The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-21
r. II. B. A. MEETING.

The standing committee on cooper
alton met at the court house In lola,
Kansas, on February 1st, 1890.
Present-M. B. Warde, 3. B. Age,
Leroy, Coffey county; Henry B
Toelle. clerk, Paola. Miami county;
A. J. Servey, lola, Allen county; Z.
F, Huckleberry, Yates Center, Wood.
son county; A. H. Tanner, MapletoD,
Bourbon county; w. 8. Harrison.
Melvern. Usage county; J. w. Meme
ley, Chanute, Neosho county; J. M.
Neville, Garnett, Anderson county.
Absent. P. Stevens, Ottawa,
Franklin county; T. II. Paddock,
Montgomery, Linn county.
Bro. Wayde was elected chairman
and Bro. Teolle clerk:
Bro. Wade reported a communica.
ton from Z. A. Tyler, Topeka, Kansas
stating that Tyler is under control of
an executive committee but submitted
the rules of the State business agency
of the Alliance.
Resoiped, That we recommend that the fol-
lowing article be inserted In the constitution
of every cooperative association.
ARTICLE.
SECTION l. The State business agent of the
r NJ. b A. shall be the general purchasing
and selling agent for this Q corporation
Sac. 1t shall be the duty of the directors
of the cooperation to cooperate with the State
| for the cooperation. We recommend
1st-That our county corporations shall be
added as fast as applications are made In con-
| formity with the above article.
| 2d-The State business agency shall charge
| two per ceet commission on all commodities
handled and all surplus over and above the ex-
penses of .he State business agency shall be re-
| turned to the corporations In proportion to
the business OF said cooperation done at the
State business agency.
Srl-The State business agent. after the con-
receive in lieu of q salary the balance of the
| commissions received, provided the salary
shall not exceed slOO per month.
4th-The manager Of corporation shall be
by virtue of his position q county business
| agent, provided, however, that In counties
where there is no cooperation, the county as
| sembly may appoint business agent.
5th-The county business agents shall Coop
crate with the State business agency.
6th-The accumulation Of the surplus of a
corporation shall never exceed twenty per
| cent of the paid up capital stock.
| 7th-That there shall be an executive COM
mitttee composed of one member from each
chartered corporation.
| sth-The State business agent shall be elect
| ell ar nually by the State assembly f. NJ. b. a.
| of the State of Ia nsas, at the regular annual
meeting of that body
9th-rhat the bond of the State business
| agent shall be fixed at $1,000
l0th-The State executive committee shall
meet at lola, Kansas, on the last Friday of
| February,
appoint member of the executive committee
previous to the lasG Friday In February.
| Iath-Ihe duties of the executive committee
shall be to approve the bends Of those handling
| money connected with the State business
agency, to make the proper distribution of the
surplus accommodating in the state business
agency, to adopt such rules for conducting the
business of as shall be for the best interest OF
all Concerned.
The State business agent made an
offer to furnish lodge supplies at re-
duced rates at the meeting of the State
assembly and the lodges will report
the names and pOstoffice address to
Henry b. Toelle, of the State commit
tee on cooperation.
The plan of starting one main CO.
operation in county and afterward
starting branch corporations was rec
commended by the State committee.
The State business agent elected by
the State assembly is NJ. B. Wayde, Of
LePoy, Kansas.
The lodges shall keep an exchange
book in which shall be recorded from
time to time the supplies peeded and
the stock and produce really for the
market.
The State business agent will pre-
pare blanks fer making out stock and
produce report.
A mass meeting of members of the
F. NJ. B. A. in Allen county, was held
at the court house in lola, addressed
by Brothers Wayde, TOelle, Ssrvey,
Huckleberry, Tanner, Meneley aud
nj hers