228 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



REMARKS BY MR. SMARZO. 



Ladies and Gentlemen: I am a little like Mr. Wright. — I think my 

 hair is standing right up. but I feel very much gratified to think I have 

 won the prize. If I can be of any benefit to any of the boys, I would 

 be willing at any time to give them any instructions I may be able to. 

 I thank you. 



THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1903. 



Called to order by the president. 



The President : Otir constitution provides that the officers 

 of your association shall be elected at this time. I am some- 

 what disappointed at the size of the crowd here to attend t1:is 

 meeting, but we did all \ve could to get them here and feel that 

 we have done our duty so far as that is concerned. 



The first point is, how will yoti elect your officers? 



Mr. Wright : I\Ir. President, I move that they be elected by 

 acclamation. 



Motion duly seconded and carried. 



The President : The first officer to be elected for the ensu- 

 ing year is the president. Wdio will you have for your president 

 for the year to come ? 



REMARKS BY MR. WENTWORTH. 



Mr. President, Members of the Iowa State Dairy Association: I 

 am greatly surprised to think that a man who has served as long and 

 as thoroughly as our present president has, should have developed the 

 egotism that he has this morning. Here he goes to work and apologizes 

 in a sense and expresses his disappointment at the smallness of the 

 crowd, notwitstanding that we who are here can halloo just as well as 

 the whole association. 



I propose, on the motion that was made by Mr. Wright, that we 

 all have a chance to halloo just as soon as I name Mr. Shilling for 

 president of the Iowa Dairy Association for the ensuing year, and 1 

 have the pleasure of nominating Mr. Samuel Bachelor Shilling. 



REMARKS BY MR. NEITERT. 



Mr. Chairman. I would like to be heard on this question. I am 

 pleased to second this nomination. I understand it is somewhat em- 



