Show MIDDLEMEN MANY GRANGE GRAND RAPIDS Mich lIch Nov 19 That there are arf too many profits be between between between be- be tween producer and consumer is the contention of ot the report of ot the special committee on cooperation presented to the convention of the National Grange The report wa was adopted The report rt holds that there are too many middlemen It does not attack middlemen as aa a class but simply sets forth forta that there are too many profits between the farmer and aDd the use user of ot his hie products It was recommended that a oom committee of three b be appointed to studS what has been done and to re repOrt report report re- re port at the Ole next meeting on what are the best plans for farmers 1 to follow in cooperation work F F. 1 L. L Hunt California was elected a member of the board of ot managers of or the National Grange Orange monthly S. S J. J Lowell Lowen of N New w York was elected national l master of ot the National Orange Granite Jolna C Ketcham of ot Hastings Mich was reelected national lecturer Other officers Steward Fife chaplain chap- chap lain Iain W. W W W. Deal Dt-al Nampa ampa Idaho All AU elections were made on t the first ballot ex except pt that of ot chaplain on which th three re were taken |