Year: 1873

the County Agents to give suitable
bonds, so that there would be safety
and confidence in them.


The State Agent is to make the best
terms with the manufacturers Of ma
chinery and all form of farm implements
at the lowest cash figures receive County
Agents orders, make the purchase and
ship direct to those agents.


County Agents are to receive all or
ders from members Of the order in their
territory and send the same with cash to
the State Agent


The State Agent vii! require ware.
house to store SAMPLES and unload ma
chinery, preparatory to sending to their
different destinations. Extras will be
kept Of the different machines to supply
the State.


Resolved, That our delegates to the Ma
tional Grange be instructed to urge the Ma
tional Grange to publish its Constitution and
BYLAWS in the German, French. Norwegian
and Welch languages.


Resolred, That we urge the members OF
all subordinate Oranges 20 read and clrcu-
late all the reading matter pertaining to
agriculture, and particularly recommend
them to form clubs for the official organ Of
our State Grange The Farmers Union.


Resolution laid upon the table.


Resolved. That the State Grange are
strongly in favor Of doing anything that
can be legitimately done to educate the
masses and extend all proper means of
intelligence, and therefore we recommend
the members to subscribe for The GRANGE
ADVANCE and The Farmers Union, or any
other paper which in their opinion is the
best calculated to further this idea, but
that we do not recommend any paper as
the official organ of this Grange. for by so
doing we commit this Grange to the views
of individuals which may prove very dis
tasteful to the masses of our membership
and preiudicial to the best interests of our
Order.


Resolved. That committee Of three be
appointed by Worthy Master to compile
proceedings Of this State Grange since its
organization, and solicit an exchange with
other State Oranges.


Resolved, That we aid the commissioners
of statistics of our State by our influence
in carrying out his plans Of getting the
average of the crops in the State, to be
published for the benefit Of farmers, as
early in the summer as possible.


Moved and seconded that Master
Geo. |. Parsons be instructed at the
next meeting of the National Grange
to offer an amendment to the Constitu-
tion to do away with the appointment
Of deputies in States where State
Oranges are organized, and that the du-
ties of deputies, so far as the organiza-
tion of subordinate Oranges is concerned,
devolve upon the Masters of subordi-
nate Ganges


WHEREAS, This State Grange believes
and has every reason to know that our
worthy Secretary of the National Grange
was the original protector of the Order of
Patrons of Husbanday, and by his perse-
verance and industry has succeeded in in
culcating this beautiful Order all over the
United States; be it


Resolved, That we return to Brother 0.
H. Kelley our heartfelt thanks for his past
labors, and wish him long and comfort
able life that he may enjoy the fruits Of his
labors.


Adopted unanimously, the meeting
rising.


Committee on State Agency report
ed as follows:


Your Committee to- whom was referred
the whole subject matter Of the State Pur-
chasing Agent, would respectfully report:


That they have had the same under con-
sideration, and after having examined all
the books, papers and documents relating
to the matter, and after hearing the state
ments of various parties in relation thereto,
have arrived at the following conclusion of
facts:


l. That the action of so-called business
agents, appointed at the last meeting of the
State Grange, at Lake City, in the selection
of Bro. Denman as State Agent, was with
out any authority from the State Grange,
and that therefore their acts, as well as
those of Bro. Denman, are not in any re-
spect operative and Of binding force upon
our Order.


2. That whilst said 80 called agents and
Bro. Denman have so transcribed their
authority, we find that in so doing they
have not Intentionally or wi!fully violated
any of the rules or regulations of our Or
der, and that such irregular action on
their part has not in any way worked a
permanent injury to our cause.


8. That the articles of incorporation,
drafted for the purpose Of incorporating
our State Grange, are not framed in accord
ance with the laws of the State, so that if