Evening journal., 1914-11-18
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nation as to the best markets for
certain products.
Uniform Assessment Law.
A report was submitted by the
committee on taxation which was
adopted. This committee recommend
cd that all laws for the assessment
Of taxes in all the States Of the ma
ton be made uniform IN so far as the
manner Of asses ment and value Is
concerned, and that the farmers shall
haves a fair share OF representation
on all tax commissions and equaliza-
ton boards
AGAINST Political Corruption.
A resolution was offered by Henry
Harland. of Idaho. setting forth that
the national grange strongly p otest5
against the seating of any United
States Senators whose election was
secured through the expend turo OF
corruption funds and methods Of
coercion and urge that at the next
meeting Of Congress the Senate carry
out the purposes of the resolution in
troduced by Senator Norris and inves-
tigate the. election Of any Uni ed
States Senators charged with securing
their election by unfair, unjust aud
nlegitimate means. II further re-
solves that the grange petition Con-
3 gress to pass such legislation as VIII
2 make the expenditure of funds IN be-
half Of political candidates criminal
! offense and that every candidate io'
federal office be required 10 make a
! full and complete accounting Of the
moneys he received and expended.
COvernment-Owned Ships.
. c. B. Kegley of Washington, intro
!, duced a resolution which demands
that II government funds are TO b'
used to aid in building up an Ameri
= can marine II should be for ships tS
u be owned and operated by the gov
2 ernment. Another resolution Oiferet
, by Mr.. Kegley puts the grange OF
+ record as being opposed to any Law
+ farming out the peoples money t
7. build ships to be operated by an
:. CORPORATION for profit and furthe
8. stating that If the government is t
IT furnish the money TO build and estab
IS lish an American merchant marine
:. that It is the conviction of the grang
that the government should operat
is all ships receiving such governmen
4 aid.
3 PubIic Control ~ Resources.
l. A third resolution introduced by NJ
Kelley, places the Grange on record a
beinp opposed TO private ownership
Natural resources except where it Is cor
y cmsivelv demonstrated that privat
y ownership conserves the rights OF III
= people. The resolution demands tina
" where natural resources have passed IN
~ der private ownership that ney sha
u he taxed at the full franchise value an
that to guard against the holding
~ these natural resources below their no
oa NAL DEVELOPMENT the government sha
w have the right in lieu of tax on the
is output 10 impose a tax Of not less thi
ny so per cent of their capital duly dete
-, mined by official government surveyor
.h Tomorrow afternoon, accompanied
u Governor Miller Mayor Howell, q
d Council and the Chamber OF CONNER
OF the delegates TO the National Grange "
ny visit Newark 10 Inspect Delaware Cole
. the farm and the State Experiment 81
. tion. There will be a banquet at DE
ware College
Discuss Cooperation.
Much practical information was evo
ed during the discussion yesterday
I business cooperation.
c. b. Kegley of Washington, said III
Y one Washington cooperative ASSOCIATE
l. is organized in which each membersl
e gives its holder n vote and has 1t
s. members. Trading operations are G.
y ried on by buying at Wholesale, a
l. members secure wholesale prices ?
actual cost of doing business. Outsid
paw full retail prices This associat
|" did this year a business of SSss 600.
,r his own town, a purely agricultural 8
tion, he said, practically all the MOI
= deposited in the banks is the tarm'
SO money, but the banks loan 1t out
commercial purposes. When the
mers wanted TO save money by buy
co.operativelv, five carloads of sacks
shipping wheat, and went to the b
for money they were informed
81 they could not have il without cripp
M the institution. consequently they v
VA forced to Join collectively in gi'
ia notes to buy the bags with conseqt
3H cost TO themselves. They, therei
organized the Farmers Bank for I
~ loans only and have made it g
- success.
o.. Michigan's Experience.
~ Cooperation in selling is toda
raio- greater requirement than coop
ton in buying in the ratio Of fou
o674 one. said John c. Ketcham. of NJ
- igan. We need to change the sc
'Iet the buyer beware" to "let the
er beware" Il is necessary 10 estat
definite market standards much
the new law on apples in New y
We need more information bureau
the shipping centers 70 inform
pers on the run Of prices and on
year ' ket requirements
10 At. Iowa, said A. B. Judson, has
.denee lots of experience in cooperation
lSsA has reached this fundamental COZ
ent at sion. that successful cooper
must always be based on the stl
1914 cash policy of pay as you go
ee No. other States will adopt the Roc
after. plan in operation in Kansas thpy
.e. 10 H. ,ioaeed with il he declared.