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The Chairman : The next is the office of treasurer. Who 

 will you have for treasurer? 



Mr. Dailey : I move the nomination of Mr. Frank .M. 

 Brown as treasurer tO' succeed himself. 



Nomination duly seconded. 



S. Baer: I move that the rules be suspended and the secre- 

 tai^y be instructed to cast the vote of the association for Frank 

 M. Brown for treasurer the coming year. 



Motion duly seconded and carried, and Mr. Brown was 

 declared elected treasurer. 



On being called upon for a speech. Mr. Brown responded as 

 follows : 



It is with pleasure that I accept the office. I thank you for 

 the honor, and if it is not out of the way I do not think it would 

 be unreasonable to ask for an assistant for another year. 



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(Cries of Kieffer, Kieffer, by the members.) 

 Mr. Kieffer : Mr. President, Buttermakers and Members of 

 the Association : I am not in position to make a speech and I do 

 not think that you are expecting to hear a speech from me, 

 but I want to thank you for the hearty support that yon have 

 given me. I want to thank the dairy commissioner's office, 

 I want tO' thank the State Agricultural College, I want to thank 

 the supply men, the transportation men and all the men on the 

 road, and I want to thank the buttermakers for their support. 

 I will try to do the best I can for you the coming year. 



The Chairman : We have one paper on this morning's 

 program, and that is a paper by Mr. F. C. Oltrogge, on Sanitary 

 and Practical Improvements in Present Creamery Machinery. 



