Year: 1873

~" axe aware VI Iue appointment OF
the undersigned to fill the Office of
State Agent Of the State Grange of
Minnesota. And now brothers and
farmers Of the State, let me say to you,
one and all, to make success of this
agency business I want your co.opera-
tion and hearty support, not in the
large amount of machinery or farm i'm
plements that you buy so much as in
brotherly point Of view, for I make
no pretentions at being perfect, but
with your assistance and kindly sug-
gestions will do the best that I can
for the good of the order, and for the
farmers as a class. It was thought
best to serve all farmers alike, whether
they belong to the Order Of Patrons or
not. We don't propose to make mo-
nopoly of the institution but make it
blessing and benefit to our brother
farmers and serve all alike Our SUBJ
agents will be instructed to take orders
Of all farmers, and at uniform prices,
who are responsible men, and at the
same time extend an invitation to them
to become members of the Grange.
shall establish my head quarters at
Winona and proceed TO visit manu-
facturers and wholesale dealers as soon
as the executive committee finish their
arrangements with me. I would sug-
gest to the county councils, that said
councils, and subordinate Oranges
where there is no council convenient,
appoint sub-agents at once and notify
me, so that we can make all necessary
arrangements and get the business ma
chinery Of this agency in thorough
working order as soon as possible, for
you are we'll aware that it is a ponder
GUS machine to handle, and unless it is
we'll systematized there will be large
amount of friction. I hope each coun-
Gil will select good business men as
agents, so that we can make a right
start-men who will work we'll for the
good Of the cause, and if they will do
that, they can make money out of the
business for themselves. Work with
the same energy that other agents have
worked in your districts and you will
succeed.


[ am instructed to make all purchas-
es practicable in the State, which 1
shall be most happy to do, and hope all
manufacturers in the State will profit
by my instruction and give me their
best and lowest prices by so doing it
will save thousands Of dollars in freight
to the farmers and to the State by keep
ing our money at home, for freight as
well as for machinery, and the more
that is manufactured at home, the bet
ter is our home market. I shall hail
the day with Joy when our State can
manufacture all we need at home, and
then our State. will grow rich, and not
till then. So long as we send our mon
ey all out Of it so long we shall be poor.
Why send our wheat to New England
to feed factory hands, and lose transpor-
tation on it, and pay freight on our
goods, to be manufactured there? Stop
this, bring all kinds of manufactures
ana tnelr Workmen here, ana not ex-
port and import so much:


One word to capitalists and moneyed
men, stop gambling and corner specula-
tlons and put your money into large
and useful manufactures at good points,
and help to build up this grand State of
ours, where We can grow all you want
to feed your workmen with. 1t won't
cost them half so much to live here as
in the far Eastern States, and you will
not only grow rich, but be of some ben
eft to the State and community you
live in.


Brothers I have disgressed some
hope you will excuse me and all take
hold with me and make this a success


JACOB S. DENMAN.
+ Winona, Oct. 18th, 1873.