^S ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN's ASSOCIATION- 



nothing about the business but to cheat the patrons. The 

 truth is, if all would stop selling on commission the buyers 

 would all come to the board to buy, 



R, P. McGlincy : Was glad to hear this question dis- 

 cussed. He believed all should sell on the board or not at 

 all. It was a fact that commission men had made several 

 attempts to break up the board but had failed so far. Goods 

 should not be sold at factory. Hold till sale day, then all 

 will be sold at a fair price. There is generally a tail to all 

 sales made on commission, either in short weights, bad pay 

 or some other way. He urged all dairymen to patronize 

 the board of trade and mutually protect themselves. 



Wilcox said the factorymen would look out for their 

 interest, so must the farmer or he would be left out in the 

 reckoning. 



B. Cox-wanted to know if buyers would not come to 

 the board meetings to h^y good goods. 



Wright said he had known where commission men 

 had offered to advance money to make monthly dividends. 

 This clearly showed collusion. 



Burton did not see how a divividend could be made 

 out without making a sale and showing the bills. 



S. N. Wright knew it to be a fact that a commission 

 man had attempted to bribe the Clintonville factory not to 

 sell on the board of trade. The whole manner of working 

 up and selling is a fraud on the producer. 



After some further discussion of this subject, in which 

 it plainly appeared that the system, as now practiced, in 

 making sales was not satisfactory, the convention adjourned, 

 to meet at Marengo, Illinois, where the next annual meeting 

 will be held. 



