Gunnison news-champion., 1903-06-12


tAe ulost E.aah bod range sociefy
shauli provide pasiure far al cos- >
fAai abnrt. ana - thai they are Kept
iram Che herds unfll marketed far
ha,t fln- sserns b. me o. be- the
only way b got rid II thas form of
l1-s.
Voc viii hear fram the reparts u
9ar secretary aud treasurer the r.
nancial coaeitilH ii our Assassination.
Tour cxecutIve committee th1gght u
advisable 10 make au assessment of
II cents per head on the 1901 as
ses-msnt roll and ] presume vou
have all been notified O. that eject
This association Is menbcr Of the
state and National associations and
cur dues amount t9 considerable and
We caHnad stav members af those as
-4ciati1ns and pay our other ueces-
sary expenses au what money wr re-
csive lr1m our members as annual
dues
We. v1ur officers. have dome what
We could o. further your Interests m
this state, and we can congratulate
ourselves on being considered ONE of
the be-t local associations in the
stale d. members have been h9n-
ared az all the meetings of the state
association. and We stand without q
peer according i5 our numbers and
when it comes t1 going t0 0c1Hycutiuus
the Gunnisu buys are always there
with the goods
With these few remarks. T. as your
president. wish b. thank YOU all for
The loyal support You have given me,
both at home and abroad. and be
speak for my Successor the same good
cheer and ! believe all the other of-
fcers do the same
The secretary read the minutes Of
last meeting which was approved
As chairman of committee 0u re-
vision Of constitution and bylaws.
which consisted Of ID T. Sapp. a.
Hartman and ID A. Mcconnell. Mr..
Sapp read series of proposed
the effect Of which were:
First. TO change the number of the
executive committee TO seven in
stead Of Eve, the president and sec
retarv being ex-oflicio members Of
the seven and making a quorum con-
slsi Of four members.
Second. making the initiation fee
: 100 and providing for the election
of honorary members, such being re
commended by the executive com
and elected by a two-thirds vote of
members present at any meeting
Third: Instead Of dropping mem
bers the moment assessments or dues
were in arrears TO provide for their
suspension by vote Of the executive
committee Suspended members are
To be reinstated upon such terms as
the committee may deem proper
Sec. 81 of the bylaws was amended
TO read as follows: All persons apply
ing for membership hereafter shall
be referred 20 the executive COM
mittee and on the approval of such
such applicant shall have
the full benefit of the association un-
til the next meeting when his name
shall be presented to be voted upon.
Upon receiving the votes Of two
thirds Of those present at such meet
ing he shall be declared a member
These amendments were adopted
by viva voce vote.
-Four new members were then voted
on and accepted by the association.
They were Jos. f. lIeiner, Clyde
Wclch, VIM b. Moore and Palus
Carpenter
The annual report Of l.. H. Easter
" as secretary was listened to. He
stated that the membership had
grown To over POO. but the exact mum
ber could not be stated as amend
meuts 90 the bylaws just adopted re-
instatel some. Treasurer Henry +.
Lake reported on the finances Of the
a--1ciation showing the balance ON
hand to be. ~21lS Atcn minute
recess was then taken 90 pay dues.
ID. A. Mcconnell. one afthe found
of the association and one of the old
est and most substantial residents Of
Gmuisrn county then gave am inter
c-tiug address on the subject of how
20 produce more hay t1 the acre.
The substance Of his speech was as
follows.
"Ihi. Is a very important question
for rauchmeu \ few tons more uf
hay raised on land means consider
able profit. We have rich natural
soil and abundance of water. SO that
the question becomes one mainly 1f
proper irrigation There are differ
ent ideas as 90 irrigation. Some flood
81 D.