The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
BY THE GRAND MASTER
OF NORTH CAROLINA
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MASTERS OFFICE,
n. G.. STATE GRANGE, I
CHARLOTTE, Aug. Sd, 1878.

MASTERS OFFICE,
n. G.. STATE GRANGE,
CHARLOTTE, Aug. Sd, 1851
To tie Patrons IF Husbdndry Of ". G..
At the last meeting of the State
Grange, the Committee on the
Organ submitted the following
report
"The Committee on the State
Grange Organ have anxiously con
sidered this most important sub
ject. They believe it is of vital
Importance to IL organization to
have an organ. The severe lessons
of the past in this connection die
tate that great care and thought
should be exercised in settling upon
the final plan of a newspaper.
Your Committee would recommend
the proposals for publication of a
Grange Organ on the best terms be
submitted on the following rms,
to-wit
lst. The paper to allow at least
one page for Grange matter.
I'd. This paper shall be subject
to the supervision of the Executive
Committee of State Grange.
4th. The Executive Committee
shall require satisfactory guaran-
tees that the organ will fulfill its
obligations until next meeting of
the Grange, and that the contrac-
tor or employees shall not work
anything detrimental to the good
of the Organ.
9Th. The subscription price Of
. the paper shall not be over two
dollars per annum.
9th. Should tie organ be pub
lished under our own auspices, we
recommend that an Associate Edi-
tor be appointed from each county,
who shall see to its interest IN his
county, and shall receive such com.
pensation as may be settled between
himself and those having charge OF
the organ"
Said report was adopted. The
following resolution submitted by
Bro. j.. r. Winston was also
adopted
Resolced LIST. That a committee
of three be appointed to carry into
effect the report of the Committee
on the Organ Prorided, they shall
In no event involve this Grange il
amy expense in connection with
the Organ.
I'd. That when the provisions O
the report of said Committee OF
Organ and this shall have beer
complied with, then the said Organ
shall receive the official sanction o
this Grange, and the members o
this Grange pledge to said Organ
their support and influence.
Bros j. r. Winston W. Il. Cobb
and j. A. Harris were appointed
Committee on the Organ under tn
above resolution. Said committe
have reported that they hav
made satisfactory arrangement
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC
an Agricultural Journal, publishe,
in the city of Raleigh, and do re
commend the FARMER AND MI
CHANIC as the organ Of our order
Patrons,-It is with pleasure
announce to you that the FARME
AND MECHANIC is the organ of on
order. In it will be published a
reports and communications frol
the Masters office and the office
the Executive Committee, tn;
can be made public. Each patro
should not only subscribe for i
but should send to the manager a
"items" that will be of general il
terest to our order. Masters an
Secretary's of subordinate grang
will have this announcement req
before their respective grange
Trusting that each of you will a
in extending the circulation of OIL
organ and in building it up.
l am, fraternally,
S. b. ALEXANDER,
Mister n. G.. State GRANGE.