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to the peculiarities of their social life. I merely allude to it 

 as evidence of the prosperity resulting from cooperation. 



I have seen some other examples of the same kind, per- 

 haps not quite so striking, but I am satisfied, that if a small 

 number of New Englanders were intending to locate in the 

 West, — in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, or in California, — 

 the best possible method of doing it would be for ten, twenty 

 or thirty fiimilies to combine together, and locate in the same 

 neighborhood. It could easily be done. They could depute 

 one or two of their number to go out and select a suitable 

 location, and in a very short time, — in California, in a wonder- 

 fully short time, — they would have a section to themselves very 

 easily tilled, very easily brought under cultivation, and in less 

 than half the time in which it could be accomplished here, 

 they would have a prosperous village of happy homes ; and 

 there they could have every fiicility for education and culture, 

 which they would not be likely to find if they went simply as 

 individuals and independent. I am somewhat familiar with 

 the example which was mentioned in Southern California, 

 Anaheim. It is a perfect success. The whole community has 

 prospered, and will prosper more and more hereafter. It 

 is very diflacult for a man in California, who has the right 

 grit in him, — who has application, honesty, and a high-toned 

 purpose, — it is difficult for such a man to fail. Success is 

 sure. The cases of fiiilure are cases which you may attribute 

 almost solely to negligence, to laziness, to inefliciency, or to 

 some want of proper care. 



But I simply rose to state that Prof. Stockbridge has given 

 more thought to this particular subject than I have, and I am 

 very sure the audience will be very glad to hear him. 



Prof. Stockbridge. I have occupied so much of the time 

 of the Board to-day, that it seems to me that it would be out 

 of character for me now to make any extended remarks. I 

 cannot, however, sit down without expressing the great grati- 

 fication which I have felt in listening to the lecture of Presi- 

 dent Chadbourne, and more especially I would express the 

 gratification I have felt at hearing our venerable friend, Mar- 

 shall P. Wilder, say that he has now become converted to the 

 doctrines of the Grangers. 



The CnAiRMAN. We have had a very pleasant speech from 



