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in such position that he may be able to carry out his plans and recom- 

 mendations in both his dairy and creamery work. 



Mr. Newman. — I move the adoption of these resolutions. Seconded 

 and carried unanimously. 



Whereas, The State of Illinois has invested large sums of money in 

 erecting and maintaining the University of the State of Illinois, and 

 equipping the same with complete apparatus for making experiments 

 in agriculture; therefor© 



Resolved, That the Illinois Dairymen's Association recommend that 

 the legislature of this state, at its next session, make a sufficient appro- 

 priation to make thorough experiments in the lines of dairying, under 

 the direction of the officers of the Agricultural Department of the State 

 University. 



It seems that the University feel they are asking for so much in a 

 lump. They have a little feeling in asking. 



I move the adoption of the resolution above. Seconded. Carried 

 unanimously. 



Third resolution: 



Whereas, The public highways of the State of Illinois are, for a large 

 portion of the year, in a deplorable and almost impassable condition, 

 thereby causing great loss and inconvenience to the dairymen of this 

 state, and 



Whereas, The present laws governing the disbursement of the vast 

 sums of money paid as road and bridge tax by the farmers of Illinois 

 seems faulty and inadequate to the production of good roads, therefore 



Resolved, First, That it is the sense of this Association that the con- 

 vict labor of the state should be expended upon the public highways, 

 thereby partly atoning to the public for the crimes which they have 

 committed against it. 



Second, That the state pay its just share towards the betterment of 

 the public highways of the state. 



Third, That the Chairman of this Association appoint a committee 

 of three to represent this Association, and look after legislation bearing 



