NINETEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VI 363 



The people of Waterloo have a show that they are proud of and it is 

 no more nor no less than a trend of human nature, that when we have 

 something that we are proud of, it is a real pleasure to show it to others 

 throughout the states. Waterloo is an exceptional place. No matter what 

 the organization may be, my experience has been that the people of Wat- 

 erloo are always glad to boost the proposition and proud to show what they 

 have done to others and that same spirit of pride and pleasure is displayed 

 in the Dairy Cattle Congress. At first the local people failed to appreciate 

 just what it was but soon came into the realization of it more and more 

 until they came to understand its possibilities and not misunderstanding 

 the fact the business interests of the city got behind this proposition until 

 at the present time we are the owners of our property and owners of our 

 buildings. One year ago, we were out of debt but on our Board of Direc- 

 tors we had some of the best little borrowers and we borrowed some 

 more money to build the automobile building and this year borrowed 

 some more with which to build the ampitheatre. But we have felt that 

 no institution could stand still, it must either move forward or backward 

 and we believed, knowing as we did or come to know, this association and 

 the people who came here and with faith in their efforts, we believed 

 that this show would become one of the greatest if not the greatest Dairy 

 Cattle Congress or show, we don't say in the United States but the 

 North American continent and if it is possible to make it so, we are going 

 to make it so and I am mighty pleased to say, we feel repaid today, be- 

 cause as Mr. Van Pelt has said today shows the greatest attendance at 

 this show that we have ever had in nine years. The people of Waterloo 

 have come to like us gentlemen. Those who have taken a great interest 

 in this exposition not because of personal fancy have found their reward. 



There isn't a shadow of a doubt that encouraging the business of making 

 dairy production more efficient, if by intensive methods of creating and 

 disposing it if you please, is one of the greatest problems of the world today. 

 And we know that next to water, milk is the most necessary thing in the 

 world to sustain life. When you stop to think that it is the only food for 

 babies and invalids and so necessary to all physically and mentally, this 

 industry must be protected. 



The people of this community realize this and are becoming more and 

 more interested in this show which stands for this industry and they are 

 always glad to help it and at the present time, they have invested approx- 

 imately $60,000.00 and with the great possibilities for the future, we hope 

 to continue until as I have said before, this association will become the 

 greatest thing of its kind on this whole American continent. I am mighty 

 glad to be here tonight and as Professor Van Pelt delivered my speech, I 

 trust these few remarks will suffice for it. I thank you. 



MR. M. D. MUNN 



President of the National Dairy Council. 



It is impossible for me to be both serious and humorous on the same oc- 

 casion. I might say with the utmost candor and truthfulness, it is almost 

 impossible for me to be either on any occasion but I have some serious 



