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have a desire to emulate all the good things done for this asso- 

 ciation by the other cities, and will endeavor to "go one better." 



The Commercial Club, and in the broad general sense the citi- 

 zens of Des ]\Ioines, are feeling those ciuickening pains that pre- 

 cedes a new birth, a new birth of fraternity. They want to get 

 just a little closer to the people of the State and live down the 

 reputation that is very far reaching (and I am frank to confess, 

 gentlemen, that they have felt it), that everything naturally be- 

 longs to them because of their size and their political influence. 

 Now they pursue everything that anybody else does and they 

 would be mighty glad to entertain each and everyone of you and 

 all of 5'our friends at the next convention. They have a plan if 

 you do come that strikes me as being ideal and that is making 

 an arrangement with the North-Western road (and I am sorry 

 that ^Ir. Berry, a member of this committee, is not here; but it 

 is a little early to say anything definite on that point) to get a 

 special train and devote one day to the college at Ames. They 

 figure that the educational advantages that the members of this 

 association would thus receive would be very great, and the near- 

 ness of the capital city to Ames (I put it that way because as a 

 loyal citizen of Iowa I feel that everything should center around 

 that great institution at Ames) makes the plan feasible and thus 

 associated and allied, it would make this the greatest convention 

 we ever had, without disparaging any convention that has ever 

 been held in any city. 



This, as I stated before, is to be left to your executive commit- 

 tee, but I feel that it is their desire to do what the majority of 

 this association would want to have done, and to decide on the 

 place for this association to meet the coming year wherever it 

 would be most convenient for you all. I believe it is a fact that 

 Des Moines is pretty nearly the center of the State and more easily 

 accessible than any other city in the State for all of its interests. 



Mr. Wentworth: Mr. Chairman, I move that this communi- 

 cation and address be referred to the executive committee for 

 proper action. 



Motion seconded and carried. 



The President -. I will now read a telegram received from i\Ir. 

 C. Y. Knight, secretary-treasurer of the National Dairy Union : 

 /S. B. 8hini7ig, Cedar, Rapids. la.: 



Wadsworth beaten in New York on oleomargarine issue. 



(Signed)' C. Y. Knight. 



