The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-01-25

a that 4 representative he established
At Washington during the session Of
congress. whose duty would be TO
scrutlnize With Interest all bills touch
Ing on the farmers interest and report
Il once 10 the legislative committee
Grange Legislative Committee
The legislative committee, which con
slsts Of n J. Bachelor, Aaron Jones
aud T. G. Atkeson. gave an account Of
their stewardship during the Canadian
reciprocity campaign That issue made
Il impossible 70 secure consideration
" any Of the legislative policies fa
yored by the grange. II obscured all
other issues. The committee believed
that the proposition TO establish as
national policy new principle Of free
trade for farm products and the pro-
| ductions OF manufacturers was OF so
great importance 20 the farmers that
the other questions were comparative
| Il insignificant The committee says
that. with the sham reciprocity bill
'ead and buried the Geld is now open
10 bring to the front IN the national
congress a number OF important poll.
cles Of the grange. Among these are
general parcels post law. govern
mental aid In the work Of highway i'm
provement and tarlif legislation
The Transportation Question.
But little new was said In the report
Of the committee on transportation.
aud the oranges position taken in pre-
vious years was reiterated on these
points: First, that the principle OF gov.
ornamental control Of railways seems to
be irrevocaely established, and the
grange should demand that such con
troll should be exercised as will secure
equal justice 10 all shippers as well as
10 railroads: that the powers and du-
ties Of the interstate commerce com
mission be enlarged In order TO sup
press unjust discrimination and 10
give the commission the undoubted
right to control transportation In the
interests OF the whole people; that the
express companies should be placed
under the control Of the Interstate com
merce commission; that our interna-
tional waterways should be improved
by the national government; that the
grange is unalterably opposed to all
subsidies and that the policy OF nation
al aid for public highways in co-opera
ton with the several states under some
equitable plan is right.
Officers Elected For Two Years.
Master, Oliver Wilson. Illinois; over
seer. l.. H. Healey. Connecticut; lee.
turer. n. r. Hun. Michigan; steward,
u. c. Mullen, Idaho: assistant steward,
George K. Schaefer. Wisconsin,: chap
lain, C. +. Smith. Vermont; treasurer.
Mrs. 4. S. Mcdowell. Massachusetts,
secretary, c. NJ. Freeman. Ohio; gate
keeper A. Is. Judson. Iowa. ceres. Mrs.
Richard Pattea. New Hampshire; Po-
mona. Mrs. 7. C. Atkeson. West Viz
ginla: fora, Mrs. A. B. Iudson. Iowa;
lady assistant steward. Mrs. {. r.
Smith. Vermont; executive committee
man for three years, c. o Ralne Mis-
souri,.
The New National Master.
In the election Of Oliver Wilson as
master Of the national grange good
man has been selected. Mr.. Wilson
was born In Belmont county, O.. but
when child went with his parents to
Putnam county. in Illinois. where they
settled In the town Of Magnolia. Here
he has since resided. and here he owns
a farm OF 240 acres. where grain and
stock are made his speciaties. His
city residence Is In Peoria, He has
been a member OF the grange for al
most forty years and has held many
OF its offices. For sixteen years be
was the state master and for the last
two years has held the responsible po-
sition OF national lecturer He is an
able speaker and organizer and is now |
In position TO do more good than ever
before
The election OF Mr. Wilson Is hap (
by solution OF all the difficulties that |
have beset this order for the past few
years. He comes TO his great office
with the esteem and good will Of all
the members and will command the
confidence Of the country. His task /
Will be difficult, but It is fully expected I
that he win be equal to the occasion
The Grange on Education.
Professor T. c. Atkeson OF West /
Virginia presented an admirable re /
port for the committee on education. I
He said the grange should not limit
Its educational work to the ordinary |
work OF schools. There are great edu
cational problems facing us for solu
ton. and the grange must do Its part.
Among the problems are such as the
following:
What caused the high cost OF liy.
Ing, not In agricultural products alone. +
but generally? How far does the bur
den OF taxation AFFECT the cost Of liy-
ing? Has the increase In the worlds
gold any influence upon the cost Of
lIvingf What effect have past wars
and the preparation for war upon the
cost OF livingf How may the cost Of
distribution be reducedf How far
should the government provide or con
troll the means Of distributionf How
may the producer procure larger per
cent OF what the consumer paysf Are
the present high prices Of farm prod
ncts permanent, or are they TO find q
lower leyeif Why was the proposed
reciprocity with Canada bad for the
United States farmers? What should
be the future tariff policy Of the
grange and our farmersf Who Is
most deeply interested IN the cost Of
living. the producer or the consumer:
IL the cost Of distribution problem
for the consumer or producer. or have
they a common interest In III Should
our banking laws be amendedf II 50.
hovf IL a centralized bank deslra-
blei Why mott
These ere I've questions. and the
grange should discuss them II can j
DO DO better work than 10 familiartze
it's members with such problems
The Grange In ss~ York.
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