The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-03-17
FRIDAY, MARCH 18th, 1922
BI-y FROM THE LOCAL STORES

Last weeks issue OF one of our con
tcmporaries carried an interesting
omen letter in reply to our edltoT1al
of February oath under the above cap
ton. After Staying the editors Of ne
Egis with his first stroke the wrIter
cut them into small pieces and with
final effort ground them to mince meat
Unfortunately however the force oil inc
article was largely destroyed by tm
fact that our critic did not add to IL inc
strength of his name. His efforts to
distor, the meaning Of our article ana
make a personal attack on the editors
would merely be amusing were II moi
for the fact that some who sa" Ms
letter probably did not read our editor
ial.
Our critic was overwhelmed with IN"
feeling that we knew nothing oil our
subject. His knowledge Of journalism
must indeed be limited if he thinks any
editor would discuss an organization
containing hundreds Of his patrons
and many of his closest friends without
first carefully gathering his data. As
a matter of fact not line of our edi-
torial was written until we had had a
conference with some Of Hartford
leading grange officers and workers
who represented four different grang'
es. We even went further and sub
mitted the completed article for APP
proyal TO a granger who is thoroughly
familiar with conditions in the county
and he did not offer single correction.
II might be Of interest TO our critic 70
know that since our editorial appeared
a large number of grangers have vol
unteered their approval of our stand
Incidentally this article is written only
after frank, full discussion with an
officer Of the state grange who READ
both articles in question.
According to the best grange author
tiles we can procure, the purpose OF the
grange il for educational, social ana
civic advancement, having in view the
elevation Of the American farmer As
such its power for good Is unlimited
as has been illustrated by the fine work
done BY oranges both in Hartford and
elsewhere. Hence its objects are more
vital to the American farmer than the
mere saving of few dollars.
We repeat that the trend of some
oranges to make buying the vital OBJ
ject is felt by far-seeing grangers to
lead towards the rocks. As concrete
illustrations they can cite the exper-
fences Of numerous prosperous oranges
on the Eastern Shore and in the West
which went on the rocks for this very
reason.
We rather prefer being classed as
guys" by a writer who does not sign
his name for Il proves that In his mind
at least we are Of very different calibre
than he. Is not such party in rather
had shane though to call for the names
NJ those vranyers with whom we have
,,ILod !, order that he NAV t,y to have
them mt ont NJ the grange? How.
aver our grange friends are big enough
"a stand in their own shoes and their
names together with an interview with
, state grany. officer are available for
otf;cers or the Pomona Grange,
An No bavo asked for the local store
keener ia fnir MAY. for in the estimate
a, mos, neon,e he Is vital IN the wei.
tore NJ evcrv community. Don't send
vour cash 10 n foreign CORPORATION
while asking credit n, the local store
and axnect the store to survive. II
.or,, ha don. We hold M brief for
amy merchant. II one should be caught
nrof;teoring we unhesitatiny,v saw buy
.lsewb.re hint On lang ns the local
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