The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-02-03

Grange Meeting at Moreantown a
Grand Success.

lttoI hegl6ter: DouOtle66 eom
of pour readers would like to hear
something of the recent meeting Of
the State Grange at Morgantown
On Monday, January llth, in
company with NJ. v Brown, Jas.
Gsorge. n. O. Skinner and s w.
Moore. 1 boarded train at Point
Pleasant, arriving in Morgantown
10 p. m. DIR. Purinton, President
of the University, and James S.
Stewart, Director of the Ag. Elk
Station, were especially soIicitous
regarding the entertainment and
comfort of all visitors The Grange
held it's meetings in the lecture
room of the Experiment Station.
State M.ster I. G. Atkeson called
the meeting to order. The calling
. of the roll by secretary NJ. v.
Brown. showed 81 Oranges in the
State in good working order-al.
most one-half of this number or.
ganized during 1908. This does
certainly look as if the order was
not dead or dying.
The Faculty of the University
rendered the Changers and visitors
areeeption. at the large drill hail
on Wednesday night, during which
some interesting speeches were
made. and after which refreshments
were served.
The West Virginia Live Stock
Association, which also met in con
nection with the Grange. elected
the following officers: President.
Hon. D. A. Arnold, Ridgeville.
Yice-President, w. D. Zinn, PHIL
ippi, a E. Williams, Secretary
and Treasurer, Duo.
A State Dairy Association was
organized as follows: President, j /.
R,SWells, Ben's Run, Vice Presi
dent. j A ESart, Beckley. Score.
tary and Treasurer, Prof. W. K
NBrainerd, Morgantown. At this
meeting School of Farmers In
Sstitute Workers" was organized
The object of this school is to
train those who are to do the In
stitute work throughout the State.
II. q Atkeson, President, james
George, Vice President. j. b Gar
VIM Secretary.
The Grange of West Virginia,
5000 strong, as shown at this meet.
ing, for extension of free rural
mail. Parcels Post, savings banks.
control of trusts. election of U. S.
Senator by direct vote. elementary
agrioulturs in free schools, pure
food laws, preservation of our for
ests in favor of the BrownIow Bill
and good roads.
The Grange passed resolution
commending the work of the Ohio
River Improvement association,
and asked the representatives in
Congress to vote for this improve
ment.
I wish every farmer aud business
man in the State could have heard
Prof Jas Hews lecture on Diaries.
Prof. Hews is the Government In.
speotor of Dliries He said West
Virginia was the ideal dairy State,
because of her elevation, adapta
biEty to graes. pure water, and 10
cation state can produce more
finely favored butter; no State hes
aocess to any more markets. AMI
only two poor little dsiries in tue
great StateI Tne aver. ge dairy
cow uuder favorable 51ndjtions
will bring her owner $500 per
year.
Now Mr.. Editor. why car We not
have Dairy along with the Pickie
factory? Yes. whyP Bat we must
be more up-to-date in the way of
roads before wo can successfully
have rural mail. Dairies,piokle fac
tories or anything else. but mud
And the farmers are the wors,
kickers whsn you mention good
roads.
In connection with this meeting
at Morgantown the State Board Of
Agriculture also met just wt1R
these gentlemen did We have moi
been fully informed, but under
stand that they turned down any
appropriation for an agricultura
exhibit at st. Louis. except for the