The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-10-18
LAKE CHARLES CALCASEU PARISH LOUISIANA FRIDAY
The Farmers' Union.

The Farmers Parish Union of Caleasleu
Parish met In regular session with Lake
Charles Union, Oct. 2, 1889, with President
]. A. Miller presiding.
The President appointed 7. j. Burnett, II,
Il. Hal and Louis A. Ford committee on
credentials. After examining the several ere
dentlals they reported them valid and the
bearers entitled to membership In the Union.
A calling Of the roll showed no 0tliQers
present except the President, Vice President,
Secretary, Chaplain and DoorlIeeper.
Vacancies were fled by appointments, as
Lecturer Il. E. Hall, Assistant Lecturer
P. II. HinsOn, Treasurer r, j. BurRett, AS
slstant Doorkeeper P. p. FORD, Sergeant at
Arms +. T. Cole.
The minutes of the previous meeting being
read and approved, the body proceeded to
business.
Credentials of Newhope Union were ar
rested on account of charges preferred
against the Union. The matter was referred
to a committee composed of G. W, Wall, D.
s. HYATT and o. W. Young. The meeting
adjourned to meet at 2 O'Clock p. m.
At2 O'Clock p, m. the Union met as per
adjournment, with President Miller in the
chair.
On motion of Louis A. Ford, the follow
Ing was adopted:
Whereas, there Is surplus of funds IN
the Parish Treasury and none lnthe Sub
Treasures therefore,
Be ii resoIUed By the Farmers Parish Union
of the Parish Of Calcasieu, La, now In ses'
sion this 2nd day of Oct, 1880, that the dues
due the Parish Union for the quarter ending
Sept. 80, 1880. be donated to the Sub Unions.
On motion of H. e. Hall,
Be u resolved, That the Secretary of the Par
lsh Union be required TO have the time aud
place of the meeting of the Parish Union
published in papers published in this parish
thirty days prior to such meeting, 10 order
that there may be.no Misunderstanding in
future.
On motion of W, Il. Gill,
Reg9i9ed, That the first Wednesday In Janu-
| ary, April, July aud October, be the day
fixed for the regular meeting OF the Parish
! Union.
On motion of ". +, Gill,
Resolved, That the Secretary be required to
furnish copy Of the proceedings OF the
Parish Union to the dkReEeRt papers NJ the
Parish, with request 10 publish same.
On motion Oft. J. Burnett
R0SOlUsd, That our representatives to the
State Union be instructed to try to get the
State Union to repeal the law now allowing
only Ave cents of the revenues collected foE
dues to be retained in the Sub Union. or
that each Parish Union be allowed to FIX the
dues for It's Sub Union.
On motion of H. q. Hall,
ReSOtUed, That j. O. LeBleu be recon-
meEded to the President and State Union, as
a suitable person for the position of organ
izIng officer for the parishes of Calcasieu and
| Cameron,
4 On motion of T. J. Burnett,
1 BE ii resolved, That all the Sub Unions be
required to furnish the Secretary OF Parish
| Union the name and number of their Union,
and thepame and postotflce address Of theiI
President and Secretary.
On motion of 7. j. Burnett,
ReaQtged, That vote of all Sub U Unious be
taken, whether this Parish Union take al
least ten shares in The cooperative store ia
be located at Lake Charles or not.
There being no other BUSINESS, tbe body
adjourned to meet with Crescent URiQp OI
the first Wednesday In January, 1890.
O. SIMMONS seG'Y.