Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-17
CIRCULAR LETTER FRoM THE PRESIDENT.


Special 20 the Gaze e.
TEMPLE, TEX, Feb. 16. 1888.
To the PStroJ sof dusbaniry OF Texas:
DEAR BRETHREN AND SIsTKRs-Permit
me DO direct YOU attention TO most i'm
portsnt part of the proceedings of the
last session Of the Texas State Grange,
with regard to the establishment OF @
state fair and annual exhibition by cur
order. deem it proper here 10 review
in full the history of this movement:
At Marlin, upon the call of The roll Of
the counties on the first day Of the SEES
sion, Bell county offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, bel ewing that much good hiss
resulted to the order OF Pa'ron5 Of Bus-
bsDdry Of the state of Pennsylvania, be-
cause Of their annual state picnic, held st
Williams grove IN said state, and belieV-
ing thst ike good results would follow 6
similar course il pursued by the patrons
of Texas; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this grange sppoint 8
committee whose duty it she'll be 10 ex-
anime Into and report to the present ses-
sion OF this state grange he feasibility Of
adopting and putting into operation By
the patrons OF Texas q plan similar to
thai pracuced by the order in Pennsyl-
vaDia.
TIE committee WIS appointed as fol-
lows: Joseph Cater, J, c. IsbeU, j. n.
Mckinney 1nd A. W. Buchanan.-(See
proceedings Of s.aTe grange, page y.
Tlis committee reported as follows,
which was adopted:
To the Worthy Ma.Ier and Members of the
Texas State Grange:
Your special committee, appointed to
report upon the resolution now before
this Grange recommending the establish
ing OF d camp or place at winch the Graz ge
can have en- sunual reunion or state pic
mic and exhibition, would soy that, after
considering the matter, We believe it 10
be practicable. We think, in fact, Jhgt it
would result in the scco7 plishmeut Of
great good 20 the order. Believing thst
the same should be located at seine cen
trsl point th't, it may be accessible to
Patrons and farmers from every part OF
the state, we therefore recc umend that
committee of not less than seven be sP-
pointed to at once take proper steps 6
accomplish the end in view, with power
to set. We Glso recommend that this
committee be instructed to push the ma
ter, so that cur first reunion or picuic
shall be held, if possible, during the year
1888. We also beg 70 herewith submit
our hearty endorsement OF the recon-
mendstions of the Worthy Master in his
annual address on the ssme.
(See Grange proceedings, page 27)
In accordance with this report the
Worthy Master appointed the following
committee: N. StollWorth, W. Fl. Bar-
ris, A. NJ Kellsr, J. NJ. McKlnnee, J. 3.
Long, A, ". Buchanan, j. j. Glassford,
j. L. Ray, j. Rseder.
4 motion prevailed to add A. J. Rose,
W. NJ, to the committee as chairman
1 subsequently appointed W a. Shaw
secretary.
This committee met in Dallas, accord
ing to special csu, November l. After
adding j. S. Rogers and W. A. Shaw to
the committee ard electing them respect
lively treasurer and secretary, a series OF
resolutions we're adopted, subject to op-
pr0vsl by the first meeting Of the commit
tee thereafter. As approved by the ses-
sion just held st Temple, the resolutions
appear in proceedings herewith pub
lished.
The committee in answer to special
call met in Temple February Z, 1888.
The following is record of its proceed
ings:
PROCEEDINGS AT TEMPLE.
TEMPLE, Tx, Feb. THE committee
appointed by the State Grange ct Marlin
to devise ways and means for the estab-
lisnment Of Texas State Grange Fsir,
Immigration, Real Estate ard Msnuiac
turing Association met in Temple, Bell
county. at the residence OF Brother J. 7.
freeman, February 7, at $50 p. m, A. J.
Rose, Chairman, presiding.
TIE chairman ordered the roll called.
The following answered to their names:
A. j. Rose, chairman, Sslado, Tex; j, S.
Rogers, treasurer, Galveston, Tex; W.
4. Shaw, secretary, DSl as, Tex j. L.
Ray, Mineolo, Tex; W. II. Harris, Rich
srdsor, Tex A, NJ. KellaT, Temple. Tex;
A. W. Buchanan, Bryaa, Tex.
Letters were received from J. B. Long,
N. StRlworth and J. NJ. Mckinney giving
reasons for their obseuce and empower
ing the chairman to dispose Of their
proxies. The chair requested the COM
mittee to elect proxies, which resulted as
follows:
J. c. Isbell, proxy for j. B. Lore; ].
+. Moore, proxy for n. Stslworrh; j. T.
Freeman, proxy for j. NJ. Mckinney.
Brothers ]. Reeder and J. j. Glsssford
were absent. No report was received from
either of them.
Bv unanimous invitation Brothers W.
A. Clsrk and Joseph Cater, being in at
tendance, took part IN the discussions
and counsels.
The resolutions Of the last session of
the committee, which met at Dallas,
November l, 1887, having been adopted
subject to the approval OF this session,
were read, amended and adopted, SIS
follows:
Resolved, that an association be organ
ICED upon the cooperative plan, and that
il shall be capitalized at $4,000.
Resolved, that the chairman shall select
suitable persons to Canvass for stock in
said association.
Resolved, that the shares in said $3.50
cistion snail be S25, and thai the first
payment On said shares shall be 10 per
cert, payable when subscribed for; 10
per cent. additional being subject to cali
August l, 1888, and 10 per cent. addi-
tional being subject to call every six
months theresfter, until the entire amount
subscribed shall have been paid, when
stock fhsl be issued for same.