The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-15
May
Escape
THE MILK QUESTION
Matter to BE Referred to
Special Recess Committee.

In consequence of compromise eff
fected yesterday by the committee on
agriculture, the milk question will not
be finally acted upon at the present
session of the Massachusetts state
grange. Owing to the large difference
of opinion on the subject it was thought
best to assure harmony by altogether
avoiding the troublesome issue.
In the mornings session the commit
tee on agriculture will recommend that
the question as to whether or not the
Massachusetts state grange shall con-
tinue the word inaugurated by the New
England Milk Producers Union, be left
| to special committee to be appointed
by Master Jewett to consider the merits
of the case. This committee win meet
some time after the close of the con-
vention, and on concluding its labors
will report to the standing executive
committee of the grange.
This is the compromise to be offered
at this mornings session, and it is
thought it will be passed without con-
troversy, although it is intimated that
a few who have been persistently
| fighting the big milk contractors are
inclined to believe that their opponents
have scored a point on them by causing
final action to be deferred.
Master Jewett will undoubtedly dc
all in his power to quiet both factions
| and secure the peaceable passage of the
agricultural committees compromise
| In his address, Tuesday, he carefully
refrained from expressing himself as
| being either for on against taking VI
the fight for the milk producers. He left
| the whole matter to the committee fol
solution.
| The agricultural committee arrived al
| it's decision only after several long seS-
| sions. The first session was held at
o'clock in the morning, but it was il
| the afternoon before they concluded
their deliberations. The final vote was
unanimous in favor of the appoint
ment of a special committee and the
consequent postponement of decisive
action.
Next to the milk question: the state
road question was the most important
| question considered by the committee
In their report this morning, they vii
| recommend that the legislature be
asked to continue making appropria-
tons for the work Of building new
roads, and that public hearings be
granted before the road is built, as tC
the course to be pursued and the meth
| cd of construction IN past years, il
is said, state roads have frequently
been built along inadvisable routes
| The grangers think that if public hear
! ings were granted, nsighboring farm
ers could frequently give valuable
| pointers even to the state experts, re-
| garding the best route to be laid out.
| At all events, public hearings would
give the population Of the neighbor-
hood interested, an opportunity to ex-
| press it's preferences in the matter of
| road building
| The gypsy moth also came in for its
| share of attention at the committee
| meeting, The committee will recon-
mend today that the legislature be
| asked to continue its appropriations for
| the. determination of the insect pest.
| The national government, the commit
| tee thinks, should also be requested to
| bear a hand in aiding the state in it's
warfare against moths. 1t is not
! enough they think, for Massachusetts,
| min are to fly in from neighbOring
states which are remiss in fighting ag-
ricultural pests.
| At the morning session of the grange
| the Joint report of the legislation and
| agricultural committees recommending
that the legislature be asked to appro-
| pirate 800, 900 to inlorce the existing
statute relating to the eradication of
tuberculosis in cattle, was received and
adopted as the sentiment of the con-
vention as a whole.
The only officer to be elected during
this years session was elected yester-
daY. George L. Clemence of South
bridge was reelected a member of the
executive committee for the Constitu-
tional term.
The committee on dormant oranges
reported that four extinct oranges had
been revived during the past year 1t
was voted to set aside $500 to be de-
voted to the work of revivlng dormant
oranges.
The chief event Of the afternoon ses-
sion was an address on the Agricultural
College by President II. Fl. Goodell. He
spoke at considerable length on the
institution he represents, making
known both its advantages and its
needs.
At the close of the afternoon session
many fourth degree members were adj
mitted to the fifth degree. The eve
ming session was devoted entirely to
the secret work of the order The
sixth degree was conferred with all
due form upon several score of mem
bers, after which an informal recep-
ton was held. Light refreshments were
served.
The three days session of the gran
gers win close today with the morning
session. All business still remaining
over will be finished, and the reports