The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-12-26
IA NEWS.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1873.
Annual Meeting Of the Farmers CO.
operative Association or the State

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hereby call attention Ia the following ar
ticles OF the constitution Of the Farmer Co.
Operative Association Of tlle state OF Kansas
ART. 6. ,1be tenas OF Office after the first
ehall be one year and until their successors
are elected. The annual meeting and election
shall be helslOn the serond Tuesday ia ) anu
iET y Each Representative District shaII
he entitled % send two delegates 10 all meet
ings OF the Association. such delegates To &c
elected by all the auxiliary farmers orgaai-
zztion in such district.
Now hereby appoint that said annual meet
ing and election shall lie held in the state
HnnSe. or other suitable place, In tile city OF
Topeka. at one O'Clock, on the second Tues
day Of January, 1874. Tor the election OF ofii-
GERS. hearing the report Of officers AMI COM
mittees, and the transaction OF such business
a. may properly come before the meeting
until all necessary business j. disposed or
The farmers OF kansas and or the entire
west have much reason 10 feel encouraged.
Ncmovement Tor reform has ever achieved
such great results in 50 short tune our
STATE nas neen organized Dnt rev ,,.as;
nepreeented Il; the LEGISLATURE. and Shall be
able 70 carry many desirable refornis during
II Is Important that our present gounds be
maintained; that onr forces be more thor
oughly organized. and that we prepare for
further contests and victories. our opponents
neither idle nor sleeping. To meet Them
with hopes Of beating them we must be vigil
Permit me then 10 urge the vital iInportanee
OF having full delegation at the coming an
nlAl 1sCA ~ ptAI7 VI .AthAT -
represented by discreet men whose Interests
are identical with those or labor AMI aSririi-
tnFc. ... -.r..4. .-.tf T..
In other States are heard the foot steps ~
mRrShaling millions In favor OF refOrHn. ON
all sidcs-cast, west. north and south thy
clubs ann oranges Of agriculture are. falling
into line. Tor enectiVe seryiec Judicial. con-
gressloniJ. legislative and local elections arc
saa inc era S o9 Sops h1s sesRs iL Lee
our noble young state, led ON ~ her hardy
sons OF toll. play well her part ~ rhis great
faN Irs.e afaf -nr -
encourage and sustain our friends Ia the Leg
stature. This should he done ut all times by
meeting on the second Tnesday OF January,
"rompt atssnaahec on that occasion.
An outline Of business, prspare'l by the e1
ecutivc committee. will he announced ht ti'
Respectfully submitted. BY or'lcr Of EXe
cutiye Committee.
ALFHED CEAY, seerstary. =.
since issuing the above requests have bee
made that Representative districts having ~
auxiliary cooperative associations, lie ais
entitled 20 seEd two delegates each, 10 the an
Xs the object j. to secure cooperation. .lr,'
at the same tinie an equitable rePres en- iation
the call i enlarged IA accordance win tih
foregoing request, upon eDmpliance VIII
theProyi.ions Of A u. OF the Ionstiti!lion
adopted by the state Convention in har'
last In regard to auxiliary assoc iatiOnS:
II u recommended that meetings " the >ey
eIal representative districts ior seleftinS del
s-gates 90 the annual meeting ne held on IN
hrst SATURDAY OF january. 1874. that In dis
tricts containing more than one auxiliary a.
ISOLATION, the delegates be chosen by u dele
cato district convention, composed at dele
Rstes OF the respective auxiliary association
IN the ratio OF one delegate for each ten mem
hers; when there II only one auxiliary associ
auon In n district. the delegates will be chose
ny such association, and why're there j. a
auxiliary associatiOn. by the people in mas
convention. .. JOHS DAVIS, President.
ALFRED GRAY. Secretary.
TOPEEA, December 18th. 1879. s...-