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Illinois State Dairymen's Association. 



advertisements in the two programs, and it is possible if the 

 associations were combined they would contribute more freely. 



Mr. Lee: — Mr. Caven, what steps would be necessary to 

 take in order to combine with the Dairymen's Association? 



Mr. Caven : — Merely to agree to do so. The matter has 

 been discussed. 



Mr. Lee : — Would the name be changed to the Illinois 

 Buttermakers' and Dairymen's Association? 



Mr. Caven : — The Dairymen's Association is incorporated a:^ 

 the Illinois Dairymen's Association. That could be easily 

 changed and doubtless would, and I think it would be a nice 

 change to make. I would be in favor of changing the name to 

 the Illinois State Dairymen's and Buttermakers' Association. 

 The Creamery Package Co. and the DeLaval Separator Co. each 

 increased their subscriptions $10 this year because both state 

 associations were to attend at this meeting. 



Mr. Lee: — If it is in order, I move that the secretary, Mr. 

 Caven, and Mr. Nelson arrange the matter so as to get recog- 

 nition in the Dairymen's Association. 



Motion seconded and unanimously carried. 



Mr. Lee : — In combining the two associations, I believe it 

 would be advisable to have it understood that one of the butter- 

 makers be a member of the Board of Directors. 



The Chairman: — I believe the Dairymen's Association will 

 show a liberal spirit in recognizing the Association. This plan 

 of consolidating was not suggested by the officers of this Asso- 

 ciation because of lack of desire to work for the organization, but 

 because necessarily we would hold our meetings shortly after the 

 dairymen held theirs and we would have to solicit funds, as I 

 said before, from the very same parties. At first we thought of 

 having our meeting with the National Dairy Show in Chicago 

 last fall, but decided that was not the place to have it. 



Mr. Caven : — There is this difficulty about soliciting for two 

 associations in Illinois. In Minnesota and Wisconsin when they 

 solicit funds they come to the commission men of Chicago and 

 New York and receive liberal support. Illinois cannot ask the 

 commission men of Chicago, New York or anywhere else to 

 contribute to the premium fund, simply because the commission 



