
future.
Papers were also read by Mrs. j. l..
X. Haner, of the M. A. c., and Rev.
John Russell, of Armada.
Gov. Pingree Addresses Joint Session
The delegates to the Grange and to
the Farmers Clubs met in Representa-
tive hall in joint session the principal
feature of which was an address by
Gov. Pingree, which was enthusiastic
ally received.
Iron ore in large quantities have
been discovered near Munising.
A bonus of $4,000 is being raised at
Monroe TO secure fax and excelsior
mill.
rVha Hffl, annual ,ooot;po 90 4ba g