The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-22
National Grange Meeting in
Pittsburgh Last Week

SOIhe OF your readers TO nave few
lines fro none who attended the 57th
annual meeting of the National
Grange held last week in Pittsburgh,
Penna.
Hon. H. J. Speicher and the writer
motOred through to Pittsburgh from
Accident on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
The morning was cool and clear until
near UniontOwn, when we encounter
ed a dense fog SO thick it was that
we were compelled to operate with the
car lights on for two hours. Finally
the fog lifted and we reached the end
of our journey about 1890 in the af-
ternoCn.
Rooms secured, we started for Me
mortal Hall on Fifth Avenue which
building was erected in memory of
the soldiers and sailors from Alleghe-
ny county, Pa, who served in the
Civil Var.
Here we found about three thous-
and patrons from all parts of the
country. large number of the states
being represented. State Masters of
the various states from California to
New York and from Maine to Ala
bama were making their reports. The
majority of the Masters spoke of the
same conditions existing, regardless
Of whether they were from east, west
or the central states. Most reports
said labor was scarce, farmers work
ing hard and barely breaking even,
but were cheerful and looking for bet
ter times ahead.
To stand and watch the faces of the
ten thousand or more as they filled
the mammoth building any student of
human faces could tell that there will
be change in the agricultural world
or of the United States at least. If
you could have viewed that huge sea
of faces what would you expect to
see? | will tell you. Faces from mid
die age up. 1t was a rare thing to
see a young face. Why? Because
the young have gone to other voca-
tons and the feeding of the nation
rests on the middle-aged and older
people. In less than a score Of years
the present agricultural conditions
will be changed.
There being nothing of special inter
est Friday morning, we went out to
the Westinghouse works, located four
teen miles from the city. This plant
works $4,000 men, IS per cent being
skilled labor and their entire output
is electrical equipment except air
plane propellers, which are of can
vass and are non-breakable. They
build anything from a sewing ma
chine motor to a 100000 volt trans
former. You Ford owners call to
mind the bearings on your car and
then imagine a bearing five and one
half feet in diameter, and you may
have some idea of the immensely of
the present-day doings.
Back to the Smoky City, as it is
rightly called, for the three days we
were there the sun refused to shine.
The session was called to assemble at
2 p. NJ, and long before that time all
of the best seats were occupied and
by three o'clock 10000 or more people
had gathered at Motor Square Gar
den ready to take the seventh and
highest degree to be had in the Order
of Patrons of Husbandry. Especially
to the patrons of Garrett county: If
you could have seen the sixth and
seventh degrees put on by two local
Pennsylvania teams, seen the beautl-
full, impressive and educational work
of the degrees, am sure it would in
spire and awaken a deeper and fuller
interest in the great agricultural or
ganization. There can be nothing but
friendship and good will in a COM
munity where they gather to indulge
in such work If you could have
looked into the faces of the intelli-
gent men and women you could not
have helped but be inspired to work
for greater and better grange work
in Garrett county.
Our mission being completed, we
returned Friday night via the Ma
tional Road. Pittsburgh lies 107 miles
from Accident by the above route.