The ranch., November 01, 1909, Page 16, Image 16

About The ranch. (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914

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Grange Department Edited bf Fred W. Lewis,
WCHt^C UCPanmCni Hoe'jwih .State G.-an.e
Our Motto—"The Farmer is of more consequence than the farm and should be
tirst improved."
Many New Granges Organized.
Tumwater, Wash., Oct. 25th, 1909.
The Grange in Washington is still
moving,
Since the last report there have
been four new Oranges added to our
number and one lost.
Th<> one that has given up is Yacolt,
No. 215, which had very few farmers
among its membership, and so there
was nothing in the line <>t' farm inter
ests that could hold them together.
The Orange is purely a fanner's or
gantaation,and other classes <>t' men
can not have the Interest In it tint
farmers can,
Tiir new Granges are as follows: -
I'inc Lake P. J. Uelong, Master,
Monohon; P. W. Griffith, Lecturer.
Monohon; Jas. L. Peterson, Secy.,
Monohon. Organiaed Oct. Uth, with
'jo members, by Ernest M. Smith.
Avondale -(too. Ferguson, Master,
Gig Harbor; 15. l\ Green, Lecturer,
Gig Harbor; Geo. S. Ford, Secy.,
Gig llarlx.r. Organised Oct. lGth,
with 2J members, by J. S. Stout.
Highland—John A. Boanlon, Mas
ter, Bellevue; C. B. Howard, Lectur
er, Bellevue; W. A. Brown. Secy.,
Bellevue. Organized Oct. 18th with
32 members, by Ernest M. Smith.
Derby—Robert W. Peterson, Mas
ter, Kirkland; Chris Sands, Lecturer,
Kirkland, .lames Reily, Secy. Kirk
laml. Organised Sept. 2!Hh, with 80
members, by Ernest M. Smith.
We are Looking for an increased
number during the next month, as
there will be more deputies at work,
and the time is better for getting the
farmers interested in the work.
Co-operative buying is one of the
most important of our interests at
present, and although the Patrons in
puts of tin* state seem to not take up
with it in very good shape, yet others
are anxious to deal direct with other
Granges and s> make it better all
around.
[am sorry to say that some of our
Patrons have proven themselves to be
careless of their business integrity,
and have turned down the same or
ders for the third time, after their
making the price and receiving the
order, in some eases accompanied by
the money. A business man will ao-
Oept the price that he has made a ens
tomer If the order is sent within a
reasonable time, even though the
price lias advanced, and in the case
referred to the money was sent as
soon as a telephone and mail would
follow. Farmers must, Learn business
before they can make a success of co
operation. We hope that ere Long all
of our members who are ottering to
»el] direct to the consumer will have
learned to be entirely trustworthy
as some of them are already.
Co-operation is going to be one <>f
our strongest drawing cards if we can
make it a success, and this Is possible
If we have the true spirit both as pro
ducers and consumers. We must not
want it all. bul be willing to let the
other fellow have a show also.
A good many Granges are building
halls, and several more are making
preparation! for building In tho near
fat ure.
. This is well, for n<> Orange can do
its best unless it has a homo, and one
'The JR>ancH,
owned by the Grange is far bettor
than one t hat is rented.
A few of our number write me that
they can not carry on tho Grange any
longer and will probably surrender
their charter, but they are very few
and the loss will not be heavy iv num
bers.
If fanners could bring themselv. s
to look the matter squaivly in the
face they would BBC the possibilities
of co-operation in the various lines
that the Grange engages in, and would
see that if tiny put forth an effort
that that effort would be well repaid,
but in many cas< s only a few are will
ing to do the necessary work, and the
others reap the reward. This is not
co-operation. When all of the mem
bers of a Grange take an interest iv
the work thru that work will be a
success and the Grange will be a pow
er in the commi tity, but when every
member is backward about t iking
hold, then the work drags, and often
the Grange does not accomplish what
its members thought it would and so
they become disoooraged and ure ready
to quit. There are too many of us
looking for something for nothing,
and such members will damnge a
Grange if they do not kill it.
We are sending out a good number
of alcohol lamps, and now we want to
clean up the old styles and so offer
them at a low price.
These are like the one I use all of
the time, and the only difference be
tween these and the ones I send out
regularly is that these have some
small sized burners, (27 %) candle
power that must go at a sacrifice, as
there is no call for them, aud we want
to clean them up. These lamps are
all brass, but they answer for com
mon, and if you want one send three
dollars for a complete lamp without
shndo. Extra mantles are fifteen
cents, and chimneys l.weuly cents.
There are some lamps that have been
used in demonstration that will go at
the same figures. This docs cot in
clude the wall brackets or harps, sim
ply the lump, but it is as I usb it all
of the time in my oitice.
We are anxious to get these lamps
iuto use in our homes as the litfbt is
Que, and we deserve as #ood a lifjrht
as there is, and this is it, as well us
being one that it is possible from tbe
farmer to make his own fuel for. We
are fr»e frcm the toils of the Stand
ard Oil Co., if wo use this fuel.
Yours as evir,
FRED W. LEWIS,
Tumwater, Wash, .
Beoy. Wash. State Grange.
Northwest Circuit of Farmers'
Institute.
Bothel, King Co., Nov. Ist, 2nd, &
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and Mrs. Lawrence; Nov. 2nd, Dr.
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Siiohoinish, Snoliomish Co., Nov.
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Ist, Dr. Nelson, O. M. Olson ft L.
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