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the night before., and they wanted to know whether I wonld accept 

 in case I was elected: and out of that grew that fact that I was 

 elected. 



Now, gentlemen, I don't want to detain you, but I do want to 

 say this: In the directors' meeting, through my efforts, it has 

 been arranged that Mr. Sykes is to assist in all these important 

 rate hearings or trials before the various boards. That was at my 

 request; so you will understand, when you see it in the newspapers 

 that Mr. Sykes appears, how it comes. He has been added to the 

 executive committeee partially at my request, as an extra member, 

 so that I can work in conjunction with him ; and I mean to do 

 that; and I want you to stand behind me and behind Mr. Sykes in 

 all the work that we are called on to do. The work looks wonder- 

 fully big to me, and I am a green farmer who has not had very 

 much opportunity for educational advantages. I just grew up 

 back there in Cedar county, and began farming before I got to be 

 of age, and have worked at it there and in Ida county and in 

 various places, and come in contact with j^ou men and others, so 

 that I have worked up to this honorable position; and I hardly 

 know why I was chosen as the head of this organization. I pledge 

 myself to do all that my ability permits me to do for the associa- 

 tion in the year before us, and I ask your cordial support and your 

 earnest effort to help in this work. 



Mr. Brockway : There is one little matter I want to bring up. 

 President Pearson made a suggestion to me this afternoon in the 

 matter of the present quarantine. Suppose this outbreak should 

 spread over the state. Our organization ought to have a committee 

 which could work in harmony with the state veterinary depart- 

 ment. I suggested the matter to Doctor Gibson, and he said he 

 would be \ery glad to co-operate with any such committee. I 

 would move that our executive committee, in any matters, relative 

 to the present outbreak of the foot and mouth disease and the 

 quarantine thereof, be ordered to take up the matter and represent 

 our association with the state and federal departments. 



Motion seconded by Mr. Cockerill, and carried. 



Upon motion, duly seconded, the convention thereupon adjourned 

 sine die. 



