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redeem my pledge, that I would perform the duties of this respon 

 sible position to the best of my ability during my short term of 

 office. Pardon me for any errors I may have committed in serving 

 you. Believe my assurance, that my heart and hand are fully with 

 my brother farmers in this work, and ever shall be. 



We declare to the world, that &quot; Human happiness is the acme of 

 earthly ambition,&quot; and that &quot; Knowledge is the foundation of happi 

 ness.&quot; We should ask no greater happiness for our future lives 

 than successful labor, wherever duty calls, with our fellow Patrons 

 of Husbandry, for the good of all mankind. For my own part, I 

 confess that never have I enjoyed the true happiness of life more 

 fully than I have in the performance of the duties which have fallen 

 to my lot. During the few remaining days of my term of office, 

 let me feel assured of your kind forbearance and the constant as 

 sistance of your valuable counsels. 



I have the pleasure of introducing to you Bro. Daniel Clark, 

 Worthy Master of Oregon and Washington State Grange, who 

 comes with Brother Garretson as fraternal delegate to our present 

 session. 



Bro. Clark thanked the brethren for the hearty welcome extended, 

 and congratulated them on their remarkable success in this State. 

 The movement is a grand one, and we hope to accomplish great 

 things for the producers of this coast and nation. As fraternal del 

 egate from Oregon and Washington Territory, he was here to 

 cement yet more closely the relationship between the farmers of the 

 different sections of our great Pacific Slope. 



He will be able to take back a report that shall make glad the 

 hearts of the people up North. The great wall of partition has been 

 broken down, and henceforth we will all work as one people. He 

 gave every assurance of hearty co-operation on the part of the 

 Patrons of his jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the interest 

 of the Order. 



Bro. Clark was followed by Deputy Garretson, who said : 



It was not necessary for him to repeat assurances of his pleasure 

 at meeting us again. He could not express his feeling was not 

 gifted with an eloquent tongue. He rejoiced in our success. Four 

 months ago this movement in this State was in embryo the first 

 Subordinate Grange was just organized. Now, behold! Subordinate 

 Granges extend along a line from north to south a distance of sev 

 enteen hundred miles, from San Bernardino in Southern California 

 to Dayton in Washington Territory. They are planted for the re 

 demption of humanity. 



On going to Oregon he found twenty Sub-Granges ready to or 

 ganize. They take hold with a will they are baptized with the 

 spirit of reform. He found, four hundred miles in the interior, a 

 fertile belt of country well populated, with every natural facility for 

 home making and fortune making, yet in a most deplorable condi 

 tion. The Columbia river is their only outlet to the ocean. Its 

 falls had been seized upon &quot;by a monopoly, the Oregon Steam Naviga 

 tion Company, and these farmers there were bottled up and corked 



