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can say the same as our friend and secretary, that the young men are 

 more represented here than ever before. But I want you to go home to 

 your boys and your neighbors, and next year have still more of the young 

 men come, because the old wheel horses are getting to a point where they 

 will have to quit. We want you to see that the boys come down to the 

 Meat Producers' Association. Say to them that there is a class of men 

 that is doing some good, and the state of Iowa is trying to do some good 

 for you. And instead of the boys coming alone, you come with them. 

 I don't think there is any way you can do yourselves more good than by 

 sitting here and listening to what such men as we have had on our pro- 

 gram today and this evening have to say. These things are problems that 

 we have got to solve ourselves, and we can solve them in our homes and 

 on our farms. 



I oftentimes think — I hate to hear it, too, because it is a fact — that 

 you will hear a lot of men v/ho have moved to town say, "You hadn't ought 

 to come to town. You hadn't ought to leave the farm." I have always 

 been sorry to hear that, but I have noticed that very few of them ever 

 move back. (Applause.) Jim Davis can talk about his dairy cow, but he 

 isn't milking her. (Laughter.) I don't know whether Mr. Ingham has 

 got a cow or not. 



But I think we have spent a very pleasant time — I am sure I have — and 

 I thank you. (Applause.) 



WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 



]\IoRNiNG Session. 



President Sykes presiding. 



The President: The first thing on the program this morning is 

 an address on "The Railroad and the Stockman/' by Mr. Fred H. 

 Hammill, assistant general superintendent of the Chicago and 

 North Western Railway. 



THE RAILROAD AND THE STOCKMAN. 



Mr. President, and M^embers of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' Associa- 

 tion: I rather feel that I am doubly handicapped this morning in ap- 

 pearing before you gentlemen, first, for the reason that I was called to 

 Chicago last Friday, and rather unexpectedly, you might say, handed a 

 position that is a little bit out of my line, and I feel that the shock of 

 that, as well as being asked by the vice-president to represent him in ap- 

 pearing before your association, is rather too much for me. Mr. Aishton, 

 of course, is well known in Iowa by a great many of you shippers, and 

 I feel that I have a difficult proposition before me in attempting to 

 represent him. 



I had an opportunity last night of attending your banquet. It af- 

 forded me a great deal of pleasure, and I saw there the faces of a good 

 many men who are shippers on the North Western road. Being among 



