Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-18

ShSaScu III uaiiN Woik. INSPIRED with Il
deS'fe 70 excel. Is forced to accept low
er prices for his goods in con sequence
or the illegitimate competition he is COM
PEELED To compete against. The single
iact That o!co ana filed "he"ees. sold
In foreign markets as creamery butter
and fan cream cheese has caused for
tiSners to suspicion us. and arc since
giving orders for dairy products -
other countries. should he of corsr-
ouence enough TO cause Congress to act
promptly in protection of our dairy in
terests. The Grout bill which has the
endorsement of the entire agricultural
people, as well as other interests, is still
pending before the Senate after having
passed the House by q vote Sf lg6 To -
] would recommend that action b.
taken 1T TINS session to impress on the
Senate that the people % Maine ara
earnest add anxious for the protection
which this bill VIII afford to the dairy
interests. and demand that it receive
favorable action at the present session
Of Congress. The purport of this bill
which has been before the public 50
long. is that oloo. and all importations
of pure COW butter, shall be sold for
Just what they are, and not be imposed
upon the consumer as fraud in dis
guise. This is a fair proposition. ara a
reasonable one.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Our fire insurance companies render
a most satisfactory statement of .af-
fairs in protection against loss br fist
The books of our Grange fire insurance
companies show Jhat between eleven
and twelve millions of dollars of risks
on farm property, ana from a purely
financial standpoint, have saved to the
farmers of Maine moro than the entire
cost OF membership fees to the. order
and emphasizes the fact that ii is .u-
tirely within the province Of the Grange
to furnish a money value to our mem
berShip as fast rs we get our members
educated to apply sound business
methods.
Mr. Gardner relerred 10 the field |
held in every county of tn, !
state during the year and the special |
meetings Of the State Grange-a0 in |
number-from which excellent results !
We're obtained.
The earnest endeavor to secure the /
passage of the Gruut bill by the Unit
Ell States Senate was strongly advu- |
Gated.
"A splendid tribute was paid the sub
ordinate Oranges and the good work |
they are accomplishing.
III the opinion Of the State master
the outlook for agriculture in Maine
was never more encouraging than it
is at the present time
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.,nd control must come from the Farm