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ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



been closed, they were referred to the President to be audited 

 by him as soon as the year's business was entered. 



The Secretary was also instructed to proceed with the pub- 

 lishing of the annual report and to let contract for such work 

 to the lowest bidder There being no further business the meet- 

 ing adjourned. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



Directors, Illinois State Dairymen's Ass'n, 



Gentlemen : — I hereby submit a report of the money re- 

 ceived and .paid out by the Secretary during the year of July 

 1st, 1906, to July 1st, 1907, and a brief statement of the work of 

 the office. 



Heretofore the association has confined its efforts to the 

 annual convention and the sending out of reports of proceedings 

 of that meeting, but during the year just closed, besides the 

 convention, the association ran a dairy train over the main line 

 of the Santa Fe from Chicago to the Mississippi River and down 

 their Pekin branch to Morton. This train was run according 

 to the following schedule : 



SCHEDULE OF 



Special train in Illinois' March 25th to 30th inclusive, Chi- 

 cago to Dallas and Pekin branch, account Illinois Dairymen's 

 Association. 



Leave Chicago 7 : 50 a. m. 



Arrive Millsdale 9 : 00 a. in. 



Leave Millsdale 10:15 a.m. 



Arrive Blodgett 10:25 a.m. 



Leave Blodgett 11 : 25 a. m. 



Arrive Lorenzo 11 : 35 a. m. 



Leave Lorenzo 12 : 30 p. m. 



Arrive Coal City 12 : 45 p. m. 



Leave Coal City 3 : 00 p. m. 



Arrive Mazon 3:15 p.m. 



March 25th. 



