'^^ Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



then they can scatter through the audience and take your dollars. 

 This committee will consist of 



Messrs. C. J. Gilkerson, Marengo. 



M. S. Campbell, Genoa. 

 ^^ John Newman, Elgin. 



^ % Andrew Fredericks, Elgin. 



R* :--" - y^^ Coulter, Marengo. 



O. V. Fox, Chicago. 



E. Sudendorf, Clinton. 



F. Midhener, Chicago. 

 Harry Hayes, Chicago. 



I want to again call your attention to the banquet tonight. 

 The ladies have taken a great deal of trouble to make this a nice 

 affair and I hope you will assist them by your presence. This 

 afternoon I will appoint one or two other committees. Im- 

 mediately after this meeting I would like to get the resolution 

 committee together. I will appoint on that committee: Messrs. 

 John Newman, Elgin ; M. S. Campbell, Genoa ; M. Long, Wood- 

 stock. 



President Wiggins not being present the first day did not 

 read his address but it is here presented and tells of the Associa- 

 tion's work for the year as follows : 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



Ladies and Gentlemen : — 



Naturally you are expecting me to deliver an address, but 

 you will have to be satisfied, at this time, with a brief report of 

 what your officers of this Association have been doing in the 

 past year. 



We were delighted to accept the kind invitation from the 

 citizens of Marengo to hold our annual meeting in their city. 

 Every inducement was offered us and the Citizens' Committee 

 have been most energetic and liberal in their preparations. And 

 in behalf of the Dairymen's Association I wish to thank the 

 citizens of Marengo most heartily for their hospitality and sin- 

 cerely hope that the results of the meeting here will be profitable 

 to them financially, as well as mentally. The eminent men, who 



