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enemies and give us no opportunity to defend ourselves. We knew that the 

 butterine men had made application to Mr. Chester, the dairy superintendent, 

 for permission to make a display of their goods, and had met with a point blank 

 refusal, and we supposed that would end the matter. The Board accepted 

 statements from the butterine men and allowed them published to the world, 

 which would not have been accepted as evidence anywhere, unless it be before 

 a grand jury. If the Board had been our enemies they could hardly have done 

 us more harm. 



Our legislature does not meet until after our next annual meeting. In the 

 meantime we shall see the action of our sister States and shall be able to profit 

 by their experience. I cannot believe that the dairy interest is to be ruined by this 

 parasite. There is no question but what the profit that should go to the dairy- 

 men is now going into the pockets of the makers of and dealers in bogus butter. 

 All the consumer's pocket has been benefited is to the extent of the depression 

 of the general butter market, caused by the sale of an immense quantity of 

 lard, tallow and other compounds as butter. It has benefited the consumer no 

 more than the importation of an equal amount of butter. Some of our promi- 

 nent creamery men have been recommending an organization of manufacturers 

 of and dealers in pure butter, for the purpose of putting ourselves in shape to 

 do effectual work. I am confident this is a wise move and a necessary move. 

 We can do nothing without organization. Let us not spend the time of this 

 convention throwing dirt and calling hard names, that can only weaken our 

 cause, but let us rather spend our time in strengthening our cause in all honorable 

 ways, that we may have all available strength to carry on the warfare between 

 pure and adulterated dairy products. 



APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 



On Membership. — F. Sager, F. Stockwell, O. J. Lincoln, John L. Wit- 

 beck. O. S. Cohoon and J. H. White. 



On President's Address. — C. 0, Buell, J. L. Witbeck, R. Lespinasse. 



ADDRESS. 



E. E. CHESTER, CHAMPAIGN, ILL. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: — This is pretty near taking me by 

 storm. When I left*my home with the intention of attending this convention, 

 I expected that it would be for a purpose, and that purpose is just the same 

 thing that attracted me to your neighboring city of De Kalb a few years ago. 



My object in coming to your convention was to learn something of the 

 dairy interests of Illinois. My object in coming from my place to this place, 

 was not to act as the attorney of the State Board of Agriculture. I am 

 utterly surprised at my very first entrance into the door of your convention, 

 that myself and my brother members of the honorable State Board of Agriculture 

 of Illinois are on trial, and the charge against us is treason and imbecility, 

 but, as I am diverted entirely from my intentions and from my course, and as 

 I am compelled to say something, I hope you will hear me candidly and that 

 we will meet with a little charity. 



I came here with no malice towards any dairyman that lives, with no 



