Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-22
The GRANGE FIELD
Preparations For the National
Grange Meeting at Man.
chester, N. H.

| Agency IN SUCCESSFUL operation.
Grange Field Meetings In the New
England states-A Founder of tho
Grange the Designer Of the National
Cemetery at Gettysburg.
The local committees Of Manchester,
N. H., are already getting to work to
prepare for the coming Of the National
grange next fall. Mr.. Harry W. Spauld-
ing Is In charge of the rooming Of the
grange hosts, and he has announced
that the Manchester hotel has been
chosen as headquarters, and seven
other hotels have agreed to take an
allotment Of patrons. Besides these,
many private homes will entertain the
grangers who prefer to stop there in
stead Of at hotel.
There has been no meeting Of the
national grange in New England since
the Hartford session about eight years
ago, at which time a seventh degree
class Of 2,49O was initiated. Man
chester proposes to exceed this num-
Der and make it 1900 or more, and
there is every evidence that 1t will sue
coed. The degree will be conferred at
two sessions, so that all may be ac-
commodated Massachusetts and other
New England states will send large
delegations. Probably 5000 people will
visit Manchester on this occasion.
New York state oranges are doing
something in the way Of cooperative
buying through the State Grange Pur-
chasing agency established little over
year ago. with headquarters at
Clean, N Y. 1t took three or four
months to familiarize the subordinate
oranges with the methods of operation
Of the agency but in July, 1912, the
sales amounted to $4,000, in August
to $4,000, in September to $4,000, in
October to S13,1OO. in November to
BIZ. 600, in December to $4,000, in jan
uary to $4,000, in February to S37.
900. in March to S72.50O. Reports for
later months are even better. The
largest success has been with fer
tiizers whereon there has been a saw
Ing to farmers who are connected with
the grange Of sc to IS per ton. Salts
faction with the articles purchased
! through the agency is general. Re
Gently groceries have been added TO
the supplies furnished through the
agency, but of course the saving in
this line is much less. as many grocer
les are sold on a narrow margin. Ma
chinery will probably be added to the
~, co1 Ior
i that does business with the agency
: must appoint a local agent to transact
the business for the grange. Not less
than carload lots are handled, although
the carload may be made up of differ
ent articles and supplies.
a The season of grange field meetings
. is at hand Various states are ar
ranging for these events, and much of
pleasure and profit may be anticipated.
While New York holds several of these
meetings during the summer, no spe-
cial program covering several con-
secutive dates is arranged, as in Mas
Sachusetts and Maine. for instance
. Massachusetts will hold twenty-four
field meetings, beginning July % at
y Danvers and ending Aug. 81 at Mon
q terey Lake BUELL.. State Master G.
a S. Stetson of Maine will be the chief
speaker July IS to &c National Lee
) turer n. 7. Hull of Michigan begins
. July IS and closes Aug. .. National
Master Wilson speaks Aug 4 to Z
z and a number of senators and con
gressmen who are members of the
o grange in Massachusetts will speak
! at some Of the meetings. Then the
t state educational and agricultural de-
partments will be represented on the
> grange platform at several places, Sc
:, that all together there will be a re-
markable array of speakers at these
outdoor gatherings. In Maine the sum
q mer schedule opens at Limerick or
? Aug. and closes at Strong on Aug. 90
: Besides the speakers mentioned fol
). the Massachusetts meetings, Nationa
o Secretary c. NJ. Freeman Of Ohio an(
Il State Lecturer B. Walker McKeen OF
Maine are on the program. State
Master ]. A. Sherwood of Connection
. Is arranging for several large meeting:
In his state, National Master Wilson
10 open the series at Bethel. In New
- Hampshire there will be a large mum
y Der of smaller field gatherings. and tn,
v national master will be there during
. the week beginning July %. In Rhod,
!. Island one large meeting usually /:
}. held. and this year it will be at Lin,
= Rock on Aug. IA.
Tn view of the great Gathering of vet
Grams of the civil war at Gettysburg,
will be of interest 10 all Patrons o
Husbandry to know that it was one o
II the original seven founders of the Or
70 der who was chosen as the designer o
n the beautiful national cemetery at Get
~ tysburg His name was William Saur
ders, at that time connected with tn
:, department Of agriculture and note
n landscape gardener When Presiden
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