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him according to our custom." Pat said he would. Next morning the 
captain asked Pat if he carried out his orders. "I did, soir," said Pa* 
The captain, on close observation, noticed that Pat showed signs of hav- 
ing gone through some sort of a struggle, and he asked him what it 
meant. "That Jew down there put up a pretty good fight," replied Pat, 
"but I threw him overboard just the same." "What stateroom was he in?" 
said the captain, "Number 22," said Pat. "Oh, I told you 32," gasped 
the captain. "Sure you did, and that fellow kept telling me all the 
time he wasn't dead, but I didn't believe him." 
As a representative of this city it certainly is an honor and a pleas- 
ure to me to welcome you to our midst, and in behalf of the city of 
Waterloo I extend most sincerely to you a hearty welcome. We, as 
citizens, love to entertain our visitors. We are proud of the achieve- 
ments, what little they have been, that we have accomplished in our 
little city, which we think has made us one of the best cities in this 
broad state of Iowa. We welcome you because you come here in the 
interests of one of the greatest industries in the world — an industry that 
has helped materially to bring Iowa up among the foremost states in 
this grand union of ours — the dairy industry. The products of the dairy 
industry, so far as food stuffs are concerned, surpass all other items 
of our diet. From a financial point, the dairy industry, I believe, 
ranks among the largest. If I am informed correctly, the value of 
the annual output of dairy products in the United States aggregate 
over $500,000,000. This is certainly a vast sum and must represent a vast 
industry. 
The dairy business is a big element in the agricultural world. It 
differs materially from the other phases of agriculture inasmuch as in- 
stead of taking from the fertility of the soil it adds to it, and I be- 
lieve that the dairy industry also is the only soil industry whereby the 
farmer can gain a monthly income throughout the year. It never 
ceases, while crop raising is seasonable. The farmer has to wait for 
harvest before he can get his money. Therefore, I say the industry you 
gentlemen represent tonight is one of the greatest we have in this 
country. I believe that your association represents more particularly 
the manufacturing end of dairying. This phase of dairying has under- 
gone a wonderful change and the end is not yet. I think if anyone 
will take a look at the displays in Machinery Hall he will find many 
new and practical inventions. Most of you represent the manufactur- 
ing end, and if you will allow me to suggest that I believe the time 
has come when we should put forth considerable effort on our parts to 
perfect the unfinished product. It certainly is one of the most important 
things facing the American people today from a health standpoint. I 
think too little attention is paid to the producer of dairy products. 
While it may not be in the province of this organization, I believe 
that if it should get behind and help educate the producer in produc- 
ing a better quality of milk you would do one of the greatest services 
to maniknd you could possibly do. 
Mr. Chairman, you have a long program, and there are speakers and 
musicians to come that will instruct and entertain you, and I therefore 
will not take up more of your time. I thank you. 
