92 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN's ASSOCIATION. 



Question No. lo was then passed, having been pretty 

 well discussed, and the next question, that of legislation, 

 taken up. 



M. H. Thompson : Said he would like to ask if the 

 duties of the legislative committee, appointed at the last 

 annual meeting, were considered at an end, or would the 

 committee hold over another year. 



On motion, it was decided that the same committee 

 should hold over another year. 



J. R. McLean : Said we needed help from the legisla- 

 ture to enable us to publish our proceedings and statistics. 

 In the Southern States they knew but little about the busi- 

 ness, and we must enlighten them by our publications. 

 When he was down south he met a man who was in the 

 dairy business on a small scale, who asked him if we milked 

 our cows in this country more than once each day. 



W. Patten : Had little faith in this matter of legisla- 

 tion in behalf of the association. He was, as an individual 

 member, able to take care of himself. All he wanted was a 

 guarantee of protection to himself and property. We 

 wanted laws that would be a benefit to us. , We could get 

 very little out of it. Had very little confidence in these 

 matters. Was not in favor of monopolies. If he could set 

 no other objection to the matter, he would bring up that — 

 objection to monopolies. 



McLean : Said Patten didn't understand what we 

 wanted. We were paying taxes to publish and circulate 

 proceedings of the State Horticultural Society, which was of 

 no more importance than the State Dairymen's Association. 

 We wanted an appropriation to enable us to print our pro- 

 ceedings, and send them south, where they needed instruc- 

 tion, 



