Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-11


Tuther-That the fees collected in
county offices should he readjusted on
an equitable basis, aud that hereafter
all such fees be turned into the county
treasurer and become part OF the
general fund,
Second-That no new state institu-
lions DC established by the next leglsla-
lure and that there he Ii general weed
my out of the unproiitable state OF un'
business.like methods OF management
wherever they exist.
Thrd-That Michigan prisons shouu
Ia me aggregate, be made self suPport-
| ~.
Fourth-That provisions be made
whereby the estates of the insane, OF
nose parties legally responsible" fm
their support. shall Contl lOute elthtr
| iud OF in palt, IA the circumstances
hail warrant. Tow ard the mainl enanc'
said in>nue When confined in tn
,unllc asl lums.
Fif,h-Thul LOT noic lhan the re-
.ular one-sxth mill tax be granted to
ne University for the coming two
| ears,
Sixth-That no changes be made il
ar road laws VIII reby the maintenance
our Roads shall be made more burden
me than ut present.
seventh That mere economical and
Elective system Tor the collection OF
.xes upon nonresident land must bc
rvised
Eighth-That our AK system be so
.neuded as to secure more equitable
stributlon of the burdens Of taxation
,pon both personal property and real
state and upon both corporate and
private capital.
Each one separately was thoroughly
iscussed AID adopted. The one III re-
alton to the salaries OF county officers
nd the one relating to taxing personal
,roperty. All voiced their sentiments
nat personal property went untaXed
while our talms are taxed to their full
value, and in many Instances they are
nortgaged To nearly half oftheir assessed
taluatiOn. The prevailing sentiment
i the members OF the club was the
nea rs To pay our taxes has greatly
diminished. That the expense ut our
state institutions aud salaries of county
Ulcers ought TO be curtailed to cores
pond with our ability to pay them.
rhe club was asked to send two dele
gates 10 the state association TO be held
next week in Lansing. 1t was desided
not to send the delegates out instructed
the secretary to send the proceedings
IF this meeting concerning the resolu-
IONS to the state SECRETARY. Dinner
was announced. The tables were
,umpluously laden with an abundance
L good things to satisfy the inner man.
Meeting was called To order, Song 10y
The CLUB, Recitation by Miss Gertie
Udell, The Deacon huutiug Il Wife,
which was well received. Mr.. NJ. Ii.
Davenport read "a paper On the history
Of cattle. 1t Is claimed that they were
inst brought 10 this country by Column
Dus uu his second voyage. The next
importation was at jamestown. they
we're black cattle. Eleven years after
49,, ,,,. . D., ~, l a. On i,,,,,,rt.t am
vas made from England. The inter
mlngling of these cattle has produced
our native stock, better known as
scrubs What is known now as
horoughbreds was first Introduced
,bnut "a century ago and since that time
have been bred ON their espective Ines,
Ia discussing tins paper the beef type
and the dairy type led to lively dis
-u,,ion Udell, Mcl and Henry, adyo
Gated more money ia the beef Tyre and
we're warm friends of the SHORT horns.
Ihc Jersy II favOrite OF Mr. Abbott
aud Mcsdames Udell. Curtis, Rencgar
tud Srppard. The universal opinioa of
the ladies was that Jersies made bet
Ter grade OF butter and more OF it, a. 1t
Was more yellow aud was tirmer In hot
weather. They also said since thcy
nave added Jersys To their herd they
nave had less trouble in churning the
butter. At this point Mr. Curtis read
"a article read AT the farmers institute
1T Saginaw Co. making the point our
native cattle as mothers with the short
norm a. sire made better DAIRY COWS AS
ii rUle han any thoroughbred breeds.
Mr.. Abbott said on general principles
= general purpose COW not possible.
The only que ton is which pays the in
dividuql hest, milk and butter or beef,
after deciding then work on that line.