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the Board appointed to do this work, who is president of the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Association, spent two days in the office, and he will 

 now tell you what he found and make his report. We should be very 

 glad to have and court the fullest investigation on this matter, and invite 

 questions as to the disposition of any of these funds. The more you can 

 ask and learn the better it satisfies us. 



I thank you for your kind attention. (Applause.)- 



The Chairman: I have the pleasure of introducing Mr. 

 Joseph Newman, of the Elgin Board of Trade, who is a member 

 of the auditing- committee auditing the secretary's Ijooks. 



REPORT OF AUDITING COMMIITTEE. 



Joseph Xewjnan, Elgin, III. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I do not know just why the 

 Elgin Board of Trade was requested to do this work, as we -certainly 

 have not been hounding the National Dairy Union as to what the funds 

 are or where they came from. We know where they have been used 

 without going into the books, but, as the gentleman has said, I took it 

 when they asked me to do this work and I found out it was to be a genu- 

 ine auditing. I was to go into the books and find out what I could for 

 you. Of course it is your work and Mr. Knight has felt that this should 

 have been done for you. It has been neglected until this year, so when 

 Governor Hoard and the officers of the association insisted that we 

 should do it, after talking with him I consented to act. Knowing some- 

 thing about books. I believe I have dug out facts for you and will present 

 them. 



I will say here, of course, an auditing committee has to do with just 

 figures; but the National Dairy Union wanted me to give you more par- 

 ticulars and details as to how the office was conducted, etc., so I have 

 gone into it more fully than mere figures. 



I beg leave to report as follows: 



At the request of your officials, to the Elgin Board of Trade, to 

 appoint someone to audit the accounts and books of your Secretary-Treas- 

 urer. Chas. Y. Knight, I was the one selected, and after spending two days 

 in examining the books and vouchers and obtaining information from the 

 various employes, I v/ould report to you as follows: 



The office is connected with the Chicago Dairy Produce at 154 Lake 

 street. Chicago. One room is set apart for and is used by the National 

 Dairy Union, for which they pay a rental of fifteen dollars per month 

 and janitor service of one dollar per month. The office force consists of 

 a stenographer, who puts in her whole time at fifteen dollars per week, 

 a bookkeeper half time at seven dollars per week, and a clerk part time 

 at five dollars per week. 



Mr. Shilling, in the absence of Mr. Knight, is in charge, balance of 

 time traveling in the interests of the association, at a salary of one thou- 



