The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-10-29
THE CHANGERS.
Proceedings OF the Third Meeting OF
the West Tennessee Grange.

! DIOs n. a. AhulslOi, w OiNhS
Master, was present and presiding.
After calling the Grange TO order,
Brothers S. H. Hale and B. N.
Tilman we're appointed to make ex-
animation, and reported all prepared
to sit in the Grange.
The Master requested all delegates
to present their credentials; where
upon the Secretary announced the
following Oranges represented by the
following brethren:
Trenton Grange, No. IA, A. T.
Cav and A. l.. McMurray; Picket
vile. No. 9, E. D. Matthews Milan,
s. H. Hale and John Thomas; Ken
i ton, II. S. Moore; Humboldt, B. +.
TransOu and G. Farrell; Haywood
County Council of II Oranges, S. +.
| TAYLOR and d. Williams; Salisbury,
No. "a, f. Z. Laro; Bethlehem, No.
972, w. N. johnson and S. G. Need
ham; West Moriah, No. 205, b. G.
Simmons looms Station, Wiley
Fort; Blooming Grove, S p. Alex
ander; New Hope, No. 81, A. j.
Crisp; Grove Creek, No. 500, W. b.
Reiny; Mason's Grove, No. 81, w.
A. DUNCAN; Belleville, No. 81, j. A.
Nance and j. L. Daniel; Farmers
Refuge, No. 942, d. II. James and
j. NJ. Roseman ), McNairy County
Council of Is Oranges, B. NJ Till
man and w. J. Pettigrew Madison
County Council of 20 Oranges, r. B.
Hurt Lavenia, No. 40, j. NJ. Towns
and VIM. Moore; Pleasant Hill, No.
ga, Bailey Macon; Kennron, No. SO,
r. T, Holt.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved
The Worthy Master announced
! that between the sittings of the
Grange he had appointed the follow
ing committees as presented by article
II of the Constitution.
On Manufactures-Geo W Wynn,
of Covington, A B Haynes, Whites
Station, Col + T Tansel, Dresden, G
H Terrell, Humboldt, H c Burnett,
Gibson Station and James Whipple,
Woodland Mills.
Direct European Trade-The eX-
ecutive committee Of this Grange
Judge w H Walker, of German
town, Il B Hurt, of Jackson, Gen \
j Vaughn, of Memphis.
Trade and Co-operatiOn-Col.
Douglas, of Covington, B NJ Tillman,
Henderson Station, W w Puryear,
Shelby County.
Fire Insurance. P McMurray,
Trenton, John L Ely, Gibson Sta
ton, and w H Anderson, of Lake.
Life Insurance.-W J Davidson,
Dyer Station, j. NJ. Mitchell, Hum
boldt, o. P. Parker, Gibson Station.
Transportation.-Dr. VIVA Max
well, Humboldt, I H Baker, Ores
den, A T Gay, Trenton.
Labor
Banks
Education.-A S Currey, Trenton.
Live Stock.-D c Slaughter, Cow
ington, NJ V B Exum, Jackson.
Immigration
Developments of the resources of
Tennessee and improved farming
Horticulture.-B F Transou. Hum
boldt, John Roseman, Gadsden.
The reports of the above commit
tees were then called for, but they
not having had time to prepare re-
ports were excused by the Grange.
Bro Tillman, of McNairy, moved
that Gin the county of article y, of
the constitution be stricken out and
insert "as many as may take part in
the election of said delegates. Car
ried.
Bro. McMurray offered the follow
ing:
ResoIrea, That the thanks of this
Grange are due and are hereby ten
dered to the speakers, Capt Z T
Payne, Hon. Jefferson Davis and
Col D z Butler, for the able ad-
dresses delivered before the members
of this Grange and citizens on direct
trade adopted.
Bro. A J D Thurston, delegate sp-
pointed at our last meeting of the
Grange to confer with aud to visit the
meeting of North Alabama Patrons,
in council, made the following re-
port:
That the subject of direct trade
was discussed and resolutions were
introduced and passed by that body
endorsing the direct trade association
of Georgia, and the members of the
different councils pledged more or less
cotton to the association for shipment.
They further endorsed the establish
ing of reliable agencies and pledged
themselves to support them.
The Grange then adjourned to
meet at eight O'Clock at night.
EIGHT P. NJ.
The Grange met pursuant to ad-
journment; the Worthy Master wes
present and presiding
The minutes Of the afternoon ses-
sion were read and approved.
The committee on direct trade |
made the following report:
Your committee on Direct Euro
pean Trade having had this subject
under consideration beg leave to re-
port that the more the subject is in |
vestigated the more is its Importance |
upon them; and our in
vestigations have developed that there
is a direct Trade Union" of Geor-
gia, with headquarters at Atlanta,
that has a real existence, being !