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but sanctioned and recommended by them for the good of the mem 

 bers of the Order, and farmers generally. 



The actual cash expenses paid for railroad fare and hotel bills 

 during the past year by the Executive Committee, is as follows: 



Individual expenses: J. M. Hamilton, $278 65; I. G. Gardner, 

 $155 50; J. C. Merryfield, $176 50. J. M. Mayfield (Old Commit 

 tee), $43 25; G. W. Colby, $320; H, B. Jolley, $224 50; N. L, 

 Allen (Old Committee), $84; W. M. Thorpe (Old Committee), $28; 

 A. B. Nalley, $163 25; W. H. Baxter, Secretary, $135. Total 

 $1,668 65. Printing bills, $34 50; printing, $337 51; Masters at 

 tendance at N. G., $600; Masters printing, $10 75; Lecturers, 

 $171 50; Treasurer, $79 50; office of Secretary, $207 77; express 

 charges on sundries, $53 60; State Grange agency, 2,318 85; salary 

 of Secretary, 13 months, $1,300. Total $5,081 03. Total expenses 

 as per account, $6,724 18. 



The Lecturer, J. W. A. &quot;Wright, reported: 



The first two weeks after our adjournment at San Jose, October 

 19th, 1873, were spent chiefly in work connected with the investiga 

 tion and Memorial concerning the Agricultural and Mechanic Arts 

 College of the State University, as will appear in the report of the 

 University Committee. Eden Grange, Alameda County, was also 

 organized October 25th, at Haywards, by request of the Worthy 

 Deputy of Alameda County, Bro. Dewey; Oristirnba, November 

 4th, and Cottonwood, November 10th. From December 9th to 

 31st, inclusive, my entire time was devoted to organizing Granges 

 in Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties. During this time I traveled 

 seven hundred and fifty miles, and had the satisfaction of leaving 

 fourteen good Granges in counties where our work had not been 

 previously carried. The first twenty days of the new year were oc 

 cupied almost exclusively in installations, chiefly by invitation, in 

 Turlock, Eustic, Yuba City, Colusa, Meridian, Woodville, Napa, and 

 St. Helena Granges. Two days of this time were also spent at Sacra 

 mento, in conference with the Worthy Master and Executive Com 

 mittee, and members of the Senate and Assembly, to determine the 

 best mode of proceeding with our Memorial on the University. 



The following week was spent in making preparations to attend 

 the meeting of the National Grange at St. Louis. As you are 

 aware, Past Masters of State Granges are members of the National 

 Grange, but no provision is made by that body to pay their ex 

 penses in attending its sessions, as they are only honorary members. 

 Yet by the voluntary contributions of some of our fellow Patrons 

 for the purpose, chiefly in Napa and St. Helena Granges, as they 

 wished me to attend that meeting as your Past Master, and by the 

 generous fees allowed by the Granges whose officers I installed, I 

 was enabled to accompany our Worthy Master in that ever memora 

 ble session. 



The next two months were spent in Alabama and Mississippi with 

 my friends and family. I had thus an opportunity to confer with 

 our southern brethren about the mutual interests of our Order, and 

 it is most gratifying to be able to testify to the fact, that nowhere 



