^^2 Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



FOR NEXT MEETING. 



The Secretary : — Within the past few days I received a 

 letter from the Chicago Association of Commerce asking the 

 Association to meet in Chicago, and then yesterday I received 

 this letter from the secretary of the Elgin Merchants' Associa- 

 tion. 



Elgin, III, January 13th., 1908. 

 Mr. George Caven, Secretary, 



State Dairymen's Association, 



Convention Hall, Marengo, 111. 

 Dear Sir:— 



At a meeting of our Board of Directors this afternoon a 

 resolution was passed that we ask you to favorably consider 

 Elgin as the next Meeting Place of the State Dairymen's Ass'n. 



For the purpose of more fully ascertaining just what the 

 requirements for space and entertainment would be for said 

 Convention and to be able to get a general outline of the expense 

 in connection therewith — before a final settlement is reached — ■ 

 the Board of Directors have instructed me to invite you to meet 

 with them at any future date you may select. 



Wishing you a profitable and harmonious meeting at Mar- 

 engo, I remain, 



Respectfully yours, 



GEORGE A. SMITH, Sec'y. 



The Chairman : — That matter will be decided by the Board 

 of Directors after the state fair, but we are always glad to get 

 these letters and requests to meet at different places throughout 

 the year, so as to give them full consideration. 



I might say, before I left home I was instructed by the 

 Business Men's Association of Springfield to extend a glad hand 

 for the city of Springfield, and ask this association to meet there 

 next year. I am speeaking now as a citizen from Springfield, 

 not as the president of this asociation, and I feel that city is in 

 about the central part of the state, with easy access from all 

 roads, good train service. We have many meeting halls we 

 could throw open to you and I am satisfied as far as finances go 



