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key and called the bell boy and said, "Take this gentleman to 

 Parlor A," and incidentally said to the gentleman, "$15 a day," 

 and the man whispered to the clerk, "This is my fourth wed- 

 ding." The clerk took back the key and hollered to the boy, 

 "Back room on the top floor, $2.50 a week." That is the posi- 

 tion that the dairyman has been placed in in the estimation of 

 the people. I like to see them stopping today in the magnificent 

 hotel of this city in Parlors A, B and C, where they have got 

 a bath. 



yir. Mayor, I want to say in conclusion, I voice the senti- 

 ment, not only of those who are here, in saying to you that we 

 have the highest appreciation of the welcome that has been ac- 

 corded, but in the name of thousands of members all over the 

 State of Illinois, and if there is one message that I would leave 

 with you and the people of Peoria, it is this : that dairy senti- 

 ment '1g created largely in the towns and cities of our country, 

 and the future development of this business, the future succes:" 

 of these men that are interested in the most important branch 

 of agriculture, will depend largely upon the encouragement and 

 the endorsement and the approval that they get from the citi- 

 zens of a metropolis like this. So for this reason this welcome 

 is peculiarly appreciated. 



Thank vou. 



