The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-22
HI FARNER N[EDS
o the National Grange oi &avernor Bachelder, of
 New Hampshire.
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 '4., mends That a Special Sah'-
 !. Conducted to Secure the
 Passage of satisfactory bsii ,ess-A Parcels Post Favored =
 xleas on Insurance.
 Nov 16.-Every state in
 was represented at the an
 Nention of the Nationai
 Fhich was called to order in
 nber of Commerce here a.
 Wednesday by President
 bchelder. Of New Hampshire
 session was occupied witt
 bintment of committees anu
 outine work. The sessions Stinue ten days and an at
 of 1,500 delegates is ex
 afternoon session the na- Snaster, ex-Governor N. j..
 of New Hampshire de $ his annual address to a
 l enthusiastic audience repre-. # not alone ahe farmers of
 but the allied interests oi # public affairs and education. *ddress was in part as follows: 1dering the great importance kurating Q policy of National 7ments of our highways at the d possible date, l recommend R grange, in addition to reaf- @its position in support of this 2 conduct a special campaign ne the prompt passage of a Rory bill. And, furthermore, h valuable time has been lost | the failure of congress to act, Recommend that new grange prepared and submitted to con Including the total appropria- He'd for to S50,O00.000 to be di- hto five annual appropriations p00,000 each, to be expended peration with states for the i'm ent of main highways. eress has given to the United Id denatured alcohol law equal of the German law, which is ,adest and most liberal of any lation.
 informed that many new dis are being planned in the west as in the east, to make alcohol orn, potatoes, beet sugar waste, development along these lines be encouraged until every sec the country has it's individ- tillery.
 rder to insure the early estab- 1t of a parcels post l believe be necessary to include other. es of postal reform in our de
 and 1 recommend as meas. at should be advocated by the in connection with the parcels irst, correct the abuses of the g privilege; second, withdraw stage from all departments of vernment and provide in lieu that the postal service of each lent be met by specified ap- tions to be included in the
 congressional appropriation; provide for the readjustment oad mail contracts; fourth, obligatory on the postmaster
 to include in his annual re- detailed information showing .ual cost of each department 9 revenue derived from each. onyinced that a grange postal bill or bills will receive con on"
 ring to the propaganda carried T of ship subsidy measures, said:
 will make it necessary for IS of the grange to again cor on behalf of the taxpayers of lntry against this attempt to public funds to private ends
 Is only necessary that we make it plain 10 the represen- in congress from our represen- districts that we are unalter- posed to this subsidy scheme T to insure it's permanent de. he subject of insurance the said:
 Idea of uniting old line sound Id fraternal economy is one, S sure to make rapid headway next few years, and indeed, le Is now at hand when it o make the most rapid head 3y all means, sound. reliable, al reserve life insurance fur by a society controlled by it's operation on the frater- lem, with its officers directly lole to it's members. is the ion to build upon"
 ts from all the state officers m the secretary and treasurer, the society to have net as- S95,Oo0 followed the masters
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