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A. Fisher, Treasurer; W. H. Baxter, Secretary; J. D. Fowler, 

 Gate Keeper; T. H. Hyatt, Chaplain; Mrs. I. G. Gardner, 

 Lady Assistant Steward; Mrs, G. W. Davis, Ceres; Mrs. W. 

 H. Baxter, Pomona; Mrs. J. H. Hegeler, Flora. 



Resolutions were passed authorizing the Executive Committee, 

 consisting of Brothers Jolley, of Merced county; Merryfield, of 

 Solano county; Allen, of Monterey county, Gardner, of Stanis 

 laus county; Thorp, of Butte county, and Mayfield, of Napa 

 county, to employ a central Business Agent in the city of San 

 Francisco, under bonds and guaranties which should prevent 

 the use of ouch agency for speculative purposes. 



It was furthermore resolved, &quot;to be expedient that the State 

 Grange should have an agent or correspondent residing at 

 Liverpool, authorized to charter ships in the proper season to 

 convey grain crops to European or other markets; to make ar 

 rangements for advances of money on cargoes of grain, and on 

 such other securities as the farmer may be able to command, at 

 the lowest rates of interest; also to have laborers and emigrants 

 sent out to California by ships coming hither for cargoes, etc.&quot; 



The fullest exchanges of information between the Subordi 

 nate Granges and the State Agent, between the latter and State 

 Agents of other State Granges, was recommended and provided 

 for. The State Grange then adjourned. 



FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 



At the first annual meeting of the California State Grange, 

 held October 14, 1873, at San Jose, the following Granges were 

 represented : 



ALAMEDA COUNTY. Livermore Grange, Daniel Inman, Master; 

 Temescal Grange, Oakland, Alfred T. Dewey, Master. 



BUTTE COUNTY. Chico Grange, &quot;W. M. Thorp, Master; Nord 

 Grange. G. W. Colby, Master. 



COLUSA COUNTY. Antelope Valley Grange, H. A. Logan, Master; 

 Grand Island Grange, J. J. Hicok. Master; Plaza Grange, Olimpo, 

 F. C. Graves, Master; Princeton Grange, Princeton, A. D. Logan, 

 Master; Funk Slough Grange, E. C. Hunter, Master; Spring Valley 

 Grange, D. H. Arnold, Master; Willows Grange, J. W. Zumwalt, 

 Master. 



CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. Danville Grange, Danville, Chas. Wood, 

 Master. 



EL DORADO COUNTY. Pilot Hill Grange, Pilot Hill, P. D. Brown, 

 Master. 



HUMBOLDT COUNTY. Kiwelatti Grange, Arcata, Lewis R. Wood, 

 Master; Table Bluff Grange, Jackson Sawyer, Master; Fern dale 



