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has always been reaching out for the best and we reached out 

 and got a man from Minnesota. He came to our State, and by 

 his perseverance and continually striving he became a light here, 

 a leader, he became one of the highest prize winners, I will 

 except no State when I say he became one of the greatest prize 

 winners in the State of Iowa or of any State. His services were 

 sought by the State of Iowa; he became an instructor; he traveled 

 among your State creameries all over the State, and by his manner 

 of working among you he gained the confidence of all of you to 

 an extent probably greater than was ever gained by any other 

 person; but his services became too great and valuable for Iowa 

 even to hold. He was called to the city of New York, they had 

 more money to pay for his services there than we had in the 

 State of Iowa. I don't know how the most of you felt, but I 

 want to say that I can only express my own feelings by saying 

 that, when I learned that we were to lose i\Ir. Keiffer from the 

 State of Iowa I felt that a calamity had occurred to the State. 



The duty I have to perform this evening is that the boys of 

 the State of Iowa want to express their appreciation and their 

 friendship and the kindly feelings they have for Mr. Keiffer in a 

 little remembrance that I now hold in my hand, and I want to 

 say that there was never anything undertaken in the State that 

 was more spontaneous than this has been, and the regret has been 

 expressed to me time and time again that all the boys could 

 not have been in on it, but we bought the best that we could. 

 And I have the honor of presenting to Mr. Keiffer a fine gold 

 mounted trier, an emblem of his business, of his industry and 

 of his calling, as a token of appreciation and esteem he is held in 

 by the people of the State of Iowa. 



Mr. Keiffer: Mr. President, I am glad I made my speech 

 before. Probably if I say nothing now it is the best speech I 

 can make. I thank you. 



