Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-19
VERMONT STATE GRANGE.
Annual Meeting Shows the Order in
Very Prosperous Condition.

Very Prosperous Condition.
The 30th annual meeting Of the Yer
mont State grange was held at White
River junction Dec. II, II and 10. 1t
was the largest and most enthusiastic
in the history of the order in this state.
The reports showed that the grange
had made great growth during the
past year. Two Pomona and ~ sub
ordinate oranges have been instituted
during the year and the gain in men,
bership was nearly 1000. The total
membership is now $500. The treas
urer's report showed balance on
hand of Sl,93S.99, a gain of about
$500.
The master of the State grange, C.
j. Bell, recommended increased
special deputy work and the adoption
OF the recommendation of the ma
tional grange regarding legislation as
follows The passage by the state
legislature of an antitrust law pro-
viding for state inspections of all cor
porations in the state the passage of
tax laws that will compel all property
to bear its equal share of taxation;
passage of pure food laws; to give the
state railroad commission full power
to fix maximum rates for freight and
passenger traffic on all railroads in
the state; the revision of all fees and
salaries of state officers so that they
will be placed upon an equitable basis.
The largest oranges in the state are
Protective of Brattleboro with 379
members Randolph. 1858; Springfield,
231; Bridgewater, 1856 Ludlow, 112.
The usual banquet the first night
was omitted and in its place the state
lecturer prepared a fine program
which gave the members substantial
literary feast.
REGULATIONS and addresses were
made by Mr. Foster of Waterbury,
Mrs. n. II. Porter, Mrs. L. p Thayer
of Randolph, Miss Josephine Hodges
OF Randolph Center, l.. NJ. Cragin of
Springfield, Hon. N. j. Batchelder Of
New Hampshire, lecturer of the ma
tional grange, L. c. Hutchinson, lee
turer of the New Hampshire grange,
and others.
The first and second degrees were
eXemplitied by a team from Springfield
grange and the third and fourth by a
team from Randolph grange. The
work OF both was almost perfect and
the large audience present, over 500,
enthusiastically cheered their work.
The grange voted to hold its next
annual meeting at Morrisyille on the
invitation OF Lamoille grange Voted
TO carry $500 of the surplus TO the
permanent fund.
The resolutions endorsed the work |
of the board of agriculture and espec-
tally the work of the cattle commits |
sion in stamping out tuberculosis in
the state.
A state farmers mutual insurance |
should be established by the
grange on the same lines as that now
in operation in New Hampshire, and |
of three was appointed to |
investigate the matter and |
report at the next meeting of the state
grange.
They also recommended the large |
use OF the local papers and the Yer
mont Farmers Advocate for notices of |
farmers and grange meetings and to
furnish reports OF same to all such |
papers for publication.
The grange reaflirmed the demand
Tor pure food laws and especially |
lrged the Vermont delegation in Con-
gress to do all in its power to secure
he passage of the modified Circuit oleo
Dill, taxing oleo made in imitation OF
butter 10 cents pound. The work OF
he congressman in the first district in
carrying out the ideas OF the state and
national grange regarding rural free
delivery of the mails was commended.
The old officers hold over and the
election comes next year.