The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-14
CHANGERS.
Annual Ses-
sion Begins.
MASTERS ADDRESS.
Says Farmers Were Never
More Prosperous.

sessions were held in morning, after
noon and evening. Reports were re-
ceived from committees and officers. In
the afternoon, in accordance with an
invitation issued by the city officials,
the delegates and their friends inspect
ed the city hail. The principal two
events of the day were the address of
welcome by Mayor Dodge and the an
nual address by Master w. c. Jewett.
The evening session was of a purely
social and literary nature.
The wrongs of the milk producers
were not considered in yesterdays
meeting, but the matter will come up
in this mornings session, and the live
lest controversy of the convention is
| expected to result when the subject is
| preached.
One important matter was settled in
the afternoon at the joint meeting of
the legislation and agricultural com
! mittees. II was voted that the state
/ grange demand that the present law
regulating the inspection of cattle
afflicted with tuberculosis be continued
unchanged, and that the state legisla-
/ ture be asked to appropriate 100000 to
enforce the provisions of the act
/ Previous to taking definite action on
/ the matter the committee listened TO
1 addresses by Cattle Commissioner c.
A. Dennen and G, A. Gleason, president
/ of the Farmers and Cattle Owners As
ISOLATION. Mr. Dennen said that AL
though the matter of securing an ade-
1 quate appropriation for the continuance
of the work of cattle inspection was of
/ the highest importance this year, he
! feared it was a hopeless matter. $3.50 900.
/ ne declared, was none too small a figure
I II cattle inspection was to be made
/ thoroughly in every town in the state.
but IN view of the action taken by the
/ state legislative body in their two past
/ sessions it would be a matter of consid-
cradle surprise if a cent was devoted
/ TO That purpose. Continuing, Mr. Den
men said that it was even proposed to
cut the number of the cattle commits
sioners from five to three.
Mr.. Gleason told the committee en-
/ legislation that proper sanitation of
1 stables and care of the cattle would do
more to check tuberculosis in cattle
/ than any amount of slaughter of dis
| eased bovines at the hands of state off
Gals. Il think the danger of tubercu-
/ los1S among cattle has been greatly ex-
/ aggerated, said Mr.. Gleason If two OF
more COWS in a herd are afflicted with
/ the disease it is true a few of the other
animals are likely to suffer with the
! disease, but there is also a good chance
/ that they will not. Then too the milk
| of cows with tuberculosis is not so dam
! gerous as some people think. / believe
! the people of Boston and large cities
nave far worse things in their milk
/ than tuberculosis"
/ Never before has a state meeting of
the grange been so well attended. Ev-
| cry seat in horticultural Hall was tax
/ en-. a careful count showed III dele
/ gates out Of the 147 oranges existing
! in the state. The grange was opened
in the fifth degree, and all but fifty
/ OF the Pomona oranges were represent
/ ed,
After the meeting had been opened by
( Master Jewett and the committee on
/ credentials appointed, Mayor Rufus B.
| Dodge made a fitting address of well
! come Mr.. Dodge took occasion to say
! that he himself had been born on a
/ farm in Charlton. Worthy Overseer z.
! A. Emerson responded thanking Mayor
/ Dodge for the hospitality offered the
/ delegates by the people of Worcester.
! At noon a recess was taken for dinner.
The first business Of the afternoon
I session was the masters address Mas
/ ter Jewett was optimistic in his views
regarding the condition of the organic
4 SIdIlReHS We're
! more prosperous than ever before His
/ views and recommendations on the
/ milk question, the gypsy moth, contag-
| ious diseases of cattle and state roads
/ will be read with much interest. He
! said in part:
MASTER JEWETT'S ADDRESS.
/ The war is ended, with complete
/ victory for our armies on land and sea-
| out of this war questions of great i'm
/ portance to this country will arise, af-
| fecting its policy and the business in
/ terest of its people, and none more so
/ than the American farmer. We as an
| organization, representing their inter-
/ ests, must see to it that the annexa-
| ton of these territories does not jeop-
I ardize any of our agricultural inter-
/ ests.
The reports of the masters from the
| different state oranges at the national
meeting indicate an Increased interest
in our order, and Massachusetts is no
| exception to this rule, although our
growth has not been as large as in
| some former years There have been
/ two oranges organized and four reor-
! ganized, with an increase of member
| ship of about 400. Most Of the 147
| oranges are in a prosperous condition.
! Some that were weak one year ago are
| today strong and active. There are
some that need the words of encourage
ment and support, not only of the state
| grange, but of their more prosperous
neighbors. Ways should be devised To
revive and strengthen them and or
| game others near them as soon as
/ possible.
! The chairmen of the various commit
| tees appointed yesterday are:
Credentials e. H. Gilbert; mileage.
c. G: Colby; finance, H. A. Walker; re-
ception, A. Fl. Bellows; bureau of in
formation, Miss e. M. Flagg; music
l.. H. Cudworth; Agricultural College,
Arthur M. Nourse; experiment station.
q. N. Stratton; agricultural societies.
! ID. L. Whitney; Pomona. oranges. T. p
! Flarity; constitution and bylaws, S. w.
Bruce; taxation, ]. w Stockwen; legis-
lation, ]. L. Harrington: woman's
work, Mrs G. II. Burleigh; education.
Miss Annie L. Rogers; publication. +.
H. Plumb; agriculture, John e. Gift
ford good of the order, c. H. Rice;
dormant oranges, Henry w. Holman !;
cooperation, Edwin f. Hammond; res
olutions, J. e. Seacord; sixth degree, G..
S. Ladd.
The 32d annual session of the Nation
al grange assembled in the city of Con-
cord, Nov. 16. The hall was appropri-
ately decorated, and all the officers and
every delegate but one was present. AL
SO master Of the Dominion grange of
Canada. Mr. Jewett then reviewed the
session of the National grange.
!, The good of the order is a subject
that should claim our best thought and
judgment. The new ideas and inspira-
lions gathered at this session, carried
home and put into action by the dele
gates present, will have much to do
with the success of our order the COM
ing year. / was never more impressed
with the Importance of the ritualistic
and secret work of our order than at