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Sucli a contract not having been made, we desire to submit the 

 application and communication to this body, for their considera- 

 tion at the proper time. 



We would advise the appointment of a coDimittee early in the 

 session to consider the changes desired in the by-laws; and that 

 they be printed together with some of the more important 

 decisions of the State and National Granges in relation to the 

 duties of Subordinate Granges to the State Grange, and a suffi- 

 cient number of copies furnished the Granges to supply each 

 officer with a copy. This would relieve the Secretary's office of 

 much unnecessary work, as well as greatly aid the officers of the 

 Subordinate Granges in the discharge of their duties. 



Believing the organization in this State to be sufficiently 

 matured to enable you to determine, with a reasonable degree 

 of accuracy, the amount of work required of the various 

 officers of this Grange, we would recommend that salaries be 

 fixed for the same. 



Your committee would respectfully call your attention to 

 the importance and necessity of enlarging and extending our 

 business operations. 



We would respectfully submit to your consideration the 

 propriety of establishing a paper devoted exclusively to the 

 interests of the Order, which shall be the official organ through 

 which the officers of this Grange may communicate such 

 information as may be of general interest and suitable to be 

 made public. Sueih an organ would relieve the Master and 

 Secretary of a large part of their correspondence. The im- 

 portance of this will be more fully realized Avhen it is considered 

 tliat it requires a rapid penman at least three days to superscribe, 

 fold and mail a single letter to each Grange in the State. 

 Your committee refrain from submitting any plan upon which 

 such an organ should be established, but trust the wisdom of 

 this body will devise a plan which will be satisfactory to the 

 Brotherhood, and insure its success. 



Trusting that you will give the subjects that may come before 

 you, your careful and deliberate consideration; that our meeting 

 together may be harmonious, pleasant and profitable, and that 

 j^our action may be such as will give a new impetus to, and 

 inspire new courage, faith and hope in our beloved Order, we 

 submit this report. 



We would call your attention to the result of the experiments 

 made in Sangamon and some other counties in relation to Stock 

 Sale Associations, and ask you to seriously consider whether the 

 plan adopted there, or a similar one, may not safelj^ be recom- 

 mended to the Order generally. 



It is quite evident to your committee that our business agency 

 needs remodeling; that a different system should be adopted. 

 One founded upon correct business principles, which shall give 



