Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
GRANGE MEMBERS
DIVIDED ON METHOD
OF COOPERATION
Proposal to Establish Selling
Agencies Arouses Discus
sion in Which Expert Will
Be Asked to Lead.

WILMINGTON, Nov. 12.-That oranges
in the various States are doing excellent
work and that farmers are coming to re-
alize the advantage of this form of organ
izatlon was the tenor of eports submitted
to the National Grange today.
These reports occupied the morning ses-
sion, having been continued from yester-
day.
One OF the subjects for discussion at this
meeting Is cooperation, not ly in buy
ing supplies. but also in selling products.
The report of National Master Oliver
Wilson at the previous session dwclt on
this subject. but favored tho establish
ment OF bureaus of information to give
advice as to best markets and best meth
DDS Of marketing rather than selling
agencies.
The report of the master was followed
by an interesting address by John c..
Ketcham, OF Hast lgs, Mich. who Is much
interested In this methcl. Such an i'm.
preston was made It was deemed nd-
visable to have an address b.! an e''pert
on the cooperative plan. and such q
speaker will be obtained to make an ad-
dress before the session Is over.
The various features o. the report OF
the National Master will go TO approprl-
ate committees for consideration, and rec
concentrations wi be made later in the
session as to the action deemed advis'
able.
One portion OF the address which is
attracting considerable attention con-
Germs good roads. Though the master de-
ciared in favor OF good roads without
national aid. he was OF the opinion that
such roads ought to be built by the States
and local divisions with Government aid,
asserting they should be paid for at once
rather than Issue bonds and make the
roads debt for posterity to pay.
BANCROFT MISSED.
There Is general regret that at this
session f. C. Bancroft. master of the
Delaware State Grange, who had much to
do with bringing the grange to Delaware
for it's meeting, iT unable to be present.
He has been severely i'll with typhoid
fever at his home in Wyoming and Is just
recovering. The grange expressed Its re-
gret at his inability to be present and
sent message OF sympathy to him. Mr.
Bancroft was to have been In charge of
the comforting of the sixth degree at
tho meeting this evening. His place will
be taken by Hervey Walker, another
prominent member OF the State grange.
Forty candidates received the NTH de-
gree last night and there will be a num-
ber for the sixth degree this evening.
The seventh degre on Friday night will
be the big ceremony. This degree will be
conferred In the Playhouse.
1t Is believed there will be 5000 people
here tomorrow. which is expected to be
the big day OF the session.
The hearing of reports from the State
oranges Will take most OF the time to-
day, as only a small number OF the 81
States having such bodies have so far re-
ported.
one of the most interesting reports 80
far made was that of B. Frank Klack.
master of the Maryland State grange.
That State has been successful In or
ganlzing four new oranges in the course
OF the year.
Sunragists today opened booth In the
grange headquarters in the Hotel Du
POnt. Tho AntI-Woman Sufrraglsts al
ready mad quarters there, and in order
not to show partially, suffrage advocates
were invited 70 come, 1t was made plain.
however, that the National Grange IL not
committed either to votes for women or