Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-16
STATE GRANGE.
Roll of Counties Called for the Introduction
and Reference OF Business - Com
mIttee Reports.
cnrresrondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
MRGREGoR, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE State Grange
met at a. m. and was opened in due form; Off
GERS all present except A. W. Buchanan, being
absent sick. Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Roll of counties for the introduction and ref
erence of business without debate
Cherokee county offered by 7. NJ. McLure,
delegate a re solution indorsng the action OF
the state Grange concerning the adoption of a
uniform system or text booksi also some IDEAS
McLennan county by their delegate, L. D.
Blackwell, offered suggestions on the subject OF
TYLER county through her delegate, W. L.
Kick, offered a report on the general order with
full reports on the subject OF financial co-opera-
ton and the Texas Farmer
san Saba county by their delegate, A. D. Rob
bins offered report on the general order IN
their county, dwelling especially on the subject
of education and cooperation.
Brazos county by their delegate, z. Is. Jones
Mcdonald reported the outlook for that county
as bright. a..
delegate. j. D. Hurley, favoring a uniform
series of text books to be controlled and manu-
featured by the state and dealt out direct to the
Navarro county by their delegate, W. A. Bin
Won, offered valuable suggestions concerning
education and cooperation.
Wadison5county through their delegate, John
yerno, offered ideas concerning the lecture sys-
tenn and juvenile Grange interest, with a high
Grimes county, G. p. Isbell, delegate, offered
4 communication concerning the order generally
and juvenile Grange interest generally, reported
The Orange in healthy and growing condition.
Fannin county, by T. A. Patilio, their dele
gate, reported the Grange in his county to be IN
q healthy and prosperous condition.
Robertson county, by w. NJ. Dunn; an IN
crease in membership with increased interest
and growing condition
finance made . report, which was adopted
THE committee on education, by James L.
Ray, chairman, presented its report recommend
inc the uniform system of school text books for
the state and condemning the county superin-
tendent system as recommended by the State
teachers association. By Oscar H. Cooper,
chairman. also recommending that the iegisla-
ture appropriate to the A and Nj. college its
| fair proportion of the funds belonging to 1t.
Which report was enthusiastically discussed and
| adopted. 49, Co.,
| chairman. T. j. Wormack, reported, urging the
| imnortance of perpet1ating and maintaining
| our county or Pomona Oranges as medium OF
farmers Institutes that cannot be excelled-thai
| meets quarterly. l., III II III.
| chairman indorsed the Texas Farmer, and
| offered thanks to Col W. A. Shaw for his able
MANAGEMENT OF the same
| The Committee on legislation by E. F. Jones
| their chairman, recommended the election o.
| our United State senator by direct vote OF tins
| neonle: favored the uniform series OF tex
| hooks and the proposed amendment OF the con
| stitution referring TO the regulation OF ran
! roads and opposed TO the sub treasury plan a
proposed and presented in the national con
Eress; also opposed the dirt road bond system
The committee on good of the order No. Z, b.
| their chairman, w. P. Miles, made an able an
| elaborate report, which was read and adopted
| The committee on memorial services, by tnel
| chairman, ]. W. Waltman, made report a
| follows: /. Opened by singing and prayer. z
| The last twelve months 3. Memorial speeche
ad libitum, interspersed with music. 4. Clos
| ing, by singing and prayer.
n C,orr Oft n
from that county showing an increased interes
| in Grange work.
W. NJ Day, Rosque county's delegate, re
ported that county as being here to stay.