Milford chronicle., 1920-12-17
SUGGESTS REVISION
OF SCHOOL TAX LAW
JACOB H. ROSA, MASTER OF THE STATE
GRANGE, RECOMMENDS CHANGES
IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
STATE TO PAY ONE HALF
If HIS SUGGESTIONS ARE FOLLOWED
LOWER TAXES WOULD RESULT-HlS
- REPORT TO GRANGE.

In his annual address made at the
opening of the State Grange, in the
Dover New Century Club Monday NOR
ming, State Master Jacob IL. Rosa, of
Milford, recommended a revision of
the tax laws for the raising of revenue
for school purposes and that the State
pay so per cent of the operating cost
of the public schools.
Mr.. Rosa said in his report that the
principal objection to the present
school law is the high rate and basis
of taxation. He recommended the
support of Delaware farmers in the
enforcement of the Volstead act and
the State law. known as the Loose
law" Another recommendation made
by Mr.. Rosa was that Statewide
Public Utilities Commission be Gre
ated by the Legislature and general
revision of the State government to
include the budget system.
The report of Mr.. Rosa follows:
ITO the Officers and Members of
the Delaware State Grange:
I'm the fifty-fifth annual session in
Dover, we have assembled to take
such action as the majority deems
DtSl iOI duNduCllS -hC ihlCACSNo oAN
elevating the characters of all MEM
bers of our order.
National Grange
Convened in its fifty-fourth ses-
sion, in Mechanics Hall, Boston,
Mass, November IL to "a. The roll
call showed twenty-nine States repre-
sented, four of which were by one
delegation, making fifty-four votes in
the national body. 1t met there thir-
ty-five years ago and conferred the
seventh degree on nineteen patrons;
this year there were nine thousand
nine hundred and eighty-one, the
largest class ever known in any fra
fernal order in one-day. A great deal
of credit is due Massachusetts, which
furnished five thousand, six hundred
and seven of this number.
'The Massachusetts State Grange
conferred the sixth degree and it was
most beautifully done by the officers,
assisted by a corps of twenty-five
trained deputies. The degree team of
each New England State toured its
State in autos and trucks, taking all
their paraphernalia and comforting
the degree.
"It was the largest assembly of De-
menter ever held and was most ably
presided over by High Priest Charles
NJ. Gardner. He read paper explain
ing the lesson of the degrse and many
think this should always be read be-
fore the comforting of the degree.
"It would take too long TO tell you
the routine business which was done.
The questions and resolutions offered (
were debated and, hope, acted wise /
ly. You may judge for yourself by
reading them in the journal and the |
Grange Monthly.
Condition OF the Order.
1--WE have passed another milestone
in grange history in Delaware, and
trust, we are as strong, if not more
so, than last year. The secretary's
report will give you the true facts as
to our working strength. Your grange
wall grow in ratio to what you put in
to it. Your time, your effort, your sac
rifices are the strength on which it
lives and, unless you can and will give
Of yourself as did the Delaware foun-
iers, the order cannot grow. No de-
Duties are available, so each grange
must assist the sister grange, which
may be weak. All oranges of which
we know in our State have the faith
'ul few to bear the brunt of the work
md train the new.
4griculture.
without agriculture the world ;
would starve but of how little inn {
)ortance the farmer is in the eyes of
most city dwellers. There will be no [
'elief from this condition until we
combine to cooperate as do other or
yanizations.
transportation. II
1.-The Grange worked for an Inter-
State Commerce Commission with the {
that they would regu- z
ate freight rates which they did. !,
Why is labor allowed to compel the !
ailroad to raise the rates to satisfy 7
heir greed for high wages? !
Delaware will have to work for y
waterways and more rapid +
rogress towards good roads. h
a
"In the discussion of this question p
t Boston, it was agreed that the fight h
! lust begun instead of heing @on as
ONE have thought The most care +,
III vigilence is needed on our part to T
old what we have gained for the D
quor interests are at work all the t
me preparing for the next session r
f Congress to have their business C.
sgalized again. 1t is not needed in G.
ur State or Nation, so again, l urge Il
earty support toward the enforce O
tent of the Volstead Act N
God OF the Order.
I'VE were fortunate in having the
ational Master two days the past
and all who heard him SEEM
| well pleased. The New Castle meet eI
lg spoke for itself but the rain in b,
lssex did not give them a chance to p,
ear this man who has the true in T.
rests of the farmer at heart. 1t is h;
r you as representatives of the sub al
'dinate oranges to decide what is to ht
> done this year. National Master pC
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