Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-08-07

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2. Total assets of the national grange
Oct /, 1919 800 923.O4.
3. Total expenses during the year, $46,-
1884
4. National legislative policies, federal
aid for road Improvement, conservation
of our resources, q just and equitable
| system of financial cooperation, effective
regulation and control of railroad and ex-
| press companies a rational and fair sys-
| tenn of agricultural credit international
| peace.
8. Seventh degree conferred upon a class
Of s 459.
c. Memorial services for Founder o. H.
Kelley and others held on Sunday.
T. Grange favored a steady increase in
| the graduated income tax, corporation
taxes and other means of direct taxation.
s. Recommended to take steps promptly
| to cooperate with consumers associa-
lions.
| ports" at both ends of the Panama canal.
10 Unanimously Endorsed President VIII
sons Mexican policy.
! II. Reaffirmed position Of national grange
| in its persistent and effective support of
| education.
II. Requested agricultural colleges to -es-
| tablish courses in farm economics and sci
| ence of marketing farm produce.
| 10. Recommended that, since any legls-
! lation for the purpose Of lettering farm
| credits is a part of the great national
| policy Of conservation Of food supply, as
such the government Of the nation should
| itself carry out this policy, and il cannot
! properly be delegated to private capital
! for general exploitation and profit.
IA. Recommended that any farm credit
| association which shall receive any priv
! ieges by or under federal or state law
should be composed of farmers and not
| by capitalists of high finance who have
! 4gfr 4 atv,1t a1 III
and created conditions which now demand
relief
Is. Recommended that a farm credit plan
| which does not include a direct reduction
| of the prevailing rates" of interest, as
well as a long term Of small annual pay
ment upon farm mortgages, will not meet
| agricultural requirement.
16. Recommended that the government
of the United States should borrow money
at a rate Of interest not to exceed 3h per
| cent and lend the money at a rate not to
exceed Az per cent to the farmers upon
long time farm land mortgages with such
restrictions as may be necessary to make
the government perfectly secure, and the
profit of the government to be expended
| in road Improvement or for some other
object that will benefit the whole people.
! II. Recommended that the governors Of
the several states appoint an annual
! health day.
mittee of three be appointed to Investigate
plans of cooperation.
49, That each state grange use its in
fluence toward securing legislation which
will permit cooperative associations to
| be formed.
20 Rural conditions must be improved
by rural people and not by professional
"uplifters."
q. Recommend a greatly extended par
eel post
% Better, more scientific and more eff
! fective protection for our dairy interests
against fraudulent and unfair competi-
ton
% Expressed the opinion that the time
has come when the government should
own and operate the telephone and tele-
graph systems.
"A. FaVors government aid for road i'm
provement, connecting the farms Of the
country with the railroads and markets
Is. Demand the conservation of the nat
ural resources of the country consistent
with the reasonable and economic use OF
the same.
26. Indorse the physical valuation Of the
railroads now provided for.
q. Demand a more effective railroad
and express regulation.
%. 1ndorse O national plan of vocational
education and agricultural extension.
29. Regard the Improvement of country
| schools of paramount Importance
80. Favor the Inauguration of plan OF
mutual or cooperative life insurance.
81. The grange should everywhere exert
its full force in securing more equitable
tax laws.
81 Favored an amendment TO the ma
tional constitution prohibiting the man.
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
SO. Endorsed woman suffrage.
"a. Demand the removal of all restric-
tions on the amount that may be depos-
tied in postal savings banks.
IS. Favors loaning money deposited in
postal savings banks directly to farmers.
Sc. Urge upon congress and the legisla-
lures of the several states the early en-
actment of laws to prevent water power
monopoly.
81. Demand that congress enact a Law
that will prevent the coloring of oleomar-
garine in imitation of butter.
49, Opposed to all forms of franchises
for the enrichment of the few at the ex-
pense of the people.
49, Favor the elimination of the public
lands except to bona fide settlers
no. Opposed to the grabbing of the min
eral wealth of the nation by syndicates.
Al Favor conservation generally OF al
national resources-the public lands, water
power, coal lands and mineral deposits
by the federal government.
AZ Legislative committee urged TO use
every honorable endeavor to secure frs
government aid for business roads thai
will serve the best interests OF both th'
producer and the consumer.
43. lndorse the champions of pure foo(
throughout the country.
A. Place of next meeting, Wilmington
Del.
Seventh Degree Members.
The nine states having the most sew