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Whereas, In making this effort the oleomargarine interest 

 confesses that their product will not sell when consumers know T 

 its character and they wish to be in a position to deceive con- 

 sumers as formerly, in order to make a market; 



Resolved, That we ask every dairyman and creameryman to 

 support the National Dairy Union, the organization that secured 

 the 10 cent tax law and is fighting the battle of dairymen of the 

 country to uphold it; and that we ask the dairymen in the state 

 to write to their congressmen, senators and representatives, pro- 

 testing against repeal of the 10 cent tax law, or any lowering of 

 the amount of tax on oleomargarine when colored in imitation 

 of butter. 



Resolved, That we recognize the importance of dairy field 

 work in the state as done by the dairy department of Illinois, 

 and hope to see it extended. We favor the appropriation, in accord 

 with the recommendation of the advisory committee presented 

 and adopted at this meeting, of $15,000 for this work, which 

 is the same as the amount appropriated by the state legislature 

 two years ago. 



Report of committee on resolutions read by the secretary. 

 On motion, duly made and seconded, resolutions were adopted 

 as read. 



The President: — Your action today will leave the com- 

 mittee to act with the pure food commissioner and his office with 

 our legislature, to amend the pure food bill, as follows : 



Mr. Joseph Newman, the President of your association, 

 Mr. C. Y. Knight, of Chicago, and 

 Mr. L. N. Wiggins, of Springfield. 



The President: — We will now listen to Mr. P. H. Kieffer, 

 assistant dairy commissioner of Iowa, who will address us on 

 the subject of " Starters." 



