The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-02
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Milton Lindley, Jas II
Pheanis.


Pheanis.
A g. White moved that commit
tee of five be appointed to investigate
the feasibility and propriety of form
ing joint stock company in Lyon
county with view of manufacturing
agricultural implements.
This motion elected considerable
discussion, pending which the Com
mittee ON Permanent organization
came in, and the motion was not after
wards taken up.
The committee on permanent or.
ganization reported as follows:
Your Committee on Permanent Or
ganization recommend that the name
of this association lie the S'Lyou Coun.
ty Farmers Cooperative Association
That its officers shall be president,
two vice presidents, recording secre-
tary, corresponding secretary, ana
treasurer.
That each township organization
shall be entitled to one delegate, which
shall be elected annually, which in
connection with the officers above
named shall constitute 4 board of di-
rectors.
That the annual meeting OF this so.
ciety shall be held the third Tuesday
OF August of each year, in the city of
Emporia.
That the officers of the County As
ISOLATION shall be the executive COM
mittee OF the same.
That the County Association be
composed of FIVE delegates from eacl;
township organization.
That the permanent officers shall be
as follows: President, NJ. j. frey ;
lst Vice President, j. NJ. Hunter; 2d
| Vice President, J. l.. Williams; Re-
cording Secretary, $. NJ. Wheeler ;
Corresponding Secretary, John B
Morgan; Treasurer, Joseph Ernst.
This report, after some discussion
and amendment, was adopted.
The address of the Corresponding
Secretary is as follows: John B. Nor
gan, Americas, Kansas
a motion was made that Il commit
tee be appointed to consist OF one from
each township, to prepare a constitu-
ton and bylaws to be submitted at
the next meeting. Carried
The committee is composed of the
| following gentlemen, selected by the
| delegations from the various town
ships: Agnes City, II. F. Mcmillan
Americas, Thos. Anderson; Center, II.
NJ. Clark; Elmendaro, 5. Bucller; EN-
| poria, A. C.. White; Fremont, $. NJ.
Wheeler; Jackson, w. S. Cook; Pike,
j. w. 3. Hewitt; Waterloo, J. G.. w.
| Stinson.
Mr.. j. b. Morgan offered the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were uuani-
mouslv adopted:
Resoieed, That we, the farmers of
Lyon county, in convention assembled,
do most heartily endorse the bold and
fearless manner in which THE ENIPo-
RIA NEWS defended the interests OF
the citizens OF Lyon county in the late
railroad bond contest
ReSOiUed, I'd, That it is the duty of
every farmer in Lyon county to sus-
tain the paper by extending its circu-
lation and by all other honorable
means.
Mr.. a. G. Wilhite offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
ReSolred, That the salaries of our
county officers are entirely out OF pro-
| portion to other wages, and we favor
an entire revision of the laws that
have established and perpetuated such
injustice.
Mr.. j. NJ. Miller offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted
very heartily:
EeSoiced, That we arc i'll favor of
the repeal of the statute of Kansas I'M
der which bonds may be voted to rail-
| road companies.
DIR. ]. w. L. Hewitt offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adop-
ted:
Res03rcd, That it is the sense of this
meeting that further effort to secure "a
vote of Lyon county AUTHORIZING the
issue of bonds to railroad companies,
should not be countenanced and that
we pledge ourselves to oppose, by all
lawful means, any effort that may be
made to induce voters to sanction any
| additional Indebtedness of the county.
Mr.. Il. McMillan offered tie follow
ing resolutions. which were unani-
EouslY adoDted:
ReSOtred, That we, the Farmers of
Lyon county, protest against an UNI
just discrimination by railroads in
way freights, and that we would re-
commend the earliest legislation upon
that subject.
ReSolred, That we, the Farmers of
Lyon county, consider the three per
cent. allowed the County Treasurer
for the collection of school and school
bond funds, as unjust. and should be
reduced by the earliest possible legis-
lation to sum not to exceed one per
cent.
On motion, the Convention decided
that when it adjourn, it do so to meet
again in four weeks from next Tues
day, at 10 O'Clock Il. m, which viii be
Tuesday, the 9th of May.
On motion, the Kansas Farmer, and
papers in adjoining counties, which
may see fit TO do so, were requested to
publish the proceedings of this con-
vention. n collection was taken up to
defray stationery and other necessary
expenses.