Evening journal., 1914-01-14
FRUIT GROWERS
FOR BETTER ROADS
Kent County GranGerS Adopt
Resolution That Will
Be Forced
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL


MILFORD, Del, Jan. 14.-Farnters |
and fruit growers of Delaware are |
we'll organized, and are prepared to
set forth their side Of controversy
forcefully, as their proceedings at the
Kent County Pomona Grange just
closed will show.
The attendance was one of the larg-
est and the master, ]. F. Rice, named
the committees so as to get things
done. The committee ON resolutions
was A. w. Slaymaker, of Dover; +.
c. Bancroft, of Camden, and John ].
Rosa, of Milford, and they set the
wheels turning on important mat
ters. :
The masters address recommended
that the public roads be improved IN
! such manner as TO be as nearly
permanent as possible, with view of
] moderate expenses per mile; that the
rural public schools be made better,
and that better railroad facilities for
shipping fruits and produce grown
in Delaware be afforded TO producers.
The New Castle Pomona Grange
master was present, and in an address
said that one of the greatest things
the Grange has accomplished for the
! entire country, is the reduction OF the
cost of necessities and commodities
used by both the grangers ana the
public in general.
The new officers installed were:
Master, Jefferson Cooper; lecturer,
10. O. Evans; chaplain, A. Cow; fora,
Mrs. S. II. Derby; pomona, Mrs. JET
!
secretary. Miss Ida Rosa; gatekeeper,
A. J. Wilcutts.
DIR. Charles A. Wagner spoke on
public school education, and took for
a tonic. Double Team In Education
In his address he harnessed the pub
lie schools and the grange, and
brought out points which showed that
he thought that there are now many
teachers in the schools who are IN
capable OF doing good work and VINO
should be students instead OF teach
ers. He recommended that Delaware
should adopt a consolidated school
system. His address met with ap-
proval and general endorsement as
to its policies.
The following resolutions were
b adopted. and a committee appointed
to see that they are properly pre-
sented TO the right places and at the
right time to get attention:
70 First. We recommend the road
- work done by the Kent county
3 road engineer be continued in
improving the main roads.
I Second. We favor the con-
struction Of sand and clay roads
e wherever practical to construct
e Third. We favor the repair Of
She side roads, which require
much less work to meet the pres
4 ent requirements on them, and
q that this work could and should
e 20 along with the work on the
e main roads, and always under the
e supervision of the county road
engineer
Fourth That committee from
the grange be appointed to confer
with the county road engineer
and present the views Of the
grangers.
Fifth. Inasmuch as the service
\ rendered by the transportation
\ companies. SO far as it affects
perishable or emi-perishable
product has become almost un-
Y bearable by the fruit growers OF
10 Delaware, therefore be It resolved,
A. that we urge the importance OF
,r prompt and energetic action by
h. the State Grange Committee on
Transportation even to extent OF
T. making an appeal 10 the Inter-
M State Commerce Commission for
ic redress.
N Sixth. That the members OF the
le grange who are shippers of such
NJ products should collect all the
or proof of late trains, and excess
he charges they can obtain, and
A. place such proof in the hands Of
the committee.