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expenses of the annual meeting of the State and National 

 Granges should be cut off, and applied to bring about more 

 profitable results. That we urge our Representative to 

 use all honorable means in his power to restrict represen- 

 tation in the State Grange to the lowest possible number 

 deemed expedient for the welfare of the organization. 



Resolved, That we believe, that there is real necessity for 

 economy and retrenchment in expenditures, both in our 

 State and National Granges, and while we deprecate and 

 oppose these annual appropriations, we favor fair and 

 liberal salaries for the officers of these Granges, looking- 

 for and demanding greater efficiency on their part, that 

 the Local or Subordinate Granges may be benefited there- 

 by. 



Resolved, That we believe the Grange to be the only 

 medium through which the agricultural classes can expect 

 relief from the oppressions of monopolists and unjust and 

 unlawful effects of aggregated capital, and therefore urge 

 the necessity for correct business principles and efficiency 

 in every department. 



Resolved, That in our opinion the disintegration and 

 failure of a large number of Subordinate Granges is at- 

 tributable to a want of information in a reliable form, in 

 reference to the workings and business transactions of the 

 higher organizations. And that we urge the dissemination 

 of knowledge, and distribution of such papers and docu- 

 ments to Subordinate Granges as will tend to give an 

 intelligent idea of the entire workings of these bodies. 



Resolved, That we pledge our united support, and will do 

 all that lies in our power for the advancement of our noble 

 order, and will endeavor to inculcate and follow correct 

 principles, favoring the improvement and development of 

 our resources financially, socially and intellectually. And 

 we urge ujon our State Grange the necessity of a work of 

 this character. 



Resolved, That we are in favor of an Equitable Grange 

 -Life Insurance Company. 



Referred to Committee on Good of the Order. 

 Bro. Vaughn, Chairman, offered the following: 

 Your Committee on Mileage and Per Diem recom- 

 mend that the State Grange pay mileage to Sister Farnham. 

 Referred to Committee on Finance. 

 Bro. Schaumleffle offered the following: 



