The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-02
Annual Meeting Of the Farmers c
operative Association or the State
~ KansaS.

~ A0AoAS.
thereby call attention to the following ar
tIcls.s OF the constitution OF the Farmer Co
operative Association of the state OF Kansas:
AIT. &. The terms OF Office after the nrst
are s,sc.Sd. ss annual meeting s and election
shall b. held on the second Tuesday In anu
iEr. s. Each Representative District Ahall
be entitled 10 send two delegates 70 All meet
hlgaof the AssoeiAtion such deiegaiss 20 %
elected by all the auxiliary farmers' Organi-
zAtlon In such district
Now hereby appoint that said annual meet
Ing and election shall be held in the state
Ilnuse, or other suitable place, In the city 81
Topeka, mt one O'Clock, on the second Iu.s-
day OF January, 1874 Tor the election OF ON
GERS. hearing the report OF onlcefs anu COM
mites, and the trans action Of such business
may properly come heiorc the meeting
said neetins win sons.aae iI Si.,S Sss Of.
The farmers of Kansas and OF inc chuIe
west have much reason 10 feel eneoarngeu;;
Reinforcement for reform has ever achieNed
such great results in 80 short time. our
Sihte has been organized but Few nonths,
reTreeenisd In The Legislature aud shall be
able 70 carry many desirable REFORM oNnSS
the present winter.
maintained; that Onr forces Dr. more thoI-
ouEhly organized. and that We PrepaIe Ios
are neither idle nor sleeping. To meet them
With hopes Of beatins them We mnsi "e 'ish-
Permif me then 20 urge the vital importance
OF having full delegation NJ the coming an
nual meeting. Let AL parts OF the state be
represented by discreet men whose interests
arc ldentieal with those OF labor and agricul'
In other states are heard the loot steps Of
mArshAling millions in favor OF REFORM ca
all sides-east, west, north and south. thu
clubs ann oranges OF agriculture are falling
greSsIonal, leKislatiVc and local elections Az.
carried. MonOpolies are beginning 70 yield
and the era Of popular Justice - dawning lie
,os. Of ssfi. play well her part in this grcG
conflict. The duty OF the present hour - q
encourage and sustain our friends IA the Ia 9
islaiure. This should he done Ut all times D.
words OF counsel and sympathy. But Jurt no.
NC need, Tor this purpose, an able and ini
from all parts OC the STATE. Let there be
prompt attendance ON that occasion.
An outline Of business, prepared by the eS
ee1tiSe committee, will be announced nj IN
Respectfully submitted. By order OF EX'
JOBS DAVIS. President.
ALFRED GRAY, Secretary.
naado that representative districts having q
auxiliary cooperative associations. he nj,
entitled % sead two delegates each, TO the al
As thc object IL 90 secure cooperation, nj
a. the same time An equitable Tepressn tatio
toe call Il enlarged In accordance with ~
foregoing request, upon compliance wit
the proytsioGs OF A n. OF the CONSTITUTION
last in regard 70 AnxiiiaTy assoc iations:
IL Il recommended that meetiDgs in the se'
eral representative districts for selecting de
egAtos % the annual meeting. be held on y
nrst Saturday OF January, 15I4; that In di
tricts containing more than one auxiliary u
ISOLATION. the delegates be chosen by u del
gate district convention. composed OF del
gates OF the respective auxiliary association
In the ratio OF one delegate for each ten men
hers; when there u only one auxiliary Rssoc
alton In a district, the delegates will be ehosS
BY such association, and where there u
auxiliary association. by the people in ma
convention. JOIN DAVIS, PresideHt.
ALFRKD CRAY, Secretary.
ToPKKA. December ieth, 1874.