Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-20
National Grange to Meet in Maine
City in 1901.
TRADE MARK FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS
Address by the Assistant Secretary
Of Agriculture.
SESSION NEARING CLOSE

The session of the National Grange this
morning was devoted to the special orders
assigned and to committee reports and dis
cuSSion. The first special order the
! selection of the next place of meeting,
which will occur the Wednesday following
the second Monday in November, 1901.
| Milwaukee. Wis. was placed in nomination
by H. f. Huxley of that state; Portland.
Me, by o. Gardner of Maine. The claims
of Michigan were presented by George b.
Horton of Michigan. and Charleston, S. c.,
was advocated by w. X. Thompson of that
| state. The ballot resulted in the selection
of the Maine city upon the first ballot,
Portland receiving % of Ia votes cast.
The next business taken up was the cleo
ton of a member of the executive commit
tee in the place of S. H. Mess!ck of Della
ware. Upon the third ballot c. J. Bell of
| Vermont was chosen.
! c. O. Raine of Missouri introduced reso-
luton in regard to initiation fees for char
| ter members, which was referred to the
committee on good of the order.
| Oliver Wilson of Illinois, chairman OF
| the committee on agriculture, reported IA
| vorably upon a resolution requesting the
| Department of Agriculture to provide Tor
! telegraphc crop reports, which was adopted
! He also reported favorahly for the same
committee upon the resolutions requesting
| agricultural colleges and experiment sta
| TONS 10 Sll0plily the Dulitl.llS ISSuSu ny
! using less number OF Sclent!flc terms.
| The report was adopted.
! H. E. Huxley of Wisconsin reported for
the committee on bylaws. recommending
the adoption of the resolution referred
making the third Sunday in June grange
memorial day.
The resolutions providing for exemption
OF dues for members seventy-tive years of
age and for increasing representation in
state oranges We're defeated upon report
of the same committee.
| c. J. Bell. chairman of the committee on
good of the order. reported upon the worthy
| secretary's report referred to it. ndorsing
| the recommendations therein, which were
adopted. Mr.. Bell also reported for his
committee upon the recommendations in the
| ma Ster'S address favOring the extension of
| rural free mail delivery; the esta adjustment
of postal savings banks, and the election of
! senators by direct vote of the people, which
| were unanimously adopted.
| The report of the committee on good of
| the order. upon the resolution introduced
| by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Wilson of Illinois. providing
| for the appointment of committee OF
| three to be known as a.reviving committee
| for the dormant states. called out an earn
| est discussion, participated in by Oliver
Wilson of Ill;onis. J. J. Woodman of Mich
isan George B. Horton of Michigan, w. X.
Thompson of South Carolina. E b. Norris
of New York and Worthy Master Jones.
The resolution was finally amended, re-
ferring the entire matter to the executive
committee. and adopted.
At 12:3o o'clock the grange took a recess
until o'clock this evening. a visit to the
~ az tcullui"l DSp'. IN Maa i,iuT 'il7
ai,.t t,o ~ Cre. ~, 80. Ws;, i..nt
cetHeu ~ w tiH ~ an So
letaiS Dry NAM anu Inc heS'uS VI tiie vail
Gus bureaus.
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The officers and members of the National
! Grange were all in attendance last evening
and good progress was made toward com
pleting the business of the session. Upon
,,atad 70 hri,,, +ha sas.i,,, 70 49,, ,aia,,r,,
mont Tbu,sdav uornino This viii r,al,a :,
nnnrantion of rira 49, Witch e. ahort
the usual length Of the sessions
At the oneninp of the evening session p
n Iott.rcn, Of Co,nac+icrt oforad a raco
1ntion on transoortation Which was ie re-
ferred To the committees on transnorta+;oo
oliver Wilson of Illinois. chairman of the
| committee on agriculture ronorted favor
ably llnon a resnlution which u,aS ,,ua,,;
mouslv adopted. providing that the Denart
ment~of Agriculture. under its present dis
tinel1iShed head Mr. lanes Wilson is 70
coming every day of greater utility to the
| farmers of this country its INVESTIGATORS
being directed to the solution of nractical
difficulties in the farmers path. and in the
wide distribution of it's reports and bulIe-
| tins and in the introduction of and dis
| Semina ton of new and useful seeds and
| plants it Is reaching a larger constituency
| than ever.
| Therefore. the thanks of all who are in
teTeSttu III agriculture are due to Secretary
Wilson, and the department is deserving of
| the unanimous support of the farmers and
the most liberal appropriations by Congress
to carry on its eniightening and practical
work.
System Of Tr,dan,rl
NJ, wiz. ., -.
" '7'ii iepoi 'e'' iaNordplS upon the
resolution requesting the Department of Ag-
| riculture to establish a system of trade
| marks for dairy nroducts semi on, of ,ho
| oo,,r.r, rhiot ,,.a o,a,,.o1
i'~' was ".'p'eu hie eoiiiiit-
zee also favored printing larger number
Of farmers bulletins, and the grange voted
to ask Congress to provide for the same
! Mr.. Wilson also submitted the general re-
port of the committee on agriculture which
! was adopted.
| This report said in part: MANY evils from
which farmers suffer are the result of mn
! wise legislation The grange should increa GO
| its efforts to remedy this If relief ever
/ comes to the aericuitural interests of tba
| country through legislation or otherwise it
VII VII come as tn'' result OF the influence OF
| r. Rai Of 1ormo,+ ob,;r,,., 90 o,,,
| njttee on good of the order renortad al
versty upon the resolution to allow subor-
| dnate oranges to have honorary members
| seventy of without