Evening journal., 1914-11-13
IRRIGATION Talk
CAUSES BIC STIR
AMONG GRANGERS
West Expected to Oppose
East When Resolution
Is Discussed
Seventh DECREE FOR
The members TONIGHT

Prospects of a sectional clash in the
National Grange We're discussed today
because OF a resolution prepared by
State Master W. H. Vary of New York,
but not yet introduced. The
Vary resolution calls on the Federal
Government to stop irrigation extension
work in the western states, on the
ground that development of farm areas
In the west is taking farm help from the
east and thus creating serious prob
lem Tor eastern farmers. Should the
Fesolution be reported from committee
next Week, it in ali probability will
provoke a spirited debate that may ar
ray the delegates of the east and west
against each other ON the proposition.
Mr.. Vary today said he did not care
TO discuss it, and information about
the resolution would have to come.
through the official press agent later
on.
While a brief open meeting of the
National Grange was held this morn
ing, the greatest interest centered
in the conferring of the seventh de-
gree upon a class of more than 1000
Changers tonight in The Playhouse
The seventh degree is the highest in
the Patrons of Husbandry and is con-
ferred only by the National Grange in
secret session.
Today was the largest yet OF the
National Grange session, and at the
Chamber of Commerce registration
bureau in the Eotel DUPONT lobby Il
was stated that close to 1,700 persons
had registered although a greater
part Of them leave the city az night
A large delegation from Southern New
Jersey and from Pennsylvania ar
rived to spend the day at the Ma
tional Grange session.
During the morning a grange meet
ing was held which was presided
over by State G. w. r. Grant of New
Jersey The meeting vas given over
20 addresses and ether entertaining
features.
There were addresses by Treasurer
Mrs. r. 8. Mcdowell OF Wellesley.
Mass; Worthy Master oliver VIII
son. state Master Laylin. OF Ohio;
state Master o. j. Young, Of Mon
tant: Prof A. l.. Clark. director of
the Farmers Institute of New Jersey;
State Master A. p. Reardon. of Kan
sas; c. y. Freeman, national secre-
tary.
A paper was read by F. ID. Stiles,
and recitations by Mrs. Rogers, lee
turer of Delaware County, Pa,
Grange.
II is believed that the grange will
90 on record as opposing a con-
templated scheme that Is on foot at
Washington to take the present rural
tree delivery routes out Of the civil
service and put them under the old
contract system. There are $4,000
rural free delivery routes in the
country and it is claimed at Wash
ington that there would be great
saving if the government went back
TO the old contract system There
are of course many mail routes still
under this system.
The matter was brought up at the
session OF the grange yesterday af-
ternoon by State Master c. b. Kegley,
Of PalOuse, Washington, who intro
duced a resolution placing the Ma
tional Grange on record as opposing
the proposed change and directing
that a memorial be presented to Con-
gress on the matter, and that the
legislative committee of the Naional
Grange should be instructed to wage
an active war against the change.
Mr. Kegley said that he considered
the proposed change would be a step
backward and would seriously inn
pair the efficiency of the rural free
delivery service and would throw out
of work practically all of the $4,000
rural free delivery carriers, as in
most cases they would be underbid
by less competent men.
The resolution was referred TO the
resolution committee and action will
be taken on il next week.
State Master c. W. f. Gaunt, of
Mullica Hill, n. J.. presented his re-
port for the past year as national lee
turer, giving long outline OF topics
more than 100. for the use of all the
oranges for the coming year. These
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