The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1906-12-15
THE INSTITUTE
What is the AIM of the Grange?
(Fr~d w. Lewis, Tumwater.)

OTlSl0dl dlIn Ol Iue orange, DIS We'll
as to tell what we are doing now, so
l quote from our Declaration of Pur-
poses as originally adopted by the
early Oranges:
1. United by the strong and faith
full tie of agriculture, we mutually re-
solve to labor for the good of the or
der, our country and mankind.
2. We heartily endorse the motto,
In essentials, unity; in non-essen-
tials liberty; in all things, charity"
3. We shall endeavor to advance
our cause by laboring to accomplish
the following objects:
To develop a better and higher man.
hood and womanhood among our
selves.
To enhance the comforts and attrac-
lions of our homes, and strengthen
our attachments to our pursuits.
To foster mutual understanding and
cooperation.
To maintain, inviolate, our laws, and
to emulate each other in our labors,
to hasten the good time coming.
To reduce expenses, both individual
and corporate.
To buy less and produce more, in or
der to make our farms self-sustaining
To diversity our crops, and crop no
more than we can cultivate well.
To condense the weight of our eX-
ports, selling less in the bushel and
more on hoof and in fleece; less in
lint and more in warp and wool.
To systematic our work, and cal
culate intelligently on probabilities.
To discountenance the credit sys-
TEN, the mortgage system, the fashion
system and every other system calcu-
lated to increase prodigality and waste,
We propose meeting together, talk
ing together, working together, buying
together, selling together and in gen
eral, acting together for our mutual
protection and advancement, as occa-
sion may require.
We shall avoid litigation as much as
possible by arbitration in the Grange.
We shall constantly strive to Sc
cure entire harmony, good will, vital
brotherhood among ourselves and to
make our order perpetual
We shall earnestly endeavor to sup
press personal, local, sectional and
national prejudices, all unhealthy ri
valry, all selfish rivalry, all selfish
ambition Faithful adherence to these
principles will insure our mental, NOR
al, social, and material advancement.
A. For our business interests we
desire to bring producers and consum-
ers. farmers and manufacturers into
the most direct and friendly relations
possible Hence we must dispense
with a surplus of middle men, not that
We are unfriendly to them, but we do
not need them. Their surplus and
their eXactions diminish our profits.
We wage no aggressive warfare
against any other interests whatever.
On the contrary, all our acts and all
our efforts, so far as business is con-
cerned, are not only for the benefit
of the producer and consumer but also
for all other interests that tend to
bring these two parties into speedy
and economical contact. Hence we
hold that transportation companies of
every kind are necessary to our sue
cess, that their interests are intimately
connected with our interests, and
harmonious action is mutually advan-
tageous, keeping in view the first SEN
tence in our declaration of principles
of action, that individual happiness
depends upon general prosperity
We advocate the building of rail
roads and in other ways opening up
means for the cheap transportation OF
our products between producers and
consumers. We are opposed to the
use of capital to oppresss the people
and rob them of their just profits. We
long to see the antagonism between
capital and labor removed by common
consent and by an enlightened states
manship worth of our time.
We are opposed to excessive salaries,
high rates of interest, and eXorbitant
profits in trade.
We desire only protection to self
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