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for the previous year. Doubtless the cold weather of the closing 

 days was largely responsible for the decrease. It was a fact worthy 

 of note, however, that there was a larger number of breeders 

 present from a distance, and many of the best animals were sold by 

 exhibitors to these men. 



Gifford Pinchot of the United States Food Administration was a 

 visitor at the show, and a meeting of the swinemen was held in the 

 Exchange Building in Omaha during the week to consider with 

 him the best means to be employed to bring about an increase in the 

 amount of pork produced in 1918. Members of the association at- 

 tended the meeting in large numbers, and resolutions were adopted 

 designed to offer the proper stimulus to pork production. The de- 

 bate on the subject was spirited, and the unity of the hogmen to aid 

 the Government in bringing the 'desired results was marked. There 

 is no question that that meeting largely of the National Swine 

 Growers' Association membership, was an important cog in the 

 machinery that was employed to assure an adequate production of 

 pork in 1918. 



In the winter of 1917 the importance of the association had come 

 to be so widely appreciated that it was no longer possible to hold 

 the annual meeting in the quarters previously used for that pur- 

 pose. Therefore the meeting was arranged for the Morrison Hotel 

 in Chicago on Monday night of the International show week. The 

 healthy condition of the organization was evidenced by the balance 

 of $2,199 in the treasury and by the large increase in membership 

 during the year. It was at this meeting that the subject of securing 

 a salaried secretary for the association was brought to a head by 

 the assurance of various pledges of financial support. The record 

 associations and various publications evidenced a desire to be 

 counted in on the program for supporting such an office, and the 

 selection of a man was delegated to the executive committee. This 

 committee was selected as follows : For Duroc-Jerseys, W. H. Van- 

 Meter, Williamsville, 111. ; for Poland-Chinas, Chas. A. Marker, Au- 

 burn, 111. ; for Chester Whites, Fred H. Moore, Rochester, Ind. ; for 

 Berkshires, E. J. Barker, Thorntown, Ind.; for Hampshires, E. C. 

 Stone, Peoria, 111. ; for Tamworths, J. B. Mackoy, Farragut, la. ; 

 for Spotted Poland-Chinas, John Bock, Kempton, Ind. ; for Large 

 Yorkshires, B. F. Davidson, Menlo, la. ; for Mulefoots, Robert E. 

 Pfeiffer, Columbus, 0. W. M. McFadden was elected president 

 of the association for the third successive term, Robt. J. Evans of 

 Chicago, vice-president, E. Z. Russell, Omaha, Neb., secretary, and 

 George M. Cantrall, Chicago, treasurer. 



Early in 1918 a meeting of the executive committee was held 

 in Peoria, 111., at which various proposals were heard for the loca- 

 tion of the 1918 National Swine Show, and at the same time a con- 

 siderable amount of discussion was indulged in relative to the 

 selection of a permanent salaried secretary for the organization. 

 No definite decision was reached in either instance at this meeting, 

 but subsequently announcement was made of the selection of Cedar 

 Rapids as the site of the 1918 show, and a month later ratification 



