The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-11-19
fFDtRAL HELP SOUGHT
IN GOOD ROADS MOVE
Especial to the Silver State,

SPOKANE, Wash. Nov. 19-ssFed-
eral appropriations for good roads
building will be the next big thing
asked of congress by the National
Grange said National Master Oliver
Wilson, of Peoria, ILL.,, on the OPEN
ing of the forty-sixth annual grange
convention in Spokane.
II believe the public highway is a
public concern added Mr.. Wilson.
"There is just as much reason for i'm
proving the highways as there is for
improving the waterways We are 60
ing after this object in all earnestness
and the grange will not drop the fight
until the government aids in road
building.
More than 5000 grangers from 33
states are here for the convention,
Kentucky being the only state having
membership that was not represented
by delegates on the opening day.
The visitors were entertained at a
brilliant reception in the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce on the opening
night, addresses of welcome being de-
livered by Governor Marion E. Hay, of
Washington, Mayor William ]. Hind
ley, of Spokane, President r. Insin-
ger, of the Chamber of Commerce, and
F. M. March, chairman of the local
arrangements committee.
New York is the only city at present
actively bidding for the 1913 conven-
ton. Sentiment among the members is
divided on the question Of next years
convention, part favoring New York
and others some middle western city.
In his annual address, National
Master Wilson reported organization
of 472 new oranges between October
|, 1911, and October /, 1912, on the
later date the total assets being $780,
39O.35.
Mr.. Wilson advocated action bv the
grange looking to marketing system
for farm products, designed to reduce
cost to the consumer by eliminating
the middleman. In support of the plan
he said:
"In my opinion asystem of practical
cooperation can be inaugurated, where
by the patron of one section can dis
pose of products to the patrons or
grange in another section, thereby ELI
minating al intermediate profits. There
are many outside our order, profes-
sional or otherwise, who are advocat-
some of which no doubt are meritorious
and well worth consideration of this
body.
81 am not advocating that the Ma
tional Grange carry out these co-opera-
tive business enterprises, but / do be-
lieve that the combined business in
telligence of this body should be able
to formulate plan, equitable to all
concerned, and send it forth as the
true cooperative principle to be car
ried out by our individual member
ship.'
Mr.. Wilson said the campaign of the
grange was largely responsible for en-
actment of the parcels post law.
While the bill passed is not all the
grange hoped for, he said it would get
loyal support from rgangers, adding:
"But we should, instead of relinquish-
ing our efforts, redouble our energy to
secure general parcels post system
that will be equitable and just and
which viii best serve all our people.
One of the important figures at the
convention was Mrs. G. w. Baird, of
Minneapolis, the only woman state
master, who has held the Office in Min
nesota for Is years. Mrs. Baird an
nounces that this is her last term, as
she is planning to leave Minnesota in
the near future.
C. b. Kegley, of Palouse, Washing
ton State Grange master,is overseeing
affairs Of the convention. Mr. Keg-
lev is chairman of the Farmers Ma
tional committee on postal reform,
which meets during the grange con-
vention.
Saturday afternoon the grangers
visited the fifth National Apple show,
being held in Spokane.