FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART V. 323 



Resolved, That the thanks of this association be extended to the 

 Hon. James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, and the dairy division of 

 his department for the good work being done in advancing the best inter- 

 ests of the dairymen throughout the country, and for the assistance and 

 financial aid given to the National Creamery Buttermakers' Association 

 in their efforts to improve the work of the butter-makers. 



Be it further resolved that we recognize in Hon. James Wilson, 

 secretary of agriculture, a true and tried friend of the great dairy inter- 

 ests of this land; that by his unselfish and untiring efforts he has done 

 more to advance the best interests of the dairy industry during the time 

 he has had charge of the national department of agriculture than was 

 done by that department during all the preceding years; and, in further 

 recognition of his good work we hereby tender him our most hearty 

 co-operation and support. 



Whereas. The practical and scientific investigations undertaken by 

 the dairy department of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Me- 

 chanic Arts have been to the very great advantage both to the dairy 

 interests of this State and of the national as well, and 



Whereas, That department has far outgrown the present dairy build- 

 ing and equipment, 



Resolved, That this association warmly endorses the proposal of the 

 college authorities asking liberal aid from the legislature of this State 

 for the purpose of erecting a new and modern dairy building and for the 

 establishment of a dairy herd and for the prosecution of investigation 

 and instruction in milk production under practical Iowa farm conditions. 

 Resolved, That this association commends the work of Prof. G. L, 

 McKay in conducting an educational scoring contest during this year. 



Resolved, That the pre-eminence of the Agricultural College of Iowa 

 warrants increased State aid to put all its departments on a basis equal 

 to the demands made upon them. 



Resolved, That we congratulate Commissioner of Internal Revenue 

 Hon. J. AV. Yerkes and Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, 

 and the President of the United States upon the impartial and satis- 

 factory manner in which the revenue laws concerning imitation products 

 have been enforced by the administration, and hereby express our con- 

 fidence in them and our appreciation of their honest and fearless admin- 

 istration of the laws which are of such great importance to the protec- 

 tion of our interests. 



Whereas, The State of Iowa occupies a prominent and conspicuous 

 position in the galaxy of our Union, and the importance of her great and 

 varied interests demand that she shall be second to none in the part she 

 shall take in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to the end that the just 

 pride and ambition of her people be fully realized, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we earnestly urge the next general assembly to make 

 a full liberal additional appropriation to the end that the educational, 

 industrial and agricultural interests of this State may be fully repre- 

 sented at that Exposition and that the Iowa Commission may not be • 

 embarrassed and hindered m their work. 



