1^2 Illinois State Dairymen's Association, 



''At the last regular meeting of the Chicago Grocers and 

 Butchers' Association, held Wednesday evening, January 8, 1908, 

 in Masonic Temple, a resolution was unanimously carried endors- 

 ing Bulletin No. 6, entitled, "Fraud in the Sale of Oleomar- 

 garine." We also' commend the able work along this line by 

 yourself and your co-workers." That help comes from a source 

 where we least expected it. They have taken these bulletins and 

 will distribute them in their baskets, and I tell you it takes more 

 than a moment's thought to appreciate what an assistance -this 

 Grocers' and Butchers' Association will be to the dairymen of 

 Illinois. This is not all being done for the dairymen but it 

 reverts back to the dairymen and I am proud of those fellows, 

 proud of the help they are giving us. 



So along these lines we are doing all that we can and we 

 are going tq keep on. The only difference will be that we are 

 going to double our force in the Dairy and Food Department and 

 I really hope to report greater progress next year than any of the 

 past two years. I thank you for your attention. 



DISCUSSION. 



The Chairman : — If there is anything about this pure food 

 law that you are not acquainted with, I think we have a pretty 

 good man here to explain it. Mr. Schuknecht will answer any 

 questions and he knows how to answer pretty nearly all of them 

 now. I would like to hear from any of you who desire to get 

 any further information on this subject. 



Member: — Referring to the milk in which you found the 

 water, was this milk direct from the farmer or from the dealer? 



Mr. Schuknecht: — The inspector took it from the wagons 

 of the farmers at the bottling plants, etc. Referring to the sam- 

 ples they came from a total of 2,500 taken at creameries, cheese 

 factories, bottling plants, etc. The other samples came from 

 milk dealers' wagons but come in the list of city milk supply 

 samples. 



Member : — I am a shipper myself so I am interested. 



Mr. Schuknecht :— Some of the remarks made by the various 

 gentlemen, who were summoned into the office for a prelimmary 

 hearing before any suit was brought, as provided in section 40 

 of the law, are very funny. Some are not so funny, more 

 pathetic, perhaps. One gentleman came in, who seemed to be 



