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Mr. Wright: Mr. Chairman, this is the only time at a dairy 

 convention that I get a chance to make the speech that I want 

 to. I am very glad to know that this association has been so 

 successful' for the last several years, and I believe it is a good 

 scheme to continue the good work. I believe further it is a 

 good scheme to continue the good officers we have here and, 

 therefore, Mr. Chairman, I nominate to succeed himself for the 

 ensuing year Mr. S. B. Shilling. 



Nomination duly seconded. 



Mr. Wentworth: I move that the nominations be closed 

 and the secretary be instructed to cast the ballot of this conven- 

 tion for Mr. Shilling. 



The secretary having cast the ballot of the convention for 

 Mr. Shilling, he was declared elected president of the Iowa State 

 Dairy Association for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Shilling : I wanted to talk before, but I was not going 

 to say a single word to you that I am not going to say now. It 

 seems to me that it is presumptions on my part to stand here 

 and accept that office again; I asked, and I asked sincerely that 

 I might be allowed to retire at this time. I don't want you to 

 understand for one minute that it has not been a pleasure for 

 me to serve you. It certainly has. I have been earnest in my 

 endeavors to uphold the dairy interest of Iowa. 



I am going to accept this office, but it is only to be on one 

 condition, and if I had done last year what I am about to do now 

 I feel that T would not be in the position of accepting this office 

 again. If I accept it now it is only on the condition that you do 

 not ask me to accept it another year. 



Mr. Wentworth: The gentleman is out of order. There is 

 not another man in this association that will give his time and 

 S500 of his money that I know of, and we can not afford to let 

 him escape. 



Mr. Shilling: I thank you, gentlemen, you don't know how 

 much. I wish 1 could thank you in words strong enough to ex- 

 press the feelings I have for this honor you have again conferred 

 upon me. The only thing I can say to you is that I will make 

 the same .promise that I did a year ago — that you are going to 

 have the very best that is in me. That is all I can do for you. 

 Gentlemen, I thank you and I accept the office, but I want 

 it to be understood that this is the last time, and I feel that if 

 I had made that declaration earlier you would not have asked 

 me to except it another year. 



