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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



the people for a few cents extra profit, to be gained only by deceit 

 and corruption. 



By far the most serious difficulty to, overcome is the fraud 

 practised in the sale of dairy products by retailers to their custo- 

 mers and to show this is still kept up, I quote from the Pennsyl- 

 vania report of December 15th, 1904, Vol. 2, No. 11, of the 

 Dairy and Food division, showing that all samples purchased for 

 butter, last October and November, everyone was a deception, 

 hence, a fraud practised on the innocent customer. (Here Mr. 

 Newman quoted from the report.) 



A mass of evidence of this nature can be made up from all 

 sections of the country, showing the need of stringent laws to 

 protect the public from such rascality. Yet, in the face of this, 

 the enemy is now forming his company into battle line to ask 

 Congress to change the 10c tax law for their benefit, but, thanks 

 to the National Dairy Union, Our " Knight " is also on the 

 watch at Washington to see that our rights — the people's rights — 

 are maintained. 



Our duty is to stand by faithfully, following and carrying out 

 his orders and by keeping the powder dry and plenty of it on 

 hand, we will be successful in this fight as in the past. Every 

 interest will be willing I am sure to contribute his or her share 

 to the expense of the N. D. U. and look at it as a profitable 

 investment. The present price of butter is only possible because 

 of this law, without it, colored oleomargarine would be sold as 

 and for butter. 



We are friendly to those who desire to eat oleo and have 

 proven it by reducing the tax for them, and the present cost of 

 the ingredients going into the manufacture of oleo ; you should 

 buy it at retail for 10c per pound and at that price, pay those who 

 handle it 20 per cent profit. Are they satisfied with this? No, 

 for they are a greedy lot, and only handle it because they see 

 larger profits to them on their investment. So stand to your 

 guns and support the National Dairy Union. 



Our Dairy School at the College of Agriculture, under the 

 charge of Prof. Hart, is slowlv increasing in numbers and effi- 



