FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 147 



Mr. Marple: 



"Now, ladies ?ind gentlemen, I want to say again that this 

 has been a wonderful meeting from the standpoint not only of 

 the dairymen, but of those interested in dairying, either produc- 

 ing, manufacturing or consuming. 



I think that we can truly say that this is the end of a perfect 

 day and one of the things that has impressed me in this meeting 

 has been the spirit of co-operation shown between the producers, 

 manufacturers and breeders. There was standing on the street 

 corner of the city of New York two newspaper boys selling 

 papers, one was a little fellow, a cripple, the other was a little 

 larger and stronger, and a team came running down the street at 

 a terrific speed. The little cripple was out in the street and the 

 other boy saw that it was impossible for him to get out of the 

 way, so he threw himself on the boy and the team ran over them 

 and killed the larger boy and saved the little cripple. Although 

 in a way they were competitors, he said : 'Me and Jim were part- 

 ners/ as he wiped away the tears. It was a wonderful example, 

 the little ragged newsboy set to the world, that of Universal 

 Brotherhood of Man. So we are all working for the accomp- 

 lishment of one end and Mr. Aitken hit the nail on the head, and 

 I hope that we will take home with us the message that he 

 brought. Service is a wonderful thing. I saw the other day 

 that another way to spell success is application. Sendee is a 

 wonderful thing, it is a prominent feature in the basis of the 

 business of each one of us. It should be a prominent feature in 

 our social life and in our business life, and that has been dem- 

 onstrated here by the service that has been given by the gentle- 

 men who invited us to come here and hold this meeting. Now, 

 I do not hesitate to say that the character of the men who have 

 attended this meeting is, from the standpoint of knowledge, su- 

 perior to any meeting that I have ever attended in the State of 

 Illinois. That does not say that the personnel has been very 

 different from other meetings, but a wonderful improvement in 

 the knowledge and information that has been acquired has made 

 the difference in the appearance and in the activity of these peo- 

 ple who have attended this meeting and the program that has 

 been furnished for us is the most complete of any program that 



