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became millionaires^. They saw that a fight would be had and that some- 

 thing of the sort would take place, so they make an effort to work them- 

 selves into the good graces of the politicians of the country from one end 

 to the other. 



However, the scheme was launched at the National Creamery Butter- 

 makers' Association and has progressed. When Mr. Knight, who was 

 Secretary of the National Dairy Union, first went to Washington to urge 

 the bill, he was met on every side with the assertion that he was foolish 

 to come with a bill of that kind for he would not get a single vote for it. 

 Yet he was not daunted in getting what he thought was just for the 

 creameryman and the dairyman. 



He pursued an entirely different policy than those others. He, in- 

 stead of making use of lobbying, did the only thing the dairyman had 

 with which to contend with in this fight. It was not possible for tho 

 dairyman to attempt to obtain anything by the use of money in the 

 ordinary acceptation of that term, for when it came to money, the oleo- 

 margarine men had hundreds of dollars to one of ours that they were 

 willing to spend. Consequently he had to appeal to the dairymen and 

 obtain from them the only thing that remained that they had with which 

 to fight, and that was their votes. It became a fight between votes and 

 money. 



He wrote to the Congressmen and asked aid of them. We were dis- 

 appointed in not obtaining definite action on the Bill at the last session. 

 All we accomplished was to succeed in having it made a special call for 

 December 3 after the House met this year. At that time our Bill came up 

 with the favorable endorsement of the Agricultural Committee. The 

 minority brought in a report. The other side lined up every influence 

 that they could against the Bill, but the issue was brought out fairly and 

 frankly on the whole, and the vote was taken. First, on the substituting 

 a Bill which was introduced by the oleomargarine men not only to kill 

 our Bill but to make the conditions more favorable for themselves. This 

 was overwhelmingly defeated. Then came the main issue on the Grout 

 Bill, and while it had been asserted we could not get a vote, it got 196 to 



