News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-12-22
ANNUAL STATE GRANGE MEETING

The address of the Worthy Master
9. F. Smith of Morrisville at the State
Grange meeting, held in Burlington last
week was in part as follows:-
1--WE have reason to feel gratified al
the growth of the grange in Vermont as
we'll as in the entire country for the
order has made the largest increase in
thirty-five years during the past twelve
months, and the influence of the grange
in public affairs is great
"More than 2S new subordinate
oranges have organized in this state
during the year and there are six PomO-
ma oranges. Existing oranges have been
strengthened and large share of them
report gain in membership. Last win
ter there were three organizations work
ing under the extension plan as offered
by the national grange. There has been
a gain of ninety oranges in Vermont dur
the past three years.
The worthy master urged upon all
oranges to support the national grange
official organ. He advised the better
payment of deputies for work accom-
plished.
"The time has come," said the speak
er, "when we should begin to form a
comprehensive plan of cooperation that
will not only be material benefit in
building mp our order, but in giving the
farmer more of what rightfully belongs
to him as his share of the fruits of his
labor The grange was poor way to CO.
operate, however"
"Would 1t not be we'll for our Pomona
oranges to appoint committee to in
vestigate and ascertain if saving can
not be made to the subordinate oranges
in the jurisdiction by buying some of the
necessities, at least, in car lots ? Collec.
tive buying is more apt to be intelligent
buying. 1t also gives the timid and in
experienced the benefit of the stronger
and more resourceful of the community"
"We should follow the recommends
lions to Congress by President Roose
welt and establish the kind of schools
that will give the farmers children a
proper training for country life. Our
Normal and high schools should prepare
for the teaching of practical industrial
subjects and elementary agriculture, as
most of our rural schools now are taught
by graduates of high or normal schools
of the state. Our state is far behind
nearly all the states in this respect. The |
children, in my mind, should be taught |
the science of agriculture, and home
economies, domestic science, sanitation.
and the laws of health. Pupils should |
do the simple principle of their work at
home"
Mr.. Smith had considerable to say
about taxation. In solving the question,
he said, 1--WE should lay down the fol-
lowing fundamental principal: 1. Proper
ty of equal value should bear equal bur-
bens. 2. All property should be taxed
once, and only once. 3. There should
be no exemption of any species of prop
erty, either real or personal, except as
are exempt by the constitution. A. All
both tangible and intangible,
should be uniformly appraised, either at
its cash value or at the same per cent be-
low cash value.
IF our tax laws were based upon these
fundamental principles, no one would
have reason to complain. Our whole tax {
law needs to be re-adjusted. Equalize
the care of paupers by making them 1
state charge. instead of neighboring !
towns spending large sums of money to
prove location. Let all the burdens of a t