202 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Resolved, That we thank Mr. Jules Lumbard and the Star 

 Union line which he represents. A dairy convention in Illinois 

 could not be complete without Mr. Lumbard and his songs, and 

 it seems to us he has never been in better voice than at this 

 meeting. 



Resolved, That we thank the Elgin Board of Trade for the 

 handsome gold medal offered as the only special premium this 

 association recognizes. The medal adds greatly to the interest 

 each year in the butter exhibit. 



Resolved, That we express our sorrow at the death recently 

 of Major H. E. Alvord, who was chief of the dairy bureau, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture. Major Alvord's whole heart was 

 in the work of the department and he labored faithfully to make 

 his bureau fulfill the purpose of its organization. 



Whereas, There is an urgent need for a more thorough 

 inspection of dairy products, creameries, cheese factories, and 

 means of transporting dairy products; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the state 

 pure food law be so amended that effective inspection by men 

 with practical dairy knowledge will be assured. 



Resolved, That we believe the work of dairy inspection will 

 be facilitated by the state clothing the dairy instructors of the 

 University of Illinois with police power, and we request that 

 this matter be considered in the revising of the state pure food 

 law. 



Whereas, The oleomargarine interests of the country have 

 organized to secure the repeal by Congress of the 10 cent tax 

 on oleomargarine when colored in imitation of butter, or to get 

 the tax reduced from 10 cents to 4 cents a pound ; 



Whereas, We can see in this move, made under the guise 

 of securing additional revenue for the government, an attempt 

 to restore old conditions when colored oleomargarine was sold 

 to consumers who called for butter ; 



