The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-26

1ne San Juan Pomona orange
met on Tuesday, Jan. %, holding al
all day session. At six o'clock the
local grangels entertained the visit
ing members. in their hall, to a de
llcious lunch. In the evening fol-
lowed the public program and in
stallation Of officers in the Odd Eel
lows Hall. The following program
was rendered.:
Instr umental Music. Miss Mary
Hawley.
Address of Welcome, DR.. V. j.
Capron.
Lecture, C. w. Erase, State Sec.
Song. Three Graces.
Response, Mr.. Hogan.
Talk, Prof. w. R. Nichols.
Song, Four Perry Girls.
Reading. Arthur Groll.
Recitation, Retta Higgins.
Talk, E. C. Flint. State Fruit In
spector.
Installation of officers conducted
by E. C.. Flint and C. W. Erase.
Following this the Changers were
invited to a bountiful supper served
by the ladies in their own hall. aftes
which the young people enjoyed
themselves until an early hour.
Mayor Capron, who. by the way
is one Of the most extensive farm
ers in the county and a member OF
the Grange. welcomed the Grang-
ers IN a most excellent address.
/ Prefacing his talk with the state-
ment that his ssympathies and affec-
tions are with the farmers, for if any
class is more useful than another ii
is the farmers" be extolled country
life as being more wholesome and
inspiring than that Of the city and
the best environment for children.
"1he wielders Of the axe and the
followers of the plow." he said.
have supplied our nation with itl
greatest men-from Paul Jones to
Abraham Lincoln. The farmer may
have hayseed in his hair but he has
brains under his hair and rich blood
in his arteries.
Il believe that in the future the
world will conceded to agriculture
a greater Importance and dignity
than to any other occupation.
"A man to carry on a farm proper
ly would need an education broader
and deeper than any of the pofes-
sions. He would need to be chem
ist to understand the composition of
his soil and know what crops to
plant and what fertilizer to use.
He would need to be physicist to
be able to determine the most profit
able time to use the ulow and culti-
vate or roll his land in order to
conserve or dissipate the moisture
in the soil. He would need to be a
psychologist to know how, when and
what to feed his dairy and other an
imals. He would need to be a me-
chanic to see to the construc-
tion and repair of his buildings and
something OF machinist to under
stand and care for all the machine
ry which properly equipped farm
should have; and besides all this
he would need to be business man
or he might still lose all the profits
his farm should make.
"Onr schools should give to agri-
culture far more attention than they
do at present. If country boys were
schooled in the principle and bust
ness Of farming the result would
be that our brightest young men
would stay on the farms. Our
daughters, too. should be taught to
appreciate the beauty and attrac-
tiveness Of life in the country. II
we succeeded in educating the girls
to love the farm there would be no
difficulty in keeping the boys away
from the city.
The Grange is deserving Of the
highest commendation both q . 90
cial aidsand means Of pleasure and
a. m agency for the dissemination
Of knowledge. It unites the farm
ess for their common interest and
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