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poor ; some so poor that his family wouldn't eat it. He 

 thought, like Patrick, that cheese a little skimmed was the 

 best. In his opinion the greatest danger came from another 

 quarter. We were making our cheese too hard. Some of 

 it was so hard that it would make good car-wheels. In 

 regard to the distinction between skim and cream cheese, 

 he had seen his friend Baltz, on the Elgin board of trade, 

 pass by good cream cheese and buy skim cheese right at 

 the side of it. If this is done, how does skim cheese hurt 

 the market ? He didn't think it hurt it any. So long as 

 the buyer can get skim cheese for much less than he can 

 cream he will not buy the cream. 



On motion of J, R. McLean the chair appointed a 

 committee of three, consisting of J. R. McLean, T. McD. 

 Richards and W. Boies, to draft resolutions relative to the 

 death of Dr. Woodworth. 



On motion it was decided to adjourn when they did to 

 7:30 p. m. 



On motion of E. H. Seward a committee of three — 

 R. M. Patrick, E. H. Seward and D. Wood — was appointed 

 to act as a finance committee. 



Charles Baltz, of Chicago, asked if any arrangements 

 had been made with the railroad companies to reduce the 

 fare for those attending the convention. On being informed 

 that no such arrangement had been made, he remarked that 

 if there had been any he was going to offer a resolution 

 thanking the company. 



On motion a committee, consisting of J. R. McLean 

 and M. Switzer, was appointed to select judges to examine 



