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Number 2 



FEBRUARY, 1931 



Volume 9 



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President's Address 



■ Covers Many Problems 



Smith Outlines Accomplishments, 



Discusses Policies in Annual 



Report to Membership 



COXVBNTION NEWS 



Thin iKHnr of the RECORD containM 

 a major portion of the netva, ad- 

 dressea, and procecdinKd of the 16th 

 annual meetinK: of the I .A. A. held 

 recently at SpHngrfleld. The overflow 

 will be iinhlished in following: iHsneH 

 of the RECORD and Bureau Farmer. 

 The PreMidenfM addreafi Im reproduced 

 in a serieN of articles ^vhich niemberci 

 should read to fcain niKnifleant Infor- 

 mation about their organization. 



FOR the fifth time it is my duty 

 and privilege to report to an an- 

 nual meeting of the 

 Illinois Agricultural 

 Association on the de- 

 velopment, progress 

 and problems of the 

 organization. It is a 

 pleasure to be able to 

 say that the past year 

 has witnessed real and 

 tangible accomplish- 

 ments for a steadily 

 increasing member- 

 ship; yet the year has 

 also brought greater 

 and more complex 

 problems confronting 

 the institution than 

 any previous year. 

 That these problems 

 have been met and 

 either solved or are 

 well on their way to 



der'^tinVK '^°'^;;- '"'^ "".^^">^ ""- Smith And Wright Are 



derstood by reading and digesting the ^ 



annual report of the Illinois Agricul- 

 tural Association 



Record Attendance 



At State Convention 



Business Sessions and Banquet Draw 

 Capacity Crowds During Three 

 ;"'•'"•'• Days' Meetings ::n'!x.| ■'■ 



EARL C. SMITH 

 President 



A. R. WRIGHT 

 Vice-President 



and its associated 

 companies. ^ ..';■/ 



I. A, A. Program ^ 



"This report discloses in a limited 

 way the development and progress of 

 the organization's program for improv- 

 ing the economic welfare of Illinois 

 agriculture. That program embraces 



Re-elected To Office 



THE election of a president and 

 vice-president and directors of the 

 I. A. A. for 1931, as in previous years, 

 followed the speaking program at the 

 banquet on Thursday night, Jan. 29, 

 Springfield. 



President Smith and Vice-President 



THE sixteenth annual meeting of the 

 Illinois Agricultural Association 

 held together with 

 meetings and confer- 

 ences of associated 

 companies at Spring- 

 field, Jan. 28-29-30, 

 established new rec- 

 ords in attendance, 

 interest and enthusi- 

 asm for I. A. A. an- 

 nual conventions. The 

 great meeting held 

 last year makes this 

 statement seem almost 

 unbelievable. 



Not only were 

 there more delegates 

 and members at the 

 recent convention 

 than ever before as 

 revealed in heavy reg- 

 istrations, packed 

 • ^-'^ rooms and assembly 



halls, but there were undoubtedly more 

 visitors and guests than at any previous 

 annual meeting. The crowd was con- 

 servatively estimated at 4,000 to 5,000 

 people for the three days. 



Many Turned Away 



Attendance at the banquet on 

 Thursday night, Jan. 29, was esti- 

 mated at 1,700 people by Mr. Chesebro, 

 custodian of the armory, who knows 

 the capacity of the building. The 

 luncheon drew a crowd estimated at 

 from 1,100 to 1,200 in addition to 

 hundreds who gathered in the balcony. 



r--o-- - Wright retired from the platform after 



1. Representation of the rightful the speeches when speakers and guests 



interests of the farmer in legis- left the banquet hall. 



lation, taxation and other public Geo. F. Tullock of Rockford called. ^ ^ _ 



5l*^*®"- '^he delegates to order and recognized The Majestic Theatre, where sessions 



*. The^buildmg of more effective John P. Stout of Sangamon county, were held Thursday and Friday morn- 



. marketmg machinery designed Mr. Stout in a brief nominating speech ings, was not only crowded but hun- 



to return to the producer the appropriately did honor to Mr. Smith dreds seeking entrance were turned 



maxunum amount for his prod- for his abiUty, untiring efforts, and de- away through lack of standing room. 



^^^^' votion to the best interests of the or- Several of the five sectional conferences 



:>. Lower cost production of farm ganization before nominating him for on Thursday afternoon drew upwards 



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