The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-24
GRANGE ACCEPTS
The AUTOMOBILE
Farmers Decide the Horse
less Carriage Represents
the Inevitable March of
Progress.
WANT SPEED RESTRICTED
4 PROTEST MADE AGAINST THE
MANUFACTURE OF CIGAR
ETTEs OR THEIR MATERIALS.

ETTEs OR THEIR MATERIALS.
especia2 to .'Ths Jersey city News.''y
ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. "a, 1903.
"A broader and more tolerant view of
the automobile than owners of the ma
chimes had expected is taken by the
farmers Of the nation as expressed by
the National Grange in session here. The
grange recognized the machine as an in
noyation in modes of travel, which must
be accepted, but decided that the farm
ers should join in creating Uniform legis-
lation of a wise nature. which should
be vigorously and relentlessly enforced,
and the penalties should be sufficient to
serve as a warning against violation by
others. There were members who bit
terly denounced the motorists for having
made it unsafe for women and children
to drive over roadways, and they would
have been willing to support a more
drastic declaration in favor of curtail-
ment of the rights Of the autoists in
farming sections, but the conservatists
won.
Western influences, where the cigar
cite is more detested than in the east,
brought about a protest by the grange
against the manufacture and sale of the
materials which enter into them, as well
as the cigarettes themselves, and a de-
mand to outlaw them.
Reports Of forthcoming bill in Con
gress to remove the ten cents pound
on oleomargarine prompted the adoption
Of resolution directing the State grang-
ers to urge upon their Representatives in
Congress to oppose any movement in
that direction.
The convention unanimously favored
proposed movement to have the farmers
organize Independent telephone compan-
les in their various localities as a means
of securing more reasonable rates and
better. service.
Another resolution indorsed the efforts
of President Roosevelt to secure justice
for the consumers and producers Of the
country, in relation to, interstate carriers.
and the grange favored an amendment
to the interstate commerce law which
will allow the commission to hear com
plants against unjust and unreasonable
rate regulations.
Former Governor N. J. Bachelor, Of
New Hampshire, was elected national
master Of the grange. His views were
of Importance to- the grangers, and i'm
mediately after his election the new mas
ter said that the had no intention of do
ing otherwise than following the methods
Of his predecessors, who seemed to have
been successful in being governed by
conservatism. Whatever the national
body stands for will be my policy he
said. "The grange is successful. and
I do not care to experiment vita any
other rules of conduct"
George w. f. Gaunt, master Of tile
New Jersey Grange, received eongratu-
lations upon his election as national lee
turer, the next important Office to that
of master. He is popular with the dele
gates, and his election gives New Jersey
representation among the roll Of chief
officers of the organization. Other Off
GERS elected were: Overseer. Professor T.
c. Atkeson, West Virginia; steward, J.
"A. Newcomb, Colorado; assistant stew
ard, z. e. Marchant, Rhode Island;
chaplain, w. *. Thompson, South Car
olina; treasurer, G. NJ. Freeman, Ohio;
gateEeeper, A. G. Powers, Wisconsin;
Ceres, Mrs. Charlotte R. 7. Ladd,
Massachusetts,; Flora, Armand NJ. Hor-
ton. Michigan; Pomona, Mrs. Sarah 6.
Baird, Minnesota; lady assistant stew
ard, Mrs. Joanna NJ Walker. Delaware;
member executive committee, II. 4. De
trick, Ohio.