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this association met in Des Moines, some of the gentlemen of Water- 

 loo asked me to go down and make a bid for your convention and 

 show. I went down and made that bid single-handed, and after a 

 battle with five men from over the entire state I succeeded in con- 

 vincing those men that Waterloo was the best place in the state for 

 them to meet. I had faith in this association and faith in Waterloo 

 people as well as in the Waterloo Vay. I felt at that time that if 

 you would come here we would show you a dairy cattle show such 

 as had never been equalled, and I am happy to say that the best 

 authorities on the ground tell me* that we have here at this time 

 the largest assemblage of high-class dairy-bred cattle ever gotten 

 together in America. That shows some interest in the dairy business. 

 It is, therefore, a great pleasure for me, in behalf of our business 

 men, our manufacturers, our citizens and our dairymen, to welcome 

 you to our city, and we want you to feel that welcome. Our people 

 have opened their homes to you. If there is anything you want that 

 you don't get, go up to some Waterloo man and you will get it. If 

 there is any way to make our welcome more hearty we will have to 

 be shown. We hope you will come again and meet with us and that 

 we will have on these grounds even a larger and better show than 

 this one. I am glad to see so many here this morning, and again I 

 welcome you. 



The President: To respond to Mr. Kiester's address of welcome 

 we have selected one of the best known dairymen in the state. 

 He lives at Buffalo Center and he calls his farm the "Buffalo 

 Farm," but he doesn't breed buffaloes. A good many fellows, 

 however, who have shown cattle with him from time to time have 

 felt that they were buffaloed. I have the pleasure of calling on 

 R. B. Young. 



RESPONSE TO ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



R. B. Young, Buffalo Center, Iowa. 



It is a privilege to respond to an address of welcome given so 

 heartily, and we have seen that this welcome came from the heart. 

 It shows in the faces of your business men, your manufacturers, your 

 citizens and your dairymen and it is shown by your actions towards 

 us. We certainly understand better now than ever before why the 

 Waterloo way wins. I know I voice the unanimous sentiment of the 

 members present when I say that we appreciate this welcome. I thank 

 you. 



The President : The Iowa State Dairy Association has been es- 

 pecially fortunate in having, for many, many years, been wise 

 enough to select very efficient secretaries. «i. I don't believe it is dis- 

 respectful to any former secretaries to say that certainly none of 

 them have ever eclipsed the work done by Mr, Ross the past year. 

 He has been busy night and day, and, according to the last figures. 



