The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-13
Reported to Vermont State
Grange Session Today
OPENED AUSPICI0USLY
Total Membership in Vermont Is Now
1880, So Reported Secretary
A. A. Priest of Randolph
This Afternoon.

Burlington, Dec. 49, The 39th annual
session of the Vermont state grange
opened auspieiously at armory hall here
this morning with an address by the
worthy master, c. f. Smith of Morris
vile and by the organization. The ad-
dress Of the worthy master was in part
asfollows.
IN the last year fourteen new sub
ordinate oranges have been formed and
most of the oranges in the state have
added to their membership. so that the
year has been very prosperous. The
territory is very well covered and few
organizations are in prospect. Many de-
gree teams have been formed and IT
might be well for the state grange to
offer prizes for degree work.
The grange should take some action
in regard to the oleomargarine ques-
ton II has been discussed in Congress
and is now quiet for a little, but it
will come up again and some provision
should be made, shotlld occasion require,
for a representative from the grange to
appear before the committee having the
matter in charge in the interest Of the
dairymen. With the present law, the
oleo manufacturers feed annually to the
public about s3OOO0,00O worth Of coun-
terfeit butters
The grange should also interest itself
in the proposed constitutional amend
ment, authorizing the United States
government to levy a tax on incomes.
1t would seem that the Vermont legis-
lature might do something to equal
iEe the burdens Of the taxation and
help do away with double taxation.
The bill recommended BY our legisla-
tive committee seems good one for
this purpose. This exempts from taxa
tion to the listed appraisal Of the prop
erty, all money loaned on mortgages
within the state, where the rate of in
terest charged does not exceed four and
one.half per cent
The grange asks for another refer
endum and would stand for temperance
always The teaching of agriculture is
growing to be more and more an issue
IN this state, and to-day II is, in its
highest and broadest sense, a profession.
Now that an agricultural school is as
sured, where the boys can be taught the
science of agriculture and then have a
chance to work out their knowledge, the
girls should also be taught the art of
housekeeping and home making The
legislature should be commended for in
ereasing the appropriations for the com
missioner pf agriculture aud for fores4
try as one OF the great needs of the
times is the preserving Of our forest
growth If the state had passed a law
twenty-five years ago, forbidding the
cutting Of any live trees less than ten
inches in diameter, for marketable pur-
poses, to be shipped out Of the state,
the state would have been worth mil
lions of dollars more than it is now.
The subordinata grange is made or
marred by its lecturer and this work
should be made Of more Importance
throughout the state. II would be wen
TO have all the lecturers elected be.
fore the state meeting and have them
attend that meeting, giving over one
day to conferences with the state lee
turer
During the past year, Mrs, Ida Pierce.
wife Of the past master of the state
grange, G. w. Pierce, has been removed
by death, also Mrs II. +. Colburn and
Mrs A. P. Bean Of the pomona grange.
If Vermonters would adopt some Of
the westerners' hustle in advertising this
state, there would be as big a rush and
boom as ever was in the West, and on
the grange rests considerable respon-
siblity.
Secretary A. A. Priest Of Randolph
this afternoon reported total of 202
subordinate oranges in the state, which
is a gain of nine during the year. The
membership is 1880. Twenty-four po-
mona oranges have membership Of
1000 The average membership of the
subordinate oranges is 9S.