Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-11
PATRONS OF HuSBANDRY.
I,ss.--r g...;s Grange Holding Its Annual
SsS-1an at Dover.


Special cnr.ssuondence q .---s-"4e and Journal.
Dover, Dec. v, --gaA 18th annual |
.-~.-.:tz. n ss>-ss== 49, State Grange,
ssS.ss.oas of Husbandry, began here
yesterday morning, Worthy Master 5,
Ihe fsesss1-s .-oSidinR. Owing 70 the
rtiilrosd accident az -EaurSi, she Sussex
county delegates did not arrive until
afternoon The worthy. mastar ap-
pointed the following committees. Good
Of the order, J. j. Morgan, W.. W.
Phillips, jeremiah Webb and Mrs.
Swain; ritualistio work, o. w. East
burn and Charles y. Barker; publica-
| tion, w. W. Seeders, Hergey Walker
| and Wesley Webb; order of business,
| William G. Burton, Edward Woodward
and Mrs: Hayes; education, j. w.
! Killen, Frederick Brady, !. O. Long,
| Mrs. Huntley and Mrs. Guthrie;
division of labor, o. p. Swain, Alex
ander Guthrie and Mrs. Barker agri-
culture, r. @. Buckingham, j. NJ.
! Huntley, Harvey Ball, MRS. Cranston
1 and Mrs. Long; legislation, j. w.
i Perkins, W. u. Wilson, William O.
| Burton, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs.
! Guthrie; resolutions. j. "a. Huntley,
O. p. Swain, +. NJ. Soper and Mrs.
Morgan; transportation, r. NJ, Soper,
Joha Heyd, Wilkie Cranston and Mrs.
Killen; Grange Extension, John Heyd,
J. W. Perkins, William @. Burton,
j Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Soper; per diem
! and mileage, Edward Woodward, Harvey
Ball, /. d. Long, Mrs. Soper and Mrs.
iuntley. In his annual address the
. worthy master said.
In our State the year has not seen back
ward step. Our membership has increased,
the movement, is upward and tho work
better. Though no State legislation was
possible, ifs u yas the of year, outlines OF
legislation have been accumulated, digested
and formulated. We, members of the order
In Delaware, may then look with pride on
our work and congratulate ourselves that We
belong TO such ali organization; and take
| credit 10 ourselves that in our own beloved
State we have not failed TO keep step with
our fellows In the larger and more ropulous
, States in making our order powerful. re-
gpspted aad sinhu9rtial for good that, We
have achieved results that point US steadily
onward TO Increased effort In legislation anc
moral and social duties, that while our mem
bership is not as large as 1t ought to be u 4
larger than In five OF the large States which
sent delegates to the National GRANITE. =
recommend that extension work bs Wig
@ prouAy carried on, and that such sum al
4 may seem advisable be set aside for its fur
therance. This fund should not only be uset
; 10 put good men and women into the helt
for house TO house canvass and organizing
|
: nation of literature pertaining to the nrde
q and for newspaper work where required
q The printed page should always go befor
d to open the way and tighten the iabo- OF tn
/. organizer. 1hs-State newspapers are read
and anxious for grange news,. but ho'
meagre has been tina supply, because y hn
z been no ones business to furnish it,
Q recommend, therefore, that the worthy sec
retary, as part Of his duty. shall herehfte
IS enter into correspondence With every news
g.. 8HrxA ANas. a,a1 Ad hF.t
a print such news free at least once a month.
1t is clear from the history of sellin
l. associations heze What the farmers OF tn
q State could vastly increase the amount re
!. ceived for their fruit if they would only Sc
together 1t -iss an ideal not unatta;nabl'
n Every year We are learning more the necei
" sity of growing better fruit and better graf
: ing and packing. With a strong sellin
: company handling standard fruit, we woul
"a be in position to dictate the returns OF q
70 labor. No one should do that for US.
o some way we must combine. On us lie Il
~ problem: Others will not do 1t for US, {
ie even suggest way. We no longer consid'
to our work as ranking below any line of bus
n ness. Then we must apply business method
business advertising and, business combln
i, tions.
n demand and Recommend that We work II
30 additional free mail delivery, postal savinl
n banks, parcel posts, an amendment to u
!
re United States Senators by direct vote,
= amendment to the Constitution grantiI
y power TO Congress TO regulate and contr
Or ali corporations and combinations and 4
a.. State inspection and control, regulation
: the use of shoddy, national pure food law
u spasdy construction .of an iRthlntan cane
III Just and equitable tax laws, payment
';s public officers by salaries only, continu
';s projection of dairy interests and the instlt
VI tfondf direct Initiation and optional refe
efidum in national and State legislation.
.. -phe grunge has always stood for bett
ch education, and every Improvement
or schools. haa ,raceirnd. its coinInendation a.
er support,. Much remains. ". be done. to Rgi
~ up the standard of the district school,
- believe tie centralized and consoidat
ny schools are practical in our State, and recoi
en mend their consideration; For our be
at Delaware College has opsn arms, but II b
it nothina, to- offer Our daughters. lido II
Know that i want to urge that pelawt
da College be made, co-educational insti
= tfon, but do shy that the idea strongly Q
=, peals to my sense OF justice and the eterr
W. lftffess of things. / do reuommeild that
II Ssute' take appropriate stops to give. 9
be- daughters such high education as will
al, them for equality. with theit~s .hrotha
Isl. graduates of Delaware College,. reeo
10 mend the purchase of land for the use oil
III Delaware College Experiment Station.
IN The reports OF various officers We
m read in the afternoon.