Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
NATIONAL GRANGE.
IT'S ANNUAL SESSION HELD AT AT.
LANTic CITY, N. J.

Matters of Importance Considered
and a Summary Given of ResoIu-
tions Ad0ptcd--afarked Increase In
Membership Indicated-The Grange
Strong Financially.
Atlantic City, n. j.. proved to be an
| ideal place for the meeting Of the ma
tional grange The weather was all
| that could be desired, and all the sur
roundings were such as to eonduce to
the pleasure and convenience of visit
ing Patrons. The famous steel pier
was headquarters for delegates and
| visitors and was most delightful
meeting place for them The sessions
We're held in Casino hall. An immense
display of farm products of rare quail
! ity attracted the attention of visitors
on passing on to the pier and was an
f.eye opener" to many as to what New
Jersey farmers We're able to produce
in the line of fruits and vegetables.
The public session was held in the
great ballroom on the pier and was
honored with the presence of at least
three governors or e1 governors. The
chief speakers of the occasion were
Governor Stokes of New Jersey, Gov
ernor Bell of Vermont Ex-Governor
Bachelor of New Hampshire, Hon.
Aaron Jones, master of the national
grange, and representatives OF the city
government. Governor Sto..es set
forth the claims of New Jersey to a
place in the Union. viewing her right
to the title from an agricultural and
commercial standpoint, and his appre-
ciative audience granted all he claimed.
The registered attendance during the
best days of the session was about
5000. Those who took the seventh de-
gree number 1,112. Never was it more
impressiyely rendered and never were
the accessories for staging the work
more fitting and convenient.
While there was much TO be seen at
Atlantic City in November, the dele
gates were not inclined to sacrifice bust
ness to pleasure. 1t was e-eminently
a business session. The national secre-
tary reported 209 new oranges organ
lied during the year ending Oct. i,
1905, and 65 recognized, making a to-
tai of PA. Michigan leads with Al new
oranges, Vermont reports %, Ohio and
Maryland % each, Pennsylvania II,
New York IS, Maine IA, Massachusetts
II and the other states less than 10
each.
The report Of the treasurer showed
a balance in the treasury Oct 1, 1904
of S2o,49O92. The amount received
during the year from state oranges for
dues was SI4, 932.2S. The total re-
ceipts from all sources were So, 314.31
The expenses of the thirty-eighth an
nual session We're S11,134.77 for per
diem and mileage. The total resources
OF tho national grange Get. /, 1906
were SS7, 1886.
In the brief space at command we
can only hint at some Of the resolutions
adopted, but of matters of wide public
interest passed upon favorably those
quoted below will serve to show the
sentiment of the body. The resolution
first named was adopted by rising
vote and later was transmitted by tele-
graph to President Roosevelt:
That the farmers of this country want
neither more nor less than square
deal and we unanimously and heartily
indorse the manly efforts President
Roosevelt is making to secure equal OPP
portunity for the individual and the COM
mon people against the arrogant power
of aggregated wealth and, irrespective of
nla6pn luoc 70 sun ,.f |, lie. af-
forts in that direction in every way pos
sible
That the national grange condemns and
brands as criminal any attempt to influ-
ence legislation or control the vote Of leg
isiators by the use of money; that all
officers or others who use the funds of the
insurance companies for personal gain are
embezzlers and should be punished under
the laws; that any contribution by the
officers of the company to further the in
terests OF any political party is corrupt
use of the money of the company
That the national grange use its efforts
as unit and also through the several
state organizations to secure recognition
by our several state departments in plac-
ing the sciences directly relating to agri-
culture upon the curriculum of our COM
mon and secondary schools.
That the saloon ought to be carefully
and vigorously guarded until it can be
abolished and that it be held to strict
responsibility for the harm it does and
that every community should be empow-
cred BY law to vote every saloon from its
borders.
Favorable action was taken on the
following among other important mat
tiers: Pledging encouragement to all
movements to restore political and per-
sonai purity and to minimize corrup
ton Of every sort; prohibiting the man
ufacture, sale or use Of cigarettes; re.
moving the internal revenue tax of
$2.08 per gallon On alcohol rendered
unfit fer use as a beverage. for com
fnercial purposes; increasing the eff
cheney of the anti-oleo laws; urging
congress to consider a modification Of
the immigration laws to relieve the
scarcity Of farm laborers; favoring,
farm Forestry as help to the re-
! foresting of cut over Iands seeking
national aid Ia pnflf1nl or fsSfnf.1lai ina ffa