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of paved streets (sixty-five miles of which is asphalt), and she has a 

 few roads that no Waterloo-loving citizen would take you over because 

 of their condition. But after all, in the main, Waterloo is an Iowa 

 city. Her industries and her people are not so much different from 

 the people and the industries of the state of Iowa and the Mid West. 

 The one thing which is distinctive and which causes me to know that 

 they have an especial feeling of friendliness for you, the Iowa State 

 Dairy Association, is- the fact that they have the Dairy Cattle Congress 

 and because they realize that it was born of a desire for better things. 

 Its mother was the dairy industry of the country, which you gentlemen 

 and the people of Waterloo have both been charged with being its 

 father. Wliichever is the truth, however, the child is well-born and it 

 is an institution which right now, when taking into consideration the 

 work your association is doing, is doing more, in my judgment, for the 

 permanent agricultural development and improvement of this state than 

 any other single movement. I realize that this is a broad statement, but 

 I say it advisedly. 



And so we are especially glad that you gentlemen are here. The 

 people of Waterloo and yourselves are in a sort of a partnership in 

 this Cattle Show and, speaking for ourselves, we like the arrangement. 

 We appreciate your coming and we hope that you will enjoy your- 

 selves while here. I am not going to give you the keys of the city 

 because we never had any. The town has been unlocked for years and 

 the doors swing in. We have tried to provide entertainment for our 

 guests of the week and we want you to share in the festivities. I do 

 not anticipate that you will have any difficulty in the city. I never 

 yet have seen milk that was strong enough to cause a man to do any- 

 thing that he would be sorry for, but whether or not it has that effect, 

 I want you to know that you are free to drink as much of it as you 

 can, to go as far as you like, and that the freedom of the city is yours. 

 I haven't the slightest idea that you will be molested, but in case any 

 of you should be interfered with by these distinguished gentlemen on 

 the streets with blue coats, stars, helmets and clubs, refer the matter 

 to me. I say I do not believe that you will be molested, but if you 

 should and will advise me, I shall be very glad, in my dual capacity as 

 Attorney at Law and Mayor of the City of Waterloo, to see that you 

 are legally convicted and that it will not cost you a cent to have it 

 done. 



Again, gentlemen, I welcome you. 



RESPONSE. 



BY MR. McMURHAY, PRESIDENT OF THE IOWA BUTTERMAKERS' 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Members of the Iowa State Dairy Association: Sometime ago, in 

 looking over a Waterloo paper, I noticed a copy of the program to be 

 given at this convention and I also noticed that on that program was 

 my name; I am still wondering who was responsible for it being there. 

 I haven't found him. But a few days ago I also noticed in another 



