PART VI. 



Annual Meeting Corn Belt Meat Producers 

 Association. 



WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 

 Morning Session. 



The tenth amiual meeting of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' 

 Association was called to order by President A. Sykes at the 

 Savery Hotel, Des Moines, at 10 :30 a. m. 



The invocation was delivered by Rev. J. F. Jamieson. 



President Sykes thereupon read his annual address, as follows: 



PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL ADDRESS. 



Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: 



The time for holding our annual meeting has again arrived, and I 

 wish to extend to the delegates and members a hearty greeting, and 

 assure you that we appreciate your presence with us, and hope that 

 you will feel quite at home, and that this is your meeting, and you have 

 a perfect right to participate in its discussions. 



As president of your association, it again devolves upon me at this 

 time to give the delegates and membership at large a somewhat sum- 

 marized report of the work of the past year. 



Since the last annual meeting, things have been rather quiet in 

 the association, and little spectacular work has been done that would 

 bring your organization into the limelight. For this reason, my report 

 will be materially shortened. 



As you will remember, the general assembly of Iowa was in session 

 during last winter and spring, and a multitude of demands was made 

 on your executive committee to appear before different committees in 

 the house and senate, to be heard on different bills. Many of these bills 

 had merit, their object being to benefit the farmer and stockman. On 

 the other hand, bills were introduced that we felt would be injurious 

 to these interests, and we considered it our duty to bring all possible 

 pressure to bear to defeat such measures. Likewise, we "put in our 

 best licks" in behalf of measures that we believed should be adopted. 

 And while your committee did not succeed as well as hoped, and did 

 not accomplish everything desired in either direction, I am sure that 

 each member felt that good work was done in your behalf, and that 

 your interests were safeguarded and looked after in a way that they 



