Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-20
State Master Gardeners Address.

Master Gardner congratulated the or
der on its fine condition and spoke at
some length on the question of taxa
ton. He spoke also of the existing evils
in the railroad rate system advocating
power for q commission to correct the
conditions He made q plea for a de-
creased revenue tax on alcohol that the
farmer may use it freely for CONNER
cial and farm products. Considerable
time was devoted to this subject. The
National Grange rural free delivery
and POSTAL facilities as we'll as the ex-
ccssivc rate of taxation also came in
for a good part of his attention. The
game laws and the highways were also
touched upon. He SAID:
THE condition of the order in Maine
is a source of congratulatiOn to every
true Patron: for. as we close the year
ending September 80, 1905, we find that
our forward march for the past seven
wears has been maintained during the
year just closed and today the grange
stands forth stronger in every respect
than at any previous time in the his
tory of grange work in the good old
State of Maine. we have not organ
er years. but our increase of members
has kept pace with former years, as we
have given more attention to strength
ening existing oranges than in preVl-
Gus wears. and as q consequence we
have today an order better equipped in
every way to advance the interests and
extend it's influence. marching forth
confident in it's strength. and its ability
rrl, r. nf If c members
I'VE have organized two Pomona
oranges: East Kennebec ana Green
Mountain. The first in kennebec
| county, and the latter in Hancock
county making n total OF tWenty-slX
| Pomonas i'm the sixteen counties OF our
state.
Most of our Pomonas are doing eX-
| cellept work for the subordinate
oranges, yet there is opportunity Tor
| Improvement in the work. would
suggest that the state lecturer Should
furnish at least one question OF general
| nublic interest each month. for discus
sion in our Pomona meetings. Whicn
would not only educate the membership
| in regard to public matters, but would
| crystalize the thought and action of the
order in all matters pertaining to their
interests This is the education the
| grange affords.
Our subordinate oranges are the
basic stone upon which the whole sub
| structure rests, and it should be a pride
| on the part of every true Patron, that
nowhere lin the world are there better
or more substantial oranges IMAM III
| our own State of Maine.
| I'VE have, organized fourteen new
| and rc-organized two subordinate
oranges during the year. making three
hundred and eighty-nine oranges in the
| state at the close of the year since
| that time several new oranges have
been organized and many additions &c
| orr membership have been made. Our
| gain for the year, as reported to me by
secretary Libby. was 1920 which made
| our membership at the close OF the year
1 AS. 66s and with the increase since thai
/ time. our total membership today Is
Il substantially $4,000.
"As this is the end of the term, per-
hans it is proper to give a resume O
the work done during my incumoenc.
II as master.
1--WE have added, the past eight years
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