X84 ITJ^TNOTS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOC 1 A TION. 



]\lr. C^hiihlxH^k: \\\^ \\a\c. i;(>nc thi\Mii;h considerably the 

 same cxpericiuH^ witli our lci;islaliirc in MissiMni. At our meet- 

 ing; of the ilairynicn last NNcc^k, steps were takcMi to secure the 

 incorporation of our State Dairy Association with a view of 

 securing from the Li\i;islaturc^ the cMiforcement of the law which 

 we now ha\e, puttini; such enh>rcemenl in tlie hands of the 

 association. 



Mrs. Nhi\\>: 1 want to tell you how we i;x>t our dairy and 

 fo(ul cnunmissioner in Michij^an. I am not a ]>c^litician but I am 

 the wife of a politician, ami 1 ha\e to stand riqht behind that 

 man and I .im oblii;ed to listen to all the arguments that he has 

 to }uesent. 



We have been working hard for that law. The Ci range is 

 strong in ^Michigan antl it is largely through the intluence of the 

 Grange that we ha\ e to-day a law in regard to pure food ami 

 we are fortunate in having a \ cry strongman as Pairyand Food 

 Commissioner. Our hrst man didn't amount to anything, but 

 now we haNc Mr. (iros\eni>r. an earnest, junsistent man, and he 

 isn't afraid of anybodx , not the go\ernor or the whole state of 

 ^lichigan or an) political iniluence that may be brought to bear 

 on him. because he knoNvs that behind him is the great con- 

 stituency of the farnuMs of the state of Michigan and under such 

 circumstances, these K\gislators are putting their ears to the 

 ground and listening iov something 



lie is vigorcMisly prosecuting offenders. He is reading up, 

 he has sent out inspectors to all the farmers around the country 

 that are selling their milk in the cities, submitting them to rigid 

 examination, making reports which stand on the records and 

 whiidi a man don't like to see unless they read pretty well. He 

 is going after the slaughter houses w here animals are killed and 

 put on the market, examining into their condition. There 

 ought to be in e\ery state a sutfieient appropriation made to 

 carr\- on this work. Think of the amounts that are appropriated 

 for all sorts of things that are ot no earthly use to us farmers, 

 ^\'e must look after our own interests and elect men to these 

 positions that we can tie to every time, not to tie to before 

 election, but tie to when the Notes come to be counted. 



