Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-30
MAIL QUESTIONS
CHANGERS WANT CHEAP PAPER
POSTAGE AND PARCELS POST.
TWO COMMITTEES REPORT

TWO COMMITTEES REPORT
Next Convention Goes to Hartford.
cenn.-stroneiy indorse Good Roads
Movement Want Automatic
Bells at Railroad
Crossings.
Denver.-At the session OF the Ma
tional Grange Wednesday the following
resolution. introduced by W. +. Hill OF
Pennsylvania. was adopted:
"Whereas. The Postmaster General
has recommended an increase In the
sccond.class mail matter rate from one
cent per pound TO four or Ave cents
par pound. thus increasing the cost OF
newspapers and all publications OF the
secOnd'class. and.
"Whereas. Under an act Of Congress-.
approved June 2. 1906. n special joint
commission OF Congress. consisting ot
three Senator's and three members OF
the House OF Representatives. was mp.
pointed to Investigate. consider and re-
port by bill or otherwise to Congress
its findings ana recommendations re-
garding the second-class OF mail mat
ter and. HTg HH.HH .
S1hto ." ~
hold Its final session before submitting
its report to Congress- In the city Of
Washington. ID. c.. November 26th.
1906:
"Resolved. That the legislative com
mittee be. and the same hereby Ia. In
structed to advise said commission nj
said hearing that the Grange Is op
posed to tho increase In the second
ciass mail rate"
On special order Of business Hart
ford. Conn. was selected by tho dele
gates m tho location for the next con
vtntion OF tho National Grange.
Oliver Wilson OF Illinois. chairman Of
the good roads committee. submitted q
strong report. In which he pointed out
MOST convincingiy the curse which bad
reads are to the United States. He cstt
mated that the people OF this country
lose 100000. 900 u year on account Of
the cxecrabie condition Of the roads
over which tho agricultural products Of
tho country have to ba hauled In order
to reach tho markets.
Tho following resolution was passed:
"Resolvcd. That the National Grange
demands the Improvement OF our public
highways by tho employment Of such
methods and materials ms mny be
touQu 10 uN otht uuuHktu NuC
Out local conditions.
'Rcsoivcd, That We favor generous
appropriation by tho federal govern
mcnt for this purpose
A resolution was passed asking that
railroad companies be required 10
establish automatic bells and kccr
, thcm In repair mt NIL crossings In rural
districts. and that important crossing,
be guarded by fagmen or gates.
G. d. kcgicy. chairman OF tho Spc
cinl committee on parcels post. sub
mitted tho following report. which wal
II once adopted:
"Your committee on parcels post. ol
which have tho honor to be chairman
respectfully submits that all tho recon
mcndntions made by tho worthy mas
ter In his address regarding parcel,
post, should receive your unqualified
1 Endorsement. II In the unanimous opin
ion Of tho committee thnt campaigt
vigorously prosecuted along tho linei
Of these recommendations In the only
plan we can recommend as giving an,
prospect for tho carly establishment o
n parcels post.
''Wc cannot too strongly emphasize
tho Importance OF not undcrcstimatins
tho power Of the opposition. The great
express companies will furnish a large
campaign fund and with their highly
Organised systcms OF agencies reaching
Into every village In the country hav
Ing railroad connection. and with theil
paid representatives In tho Uniict
, tGtivcs, arc In themselves nm enemy
which will require constant and deter
mined effort TO overcome. They will
have tho support Of the railroads. thu.
making OF our monopolistic enemies
! alone a tremendous opposition.
Unfortunately this is not all th'
/ opposition we win have to meet Tho
! National Association OF Retail Drug
gists have organized n vigorous cam
| raign of opposition. and during the las
political campaign systematically pur
sued the policy Of questioning candi
dates for Congress. with the Intent O
securing pledges to vote against nj
parcels post Legislation, II elected. The
National Association OF Retail Hard
| ware Dealers are conducting n similal
campaign and were equally active II
securing pledges from congressiona
, candidates. Other commercial bodies
nro aggressively active in the same
way. Rural merchants In all sections
, OF the country. and tho wholesale mcr
chants, and the commercial traveller.
doing business with them. are stront
| In their opposition.
How mistaken this opposition or
tho part OF the retail merchant is has
been we'll shown by the worthy master
ITO m opposition thus powerful
supported by an unlimited campaign
! fund and having It's forces co-ordinatet
| and directed by the ablest lawyers and
Cxnerta that money can secure We
must offer tho solid front of the farm
ers Of the entire country, supported by
every other friend Of postal reform
We must match expert with expert and
our advisers and counsel must be sec
obd In ability to none that the enemy
can secure. The policy that was sc
successful in the denatured alcohol
campaign must be our policy In this
camDaign for parcels most