THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING 



OF THE 



Indiana Shorthorn Breeders' Association, 



January 6 and 7, 1904. 



E. W. Bowen, President Delphi, Ind. 



W. F. Christian, Vice-President Indianapolis, Ind. 



J. E. Silverthorn, Treasurer Kossville, Ind. 



John G. Gartin, Sec-retarj' Buruey, Ind. 



FIRST SESSION. 



The first session was called to order at 2 p. m., January (5, by 

 President E. W. Bowen. 



Secretary Gartin read tlie minutes of the last annual meeting. 



On motion the report was received. 



President Bowen read the following annual address: 



PIIESI DENT'S ADDRESS. 



Again liave we assembled in annual session to celebrate for the 

 thirty-second time the birth of tliis Association. Wliile we are all glad 

 to have as many with us today as we have, yet when we stop to con- 

 sider the object of tliis Association and the number of persons that are, 

 or rather ought to be, interested in an assoeiation similar to this, there 

 should be several times as many members as there are. and every mem- 

 ber should be an active worlcer in the interests of the Association and 

 l»r<'seiil at every annual meeting, unless detained for a good and valid 

 reason. 



Some may be in doubt as to tiie object of tliis Association, but 1 

 talve it that there can be but one and only one true object of any 

 assdciatiijii, like tills, and that is for the improvement of the Shorthoin 

 cattle. Of course the mctliods lo be pursued in aceoiiiplisliiiig our end 

 and the advisability of pursuing any particular method is open for discus- 

 sion. Init yet the object remains always the same. One of the best ways 



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