FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 11 



public itself, are a necessity in bringing the economy to you of 

 research, in bringing to you the best methods and applying to 

 your business the science of today. The fact is that your or- 

 ganization, by communion with one another, by association, has 

 made two blades, and I don't know but three blades, of grass 

 grow where but one grew before. I am a member of an or^ 

 ganization that is of a trade character, and I fear that at one 

 time I certainly had the notion that I knew it all. I found that 

 men who had the experience I had and more experience were 

 doing better than I could, and by association with those men I 

 was able to apply to my own interest experience they had, and 

 it is not only a matter of economy, but of progress. ' 



Ordinarily in these days of investigation everybody and 

 every thing is being investigated. The fact is that one would 

 be somewhat surprised if he felt that you as an organization 

 ought to be investigated, by reason of the fact that you assemble 

 here and talk matters over, and outsiders might think your pro- 

 duction was one of a monopoly where you endeavored to control 

 prices. The fact is, such organizations as yours are beneficent. 

 Instead of controlling the output and raising prices, you, as an 

 organization, are endeavoring to increase the output, to bring 

 economy and intelligence to your work, not raise the price or 

 curtail the product, and it is for this, as a body of American 

 citizens, representative of the state in your industry, that we 

 are glad to say to you in behalf of the citizens of Pfeoria that 

 you are welcome. We accept it as an honor and take it as a 

 compliment that you have selected Peoria as your meeting place. 

 I realize that this meeting will be one step further in your line, 

 that the whole work will be benefited by the meeting you have 

 here, and I am indeed glad to be privileged to say this welcome 

 to you. Members of the Illinois State Dairymen's Association 

 and those who come with you, if there is any function within 

 the City Department that will be of comfort or convenience to 

 you, I want to say to you that the City Hall is ready to do any- 

 thing we can to make it pleasant and comfortable for vou. 



