Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-06

Oeorge w. van Dusen, Col. Graves called
the meeting to order at II o'clock A. M.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Whereupon Col. Graves called for the re-
port of the committee on constitution, per-
manent organization, etc., appointed as fol-
lows at the last meeting:
Col. Graves, j. @. Adams and r. Barden.
The report consisted of the following con-
stitution, submitted for consideration, as
follows:
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Of the Minnesota Association of Grain Buyers
and Warehousemen.
CONSTITUTION.
Article 1.-Section l. This association shall
be known as The Minnesota Association of
Grain Buyers and Warehousemen.
Sec. 2. The objects of this association shall
be the promotion of the interests of it's mem
bers, of fair dealing in grain, and the dissent
nation of correct information in regard to the
grain trade of this State.
Article 2.-Section l. The membership of
this association shall be persons or firms doing
business as grain dealers or WarehOusemen in
the State of Minnesota.
Sec. 2. The officers Of this association shall
be a president, vice-president, secretary, and
treasurer, and an executive committee COM
posed of the president, vice-president and sec
rotary, ex oficio, with four other members of
the association.
Article 1. The rules and orders of Cush.
ing's manual of Parliamentary Law shall gov.
ern the meetings of this association so far as
they are applicable.
Article 2-Section 1.-The annual meeting
of this association shall be held in the city of
Do,,l %lnE Bed" IT, - A
year.
Sec. 2. The officers of this association shall
be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, and
shall serve until their SUCCESSORS are elected
and have qualified.
Sec 8. The officers of this ASSOCIATION shall
have and exercise such powers and duties as
like officers in corporations usually have and
exercise, but the treasurer shall disburse NO
moneys without the formal authority of the
executive committee.
Article 3-Section l. Any person or firm
doing business as a grain dealer or ware
houseman in the State of Minnesota may be-
come member of this association by subscrib-
ing to it's constitution and bylaws and pay
ing to the treasurer an entrance fee Of five dol
lars.
Section 2. The annual dues shall be fixed bv
vote of the association at the annual meeting,
and failure to pay the sameshall suspend any
member from the privileges of the association.
Article 4-These by laws may be amended at
any regular or any special meeting called for
that purpose, by vote of majority Of the
members present.
Mr.. McIlrath suggested some delay in
adopting it, he thought it crude as presented,
and it should he we'll considered before
adoption. He thought it ought to
be put in print and given to each member,
so that he could arrive al an opinion upon
its worth for securing the purposes of the
association.
Mr.. Gilbert moved that the constitution
be read by sections, and then adopted, If
desirable.
Thereupon section l of article was
adopted without opposition.
Section No. received some opposition.
Mr.. McIlrath suggested that after the words
fair dealing, ''and storing be added.
THE DEAR FARMER.
Mr.. Barden favored the section, but
thought ''the dissemination of knowledge
should be Tor dealer as well as everybody
interested in the trade
Mr.. McIlrath, in jocular way-We must
protect the producers. Laughter.
Mr.. Barden-Yes, they do as much as any
body. This association is formed for the
good of all, the producer as we'll as the
buyer.
Mr.. Gilbert Thought the laws protected
the producers.
MI. Barden-We will keep the law.
Mr.. Barden then offered the following as
an amendment to section 2 of article /
which was unanimously adopted:
The object of this association shall be the
promotion and protection of the interest of
producers, dealers in and storers of grain, and
the dissemination of correct information IN
upon it Of existing or proposed laws.
Section and 2 of article were adopted
with the Interpolation of sproducers,'' save
where in the article as taffy for the former.
When article 8, setting forth the number
of officers, etc., came up for consideration,
Mr.. McIlrath believed too much was given
to the officers to do, and too few to do it.
He suggested and moved that the executive
committee be increased from four to seven.
Carried.
THE BYLAWS ADOPTED.
The bylaws came up for consideration,
and by article were adopted right along,
with these noted exceptions:
INSPECTION OF WHEAT.
Mr.. Gilbert sprung the question of inspect
ing wheat, under article 8, section 1, by ask
ing whether ssguerrilla'' would
be admitted to the association. He then
went on to explain what; ia guerrilla is: He's
fellow, q country fellow, of course, who
buys wheat as No. 2 and tries to ship it as
No. 1, or something like this.
Mr.. Thornton was glad to know this ques-
ton of inspecting wheat was called up.
Very frequently the country dealer bought
at such grade, shipped it accordingly, and
had bis grade lowered at terminal points.
This difference could be arranged if the as
sociation took the matter in hand and sys-
tematize the plan of inspecting. As matters
now stand the country dealer didn't know
whether to put confidence in the inspector
employed by the terminal buyer.
If the inspector was regulated
or under control of the association, it would
obviate all this.
AN HONEST MAN IS THE NoBLEsT WORK OF GOD.
Just here, Mr.. Hobart, of Minneapolis, Gre
ated q bit of difficulty by asking what con-
stituted ian honest dealer?'' Would the as
ISOLATION SIT down on dealer, who received
wheat under grade?
Mr.. Barden thought not. He believed q
dealer could receive as he pleased.
Mr.. McIlrath though this kiud
of business directly and import
antly addressed itself to this organization
He believed dealer should give q ticket 70
the grade received, and not for lowe
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