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ness basis, something Ave had not done before. The laws of the 

 State of Iowa, and I suppose the laws of other states as well, 

 require that the articles of incorptiration 1;e read and acted upon 

 separately. A\'e haxe done tliat and now we can go on incorpor- 

 ated as a legal body. 



The next before the meeting is the election of officers. 



Mr. Nkitkrt : It appears that we have no president. We are 

 forming- a new organization. In A'iew of the fact that we have 

 to have a president, I desire to present th.e name of a man who is 

 ever diligent in the interests of the dairy and dairymen of this 

 land — a man \\ho has devoted the greater part of his life to the 

 best interests of the butter and cheese ar.d milk production in our 

 land and especially in the State of huva — a man who has always 

 been faithful to his trust — a man in whom I have the utmost 

 confidence, — he is energetic and untiring in his efforts and in 

 whatever he undertakes, — a man who can be trusted, and I am 

 not throwing bouquets at him at all, only stating plain facts, — 

 and that man is Mr. Shillin.g. J desire to nominate him for our 

 president. 



Mr. Fulmhr : It seems as though on the present occasion 

 here tonight we have had a sort of new machine presented to us 

 in the new articles of incorporation. It seems to me that the 

 best person to run any new piece of apparatus is the inventor, or 

 originator. Therefore. I take pleasure in seconding the nomina- 

 tion of Mr. Shilling for president. 



]\Iotion dulv carried. 



MR. SHILLING. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am not going to make a 

 speech. I feel that I have had too many honors. I had one railroaded 

 upon me this afternoon, and one I had hoped to get opt from under. I 

 thank you. I thank you from the l)ottom of my heart and I stand ready 

 to do this. I accept the office, knowing the conditions, as I have beorj 

 intimately associated with the office for the last year and understand 

 the condition that it is in. Before this nomination was made I had 

 intended to tell you that I. as an individual dairyman, realizing the im- 

 portance of maintaining the organization, stood ready to subscribe 

 twenty-five dollars as an individual dairyman in the State of Iowa, 

 rather than have this organization go down; and I stand ready to do 



