ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 11 



prevailed upon to make a few remarks and welcome this conven- 

 tion to Joliet today. 



It certainly affords me pleasure to do so, and we will give 

 you all the encouragement we can as citizens and officials to help 

 your worthy cause along. I think myself there is no better ob- 

 ject, no better undertaking than the cause that you now are 

 working for — purity of milk. Also the care and manner in 

 which you are now bringing up stock and care of material so as 

 to get the best results. 



We have had a great deal of trouble here in Joliet and I 

 think if they would take some of the precaution that you can 

 advise we would be much better off. The milk dealers have 

 given us lots of trouble, and we have had to instruct our health 

 officer from time to time to investigate the quality of the milk, 

 and the amount of water used, and the result was that we found 

 a great excess of water and not so much milk. I think the posi- 

 tion our health officers here and in larger cities is taking will be 

 a much greater protection for our citizens. 



While I am not so familiar with your organization, what 

 little I have learned is that you have been in session thirty-three 

 years, which is news to me. 



I follow a different line of business, which requires a lot of 

 water, more than the milk dealer requires, that is the brew^ery 

 business. If you want a little change, and want to see some- 

 thing different, you will be welcome at any time to call at the 

 brewery and see our product. 



I don't want to take up much of your time. I say, gentle- 

 men, the doors of our city are open to you. Our merchants and 

 officials will be glad to extend a welcome hand, and any advice, 

 anything we can show you or help you in any way, we will be 

 only too glad to do it. If any of you wish to see the prison, 

 you can do so and I will go with you. We have the largest wire 

 industry in the United States right here. We have the controll- 

 ing works which is a very great engineering problem. 



