The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-06
POMONA MET AT
KEWEENAW BAY.

d. o. u I s| 4.
The mid-winter meeting Of Seward
Pomona No. IS was held last Saturday
at Keweenaw Bay, and while not large
ly attended, the session was very in
teresting and enjoyable.
During the lecture hour, Miss Louise
Peters rendered piano solo, James A.
Daley Of Mohawk gave an address on
poultry. Prof. s. o. Clinton spoke on
the teaching Of agriculture in schools.
and C. H. Anderson reported on the
state grange meeting.
Various committees were also ap-
pointed, among them being one to call
upon the board Of supervisors and ask
for an appropriation Of $500 for the
Fair this year.
The report of the Pomona Master.
H. Lundin. follows:
(Report.)
Entering upon the third term as
Master of Seward Pomona, it is with a
great deal Of pleasure that / have the
honor to meet so many Of my brothers
and sisters of the Order.
It is plain to anybody who gives the
matter q serious thought that the
Grange in any community like ours
represents q cooperative movement,
where men and women sometimes of
different walks of life are interested in
favor Of educational information on
agriculture. the greatest Of all activi-
ties.
We no longer measure all our wealth
in board measure. We have an aim
and purpose which it Is our pleasure a.
citizens to carry out to the best of our
ability. It IL our aim to dignity farm
ing ~ IN industry and make the prac-
tical thinking farmers of the county
see that the Gysnge as an organization
10 worthy Of their support. 1t is only
by farmers working together, whether
we call it cooperation or not, that We
can achieve any married success. To
anybody who has studied human nature
it Is plain that farmers sometimes viii
not work together unless circumstanc-
es COMPEL them to do 80. As gener-
al rule. the other mans job on the
place just beyond always looks 50 much
better than our own.
The Grange as an organization with
in Baraga county, by the loyal support
Of its members as well as the public,
has the power to make all Of our farm
ers realize that every locality has its
drawbacks. What is needed are more
men and women who see the possibili-
ties Of our county and give. the farm
ing industry all the support it really is
entitled to. There is no better way to
show the possibilities Of our county
than through our County Fair.
Our last Fair was, %. has been ex-
pressed by . good many, the ''best
ever, " as far as quality and quantity
Of exhibits are concerned, and the f.
nancial affairs Of the County Fair, in
my Judgment. after going through the
secretary's report, was all that could
be expected, considering the amount Of
money 1t the disposition Of the Fair
committee.
] recommend to you that some action
be taken at this Pomona meeting for
securing some funds to help carry on
the Fair to be held in the Fall Of 1915.
From the formers point Of view,
there il nothing that does more than
well conducted Fair toward arousing
sentiment in favor Of doing things bet
ter and greater than ever before in the
history Of farming a. an occupation in
Baraga county. Furthermore it would
not be aimed only at the farmers as .
class, but to every man and woman
having the welfare Of our community
at heart. So ! hope and truly believe
that no one has any objection to hav-
ing. a Greater and better Fair than ever
for thSaraRa county in 1915.
4 year ago we discussed the subject,
''Why should not agriculture be taught
in our high schools?" and since that l
am glad to state to you that Baraga
high school has engaged teacher for
that subject and hope the day is not
distant when every district in our coun-
ty will take 1t up and teach our boys
some Of the elementary rules Of farm
ing. ! feel confident in the belief that
il will not be an effort in vain, because
they will be our successors when we are
ready to leave they will be SO much
better equipped to carry on the work
where W. perhaps made mistakes.