Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-03-02
Some Facts and Figures Re-
Iating to Grange Work.

NdtlOudl MdSleT bdCHclueT reported
that 454 new subordinate oranges and
$1,000 new members have been added
the past year. This Is the best record
with the exception of last year, for
thirty-five years. He urged better dis
tribution for farm products, federal
aid for road building, parcels post, di-
rect election of United States senator's,
nonpartisan tariff commission and OPP
posed ship subsidy, central United
States bank and amendment of oleO
law in the interest of imitation butter.
Mrs. 4. S. Mcdowell, treasurer Of
the national grange, reported that the
receipts during the year, including the
balance Oct. /, 1909, Of $7,079.72, were
$56,73L79 and that the amount paid
out during the year was $35, 494.39.
The total resources of the national
grange are now as follows: Balance
with the Farmers Loan and Trust
company, $21 ,243. 40; deposits in saw
ings banks, $10,3O9.S7; railway and
other bonds, $45, 66S.71; loans on real
estate, $4O,24S.99; unexpended grange
extension fund, S994.S6; unexpended
deputy fee fund. $500; total, Sis, S25.S3.
The grange extension fund for the
year as appropriated by the national
grange at the November, 1909, session
was $4,000. In all S11,26754 was ex-
pended in extension work. This In
cludes Sc, 800 90 paid for national grange
official organs sent to charter members.
The amount paid for organization eff
forts was distributed as follows: South
Dakota, $1.1S7.95; Minnesota, $1,03S,-
IS: Iowa, SSO3.2S; Maryland, S666.3O;
Missouri, $503.45; Washington, $34s.43;
Colorado, 1929; Michigan, $315.S5; Ken
lucky, 1910 10: Idaho, 5000 As; Vermont,
S213.14; Illinois, Sl7O42; Ohio, $115.A;
Wisconsin, S10950; Indiana, $500;
Kansas, $61 90
The amounts paid to the national
grange by the various grange states
are as follows: New York, $4,46S.1 IL;
Maine. S4.137.60; Michigan, $2,2O4.22
New Hampshire, S1,7S2.01; Pennsylva-
MIA S1744.62; Ohio, I1,J06.S3 Massa-
chusetts, 81 OBS Vermont, 1856. 10;
New Jersey, SS06.41; Washington,
$4,000; Oregon, $39S.67; Kansas,
1868. 20; Connecticut, $334.S1; Della
ware, S14S.O7; Maryland, Sl3lO1;
Rhode Island, S116.02; Colorado,
S1O622; Illinois. S1O4.7O; California,
S99.52; West Virginia, SSS.14; Nilsson
ri, SOS 10; Indiana, S60.33; Kentucky
S53.O1: Iowa. S4O.55; Texas. $2s.52;
Idaho. S245S; Wisconsin. S24.24; Min
nesota, $1,000: South Dakota. $13.05;
Tennessee, S2.1S.
National Grange Organise much
dissatisfaction with the management
Of this paper has been current, partic-
ularly since that unfortunate proposal
for a contract was issued last May,
that the national grange decided to
discontinue the publication of ii with
the last December 1910 number, when
the contract with the Rumford Print
ing company of Concord, \. H., eX-
pires. and to re-establish the National
Grange Bulletin. 10. be owned, control
led and published by the national
grange under direction of board OF
management consisting of the national
grange lecturer, overseer and chair
man of the executive committee. This
National Grange Bulletin is to be is
sued monthly, and the annual expense
shall not exceed $1,000
Nominating Speeches.-A resolution
from Pennsylvania state grange pre-
scented by State Master Greasy asked
that in state oranges having more than
800 delegates nominating discussions
Of the qualifications of candidates for
state grange offices be permitted. a
ruling was made by the national
grange few years ago prohibiting
anything except presentation OF the
candidates names. The Greasy reso-
luton was disapproved by the bylaws
committee and defeated.
Proportional Representation. - Two
resolutions asking for change In the
basis Of representation of the national
grange came respectively from Penn
sylvania and Washington. One ad-
vocated delegate for every 10000
members in state the other asked
for increased voting power for the
delegates as now constituted Estate
master and wifc) to provide one extra
vote for each 1000 members. These
were both defeated.
Next Meeting shington,
Ohio and South Dakota invited the
national grange for next year. The
vote went: Ohio. 30: Washington, IS;
South Dakota 3. The meeting will
be held at Columbus.
State Master +. y. Godfrey Of New
York was reelected to the executive
committee.