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as its importance demands. We have two hundred and fifty 

 acres of land located midway between the two cities, and the 

 question is whether we should be all the while going to do, and 

 getting ready to do, and let generations pass away before we can 

 accomplish anything. 



The committee on samples reported verbally to the effect that 

 they found on exhibition several fine samples of sugar and syrup 

 exhibited by Mr. S. H. Kenney, and a beautiful model of Por- 

 ter's Perpetual Steam Evaporator, exhibited by the makers, 

 Densmore Bros., of Ked Wing, Minn. 



Capt. Blakeley stated that the sugar industry needed protec- 

 tion by the government until the country was able to compete 

 with foreign countries. England in 1845 became a free trade 

 nation, as it was able to withstand competition. For the present 

 we should have protection, especially for the promotion of the 

 sugar interest. 



Mr. J. M. Smith, of Green Bay, Wis., having arrived was in- 

 troduced and said: He had been reminded by a statement in 

 regard to the adulterations practiced with glucose, of a statement 

 made by one of their United States senators to him some time 

 since, that an effort was to be made to repeal the oleomargarine 

 bill, and said that the dairymen of the country would kick up a 

 row over it before it would be repealed. He added that if farm- 

 ers would act their part the next bill to be passed of importance 

 would be one against all adulterations of food products of all 

 kinds; such a bill could be and would be passed just as soon as 

 farmers indicated that they desired such a measure. He thought 

 such meetings as this, and associations of this kind in this State, 

 in Wisconsin, in Illinois and other states, should take this matter 

 in hand and endeavor to have this project carried forward. 

 There should be the most stringent legislation to prevent the 

 adulteration of food; and it would be easily secured if the wants 

 of the people were properly presented and made manifest. 



Prof. Porter said the resolutions adopted by the Indiana Cane 

 Growers and approved by this Association asked for legislation 

 looking to the repression of adulteration of sugar, syrups and 

 similar products. 



Capt. Blakeley stated that this effort to secure this protection 

 against adulterations of that character would meet the hearty 

 approval of all and it was desirable that there should be concert 

 of action in this regard. 



On motion the meeting then adjourned. 



