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the tiling, but you fellows will have to be back of it. What I 

 want to urge upon you is to get acquainted with the members of 

 the legislature from your county and tell them what you want and 

 that you have got to have it 



President : Mr. Nietert informs me that he has to go away at 

 3 :00 o'clock this afternoon. He is chairman of the committee 

 on resolutions, and properly these resolutions should be read this 

 afternoon, but he has asked that he be allowed to read them now. 

 if there is no objection. 



Me. Weight : I move that we have the report of the committee 

 on resolutions at this time. Motion seconded and carried. 



Mr. Nietert reported the following which was adopted. 



RESOLUTIONS. 



We, your committee on lesolutions, beg leave to submit the following 

 resolutions, and respectfully recommend their adoption: 



"Whereas, We desire to express our appreciation of the lo\alty and 

 cooperation of our efficient secretary of agriculture, Hon. James Wilson, 

 who has ever been the faithful friend and defender of the dairy interests, 

 and, 



Whereas, we realize with regret that the present chief of the dairy 

 division of the bureau of animal industry of the agricultural department 

 of the United States is not in sympathy with the dairy sentiment of this 

 country upon important amtters, and such lack of sympathy is the cause 

 of friction which has practically nullified his usefulness in that capacity; 

 therefore be it 



Resolved, That we urgently request the appointment of some compe- 

 tent man to fill this position at as early a date as possible; and be it further 



Resolved, That the secretary of this association be instructed to send 

 a copy of these resolutions to the secretary of agriculture, as an expression 

 of the desires of the dairymen of Iowa. 



Resolved, That we return many thanks to the officers of the National 

 Dairy Union as a partial expression of our appreciation of their untiring 

 and able efforts in behalf of the dairymen and honest butter in securing 

 the passage by congress of the oleomargarine law of 1902. 



Resolved, That we also extend our thanks to Senators Allison and Dol- 

 liver, and our representatives in congress for their loyalty to the dairymen 

 and honest butter, and their valuable assistance in securing the enactment 

 of our present oleomargarine law. 



Resolved, That the Iowa State Dairy Association extends cordial greet- 

 ings to the dairymen of the eastern states, and we hereby express the hope 

 that the western contingent may meet them in their own country in joint 

 convntion in the near future. 



