Evening journal., 1914-11-12

fixed that in weak Grange States on
sparsely settled sections, the amount
paid may be more than where the
Grange is better known and more
popular, thus placing all workers
as neatly as possible on financial
equality.
Years ago. before the present eX-
tension policy was inaugurated,
deputy fee fund was placed in the
hands OF the National Secretary from
which he was TO pay deputies for
Oranges organized. The plan was
good at the time but when the larger
appropriation was made for eXten-
sion work no disposition was made
of this deputy fee fund consequently
the Secretary has continued in the
old way-paying organizers So for
each new Grange and $3.50 for a re-
organization. This makes practic-
ally two extension funds and no little
confusion has been caused by 1t. The
amount received from the National
Secretary by those working under
/ Regulation No. ! must first, by the
action of the National Grange, be
deducted from their bill before pay
ment Is made This as YOU see Is
confusing and poor business policy
Work under No. is also paid in two
checks -one from the secretary's Of
flee and one from the masters
Il would recommend that the Exc
cutive Committee be directed to lool
into this matter and make any needed
change to simplify the manner o
paying organizers.
Financial Condition.
"The total resources of the Ma
tional Grange October l. 1913, weri
S95,923.O4. During the year this ha
been increased and October 1. 1914
we had to the credit of the Nationa
Grange 99.992.34.
In my opinion it will be good bust
ness policy to steadily increase thi
fund, in a ratio that will not hampe
progress or extension work until "
have S10O,000.O0 for a permanent in
vestment
Cooperation.
b "The question of financial coOpers
? tion has ever been prominently be
fore us. Many plans have been suG
E gested and tried, most of which hay
? had some merit. States and local
! ties have taken up the work ind
d vidually but there seems TO be
s growing desire for the Nation;
- Grange to lead the way or at leai
q outline some plan of National c.
g operation for the disposing of pr,
n ducts as we'll as for the buying
a supplies. l believe it Is not wise
practical for the National Grange
go into the distributing business bl
\ it may establish bureaus of inform
y tion so that members of the Ord
l. will know where TO find favorab
2 markets. A resolution recogniziI
% this method Of cooperation was ado
ted at the Spokane Session but OWL
TO lack of cooperation by the Stat
W little has been accomplished.
r Il would recommend that the su
se ject of cooperation be made prom
ye nent in the addresses Of the Sta
Masters to their State Oranges al
Is a committee be appointed from Il
M body to consider the subject and
ge possible submit a well defined pl
Is of cooperation at the session Of
10 National Grange in 1915
he Postal Improvement.
a. "The National Grange stands
er postal improvement and was larg
n, instrumental in securing a liberal s.
a. tenn of parcel post. The people are
lis be congratulated upon the fact Il
Mt we have Postmaster General W
al realizes the benefit of this branch
the Postofice Department and sil
er the enactment of the law has incre
r ed the weight limit of parcels q
is proposes to continue the increase