The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-21
Byron Farmers Club. Z 3

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o The April meeting ofiuthe Byron
Farmers Club was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs A. E. Root, on the 18th.
The meeting was called to order at
eleven o'clock by President, Wiltse.
Mr.. w. B. Warner offered prayer. CThe
secretary read the minutes of the March
meeting.
The first thing on the program was,
How to Reduce Taxation" by l.. G.
Kanouse. First, he said, in oorder to
find how to reduce ID we must learn
what causes it. He read from the re-
port of the meeting of the board of
supervisors, thought some of the ac-
counts exorbitant. He then went to
national affairs and thought it un-
reasonable and unaccountable to con.
tinue Gen. Eagan on full pay with
nothingto do, while some one else must
be paid for doing the work he was re-
leased from doing thus paying twice
for the same work. He thought that
the remedy for extravaganza was with
the people in their conventions. The
secretary said there was great amount
of useless expense attending civil and
criminal trials in our circuit courts.
Hundreds OF dollars are sometimes ex-
pended in procuring a jury when the
regular panel could furnish a jury that
would render a verdict according to
the law and evidence. On motion of
w. B. Warner, l.. G. Kanouse was ap-
pointed committee on taxation.
At this point dinner was announced
and the meeting adjourned to partake
of the good things furnished by the host
ess, and to look over the stock, which
we found to be all in good condition.
After reconvening vote was taken
that during the busy season we meet in
the afternoon, and have supper.
w. b. Warner read a paper on the
Spanish h-American war, giving list of
the causes which led to the war, also
the battles and incidents of the war,
which showed great care and accuracy
in the preparation. Mr. Kanouse said
he believed the U. S. government had
paid $50, 900, 900 for revolution.
Mr.. Fosket read a paper on the use
of pencil tablets in the school. He said
that as teacher and patron of the
school he had observed that they were
the cause of the vicious practice of
writing letters among the pupils. So
many very young pupils are allowed to
have them who do not have proper
appreciation of their use, and litter the
floor with crumpled bits of paper. States
answer all purposes except for exami-
nation, and are more economical.
Would like to hear from other clubs on
this subject
Mr.. James Golf read paper advocat.
Ing the establishment of a binder twine
plant at our State Prison at Jackson.
He also read letter from the Warden
of the Minnesota State Prison, where
they make six million pounds of twine
yearly, and sell it at cost to the farm.
ers. which is to 8 cents.
The program committee had prepared
resolutions which were adopted, asking
that binder twine plant be established
by the state at Jackson State Prison.
That these resolutions be forwarded to
the Michigan Farmer and that through
the columns of the Farmer the farm.
ers' clubs of the state be requested to
cooperate with us in our efforts to
bring this result about
A committee consisting of w. B. War.
ner and A. E. Root was appointed to
draft resolutions on the death of our
late president, NJ T. Boice, and report
at the next meeting
Dyer Rathbone,' Frank Borden, o. d.
Barnes and Mrs. s. Bixby and their
families were admitted to membership.
At p. m. the club adjourned to
meet May 18th, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs r Eosket Il