The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24
THE BONA Eide PURCHASERS AS.
ISOLATION,

lola, KANSAS, Sept. 18th, 1856.
Meeting called to order by the Presi.
dent. The Executive Committee ap.
pointed at the last meeting to devise a
working plan for the association, made
the following report:
Since your last meeting your com.
mittee have consulted together several
times and have done what they could
by correspondence and otherwise to
learn exactly what would be best fol
this Association to do to accomplish
most speedily the object for which il
was organized. Our correspondence is
not yet concluded, but after careful
consideration it appears to us but nat
ural that the main burden of defending
the suit brought by the United States
against the NJ. X. & T. patent must be
borne by the purchasers aud owners OF
the land in controversy and for that
purpose separate organization will
probably he effected having for its OBJ
ject only the defense of the suit,
The present organization, however,
can exert very great influence. First,
by impressing upon the government
officials the necessity of pressing the
suit to conclusion as speedily rs pos-
sible, and Second, lin case the suit
should unavOidably be delayed until
after the meeting of Congress- by in
huencing Congress to pass such an act
as shall settle the question at once, SO
far rs the purchasers OF the land are
concerned, leaving the United States
and the railroad companies, the only
parties in interest, to continue the liti-
cation.
In order then to more fully accom-
plish this purpose your committee
would recommend that O thorough
canvass Of the county be made, by
school districts if possible, 80 that the
objects of this Association may he
made known to every citizen of the
county and he be solicited to give it
the influence of his name. Your COM
mittee consider it a matter of vital per-
sonal interest to every bona fide citizen
Of Allen county, as well as Of over
whelming Importance to the county as
an organization, that the objects for
which this Association is organized
should be accomplished. Every law
abiding citizen therefore should be not
only willing, but glad to give it his
cordial support.
While your committee do not deem
it wise to recommend that any specifi.
ed sum be levied As q membership fee.
they would yet suggest that the incl
dental expenses of an organization of
this Characteristic from the sum it
will be necessary to raise in the actual
defense Of the suit-are necessarily
considerable, and must be met in some
way. We hope that the voluntary
contributions of those interested in the
success Of the Association will be sufii.
Gent to defray these expenses.
In conclusion, your committee are of
the opinion that the main effort of this
Association at the present time should
be to increase its membership as much
As possible, thus throwing the moral
weight of numbers on the side of right
and law and justice, and to this end
they would repeat the recommendation
mace above that the county be thor
oughly canvassed and the name oil
every law loving citizen be added to
the rolls of the Association.
Il. l.. NORTHRUP,
8 9. WARMER,
J. s. MARTIN,
Z. 5. SMITH,
w. Z. MITCHELL.
Committee.
On motion the report was adopted
and the Committee continued indefi-
nitely to act as an Executive commit.
tee. On motion the COMMITTEES was
to fill any vacancy that |
might occur in it, and also to Increase
lhe number Of the Committee to 8 i'll
best. On motion the Commit
lee were authorized to take such meas
lres as they thought best to carry out