Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-01-13
A NEW MOVEMENT.
A Central Bureau of information and
Research Suggested.

Research Suggested.
Upon the adjournment of the ma
tional grange the representation there
in from the various state oranges that
believe in forward and progressive
policy met and after discussion unani-
mously agreed to form a permanent
organization. The meeting adopted
the following:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
body that permanent organization Of
progressive state oranges is desirable
to deliberate upon and consider state
affairs as recommended by State Mas
ter Kegley in his annual address to
the Washington state grange June
40, 1870 as follows:
The establishment of the home COVER
nors and the organization of various soci-
cites to bring about uniformity of state
laws which common sense shows should
be uniform indicate policy of co-opera-
ton which 1t would be well for the state
oranges to adopt. I believe that a con-
ference of state oranges to consider pure
ly state matters would be of inestimable
value. And as the state masters come
together once a year to consider national
affairs 1t would cost very little to stay
together a day or two longer and organ
lie a session to consider state affairs.
Each state grange could well afford this
slight extra expense and l believe that
1t would be to our credit If we take the
initiative to bring about such a confer
ence
The one great need, as I have come to
see 1t. both in our national and state
work, is a central bureau of information
nd ornh L fvat Oth
than our farm organizations that l know
of maintains just such a bureau in charge
OF trained experts, with an ample staff of
assistants to maintain the bureau in q
high state of effectiveness. Any member
OF the National Manufacturers associa-
ton, for example, If the need arises, can
wire headquarters and receive by return
wire or mail the information required.
There Is not business association OF any
Importance that l know OF that is not
organized in the same way.
We need such a bureau and must have
II II we are to be as effective an organ
ization as we ought to be. No man can
do research work and stay on the firing
line attending to executive work and at
the same time keep his health II he Is
honest in his efforts to do both. The
washington grange Of course could not
maintain a bureau of this kind but be-
lieve we could cooperate with other state
oranges TO MAINTAIN one that would be
as efficient as and the equal of any bureau
maintained by other organizations. These
are things l would like you to consider,
and would be glad to take these matters
up with other state masters with a view
to securing united action II instructed by
you to do so officially by the Washington
state grange.
Resolved, That committee COM
posed of one member from each state
grange represented in this conference
or from such state oranges as shall
formally request to be admitted to
membership In such permanent organ
ization shall draft plan of permanent
organization and submit same to the
respective state oranges for their con-
sideration or approval, each state
executive committee to appoint its own
member of said committee, which shall
be designated as committee on per-
manent organization" Said committee
on permanent organization shall act
as the executive committee of the con-
ference.-American Agriculturist.