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have not asked their members for it. If you people will take an 

 interest in this matter, there is no question but what we will get 

 what we are entitled to. 



The live stock interest pays sixty per cent of the whole tax 

 in Illinois, so I think you are entitled to some of the benefits. 

 We asked for a laboratory; we got six thousand dollars for it, 

 so when we got ready to start we were broke. We have saved 

 over 250 to 300 thousand dollars of your money, and that is 

 only one thing among a lot of others that we have done, and I 

 would like to have you people take an interest. 



At the Illinois Live Stock Breeders' Association meeting we 

 will have the best speakers that can be produced ; we will also 

 have a judging school the last day. We have a thousand dollars 

 in prizes to be given away. We want you all to come down to 

 that meeting, but I am not going to talk about that. I want to 

 say just this to you people in this part of the state, that the Live 

 Stock Board of Illinois is as good a friend as the dairymen has 

 in Illinois. There was an impression formerly that the Live 

 Stock Board was going to come here and kill your cows. When 

 we come and slaughter your cattle, the state will give us the 

 money to reimburse you. We are not here for that purpose ; we 

 are here to help you and not to put you out of business. It is 

 our intention to help you. The Board was created for that pur- 

 pose, not for the purpose of doing you harm or injury. I want 

 you to feel that way. You will find this board absolutely the 

 dairyman's friend. 



I want to speak just another word and tell you how much 

 Dr. Peters, who is in a position to save you a whole lot of money 

 and has saved you a whole lot of money since we have had him 

 with us. He has saved the cattle men of Illinois a lot of money. 



You have a good' program and I do not want to take your 

 time, but I want to thank you for the opportunity to say these 

 few words to you. 



President : I want to give you my word that there has not 

 been a man without pay or with pay that has done more than 



