488 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



lifsolvcd, That tho incoiniiij; Ic^islalure bo asked to continue the ueces- 

 sai-3' appropriations for Farmers' Institutes. 



A resolution rehitive to the non-establislnnent of more State institu- 

 tions. 



lic.sohcd, That the Michijian i)ris()ns should be made self-suportinji;. 



Resolved, That no chanp,e be made in our road laws whereby the main- 

 tenance of our roads shall be made more burdensome than at present, 

 or that will dispossess the farminj": community of their management. 



Jie^sohcd, That it is the sense of the (k'aufijes of (Jrand Traverse county 

 that the Michigan State Granjje use all honorable means to procure such 

 lep;islation as will cause all State institutions to purchase within this 

 State their beef, bnltei- and such other sui)[)lies as are j)roduced in the 

 State. 



A resolution relative to a uniform distribution of road tax and labor. 



Resolved, That the tax for highway purposes be assessed and collected 

 at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes of the town- 

 shi]*; be it further 



Kesolred, That persons subject to assessment for highway purposes may 

 perform labor upon the highway, under the instruction of said townshi]> 

 commissioner, to the amount of not less than 75 per cent of his highway 

 tax, and to receive the commissioner's receipt for the same. Said reci'ipt 

 to be receivable by the township treasurer to apply on higliway tax. 



Whereas, We believe that the salaries of our county officers are too 

 high, and that they are out of proportion to the prices of farm products 

 and labor; therefore 



Resolved, That all county officers should be salaried, and that these 

 should be reduced to the lowest practical limit. 



Whereas. We believe that the pure food law should be strengthened 

 and enforced; therefore be it 



Reseh-ed, That we favor such amendments to the law as will give the 

 Pure P'ood Commissioner power to enforce the same. 



\A'hereas, Believing that a board of county auditors would result in 

 the saving of many thousand dollars annually; therefore 



Resolved, That the Michigan State Grange respectfully ask the legis- 

 lature to take such action as will bring about this desired end. 



Whereas. The farmers of Michigan have time and again placed them- 

 selves on record as favoring the rural free mail delivery system; thei-e- 

 fore be it 



Resolved, That we reaffirm our position and again ask our legislative 

 body at \Yashington to enact such a law. 



Whereas, It is a fact that but a small percentage of the taxpayers of 

 the State know just how much is being paid for official services rendered; 

 and 



Whereas. "We belie\-e that many of our officials are receiving in fees 

 and perquisites many times as much money as their salaries afford; 

 therefore. 



Resolved. That we ask the legislature to enact such laws as shall cause 

 all salaried officers to keep strict account of all fees and perquisites re- 

 ceived by them and to turn tlie same over to designated officers. 



Whereas. The supply of traveling libraries has been utterly inad- 

 equate to the demand, at least two hundred more of these libraries being 

 needed; therefore, 



