Daily globe., 1879-04-09
STATE MILLERs' ASSOCIATION.

They Meet at Minneapolis to Join the
Crusade.
Pursuant to the call, meeting of the State
House yesterday. The meeting was called to
order by President w. P. Brown, and the first
business transacted was the reading
of the secretary's report. This report states
that at the last meeting there were 81 MEM
bers representing 526 run Of stone, while the
present membe rshlp ia los, representing 623
run Of stone. The report cOngratuates the
millers upon the recent decision relative to the
patent process; theories upon the best seed
for sowing this spring. and urges The miliers to
cooperate together upon all subjects and give
each other the advantages of advancements
and discoveries.
The treasurer's report showed the sum of
$8, Sig. 96 now on hand and large amount of
assessments still due.
A committee of three, consisting of Mes<rs.
G. A. Pillsbury t. L. Baker and E. V. White,
was appointed to call the attention of the de-
partment of agriculture to sending seed wheat
to this State.
Mr.. Christian moved that the Saltwater mill
of Isaac Staples be admitted to full member
ship upon payment of 1926 per run.
Messrs. Syme Il Co, Russell, Heinline & Co.,
same terms.
Mr.. Pillsbury moved that all millers who
have paid $l5 only shall be assessed $40 per
run additional, and shall then be admitted into
full membership, with all the privileges thereto
appertaininy, including equal interest in all
funds on hand.
The meeting then proceeded to adopt con-
stitution section by section for the purpose of
forming a legal organization for mutual bene-
fit and protection"
After lengthy discussion, the following was
adopted:
The undersigned, millers engaged in the man
ufacture of flour and meal IN the State OF
Minnesota. hereby associate ourselves together
as the Minnesota Millers' State Association" !"
for the purposes of mutual benefit and protec-
tion in their said business. And they do, each
by his signature hereto affixed, agree to be sew
orally bound by these articles of agreement:
l. The officers of this association shall be q
president, two vice presidents and secretary
and treasurer. The last two offices may be
held by the same person. There shall be an
executive committee, composed of three men,
bers in ell, the president of the association
All these officers shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the association for the term of one
year, and shall serve until their Successors are
duly elected.
2. The annual meeting of the association
shall be held on the second Tuesday in April in
each year, at such place as the executive COM
mittee shall designate, and special meetings
may be called at any time by the president or
executive committee.
1t further provides that members of this as
sociation shall be members of the national as
sociation: that the executive committee shall
represent the whole organization in patent
suits; that the initiation fee should be Sis for
each member; that the association shall con-
tinue for ten years.
The names of the present officers were read,
and the secretary was instructed to cast the
vote of the association for the present officers
! for another year.
The following officers were reelected: Presi-
dent, W. P. Brown, Red Wing; vice president,
G. A. White, Hokah; secretery, F. B. Mills,
Minneapolis; treasurer, j. A. Christian, Min
neapolis. Executive committee-J. A. Chris
tian, Minneapolis; E. L. Baker, Red Wing; w.
81. Dunwoody, Minneapolis.
The secretary, f. B. Mills, was allowed $500
for his services for the past year, and the ex-
| ecutive committee was authorized to fix his
| salary for the ensuing year.
committee consisting of +. l.. Hinkle, l..
Fletcher and @. F. Hobart, was appointed 10
| draft set of bylaws.
The following were appointed committee
to attend the National Mlilers' association,
| which meets at Chicago on May 18th: J. A.
Christian, e. L. Baker, L. Fletcher, F. G. Nc
Clure and q. d. Brown.
The Minneapolis millers gave the association
a dinner at the Nicollet house at 2 o'clock.
Speeches were made by G. A. Pillsbury and
others, and the meeting adjourned at 4:30
o'clock to meet at the call of the executive
committee.