Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-24
GRANGE STATE FAIR.
Meeting at Temple Of tho Committee
A Solid Business Basis-ChArter
and Bylaws DRAFTED.
Ofae'Fs Eleeted-CanvaSsers Appointed
To Sell Stock and Locate the Fair-Im-!
migration, Manufacturing, ETC.

| migration, Manufacturing, Etcs
CIRCULAR LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
] Special TO the Gazette.
TEMPLE, TRx., Feb. 16 1888.
To the Patrons of Busbandry of Texas:
DEAR BRETHREN AND SIsTKRs-Permi
me 10 direct you attention to most i'm
portant part Of the proceedings of tn
last session OF the Texas State Grange
with regard to the establishment Of
| stste fair and annual exhibition by on
order. deem 1t proper here to review
| In full the history Of this movement:
At Marlin, upon the call of the roll o
the counties on the first day of the ses
sion, Bell county offered the followin!
resolution:
Whereas, bel ewing that much good ha
resulted to the order OF Patrons OF Hus
blndry of the state of Pennsylvania, be
cause of their annual state picnic, held g
Williams grove in said state, and believ
Jog that like good results would follow {
similar course il pursued By the patrons
of Texas; therefore, DE it
Resolved, That this grange appoint {
committee whose duty it shall be to ex'
anime into and report to the present SEES
sion OF this state grange the feasibility o.
adopting and putting into operation by
the patrons OF Texas g plan similar tt
that practiced by the order in Pennsyl
vania.
The committee was appointed as fol-
lows: Joseph Cater, ]. c. Isbell, ]. M
Nj Kinney and A. W. Buchanan.-(See
proceedings of state grange, page y.
This committee reported as follows,
which was adopted:
To the Worthy Master and Members Of the
Texas Stale Grange:
E Your special committee, appointed 70
report upon the resolution now before
this Grange rec mmendiDg the establish
ing of q csmp or place at which the Grsr &c
Can have an annual reunion or state pic
mic and exhibition, would say that, after
considering the matter, we believe it TO
be practicable. We think, In fact, that it
won result in the TpIisbmert of
great good to the order. Believing that
the same should be located at some GEN.
trsl point thst, it may be accessible to
Patrons and farmers from every part of
the state, we therefore recommend that a
committee of not less than seven be 1p-
pointed to at once take proper steps to
accomplish the end in view, with power
to act. We also recommend that this
committee be instructed to push the ma
ter, so that our first reunion or picnic
shall be held, II possible, during the year
1888. We also beg to herewith submit
our hearty endorsement of the recon-
of the Worthy Master in his
annual address on the same.
(See Grange proceedings, page 27)
In accordance with this report the
Worthy Master appointed the following
N. Stallworth, ". b. Har-
ris, A NJ Kellsr, j. M. McKinnee, j. B.
Long, A. W. Buchanan, j. j. GIassford,
]. L. Ray, J. Reeder.
A motion prevailed to add A. j. Rose,
W. NJ, to the committee as chairman.
l subsequently appointed W A. Shaw
This committee met in Dallas, accord
ng to special call, November /. After
adding j S Rogers and W. A. Shaw to
he committee ard electing them respect
vely treasurer and secretary, series of
were adopted, subject to APP
prevail by the first meeting of the commit
zee thereafter. AS approved by the ses-
sion just held at Temple, the resolutions
appear in proceedings herewith pub
ished.
The committee in answer to special
all met in Temple February Z, 1888.
The following is record of its proceed
ngs:
PROCEEDINGS AT TEMPLE.
TEMPLE, TEX, Feb. THE committee
appointed by the State Grange at Marlin
o devise ways and means for the estsb-
isnment of Texas State Grange Fair,
Real Estate and Manufsc
urIng Association met in Temple, Bell
county. at the residence of Brother ]. T.
Efeemsp, February Z, at 1880 p. m, A. j.
Z ,se, chairman, presiding.
The chairman ordered the roll called.
rhe following answered to their names
|. j. Rose, chairman, Salado, Tex; J. S.
Rogers, treasurer, Galveston, Tex; W.
/, Shaw, secretary, Dallas, Tex; j. L.
Ray, Mineola, Tex; W. 81 Harris, Rich
rdeop, Tex A. M. Kellar, Temple, Tex ;
|. W. buchanan, BryaO, Tex.
Letters were received from j. B. Long,
Z. Stalworth and j. M. Mckinney giving
easons for their absence and empower
ng the chairman to dispose Of their
'roxies. The chair requested the COM
nittee to elect proxies, which resulted as
ollows:
J. C. Isbell, proxy for J. B. Long; J.
; Moore, proxy for N. Stalworth; j. T.
rreemsn, proxy for j. NJ. Mckinney.
Brothers J. Reeder and ]. j. Glassford
we're sbsent. No report was received from
ither Of them.
By unanimous invitation Brothers W.
l. Clark and Joseph Cater, being in at
took part IN the discussions
nd counsels,
The resolutions Of the last session OF
he committee, which met at Dallas,
november l, 1887, having been adopted
ubject to the approval OF this session,
we're read, amended and adopted, as
ollows:
Resolved, that an association be organ
z ID upon the cooperative plan, and that |
t shall be capitalized at $4,000.
Resolved, that the chsirmsn shall select
uitable persons to canvass for stock in |
aid association.
Resolved, that the shares in said ssso.
iation snail be s25, and that the first
payment on said shares shall be 10 per
ent., payable when subscribed for; 10
yer cent. additional beirg subject to cali
august l, 1888, and 10 per cent. addi-
ional being subject to call every six
months thereafter, until the entire amount
subscribed shall have been paid, when
tock hall be issued for same.
Resolved, that it is the sense Of this
committee that the headquarters Of the
State Grange, and its annual meetings, be
lad at the place selected for said fair and
Exhibition; and that he annual meetings
II the Texas Co Operative Association
hall also be held st the same place.
A letter from R 81. Thomas, nansger
Il Grange Camp, Williams Grove, Pa,