Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-04-06
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.

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auspices of the Patrons of Husbandry, took
place in St. Louis. Arkansas was represent
ed by Hon. John I. Jones, master OF the
National Grange and master OF the State
Grange of Arkansas s; John S. Williams, sec
retarv Of the State Grange, and Gen. S. 2.
| Hughes, Of its executive committee. lllj-
nois by A. z. Forsyth. master OF the State
Grange; ID. n. Foster, secretary OF the eN-
ecutive committee; r. NJ. Guy and O.. n.
Anderson. Iowa by O.. Ii. T.. buchanan,
master of The State Grange; Judge Z. l.,
J Yates. Missouri by Il. 9. Roache, chair
man of the executive committee F. G. Risk,
L. P. Bibb, DC. Gill, G., e. Frazer. L. s.
Parsons, NV. Allen proxy, III place Of
r. Allen. master of the State Grange). Ne
braska by Hon. L. r.. Shankland, proxy
and. several. other gentlemen well known as
friends and workers. Among others we no
ticed j. B. Van Court of Illinois, Col. Har-
i din of Mississippi, Lieut.-Gov~ Norman j.
Colman, and VIM. NJ. Kink of the RAaul
World.
Hon. John r.. Jones was elected chairman.
D. n. Foster, chairman OF the committee on
permanent organizations, reported; the re-
port was adopted. In brief, each State is
entitled to one vote. and may elect as many
delegates rs the executive committee there
of may determine; each State to pay the ex-
penses of its own delegates until otherwise
provided; the convention to consider the
general business interests of the order, and
especially Interstate agencies, their work
ing and management, and the subjects OF
transportation and d%istributive co-opera-
ton to devise such means and recommend
such measures us will promote the good OF
the order in connection; with the above sub
jects, provided their action shall not conflict
with the. constitution and hy-laWs of the Ma
tional Grange. The. committee on Inter
State trade and agencies, of which Judge r.
@. Roache was chairman, submitted the fol
lowing report, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, The National Grange did, at
the ninth annual session, refer all business
matters to the several States, to be managed
as they DEEM best; therefore. to carry out
this expressed will of the National Grange
and to promote the material interests of all
the, Patrons of the great Mississippi valley,
the executive committees of. the States here
represented, do institute the following plan
for Industrial agencies:
Each .agentappointed by the State oranges
or their executive committees, as recon-
rnap1aI h1r tba National Grapmo choll ha
recognized and adopted by all therest of the
States, as-thes common agents of all, pro-
yided thattIllinois be pernaitted to carry. out
her business arrangements in st. Louis in
good faith, until a change may be desirable.
The following agents have been recog-
nized, appointed and placed under bond:
Illinois, Chicago-Purchasing agent, w.
A. Hendrix, bond $685. 900 livestock. Hall
Pallman & Co., 500, 600 commission, Foss,
Elliott & Co..
Missouri, st. Louis-Purchasing agent,
A. j. Childs, $50, 900; livestock, e. B. Hull,
3 10000 commission, VIM. NJ. Price, $780,
900.
Iowa, Des Moines-S. Day, $4,000.
Arkansas, Little Rock-E. V. Luell, $l0,-
900.
?. We recommend that as early as practi-
cable, an agent be appointed at New Or
leans, in accordance with this plan.
8. The executive committee of each State
shall provide for the compensation of said
agencies; the cost shall be equally proper
toned, according to the amount Of business
transacted by each State through said agen-
rieS.