Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-23
A SUCCESSFUL MILLING
And Many Grangers Are in At
tendance.

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last Friday at Willamette Grange
Hall was a complete success.
The only thing to mar more
successful day was the fine
weather. Notwithstanding this
many Grangers were there.
Promptly at II o'clock Deputy
G. w. Denman called the meet
ing to order. He asked B. G..
Leedy, master of State Grange,
to come forward and preside.
After a few remarks by him the
regular program began. l. con-
sisted OF the address of welcome
by Sister w. H. Whitby, who
said in part: The Grange years
ago endeavored to array class
against class, but today it stands
on a broader plane. It is work
ing in harmony with our public
schools. Many of the great
problems of national importance
had their origin in grange. 1t
is the fearless defender and strong
supporter of our agricultural col
leges.
J. Fred Yates in response to
the address of welcome said:
The Grange is today and has
been in part, a wonderful factor
in building up society. Many of
our leaders in society and other
walks of life had received their
first impulses within the Grange.
The Granger is made up of the
best brain and muscle of the
country. Its success was never
greater. Much of this success is
due to recognition of the ladies. y
DR.. James Withycombe in his
remarks said: mo longer is the
farmer, lawyer and doctor striv-
ing against each other. They
are today working in harmony.
Oregon is the finest agricultural
section of our country. Here ma
ture has done so much for cur
enjoyment, and man had done so
little. Farmers should make
their homes and farm life more
Our farm homes
are citadels of purity. Their in
huence makes our boys manly
men and our girls womanly wo-
mem. He urged Boys to stay on
the farm. The industrious,
wide-awake farmer can IN ten
years become independent. He
insisted that if the agricultural
course of o. A. c. did not have
most students, it was the farmers
fault Instead of many farmers
having their boys and girls take
this course of study they urged
them to take other courses.
Prof. F. L. Kent gave an in /
teresting talk on dairying. He
said this country was especially
to this work; that much
improvement was being made;
that there were being shipped
three car loads of butter every
three days from Washington and
Oregon. He contended that the
present low prices for cows was
an opportune time to buy cows;
s Good profit can be made by
getting cows for $40 to $12 and
carrying them through winter
Close attention must be given to
what and how much to teed.
Only one-third of elements of
food went to produce milk.
Dairymen should have good ma
such equipments save
him IS to IS per year.
State Master Iced spoke as fol-
lows: "The Grange was never
in such prosperous state. With
year ending in September IS new
Oranges were organized. Every
where throughout Oregon new
life was being manifested.
Farmers were the last to see the
of organizing. All
other classes were uniting them
selves into closer bond. Thus
if the farmers do not organize for
their mutual benefit, who will do
it for them.
The question, ''IIow can we
arouse greater interest in the
Oranges of Benton?o was dis
cussed at some length. Deputy
Master Denman being called |
upon, urged oranges to pay fra
ternal visits; talk Grange to their
neighbors; keep objects OF the
order before the people. The
discussion was entered into with
great enthusiasm. Those taking
part were Bros. Yates, Jones,
Porter. Whitaker and Sister !