The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-06-16
RESOLUTIONS OF THE
STATE GRANGE
SNOHOMlSH Meeting VOiOIo
OPINION ON VARIOUS
TOPICS.
M odern General Parcels Post; Exte"'
sion and Improvement in Pos'@'
Savings Banks; Abolition OF rree
Seed Humbug; Reform in Railway
Mail Contracts Among the Demands

| Inc LQlTU udy VI tAo oIo10
meeting at Snohomish was devoted "
committee reports and their discus
| sion. Arguments were lively, and the
sessions could we'll be described DIS
heated. One of the warmest momehts
came when a delegate denounced
things at Pullman college, told some
stories rejecting upon that institution
and said: Il had one daughter in that
school, but no other daughter 'of mine
shall ever attend it."
| Delegate Has His Say.
| A motion was made to stop the
speaker, and, the reports say, to put
him out of the hall, but this was put
to vote and only eight voted for II.
The remainder wanted to hear the
rest of his speech, which he COM
pleted.
| Among the resolutions passed was
one indorsing the cooperative com
mittee's work, cooperation in market
ing farm produce and the establish
ment of cooperative information bu-
reau intended to keep members In
! formed as to prices, markets, crop
prospects and the like.
Parcels Post Demanded.
Another resolution reads:
eve, twenty thousand strong, de-
mand the following postal reforms: A
modern general parcels post such as
provided for in the Sulzer bill, or
house bill 9S44, or some equally good
measure; a rural parcels post at a
lower rate; extension and improvement
in postal savings banks, giving all the
people the benefits thereof; main
tenance of the second-class mail rate
at l cent per pound; abolition of the
free seed humbug; reform in railroad
mail contracts; correction of the
abuses of the ranking privilege, and
the establishing of every department
of the postal service on sound bust
ness basis"
A special vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the officers and executive
committee which has assisted in the
campaign for parcels post. The reso-
luton also instructed the state mas
ter to assist the farmers national COM
mittee in postal reforms in all ways,
and appointed George P Hampton, of
New York, as representative in Wash
ington in all matters pertaining to pos
tai reform.
The full text of the resolution was
telegraphed to him. There was pub
lie installation of officers.
Master kegIey Reelected.
State Master C. B. Kegley was re-
elected by big majority, receiving
236 votes out of 252 George Kings
ton, of Spokane county, received Is
votes.
The other officers are: Overseer,
w. c. Pinkney, of Sunnyside; c. w.
Erase (re-elected) lecturer; L. Eek
stein (re-elected), steward; F. w.
NUM-, assistant steward; Mrs. Clara
Bowers, outlook; F. w. Lewis, of Tum-
water, chaplain-secretary; Frank Field,
of Snohomish. treasurer; Louis Griel,
| gatekeeper; Jennie Alvord, of Thomas,
Ceres; Rose Vinegar, of Ellensburg,
Pomona; Flora Wanzer, of Three
Lakes, assistant steward; Anna Leon.
ard, of Castle Rock, and J. O. Wing, of
Washougal, elected to the executive
board.
| The Speakers.
Among the speakers of the day
were: Mrs. B. B. Lord, on the ma.
tional grange; Christopher w. Horn
of the direct legislation league; A. A.
Barlow, of Long Branch, on a state
organ; H. A. Darnell, editor of the
Pacific Grange Bulletin; Charles R
Case, president of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, who stated
that the grange and the federation can
work together in some things, though
they started out in opposite directions
the former to bring about longer hours
and shorter wages, the federation to
insure shorter hours and higher wages
and Senator McCroskey. of the Farm
ers' Union. which he says stands ready
to cooperate with the grange.
Prospects Bright for Labor Peace.
vancouver, B. c., June 13.-Witt
l.