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the merits of the dairy products, in a very intensive cam- 

 paign which has been carried on in some of our larger 

 cities, and appreciation of dairy products increased and 

 raised to the financial betterment of the dairy industry and 

 the general betterment of humanity that has been touched 

 through this great organization. So just with this one word 

 I beseech of you to make a study and investigatoin of the 

 work of the National Dairy Council, support that organi- 

 zation and go forward with it in its great success. 

 I thank you. (Applause.) 



Toastmaster: I have the pleasure of introducing to 

 you Mr. W. B. Barney, Secretary of the Holstein-Friesian 

 Association and former Food and Dairy Commissioner of 

 Iowa. Mr. Barney. 



Mr. W. B. Barney: Mr. Toastmaster, ladies and gen- 

 tlemen: I am a servant of that association and sometimes 

 termed one of their experts. 



I have listened with a great deal of pleasure to a lot 

 of stories that my friend Van Pelt and President O'Hair, 

 and other Sunday School teachers have told tonight. 

 (Laughter.) 



I am reminded of the things that happened in Iowa. 

 It was during the war. Big Bill Atkinson was speaker of 

 the house' of representatives, and during the war he con- 

 ducted a Chautauqua doings. One day a young man came 

 into his place and said, *'I am looking for an opportunity 

 10 go out on the Chautauqua platform. Couldn't you give 

 me a job?" "I don't know, what could you do?" **0h, 

 I think I could put the thing over." *'A11 right. I might 

 give you a trial for a couple of weeks, you can find out 

 what you can do. Then come in and report." He left and 

 was gone a couple of weeks. On his return he went to the 

 office and Mr. Atkinson said, ''How did you make it?" 

 "Fine, fine. Did fine." ''Did they like your stuff?" "Oh, 

 they were delighted with it." "Did they ask you to come 

 back?" "My, Lord, they dared me to come back!" 

 (Laughter.) 



I have been invited to come to Illinois a number of 



