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since that time the city of Waterloo has done its share towards financing 

 the show and making necessary improvements. The Dairy Cattle Congress 

 has connected with it a Board of Directors composed of the leading citizens 

 of Waterloo. The President, is a man who at one time was postmaster and 

 since that time has been the Mayor of this city. By that you will know 

 that he knows more about law than about cows. Nevertheless he has been 

 so vitally interested in the Dairy Cattle Congress, we have now made him 

 President. It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you Mr. W. R. Law, 

 President of the Dairy Cattle Congress of Waterloo — Mr. Law. 



PRESIDENT W. R. LAW. 



Mr. Toastmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen :- 



Were I to tell you all that I know about myself, I would have some doubt 

 as to why I am interested in the Dairy cattle business or even been called 

 upon tonight. My regular business is trying to eke out a living by prac- 

 ticing law and if any one here or in the world can associate a lawyer with 

 the business of raising cattle, he is entitled to first prize, grand champion 

 class. 



This reminds me of a story of an old Judge who was very slow to see 

 a joke. One day a friend said to him, "Did you know they weren't going to 

 make postal cards any longer?" "Why no, why is that," said the Judge. 

 His friend replied "Because they are long enough." The Judge then decid- 

 ed to spring the same joke on the next gentlemen that he met. He finally 

 met a victim and said, "Did you know they weren't going to make postal 

 cards any more?" "Why no, why is that?" The Judge hesitated a mom- 

 ent, thought, and replied "Damned if I know." And damned if I know why 

 I am here tonight. Perhaps the reason is similar to the reason which 

 they tell about the colored boy who arrived at Camp Dodge. When they 

 commenced checking up they could find no record of this man and when 

 asked what he was doing there he replied, "I dunno, I just came on dis 

 here train that jus got in." "Well, how did you get on that train?" "I was 

 down to the depot when the sheriff said, 'Get on there you dirty dog' and 

 I got on the train." And that is my case, I was told to be here so here I 

 am. 



I must say that I am somewhat embarrassed. Mr. Van Pelt whom I know 

 and you know came to me and asked what I was going to say tonight and I 

 told him in all faith and then he gets up and delivers my speech. Not 

 that I would have you believe for a minute that I intended to say the very 

 same words for undoubtedly he worked the same stunt on everybody and 

 worked up his speech. 



I am here from the standpoint of a representative of the Dairy Cattle 

 Congress, the instiution which has as Mr. Van Pelt related is now holding 

 its ninth annual show. I am not going to tell the whole history of this 

 show since it has been taken a hold of by the city of Waterloo. But we 

 must give full credit in the formation of the idea of this show and I can't 

 do better than to quote Mr. Van Pelt's words that no matter how large this 

 show grows, the fact is not going to be forgotten that the Iowa Sate Dairy 

 Association started it and lent its efforts to this show which is growing so 

 rapidly. 



