200 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Resolved, That we recognize the Hon. James Wilson, Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture, and the Dairy Division of his department 

 as true friends of the dairy interests of the whole country. We 

 thank them for their fairness in the enforcement of the dairy 

 laws and extend our hearty cooperation and support. We wish 

 also to thank the Secretary and the dairy division for the pres- 

 ence at this meeting of W. D. Collyer, inspector of dairy pro- 

 ducts for this district, and thank Mr. Collyer for his services in 

 judging the butter exhibit at this convention. 



Resolved, That we thank the Hon. Leslie M. Shaw, Secre- 

 tary of the Treasury, and Hon. J. W. Yerkes, Internal Revenue 

 Commission for the fearless manner in which they are en- 

 forcing the laws regarding imitation products, which are of so 

 much interest to the dairy industry. 



Whereas, The Greenville local committee in its work for 

 the success of this convention, has made a new record of effort 

 as shown in the good attendance the result of that work, therefore 



Resolved, That we thank the citizens for their work and 

 their welcome. They have all had the success of the convention 

 at heart and have labored to make it so. 



We also thank the newspapers of Greenville. Their editors 

 have kept the convention before the readers and urged them to 

 attend the sessions. Their help and other papers of this section 

 have been powerful influences in making this convention a suc- 

 cess. 



We wish to thank the hotels here for their successful eft'orts 

 to accommodate the members of this Association and the citizens 

 who have offered to open their homes so that no one would lack 

 comfortable sleeping rooms. 



We, as an association, are well pleased with the meeting 

 here and hope the citizens of Greenville and surrounding terri- 

 tory are as well satisfied and will realize to the fullest measure 

 the benefit of this gathering. 



Resolved, That we extend our congratulations to the milk 

 producers of Bond County, the Helvetia Condensed Milk Co. and 

 the Greenville Condensary on the magnificent business their co- 



