The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-03-14
GRANGE MEETING

During the week last past this sec
ton was favored by a visit from Dep
uty State Master P. C. Waters, of the
State Grange Patrons OF Husbandry.
and enthusiastic meetings were held
on Ellemeham and Palmer mountains
at which much business was done and
large increase in grange membership
resulted.
Mr.. Waters visit was due primarily
to call from the Ellemeham grange TO
the State Grange requesting imforma-
ton and aid in cooperative buying
and selling. Going over the situation
carefully and advisedly he stated that
this community was held up. paid
more, for oil. clothing. shoes. grocer
les, etc. than any other place he had
visited. The reason is that the banks.
lawyers, hardware stores. clothing
stores and grocery stores are all or
ganized and united in a business
agreement which work to the detri-
ment of the farmers. who. being but
~ oN VI are EASY
victims of high prices for what they
have to buy and low prices for that
which they must sell. This was de-
clared to be all wrong. as the farmers
are largely in the majority and pay
nearly three-fourths of the taxes and
could, and do in certain specified in
stances, buy and sell comparatively al
great saving. and most satisfactorily.
The same can be done here and it is
my mission to tell you what to do and
to start pou on the cooperative plan
of purchasing supplies and finding
market for your goods said Mr.. Wat
ers.
The Pomona Grange has been neg
lectful OF your interests. and | am go
ing after them and instruct them in
the cooperative feature OF the grange
work. As soon as l get through here
l will have them visit your grange
find out your wants and supply them.
In fact, they will be the medium
through which you can do all your
buying and selling The purchasing
agent of the Pomona Grange will be.
as it were, your store. BUYING in
large quantities for cash. it requires
cash TO cooperate, the agent will be
enabled to buy as cheaply as the mer-
camille houses, thus enabling you 10
get your supplies at wholesale prices
plus the freight" The speaker was so
convincing, his list OF prices so very
much lower than what the people here
have to pay that at this point. assist
ed by the secretary. c. S. Lewis. an
order for bill of goods was made I'D
and sent to one of the Oranges whole
sale houses and no money was re-
quired until goods are received.
The insurance feature Of the grange
was discussed and for thirty-fye cents
the 800 all first class risks are taken
on cattle. hosres. grain. hay. machin-
cry, buildingsand ccn,ents. All losses
are quickly adjusted and c. :. Lewis
is the agent.
Okanogan county is the third county
OF the state in grange membership and
efforts will be made to have her stand
ing changed to first place. 1t can be
done. The grange is the salvation for
the farmer.
The social feature of the grange was
dwelt on in a most ahppy vein: the +
grange is the only organization that
admits women as mans equal. Women
being eligible for any Office except
assistant steward. Mr.. Waters ex-
planned the great work done by the
grange in the last election in this
state and how the different candidates
for the legislature were asked to