Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-26
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good was at minimum, their power OF
helping Others or helping themselves
was at the vanishing point. Now they
are Joining hands; they are FORMING d
combination, trust il you please So
to call it: but trust, not Tor weaith or
mower but a trust for right thinking,
for right acting, for right living;
trurt TO promote the welfare OF ALL
whether within or without the order;
+ruS+ tn attain. so near as it is possible
for rs to attain, the noblest ideals of
| Justice. of social and political right
eousness. of civic virtue, OF true man
| hood ard womanhood-
At this iuncture a recess was taken
| for dinner which was served in the
gymnasium connected with Oak Grove
Seminary. by the ladies of the Congre-
eational church. The dinner was a
good one and the party ate with a keen
| relish.
| The afternoon meeting was called at
| . o'clock The first speaker was Hon.
| J. II. Bigham of Washington, D. c., a
| former OHIO man, who is assistant sec
rotary of agriculture and who is for
mer master of the National Grange. He
said in part
agriculture is the great interest of
| the country. 1t is true there are other
interests, but if the farmers fail them
| those interests fail. The value of farm
property is over $40, 00O 900, 900 and the
annual product is over 81, 100000.
! Agriculture is receiving more attention
than ever and the accumulation of the
! farmers should be greater. In 1889 the
! Of mo M
by Congress for the establishment OF
| the board. When the board was es-
| tablished people ridiculed the idea and
said why not establish a department OF
/ shoemakers? The farmers did not be-
lieve that the plan would be a success,
| but time has demonstrated that it is
| and the Patrons of Husbandry are re-
sponsible.
| II found in serving in the army that
organization could sweep away an en-
envy, and the farmers are powerful
enough to hold in check the strongest
trust in the country if they are organ
lied. At the head of the agricultural
department is practical farmer and q
| vel-headed man, and he is doing Won
ders. We want to do more and we
will"
| Mr.. Brigham was especially witty and
kept the audience in good humor.
| Chairman Gardner stated that he
could furnish a substitute and in few
| words introduced DR.. G. NJ. Twitchell
of Augusta. DIR. Twitchell made a rat
Ting 15-minute speech in which he
made the assertion that we are enter
| ing an era of increasing activity in
| Grange work and the promises are that
the next six months will bring a marked
result along the line of interest and
| investigation pertaining to mental,
moral and financial development of the
rural sections. The Grange as a body
is just waking to it's real work, which
must be educational. The larger and
fuller grasp of the live issues of the
the duties of citizenship and the bust
ness relations of the town and commu-
Unity. Itarests with the conservative ele-
ment of society to free our political
machinery from the hypocrisy of false
pledges and insure better enforcement
of our laws.
| This closed the speechmaking.
| The Olympia Band of Augusta, Prof.
| H. L. Strickland, leader, furnished eX-
cellent music. The audience was very
much pleased with the selections rem
dered
| The committee on arrangements con-
sisted of j. w. Crowel of Cushnoc
Grange. Riverside. and H. d. 3. Aver,
James johnson and E. H. Cook of Vas
| salbOrO Grange, Vassalboro.