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Committee on Resolutions. I will put Mr. J. McDonald Smith on 

 that committee in place of Mr. Joseph Newman as he is not here 

 yet. 



For the nominating committee I will appoint Mr. John 

 Coolidge of Galesburg: Mr. Mason of Elgin and Mr. George 

 Knoblock of Marion. 



Prof. Davenport will speak to us on the breeding problem, 

 but first I want to call upon one who is here this afternoon who 

 is one of the foremost men in this state on live stock. He has 

 done much for the Live Stock Shows, State Fairs and Institutes. 

 I refer to Col. Mills of Springfield and I will ask him to give us 

 a few remarks. 



REMARKS. 



By Col. Mills, Springfield, III. 



]\Ir. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : — This is rather un- 

 expected to be called upon this afternoon. 



Our worthy president desires more than anything else that 

 attention should be called to the rapid advancing of the dairy 

 interests of this state. During the past year it has been my priv- 

 ilege to act as a member of the Dairy Advisory Committee, 

 and in that connection I have been brought into intimate and 

 close relation with your president. I may say if you have any 

 substantial results in the development of the dairy interests in 

 this state, it is very largely owing to the active interest and 

 practical business methods of President Wiggins which he has 

 put forth to advance your interests. You all know he has been 

 a practical dairyman from, I might say, his boyhood. He has 

 one of the best equipped plants for the production of high class 

 milk that we have in the state, one of the very best. His mind 

 is constantly on the alert to advance the dairyman's interests 

 of this state and the nation in general, and especially in connection 

 with his official duties. This will be a matter. of great surprise 

 to him, because it was the last thing he would expect me to say 

 here on this occasion. I want to congratulate the dairymen 



