Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-16
LEGISLATION TO
BECONS|DEREDAT
GRANGE MEETING
Five Hundred Farmers
From All Parts of State
Gather at Nampa for An
llual Session.

Nampa, Jan. 1s.-Delegates from all
parts Of the state are in attendance at
the annual state grange convention
now In progress In this city, and 1t is
predicted that at today's session. the
second session of the convention, there
was an attendance Of not less than 500
members Of the organization. The dele
gates convened at the Parish house at
1880 o'clock this morning. The ses-
sion of today was largely devoted to
organization details. The opening was
in the fourth degree and following the
roll call committee on credentials
was appointed. Resolutions were also
introduced.
The session of this evening Is the
meeting In which general interest lie
centered. It will be featured by an
address by National Master oliver Will
son. of Peoria, Illinois who will review
the progress OF the grange throughout
the nation the past few years and en-
phasize its general purposes. He will
enlarge upon the advantages which
may be secured by the farmers Of the
state through cooperative methods in
both selling and purchasing
SURPRISED At DEVELOPMENT.
In commenting upon his visit to the
state and his observations of It's pro-
gress within recent years to a repre-
sentative Of the Evening Capital News
today. he said: This Is not my first
visit to the state. have visited it n
number of times in the past several
years and ! am agreeably surprised at
its -apid progress The grange in this
state is fast developing proportions of
80 4 ly,;e h,,t >%
ficers that a strong effort will be made
this year to perfect organizations in all
sections Of the state.
"The farmers OF the country are fast
coming into their own and through or
ganization and concerted efforts only
will they secure their rights and pro-
tect themselves. One Of our greatest
problems is regulating the markets for
our products and securing fair prices
for them.
I'm brief the one thing to be done Is
to shorten Tho road between the pro-
duce" and the consumer. Tho greatest
cost of food products should be in the
production but the fact is that the pro-
ducer receives only from 35 to 40 per
cent of their value and from so to 60
per cent OF the value Is expended in the
Ql6tflDutlOn OF the 1000.
MUST BE A CHANGE.
This is radically wrong and the
condition admitting of the practice
must be eliminated. Much has been
accomplished by orga nization and 1t Is
possible to secure still greater results
through this method. 1t is gratifying
to note that the farmers of the coun-
try are now realizing their strength
and the avenues presented by them for
protecting their own interests
Tho meeting of this evening will be
presided over by Mrs. J. c. Knott, state
lecturer. W. w. Deal. state master,
and d. &. Mullen, also Of this city,
another prominent member of the or
der In this state, are among the lead
Ing spirits of the convention.
One OF the developments Of today Is
that resolutions recommendatory of
the enactment OF legislation by the
present state legislature, which Is held
to be OF vital interest to the farmers
Of the state. will be formulated and a
report is current that the state public
utilities commission will come under
strong discussion, there being a SEN
timent among delegates from the Mini
4oka section to effect it's adjustment.
HEADQUARTERS AT DEWEY.
The Dewey Palace hotel Is the head
quarters Tor the many visiting dele
yates and Its lobby presents all the ap-
pcarance OF a convention resort. That
the local Chamber of Commerce scored
q great victory in securing the con
vcntfon is obvious and the belief Is
prevalent that this was but the ini-
tial step in making this city one OF
the leading convention cities of the
state.
News From Meridian.