Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-01-08

pleted.
On motion of A. w. u. Lewis the COM
mlttee was granted further time TO. com.
plete report.
Motion of J. j. Flint that the article in
the constitution as submitted by the com.
mittce in reference to officers of the asso.
citation be adopted. This provides for
the annual election of one president, SIX
vice presidents, secretary and treasurer,
the president and vice presidents to con.
stitute the eXcrui'"a hoard. This was
afterwards ameil,lci So that the secretary
and treasurer should also be me mbcrs of
the executive board
Motion of ]. w. Goodrich that the pre-
amble submitted by the committee on
constitution and bylaws he stricken out.
Carried.
Motion of J. II. Hartman that M etlng
proceed TO the election of officers. Car
ried
j. A. Atkinson nominated f. f. Jones
for president, aud he was elected.
A. w. d. Lewis nominated J. J. Flint
for ono of the vice presidents and he was
elected.
Is. s. Russell nominated j. A. Atkinson
for vice president and he was elected.
a. J. Grinnell nominated Mr.. Graves OF
Splritwood for vice president and he was
elected.
Il. 5. Russell nominated j. W. Good
rich for vice president and he was elect
ed,
}. Ii. Hartman nominated w. II. Colby
of Ypsilantl for vice president and he was
elected. r
T. s. Russell nominated A. vi. Gun.
nlngham for vice president aud lie was
elected.
J. W. Goodrich nominated +. B. Fan
cher t n secretary and he was elected.
A. w. Cunningham nominated j. j.
Eddy for treasurer and he was elected.
Motion of b. :. Russell that the title
of this organization be "The Agricultu-
raj and Mechanical Society of Stutsman
County," Carried.
j. A. Atkinson suggested that the ex-
ecutive committee have power TO elect
applicants for membership IN this socie.
ty.
Motion of i}. $. Russell that any person
may become member of this society by
signing the constitution and by laws and
}. II. Hartman moved as an amenl.s
ment that any citizen of this county may
by consent of the executive board and up
on signing the constitution and bylaws
and payment of the fee of 100 become a
member of this society.
y. A. Boynton opposed this amend
mcnt, saying there was no danger of too
many coming into the society, the trouble
would be to get people into it. If this
restriction was placed upon the member
ship the time might come when the ap.
plicant would have to take of his hat to
the executive committee to gain admis-
sion and that he would not do, nor did
he think that others would. He was en-,
phatically opposed to the amendment.
F. B. Fancher thought occasions might
arise when it would be desirable - ex-
clude some applicants.
J. w. Goodrich thought monopollsts,
the very thing they were trying to pro.
tect themselves against, without re-
striction might run in members to defeat
their object.
B. $. Russell thought such cmissaries
of monopoly would tiud this society a
very warm place.
O.A. Boynton then moved as an amend
ment to Mr.. IIartman's amendment that
the words "by consent of the executive
committe." be stricken out, which, on
being put by the chair carried.
The question of the adoption Of Mr..
uartman's amendment as amenddd was
then put and carried.
The original motion as amcndch u was
then put and carried.
On motion of b. s. Russell j. j. Flint,
j. w. Goodrich and F. B. Fancher were
appointed q committee from this society
to attend the meeting of Barnes county
farmers at Valley City Jan. sth.
On motion of i. s. Russell adjourned
until Saturday, Jan. 10th, at one O'Clock
in the afternoon to hear report Of the
committee on constitution and by laws.
NoTE-The foregoing are minutes of
the proceedings as they occurred in all
essential points. Secretary Fancher, OF
the committee to have the memorial and
petition adopted at the last meeting read
it for the information of those present
who were not in attendance at the previ.
GUS meeting, and also reported that the
committee had sent these petitions TO all
the postoffices in the county and a per-
sonal letter to each of the postmasters
requesting them to see to :heir circulation
and presentation to the people, but as yet
had not received returns from them.
The question of the name and object of
the association engaged the attention of
the meeting early in its progress, some
insisting that the original object was to
secure reduction of frelghts AMI fair
grading of wheat, and not the formation
of an agricul ural society for the purpose
of improvement in farming, holding fairs
and so on. Others insisted that the mis-
sion of the movement in regard to freights
and grading had been performed IN the
drafting and circulation of the memorial
and petition to the legislature on that
subject and now they could proceed to
the organization of an agricultural socle-
ty as there was nothing else for them to
do.
An excellent set of officers has been
cnoseu and the spirit OF conservatism
that prevails among oil the members IS
ausplcious of practical results. There is
no disposition manifested to infringe upon
the rights of any other interest.