Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-02-11
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. BARROW. Chatham. N. r..
Press Correspondent Neao York State
Grange
NEW YORK PATRONS.

NoteS ana suggestions Relative TO tne
Forthcoming Meeting of the State
Grange.
The annual meeting Of the New
York state grange will be he'd at Lit
tie Falls early in February end prom
ises to be one of the most important
of recent years. The growth of the
Order in the stare and it's influence on
farm legislation are so great that the
proceedings of the state grange meet
ing are carefully watched by not only
the farmers. but by the legislators as
well. There was an increase in the
membership of over 5000 within the
past year, making the total member
ship about $4,000 Governor Hughes is
to be present on the evening of the
second day of the session. and National
Master Bachelor of Concord, N H..
and State Master Healey of Connect
cut will attend the meeting
State Master Godfrey suggests that
all persons who have resolutions to be
introduced at the annual session
should prepare them in typewriting
and send them to their delegates
promptly. This is very important
suggestion for the reason that when
resolutions are introduced late in the
session they cannot receive the con-
sideration at the hands of the commit
tee that they should have. We may
add that resolutions should be pre-
pared with great care, made as brief
as possible and concise, and they
should be made to say just what they
mean.
The state master also calls the at
tention of the delegates to the fact
that this will be a working body. Del
egates should not attend the state
grange meeting for recreation or
This year the voting body will consist
of fully 500 delegates. including the
associates, and every one of the chief
delegates will find work on some COM
mittee They should attend with
view of serving the grange and the
Order in general to the best of their
ability. When all work with this
thought in mind the best results will
be accomplished.
There will also be meeting of the
county deputies of the state in connec-
ton with the state grange meeting.
All county deputies are allowed two
days pay and their railroad fare
Among the topics which will be dis
cussed are the following: 'The Depu-
tvs Obligation to the State Master"
by j. ]. Bardeen; "How to Organize
Grange" by Fred Shepard; Grange
Inspection" by w. F. Pratt; Prompt
ness In Making Report to the State
Secretary" by l.. R. Pardee This
meeting will be held on Wednesday,
Feb. 3, at 10 o'clock. The deputy's of
fee is very important one, as he rep
resents the state master in his county.
and much benefit may accrue from the
deputies meeting.
1t is probable that at this meeting of
the state grange special attention may
be given to larger and more practical
cooperation among the oranges in buy
ing and selling farm products and
farm supplies. Massachusetts has set
the example, which, though possessing
nothing new, nevertheless shows how
they propose to handle this matter i'll
the Bay State. A cooperative organi-
zation has been formed with capital
of $25, 900. Stock in five dollar shares
is sold only to members of the Order
Grange stores in the past have not
been very successful. Sometimes it
has been the fault of discriminating
against nonnembers in asking them
to pay higher prices for goods than
members of the Order This cannot be
expected. The stock in such a concern
should be held by members of the Or
der only, and they should receive
dividend on it when the business war
rants a division and also a certain per-
centage as rebate on each dollars
worth of goods purchased. Thus mem
bers will have two advantages over
the nonmembers, but the nonmembers
will be able to buy as cheaply at the
store as the members.