Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-13
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IS FARMERS
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The evening was devoted 10 speak
Ing and entertainment. The pro-
gram consisted of a plano solo by
Mrs. II. B. Hughes; address OF well
come by Congressman-ele William
II. Boyce Gin the absence of Mayor
Magee); response by Frank C. Ban
croft, former State master, OF Fruit
land Grange, Camden; chorus by
the Dover Choral Society; address
by James H. Hughes, who took the
place Of Henry Ridgley on the pro-
/ gram because OF the latter being
confined TO his home with a cold; a
vocal solo by Mrs. L. c. Armstrong,
of Dover. Echoes from the Nation
al Session az Wichita, Kan, by
Mrs. Augusta Roosa, wife OF the
worthy master; ladies quartet
Mrs. w. d. Burton, Mrs. j. W. Col
ona, Mrs. f. Banner and Mrs II.
Mayer; recitation by Miss Emile
L. Mitchell. of Harmony Grange.
and a vocal solo by Arnold Rich
ardson. OF Dover. king OF the For
est Am l."
In his address OF welcome Con-
gresham elect Boyce spoke OF the
prominent part the farmer Is play
ing in the affairs OF the world. and
cautioned them to have dehnlte
goal and seek to attain that goai.
The afternoon session OF the grange
Yesterday was taken up with reports
from officers. The report OF Secre-
tarv wesley Webb showed 2s oranges
in the state with a membership of
over 1900. Amount Of dues receiv-
ed from subordinate oranges and
other sources. s1117.S5.
State Lecturer Edward A. Evans,
in submitting his report said the
grange today is stronger than ever
in its influence and financial stand
ing and with a membership that any
organization would be proud Of. we
are built on the basic principles Of
love to God and love to man, than
which no better foundation is or
ever can be laid"
Worthy Steward. jefferson Coop
err, OF Cheswold. in his report said
in part:
In observing the laborers at their
tasks in the fields during the year
many perplexins problems have
confronted them. Many crops that
have usually paid we'll have failed
to. find a profitable market and
weather conditions have proved dis
astrous to some others. Altogether
# has been a season Of many disap-
pointments.
We had hoped there would be
some sane way Of equslizing the in
eoualities caused by war conditions
before the agricultural interests suf-
fered too severely. AS yet we are
at the mercy Of the two organized !
interests that are swaying values TO
the detriment OF the tillers Of the
soil. Also we find farmers selling |
wheat at 80 cents and paying SO /
a barrel for -four when S4.67 worth |
OF his wheat would be exchanged |
at the home mill for a barrel OF
four"
The farm problem today Is one
Of organization. We are Just now
suffering the result Of organized
capital and labor in the coal deal.
Last Spring the mine owners and the
head OF the miners union found too
much coal was being mined and the
strike was the solution, so that
miners wages could be maintained
by a less than normal supply and al
the same time add to the profits TO
the owners.
Now II It was possible to organize
the farmers in the Oranges up to so
per cent and have our National
Master allot production and with
hold the supply until the populaee
got real hungry, and then deal 1t
out misery until we could get more
than we needed too, we could nave
time to play and would not need 20
have capitalists providing Farm
Loan Banks to put us farther and
more firmly in their clutches.
The Farm Bloc as It is known in !
Congress is the only hope to the '
situation II It can be encouraged by I
greater support Now this new
power was not there by either OF the I
dominant political parties but by a
of farmers. Just as !
ong as We divide our support with I
hese two parties We may expect 20 {
,eggarize our interests. Who is the
Republican Party and Democrat I
Party?
Who ordered Kenyon out? Who s
placed employees OF the great organ
zed food interests in control Of our 7
var food supply? Who Is back OF
he Farm Bureau? We blame those ,
n the chairs Of our high offices with !
hese things. There is what we call :
he unseen government that moves :
he controlling hand. :
when Il was exposed that the
Farm Bureau was ordered and con- :
rolled by a department OF our gov
rnment we knew that II could be ,
4 limited value and would run in /,
channels.
To-day il we propose some leg l.
Station that might be helpful to
arm interests some brother or sis
err will first look closely to see IL
harbors any political party inter
SITS and IL there is a taint OF II, will
oppose H. J,
I'VE, as a Grange, have a great
pportunity 10 do a great amount
( good II we were Patrons Of Hus- I
andry first and political partisans 1
econd.'
In the course of his annual ad- o
ress yesterday. Jacob II. Roosa, of r,
Iilford, master OF the State Granke, "
! referring to the National Grange Il
ssslon OF the National Grange at II
Wichita, Kansas, said: 81
I'VE were much impressed by the "
ork done among the children in
ew York, Ohio, Kansas and Okla m