The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-18
VERMONT GRANGERS' WORK
Described by Master W. N. cady at Ma
tional Convention.

Manchester, N. H., Nov. ls,-At the
convention of the national grange here
yesterday, w. N. Cady, master of the
Vermont state grange, made the follow
ing report:
ain presenting this our first report
| from the Vermont state grange we
bring greetings from 10000 loyal patrons
scattered over the state.
"As our territory is practically COW
| cred, we have not endeavored to organ
ize new oranges, but have tried to
strengthen and build up the old ones !;
to instil an enthusiastic grange spirit
into the members and to call their at
tention to the great possibilities for
service that lie within the reach of all
good patrons.
"The grange is helping the farmer to
take his proper place in managing the
affairs of state and nation. 1t is giving
him a standing in society that his ia
theirs did not have. 1t is creating
thirst for knowledge a and desire for bet
ter things. 1t is getting him out of the
ruts and opening new fields of conquest;
in fact, it is making him a thinking
man instead of machine.
"While the Green Mountain state in
the past has been drained of some of its
best blood to help build up the great
states of the West, we believe that the
tide is turning and that our young men
and women are beginning to realize that
while Vermont is a good state to be born
ins it is also good state to live in.
"Our nearness to the great markets,
our adaptability to dairying and fruit
growing, our fine blooded horses and
sheep are some of the material attrac-
tions. Added to these, our schools and
colleges, our fine roads and beautiful
mountains, rivers and lakes, make Yer
mont an ideal place to rear men and
women of strength and character and is
not this the great aim of all patriotic
Americans, that the future of our coun-
try shall be far greater than the past2
ITO bring all this about, the grange in
Vermont is laying great stress on its ed
ucational features and so we are encour-
aging the building and equippiBg of agri-
cultural schools and the teaching of ag
riculture in our common schools and we
are pledging our support to the colleges
in their agricultural expansion service.
We are, in fact, trying 20 equip our
young men and women with a practical,
a scientific and business knowledge of
agriculture that will make them masters
of their profession.
while we are endeavoring in Vermont
to encourage cooperation in buying and
selling SO as to bring the producer and
closer together, we believe
that there is a greater possibility for
financial gain in learning and using bet
ter methods of farming. in breeding bet
ter stock, and in eliminating all of the
wastes. The grange in Vermont has in
in membership and efficiency
during the year. The lecturers depart
ment has been well conducted and the
deputies have done good work. We have
had several successful field days and
many grange fairs and corn shows. In
several places, the oranges and schools
have co-operated and have conducted
very successful fairts. Nearly all of the
country fairs have had grange depart
ments of great merit
"The fraternal and social features
have not been neglected. These include
'neighbors' night which is observed by
nearly all of the oranges, and the Po-
mona, as county oranges, which serve as
a sort of clearinghouse and bring into
closer contact with each other the best
patrons.
."Our finances are in good condition,
with over $4,000 in the treasury after |
paying all bills.
"ln conclusion we wish to express our
loyalty and devotion to the order in all |
of its undertakings in helping to build up |
and strengthen the business of agricul- |
ture, and to make the rank and file of |
our agricultural workers prosperous and
contented."