The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1921-06-11
CHANGERS MEET
IN COLv|LLE
IN FACE OF OPPOSITION
OF TODD FORCES.
Hear Lectures, Listen to Reports
Transact Business, Attend Bar
becue-General Good Time.

The thirty-third annual conven-
ton of the Washington State
Grange took place in Colville June
to 10. On Monday the annual
meeting of the Washington Fire Re-
lief Association was the most i'm
portant feature of the days pro-
gram, the sessions of the grange
proper not beginning until Tuesday.
Upon that day the business session,
which began with 238 delegates
present was devoted largely to the
appointment of So committees. The
main feature of the morning was
the annual address of State Master
Bouck. In the afternoon the grang-
ers were entertained by the Colville
commercial club at a barbecue at
Kettle Falls. In the evening, ad-
dresses We're given by E. f. Faville
of Portland, editor of the Western
Farmer, and l.. J. O'Shea, president
of the Federal Land Bank of Spo-
kane. Musical numbers were rem
dered by Miss Violet Hallowell.
Wednesday morning was taken up
with perfunctory work. At four
o'clock, memorial exercises were held
for those members who had died
during the past year. In the even
ing the fifth and sixth degrees were
administered.
Fire Relief Elects Officers.
The newly elected officers of the
Washington Fire Relief Association
: are as follows: r. E. Long of Tou-
chet, president; C. E. Flint of
Blaine, secretary, and E. J. Stevens
Of Monroe, treasurer. The Wash
ington Fire Relief Association is the
fire insurance organization of the
grange. It's officers report that it
did more than million dollars
worth of business this last year.
BOuck Says Grange is in Politics
In his address Tuesday morning
State Master William Bouck eX
pressed his personal opinion upon
two much discussed questions: The
political status of the grange and
the matter of markets. Concerning
the first he said:
"Of course the grange is in poll
tcs-to stay until the farmer is
emancipated-wha else could a self
respecting body of farmers do?
"How the grange could keep out
of politics and function at all is a
conundrum to me. Any self respect
ing body of individuals will insist
upon their right to discuss the great
questions which vitally affect their
lives or property. That is politics.
And if they would succeed farmers
must do this very thing. And the
founders of the order fully intended
they should. To say a grange can
not discuss vitally important poiti-
cal questions is like telling a per-
son not to brcathe-he must breathe
to live"
Upon the question of markets he
made this pronouncement:
"The most important function of
all functions of the grange is to
see that the farmers crops are sold
at a remunerative price.
"At the outset let US get this self
evident truth: Economic and politi-
cal conditions are entwined together
to correct one disturbs the other.
Farmers must approach this ques-
ton with an open mind, free from
the dominion of any political party
or creed, willing and eager to smash
anv party that smashes or dom
mates the farmer in the interest. OF
any group of financial or stock
manipuators or gamblers.
Municipal and state markets and
factories should come, and VIII
come. before real market system
is established. This would include
cold storage, elevators, flour mills.
woolen mills, sugar factories, pack
ing plants-each and all function
ing to market most efficiently the
product of all branches of farming"
Barbecue Well Attended
The barbecue at Kettle falls on
Tuesday was attended by about 1000
people. Five hundred pounds OF
beef were consumed, according to the
statement of Garland Dorman, who
sliced steadily for hours. In ad-
dition 1880 buns, 100 loaves of bread,
125 gallons of lemonade, 80 gallons
of coffee, so gallons of ice cream, 100
layer cakes and 80 gallons of milk
were consumed. Two hundred cars
were used to transport the guests,