Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-30
NATIONAL GRANGE
Wide Range of Topics Discussed
at Annual Meeting.

Digest Of Acts, Resolutions and Re-
ports of Public Interest Adopted by
the National Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, at Its Forty seventh Annual
Session at Manchester, N. II.
A greatly extended and improved
parcel post and more extensive and
simplifed postal savings banks and
the lending of their accumulated funds
to farmers are demanded.
Invitations for the next meeting Of
the national grange were received
tromvIllinois. Missouri, New York and
Dela%sre. Delaware was selected
California will probably be the con-
vention state in 1915. when the Pana-
ma exposition is on.
The total assets of the pftional
grange Oct. 1. 1912, were $99,39035,
and the total assets Oct l, 1913, were
sp592304. The total expense during
the fiscal year was SAG, 545.34. of which
S14,5OO was used directly for extern
sion work
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the money deposited in postal savings
banks directly to farmers and home
builders at low rate of interest suf-
6cient to pay the cost Of the business,
following SO far as practicable the
plans so successfully operated in Eu-
rope and under the necessary restric-
lions to insure safety.
The committee on foreign relations
recommended the establishment of
free ports in the United States, in or
der that the farmers might receive the
greatest benefit from the Panama ca
nal, especially such ports at both ends
of the said canal. and congress was
desired to take prompt action to Sc
cure the establishment of such ports.
1t further expressed approval Of Presi-
dents Wilson's course in the Mexican
situation, and the secretary Of the ma
tional grange was instructed to wire
the president that the national grange
Endorsed his position in the Mexican
matter.
The following officers were elected:
Master Oliver Wilson Of Illinois; over
seer, w. II. Vary, New York; lecturer,
G. W. T. Gaunt of New Jersey stew
ard F. c. Bancroft Of Delaware: as
sistant steward, j. A Sherwood Of
Connecticut; chaplain. A. p. Reardon
of Kansas; treasurer. Mrs. E. 5. Nc
Dowell of Massachusetts: secretary,
c. NJ. Freeman of Ohio; gate keeper,
G. L. Rice of Minnesota; ceres, Mrs.
Richard Pattee of New Hampshire;
pomona, Mrs. j. C. Ketcham of Mich
lgan; fora, Mrs. ]. A. Peckham Of
Rhode Island; lady assistant steward.
Mrs. II. Harland of Idaho; member
executive committee. A. 3. Judson Of
Iowa.
The committee on international
peace favored the Endorsement of the
advanced thought and plans of Secre-
tary of State Bryan for arbitration
treaties between the United States
and all other nations, and especially
that phase of such treaties as requires
year Of consideration on all matters
of international difference by wisely
selected arbitration tribunals before
any effort is made toward any other
than a peaceful settlement of the ques'
ton in dispute. The committee also
favored the holding of the third Hague
conference in 1915, and that 1t should
provide for the obligatory arbitration
Of all international disputes which can
not be settled by any other specific
methods.
The grange declares that the roads
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farmer in close touch with the trading
centers and enable the producer and
consumer to reach each other quickly
inexpensively and easily and save the
farmer much money in the cost OF
haulage and enable the consumer tC
receive a share of the benefits, and
while the scenic road advertises the
state and the interior highway devel
ops its resources, the former are de
sirable when they can be afforded. bu
the latter are Indispensable. Th'
grange is in opposition to the many
bonding schemes advanced by thos'
seeking touring roads, believing tina
the pay-as-you-go policy is far NOR
businesslike Roads are local affairs
and their control should remain will
the state and the people in whose
midst they are. The national and stat
governments should provide genera
standards OF roads toward which ai(
is given and protect themselves by in
spection and a refusal to make pay
ment for any road falling below speci
fed standards
The largest seventh degree elias
ever initiated at national grang
meeting was that at Manchester las
year. 1t numbered $3.50 and require
that the degree be conferred six times
The candidates were from the follow
kg states. others furnishing hess tina
Ten each: New York. 81; Connection
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