THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 7 
84 
THE RAINES LIQUOR TAX LAW. 
What Grangers Think Of If. 
What is tlw general feeling among farm¬ 
ers regarding the Raines liquor law. Is it 
satisfactory? What changes are sug¬ 
gested? 
In regard to the Raines law the ma¬ 
jority is in favor of it if the law was 
strictly enforced. What is needed is 
better officials to enforce the law. 
Pattersonville, N. Y. a. b. donn. 
Macedon Grange favors amendment 
to the excise laws to the end that such 
evidence only be required to convict for 
violation of the said excise laws as is 
now required to convict for other crime 
by New York State laws. It was also 
suggested that the license fee in country 
districts be doubled. 
Macedon, N. Y. mbs. b. s. dubfee. 
I think that the farmers are mostly 
satisfied with the workings of the 
Raines law, although it has not dimin¬ 
ished the consumption of liquor to any 
great extent, a very difficult matter to 
do by legislative enactment. It has 
abolished small groggeries and affords 
a large increase to the revenue. 
EOKENZO IIULB0RT. 
Steuben Pomona Grange. 
The Raines law has been very gener¬ 
ally enforced in this county, and I be¬ 
lieve is giving the best satisfaction of 
any excise law we ever had. I hear 
nothing against it except in no-llcense 
towns, where people are trying to evade 
the law, or people who own hotel prop¬ 
erty in such towns which is of very lit¬ 
tle value where the law is strictly en¬ 
forced. CHAS. m’louth. 
Manchester. N. Y. 
As to the Raines liquor license law 
not much is said about this, as there is 
such a varied opinion by farmers as well 
as other classes regarding the liquor- 
selling business. The majority of the 
members of Patrons of Husbandry be¬ 
lieve in temperance, and nearly all of 
them would have the business done 
away with entirely, so that any license 
law whatever would not be satisfactory. 
Glean, N. Y. f. n. Godfrey. 
I think people of this county would 
not care to go back to the old system of 
license. In our township there are six 
hotels and one drug store. As Super¬ 
visor of the town I have the past year 
received $404.17 from the license fund. 
Under the old law the town received 
from $300 to $400. Now the question is 
out of politics. If we must have the 
traffic I do not think there should be 
any let-up on the restrictions placed 
around it. There has been no license 
in our village in over 30 years, and it 
would affect only a very few if there 
were no license anywhere, r. c. otts. 
Denmark, N. Y. 
We feel in this section that the Raines 
liquor law has a good many weak places 
in it, but that it is a great improvement 
over the old local excise management. 
From what observations I have made it 
seems to be working more satisfactorily 
in the rural districts than in the cities. 
There never has been a conviction of 
violation of the Raines law in this 
county, although many tests have been 
made. The reason seems to lie in the 
fact that the enforcement of any law is 
impossible without the backing of pub¬ 
lic sentiment, which I fear in this case 
is wofully weak. geo. a. fuller. 
Philadelphia, N. Y. 
NOTES AND NEWS OF THE GRANGE 
Have an open meeting' of the Grange once 
or twice a year! Prepare an interesting 
literary and musical programme, and have 
a bright speaker or two to set forth Grange 
principles and purposes so that the public 
may become acquainted with them. If a 
State Grange officer can be present to give 
character to the occasion, all the better, 
but have an occasional open meeting, any¬ 
way! 
The last chief work of the late Secretary 
Trimble for the good of the Order was his 
institution of the Juvenile Grange. The ex¬ 
emplification of this work by Capitol Juve¬ 
nile Grange No. 1, of Lansing, Mich., was 
one of the features of the National meet¬ 
ing, and the venerable secretary witnessed 
it with much Interest. Speaking of the 
matter, Mr. Trimble said: “This Juvenile 
woi’k has been near my heart, because, 
in my mind, the future of the Order de¬ 
pends upon the Juvenile Grange. We must 
get the young interested in our work and 
train them up in it.” There are but two 
Juvenile Granges now, this one at Lansing 
and another at Lewiston. Me. 
There should be a more elaborate and Im¬ 
pressive ceremony for the installation of 
officers of subordinate and Pomona Granges 
than the one in present use. It is good, 
but it may be improved. We have seen 
poetical forms for Installation, but we be¬ 
lieve there is no better form than good 
prose. This is sometimes a public cere¬ 
mony and then, all the more. Is there need 
of an impressive service so that those out¬ 
side our gates may learn somewhat of 
our teachings and purposes. However, the 
present form for installation may be made 
more effective than it is if given 'wMthout 
the use of the manual. This is now done 
by some deputies and other installing of¬ 
ficers. Simply read, it has little of im- 
I)resslveness; recited, with such Impromptu 
remarks as the occasion may Inspire, it 
would leave a more lasting impression and 
thereby serve its purpose better. 
The growth of the Order of Patrons of 
Husbandry depends very largely on the ef¬ 
ficiency of the work performed by the 
County Deputies. This is one of the most 
important po.sltions In the Order, and the 
best men in each county, the best organ¬ 
izers, the most influential and energetic, 
the ablest in mental equipment should be 
chosen as Deputies. Much depends on the 
Grange getting the right start, and without 
a, faithful, intelligent and hard-working 
deputy thus to start It. the chances are 
that it will have a puny, weakly growth. 
No Grange should be organized and then 
left alone “to work out its owm salvation.” 
The wise deputy will make frequent visits 
upon it for instruction and to help in vn>'' 
ous ways. Once started right, its progre.ss 
will be easier and surer. 
With the consciousness of increasing 
power, men sometimes become arrogant 
and oyer-exacting. It is sometimes so with 
organizations of men. The Grange is a 
powerful organization; its Influence is 
widening with the passing years; it is no 
longer a weakling but a sturdy youth gird¬ 
ing Itself for new achievements and new 
victories in the farmer’s behalf. And be¬ 
cause it possesses influence, particularly 
along legislative lines, it should be careful 
how it uses that Influence. It should 
create respect for the righteousness of the 
Order. 
Franklin and North Brookfield ("Mass.) 
Granges are both officered throughout by 
w'omen. 
O. H. Kelley, of Carrabelle, Fla., is now 
the only surviving one of the seven found¬ 
ers of the Order. 
Adams Centre Grange, No. 5!)0. of Jeffer¬ 
son County, dedicated a new hall last 
monch. State Master Norris and Over.seer 
George A. Fuller conducted the ceremony. 
This Grange has 258 members. 
Secretary E. H. Libby, of the Maine State 
Grange, says that the year 1902 has been 
the most successful in all departments of 
Grange work in the history of the Order in 
Maine. Thirty-four Granges have been 
organized and 21 reorganized, giving a gain 
in membership of 5,312 for the ye.ar. There 
are at present 322 Granges with a total 
membership of 34,188. Twenty-ei.ght Granges 
have a membership of more than 200, the 
largest being 597. 
At the annual meeting of the Grange 
Fire Insurance Co., of Livingston—Steuben 
Counties. Secretary Carr reported policies 
in force to the amount of $3,170,300, an in¬ 
crease of over $100,000 the past year. The 
average cost per year per $1,000 for the 
past five years is 53% cents. 
Twelve supervisors, the sheriff, county 
Judge, county clerk, surrogate, superin¬ 
tendent of the poor, and one school com¬ 
missioner of Herkimer County, are mem¬ 
bers of the Grange. 
The Dutchess and Columbia Patrons’ 
Fire Relief Association Issued 454 new 
policies during the past year, making the 
total number, December 31. 1,327, represent¬ 
ing risks amounting to $3,184,000. The losses 
last year were $3,300. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
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