The Somerset reporter., 1900-12-27
Maine State Grange.

The twenty seventh annual session of
the Maine state Grange WAS held at
Lewiston, last week, and the Attendance
WAS the largest in the history Of the
order, nearly every grange in the State
being represented.
The report Of sec. LibbeY shows this
to be the banner year. although a sub
stantial gaia has been made for several
years past. Eleven oranges have been
organized or reorganzed the past year
with 435 members. There are twenty
two Pomona Oranges in the State. The
membership Of the State As given bv
counties IL Androscoggln, 3,4lG; Aroos-
took. 2.274; Cumberland. l,lG5; Frank.
lin, 879; Hancock. 1872; kenneoec. $50;
Knox, 6S4; Lincoln, Ia Oxford LIT;
PenobscUt, 3,005 Piscafsquis. Isl;
Ssgadahoc, 93s; Somerset. 2.s79; Waldo,
1853; Washington, 493; YORK, SOC;
total, 25,740.
OF the oranges with q membership OF
over 200 Somerset county has four,
SkowheKan. No POS. 363. ranking fourth
largest n the state; Canaan, No. 239.
Palmyra. No. 3l6, pos
ton and Legislation covers ten SPECIFIC
points, and on these there was complete
unanmity Of sentiment aud great eu-
thu-asm. We have room only for he
bare mention OF these points.
/. To raise the rate nf taxation on
steam railroads and abolish the limit
Hhich now fixes the maximum tax.
, Place the electric roads Oh the
same basis as the steam
3. Place tax on gross receipts Of
Pullman cars used in the State.
4. Increase the tax on all telegraph
and telephone companies.
5. Tax interest bearing deposits in
trust companies same as savings banks.
=. Increase the tax on foreign iasur-
anee companies.
I. Place yearly tax on all corpora
tions doing business 10 Maine save those
covered by special acts already men
toned.
s. Increase tax on collateral Inherit
anees.
8. Glass wild lands by themselves
aud tax At higher rate, to approximate
fair tax on their actual value.
TO- A yearly tax ou all foreign cor
porations doing business 10 Maine.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report which WAS adopted
by a unanimous vote:
ReSolred, That We most heartily and
sincerely endorse the report OF the
special committee on taxation and legis-
lation, and would earnestly urge upon
our individual duty TO cooperate With
this committee to enact their recon-
mendatons into law. To this end your
committee would recommend that each
subordinate grange appoint committee
of one or more, whose duty shall be TO
circulate such information and return to
the committee such support as said State
committee shall deem most efficient
Resolred, That the State should assume
a larger portion OF the expense OF our
schools, highways and paupers as step
towards equalization OF taxation.
! Resolved, That We endorse the move
ment now being made by the Board Of
! Agriculture to enlarge and intensity Its
work in order TO keep pace with the de-
mands OF the times and TO more efficient
ly serve the diversified agricultural in
| terests of our State. To which end We
would recommend such additional sp-
preparation for the Board Of Agriculture
as shall be necessary TO carry this re-
/ solve into effect.
I
State aud nation industrislly, socially
and morally during the century Just
closing is Just cause for pride and salts
/ faction and thst We look with especial
pride and satisfaction upon the work Of
/ the Patrons of Husbsndry in uniting,
educating and elevsting the farmers Of
this country TO the high position that
they hold at the close Of the nineteenth
century.
ReSolrei, That we recognize the hand
of an Al-wise and 0ver-rulng Provi.
dence in the wise adjustment of the
great nstional questions Of this century
as well as in our bountiful haryests
bringing 10 our people peace, plenty and
/ prosperity.
Resolred. That in the beginning Of the
new century we pledge anew our loyalty
to our country and mankind and re-
double our efforts to advance the noble
work of our order.
ReSolred, That We appreciate the work
Of til Board ot Agriculture and Of the
University of Maine. and would earnestly
urge our members 10 more general NJ
tendance at the meetings ~ F-fuers' Ia
stitutes, and We would esptC ally urge The
Young men To take adysu. X II TN ep-
purluuiJies offered at the U-iVtlsitY II
Msinc.
R.Solrsd, That the Maine State Grange
looks with displeasure upon the anuuling
Of laws hv not enforcing them.
Rs>olr,d That public warfare ard putt
lie honesty demand and he Maine stste
Grange demands a strict ard Important
eaforccp eut Of eur prohhitory law ald
AL other laws NOT ouly that these evils
ht suppressed but that our children may
be taught 10 respect and obey ihe Avs,
rather than To be taught, ty living ~.
ample, that they are thibgs Co be eyaded
and violated with impunity.
signed;
GEu. ". .. pFEHAM.
H. w HOOK