THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 137 



make the law apply to only those manufacturers or dealers who 

 knowingly manufacture or deal in adulterated butter. 



WHEREAS. This Association stands for pure dairy prod- 

 ucts and believes in proper and just punishment for those who 

 knowingly and intentionally manufacture or deal in adulterated 

 butter or dairy products. 



RESOLVED. We heartily approve of the strengthening :: 

 the Revenue or Pure Food laws of the state or nation to stop 

 this nefarious practice. 



We recommend a copy of this resolution be sent to Commis- 

 sioner Cabell at Washington. 



RESOLVED, That this Association endorse the Illi 

 State Dairy and Food Commission and the laws and regulations 

 and recommend to our dairymen and milk product manufacturers 

 that they co-operate with said Dairy and Food Commission. 



WHEREAS. The question of Dairy Boards of Trade, nam- 

 ing a dailv or weekly price is now under investigation by the 

 Government, and 



WHEREAS, The product of the dairy farm is a perishable 

 article, and it is necessary to dispose of same often, and 



WHEREAS. The dairy product is sold for cash it is nec- 

 essary to deal in same on some reliable market quotation, and 



WHEREAS. The Elgin Board of Trade was established 

 by dairy farmers in 1S72 as a Dairyman's producers market for 

 that purpose, and 



WHEREAS. It has given the farmers a reliable market by 

 taking into consideration the offerings and sales, the state of 

 other markets, and 



WHEREAS. The price committee has proven a conserva- 

 tive method is quoting a weekly price, and 



WHEREAS. The price is arrived at in a fair manner and 



WHEREAS. No one is entitled to buy or sell their dairy 

 products on this market price. 



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. That we. the Illinois 

 State Dairymen's Convention assembled, hereby recommend the 

 continuance of said price committee of the Elgin Board of 

 Trade, believing the price named by them each week is a fair 



