News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-06-11
PENNSYLVANIA'S CONFERENCE
Get Together" Meeting at Harrisburg
Produces Results of Great Help.
fulness to Rural Conditions.

The Pennsylvania state grange re-
Gently led the way for the holding in
the state capitol at Harrisburg of
most significant gathering, which was
called Get Together" and which is
already producing results of great
helptulness to rural conditions and
communities in Pennsylvania
! This conference was called for the
| purpose to open discussion of a num-
Der of important subjects relating to
the farm and farm conditions. The
| attendance was most encouraging,
nearly 100 representative people being
present at each of the three sessions,
despite the fact that the legislature
reconVened upon that day and there
was keen interest in the getting to-
gether of the lawmakers The pro-
gram for the conference, as adver-
tised, was carried out in detail
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Patterson of
Maryland and Mrs. Hannah Nick.
Lyons, worthy ceres Of the Pennsyl-
vania State Grange, were very able
champions of the womans side of the
questions raised, and they were not
alone as representatives of the gentler
sex in the discussions of the eco
nomic problems involved. Mrs. Will
liam Alvah Stewart and Mrs. A. S.
Cook, official representatives of the
Pittsburgh Consumers Cooperative
association, were there and very
forcibly laid before the conference the
work of the women of the state who
seek to reduce the high cost of living
Among those who took part in the
general discussions upon the various
subjects were DR.. ]. H. Funk of Berks
county, Deputy Secretary of Agricul-
ture Martin. F. B. Dorset, John A.
Smith, and James |. Buchanan, presi-
dent Of the Pittsburgh Trust COM
pany and prominently connected with
the business interests of that city All
of the different phases of the various
subjects were discussed frankly and
freely
Congressman David j. Lewis of
Maryland also came before the con-
terence and set forth at length the
purposes and scope of the Postal Ex-
press project, for which he has long
stood sponsor in congress; and which
S looked upon to be the ultimate out
'ome of the Parcel Post beginning that
las been made this year by the en-
ctment of the Bourne bill.
Hundreds of rural leaders from all
yer the state attended the confer
nee and the Grange leadership in the
movement was well indicated in the
act that State Master w. T Creasey
the Pennsylvania State Grange pre-
lded at all the sessions. 1t was clear
: Grange leadership for real rural
rogress.
The outcome of the conference was
lie decision, unanimously reached, to
augurate a permanent movement
ong the lines discussed, perfect a
orking organization and outline def.
te plans to be undertaken. The SEN
ment of the gathering was crystal
zed in the following resolutions,
lanimously adopted:
Whereas, The agricultural inter
is Of Pennsylvania include many
parate lines of effort under several
ads, all supported by the state funds
ID having a claim upon the support
the people of the state; and
Whereas, There is a growing need
r funds appropriated by the legisla-
re, and also a possible duplication
effort which should be avoided;
erefore,
Resolved, That this conference go
record in favor of a commission in
ricultural affairs to be comprised of
; heads of the several state depart
nts and institutions having to do
h agriculture, and representatives
such other organizations as may be
'eafter designated by a committee
three appointed by the chairman
this conference"