Granger law

Meaning

Noun

Any of various laws passed by western states of the United States after the Civil War, to regulate rates paid for transporting grain.

Origin

See granger; these laws were primarily promoted by a group of farmers known as The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.

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