The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-02-02
POMONA GRANGE
HOLDS CONVENTION

We're representatives present lron
about twenty or more SUBORDINATE
oranges Of the county.
The session at Delta, in OCTOBER
adopted new bylaws, and made the
Pomona purely representative. Ihls
question was reconsdered and chang
ed back to the old form of member
ship: any fourth degree member be
ing recommended by his Master ana
Secretary is eligible to membership
Such members from all the oranges
in the county, together with all the
Masters and their wives, constitute
the Pomona Grange. 1t is known III
the order as "a fifth degree body.
II has no legislative authority over
subordinate oranges, but is a very
important organization in the county
composed as it is, of the leading
most influential, and intelligent mem
bers of the order from all over the
county.
The Pomona Grange has great in
fluence in a social way When THESE
the county get together and spend
two days together, visiting, compar-
ing notes, discussing questions they
are all interested in, they learn 20
know each other better and soon
each one has many intimate friends
from all over the county whom ne
otherwise would never know NOW,
as the grange is composed of people
of all party persuasions, just suppose
they never talk politics at ALI IL
John Smith is running for some
county office the chances are that
nine tenths of the grangers Know
him. and if not, they do know many
people who do know MIN.
AS this grange meets from time to
time in different parts of the county,
the members become familiar WIN
and visit in different parts of the
county as they otherwise never would
Hence. if any public improvement
for any part of the county is pfopos-
ed. be it drainage ditch, new road,
bridge or what not, our grangers can
discuss and act or vote on 1t intelH-
gently because they are familiar with
the people and conditions in all parts
of the county, as they never could
be was it not for the Pomona Grange.
Because of these conditions and
the outgrowth of them, the grange
when in session discusses problems
and projects, passes resolutions etc.
They may make mistakes sometime
u, they certainly know more, can
discuss matters more intelligently and
tie more likely to come to right con-
illusions than it would be possible for
them to do was It not for the 70
mona Grange organization.
One of the things Whatcom County
Pomona Grange did year ago, vas
to indorse the Lynden Tribune aui
designate it as the organ of the 20
mona Grange of this County. The
editor has kindly agreed to allow Us
the use of his column, and we have
lost more than can be estimated be-
cause we have not made more use OF
this opportunity
The Lynden Tribune is the "liNest'
paper in the county: 1t takes more IN
terest in the farmer and his affairs
and it is up to the grangers 10 fur
nish matter for this column, subscribe
for the paper themselves, and induce
others to subscribe.
The Pomona Grange at it's Nooksacl
session passed a resolution asking thu
County Commissioners to have a bill
prepared and presented at the pre-
sent session of the legislature con
tinuing road districts 2, 3, and fol-
taxation purposes only, until the pre-
sent indebtedness shall have beef
paid Off
They also passed strong Resolution
against the recommendation of tn
State Board of Control that the in
mates of state institutions should h.
fed oleomargerine as a substitute 10
butter. On general principles they OPP
pose the substitute, and besides that
Whatcom County produces much goo
butter.
They also passed resolution askin
our Representatives in the Senat
and Congress to oppose the PROPOSE
ton to forbid the government IRON
printing return cards on stamped en-
velopes.
A resolution requesting our legisla
tive (rep.) to support those measure
for which the grange has always Ii
unanimously stood, especially the bill
submitting amendments to the consti
tuition providing for direct Legislation
the recall, and providing for count
unit local option and the Australia
ballot at the primaries, was passed.
Res. No. 6 reads as follows: What
com County Pomona Grange is op
posed to the bill making counties gu
of all first class cities in this state
and We urge our representatives !;
oppose them"
Res. No. was in regard to rattl
guards on the N. p. Railway. Thos
in use are ineffective and a source .
constant annoyance and loss to tn
farmer along that line of road, an
earnestly request change in III
state law covering that matter tina
will compel the adoption of pit eat
tie guards, believing they will be MOI
effective and more satisfactory to bot
X. X. Co., and the farmers.
change in the bylaws makes til
officers of Pomona Grange hold TO
two years. The officers elected il
October were installed at the Nook