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STATE GRANGE ANNUAL MEETING
The Washington State Grange met
June 2nd at North Yakima. The
meeting was one of the most enthusi
astic held by the Grange for many
years. The attendance reached more
than 400. Some notable addresses
were given and it was a splondia
gathering of the leading farmers of
the state.
Membership Now Exceeds 1500
The report of Secretary Fred W.
Lewis showed a slight decrease in the
membership, showing the member
ship at the present time to be 15,455.
There are 321 subordinate Granges in
good standing in the state. The loss
is accounted for by the fact that in
the past year the policy of dropping
all delinquent members has been in
augurated and the present roll repre
sents the actual active paid-up mem
bership. Witnin the year 24 new
granges were organized and Ove re
organized, while 25 were lost, a net
gain of four. The greatest member
ship gain was in Skagit, Clarke and
Cowlitz counties, and the heaviest
losses in Okanogan, King and Stevens
counties. In Yakima county the
grange has 17 subordinate granges
with 6(55 members. Receipts for the
year totaled 811,119.38, and disburse
ments were 811,018.58. There is now
on bad in the treasury $5,207.03, a
slight gain over last year.
Master's Address
State Master C. B. Kegley, or Pa
louse, made an unusually able ad
dress, taking up the economical facts
facing the farmers of the state and
treating them in a broad and states
man like manner. Some of his
principal recommendations are as
follows:
Points From Address
Here are some of the points made
by Master Kegley in his address
which contained 13,000 words:
Criticism of the national grange
for expenditure of over 855,000 in the
last two years without even attempt
ing much genuine legislative work.
Insistence that the limit of weight
on parcel post business shall be in
creased to 50 pounds on long hauls
and 100 pounds on short hauls.
Fair remuneration to the railway
companies for carrying the mails, but
not permitting such readjustment to
act as a barrier to extension of parcel
post.
Favored government ownership of
telegraphs and telephones.
Broadening of the postal savings
bank system and establishment in
connection therewith of a people's
pension fund, through which all per
sons may secure a life annuity.
Abandonment of agitation for pen
ny postage until the parcel post is
firmly and fully established.
Removal of the limit upon postal
savings, increase of the rate paid
from 2 to 3 per cent and loaning the
money to the farmers at 4 per cent
for long periods and 4>^ per cent for
short periods.
Support of federal aid for good
roads for the farmers, but opposition
to spending millions of public money
for " pleasure boulevards for touring
automobilists."
Opposition to free toll for Ameri
can coastwise ships through Panama
canal.
Support of presidential primaries
and simplification of methods for
THE WASHINGTON FARMER
amendment of the constitution of the
United States.
Withholding by the government of
natural resources not already passed
beyond its control and operation
either directly by the government
or under short-time leases.
Enthusiastic approval of both na
tional woman suffrage and national
prohibition.
Commendation of the measures
known as the "Seven Sisters," to
gether with an appeal to the grange
members to immediately sign the
petitions necessary for their submis
sion to the people.
Ignoring of party affiliations and
support of men for office who will
stand steadfast and true for those
things which will benefit the farmer.
Record of Achievement
Concluding his address Master Keg
ley declared:
"Today we are still poor in purse,
but we are strong in numbers, and
the Washington state grange is known
throughout the length and breadth of
the laud as a power to be reckoned
with. We can look back on a record
of achievement that may well make
our hearts rejoice.
"We fought and exposed the con
spiracy that was preventing grange
extension, with the result tnat six of
our northwestern states have been
added, one of which in the last quar
ter led all # other states in the number
of iiew granges organized. We fought
machine rule in the national grange,
and its backbone is broken. The
ring-leaders tried desperately to sup
press publicity, and charged us with
attempting to break up the order, but
we increased the membership 20-t'old
in our own state, and in every pro
gressive state there was a marked in
crease, and in the grange as a whole
the membership increased two and a
half times. And, brothers and sis
ters, the growth was most rapid where
publicity was greatest. What is pub
licity but telling the membership the
truth?
"We have taken up measure after
measure for the public welfare, in our
state, and forced them to victory.
Monopoly and special privilege have
singled us out for the enemy they
have most to fear, and we know they
are right. The rumseller, the white
slaver, the gambler, the grafting
politician, the fish combine and other
special corporations are raising huge
funds to finance the 'Stop-Look-Lis
ten' league and fighting in the last
ditch, knowing that the grange is the
solid center of the people's forces
which have driven them there."
Pass Strong Resolution
Among the resolutions passed by the
meeting was an endorsement of the
"seven sisters" measures; a condemn
ation of the Stop-Look-Listen League;
the endorsement of the State Fair;
the endoresment of a state powder
mill; favor construction by govern
ment of the Palouse irrigation pro
ject; government ownership of rail
roads; a new law fixing fees of at
torneys and doctors; favoring appeal
of law provided for road supervisors;
favoring legislative reappointment;
asking subordinate granges to con
sider a new seal; favoring state oper
ation of fisheries and a strong en
dorsement of state wide prohibition.
First City Man: "How are you
getting on wjth your poultry ven
ture!"' Second ditto: "I've been
swindled. I bought three incubators
of different makes, and not one of
tnemhas laid an egg yet!"— Woman's
Journal.
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