Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-02-10

In Buying and Made In SELLING.
Kansas a Remarkable Exponent of
Working Together For Mutual In
terest-Dates When State Grange
Meetings Occur.
Especial Correspondence
The following facts about the work
being done in the grange in the vari-
Gus states have been secured through
the various state masters. 1t shows
what diversities in aims and purposes
the grange has in different common
wealths:
New ampshire.-Among the coop
Grange Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany, New Hampshire Grange Fire as
ISOLATION, Union Grange Fire associa-
ton, New Hampshire Grange Life In
surance association and several small
er undertakings, all of which are
grange cooperative enterprises. Among
the specific objects which the grange
Is trying to accomplish are the further
equalization of school privileges and
larger support of the State Agricul-
tural college. The next state grange
meeting will be held at Concord, Dec
2O-22.
Michigan.-Direct buying-that is.
without the middleman's services-is
one of the cooperative enterprises of
this state. Fire and life insurance is
also n prominent feature Life insur-
ance was taken up the past year for
the first time and seems to be meeting
with good success. Specific objects
are fair distribution of school moneys,
regulating telephone companies, Sc
curing better roads and securing spe-
citc taxation on mineral products. The
next meeting of the state grange will
he held at Traverse City, Dec. 1916.
Mainc.-Thcre are numerous grange
stores in this state doing large and
profitable business. \ producers and
consumers exchange with headQuar-
tiers at CharleStOwn, Mass, was es-
tablished for selling farmers products
and buying and distributing directly
to Maine patrons. Among the grange
of the most successful ever undertake
on In any state. Among the specific
objects which the grange is striving
for are legislation for better roads. a
buSineSSlille and economic system for
expanding money appropriated for
building and maintaining roads. enact
ment of II direct primaries law and an
| tn | in,
which the state school money shall be
apportioned to the different towns in
proportion to the number of scholars
instead Of in proportion to the vaua-
ton of the municipalities. The state
grange will meet at Augusta, Dec 90
Ohio.-The executive committee Of
this state grange has made favorable
contracts for several years with Irvine
and fertilizer companies to furnish
their wares to graDgers at wholesale
prices. They also have trade arrange
ments with many firms whereby mem
bers of the grange net 10 per cent re-
duction from retail prices on dry goods.
groceries, farm implements, wire fenc-
ing, etc. It's specific objects are to en-
cage thc dtttutlon VI tut grunge III
building up the order in the state and
harmonizing all differences, and sue
cess has been beyond expectation. The
state grange will meet at GAINESVILLE,
Dec. 1915.
Kansas. - The cooperative enter
prises in the state are the Johnson
County Cooperative association, at
Olathe; Spring Hill Cooperative asso-
citation. Spring Hill; Linn County Co.
operative association, Catlmus; New
Lancaster Cooperative association
New Lancaster; Patrons Cooperative
bank, Olathe, $4,000 capital and $780,
900 surplus; the Patrons Fire and Tor
nado Association of Kansas, $11 ,400,-
900, increased over S2,000,000 since
Jan. l last. The executive committee
Of the Kansas state grange will pre-
sent at the next meeting a system Of
cooperation which Will be state wide
for furnishing supplies for the farm
and home as well as the sale Of farm
products. Good roads and reform tax
ton are other matters in which the
grange Is interested. The next state
grange meeting will be held at Olathe,
Dec. 1915. ]. w. BARROW.