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MEETING OF BUSINESS MANAGERS. 



FIliST DAY. 



MORNING SESSION. 



The following is the report of the Business Managers of 

 the co-operative stores in the Northwest, who met in the 

 club rooms of the Sherman House, Chicago, at 10 o'clock 

 A. M., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1876: 



The meeting was called to order by W. A. Hendricks, 

 Business Agent of the Illinois State Grange. On motion, A. S. 

 Proctor, of Peoria, was chcsen Chairman, and J. F. House- 

 man, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Secretary. The following 

 named persons were present: 



W. A. Hendricks, Chicago. 



A. S. Proctor, Peoria, Illinois. / 



J. F. Houseman, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. 



J. H. Willey, Adad, Michigan. 



J. E. Tedrick, Tentopolis, Illinois. 



A. J. Sweezey, Rockford, Illinois. 



Samuel Langdon, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 



C. F. Smith, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 



Dr. J. S. Williams, Secretary Southwestern Association, 

 Arkansas. 



J. W. Billingsly, Indianapolis, Indiana. 



R. E. James, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 



E. S. Watterbury, Polo County, Illinois. 

 J. M. Whitehead, Laporte, Indiana. 



R. H. Riggle, Cameron, Illinois. 



F. E. Willoby, Winnebago County, Illinois. 



