iLiiiiirois dairymen's association. 17 



We do not concede the point that our dairies or factories cannot produce 

 as fine a quality of butter or cheese as any other country on the face of the 

 globe. 



But we do concede the point that we as an exporting country are sending 

 forward much that goes under the name of butter which has but a small per 

 cent, of first-class butter in it, and that dairymen of our country are largely 

 suffering by such imprudence I have no doubt. 



For the six months ending October 31, 1883, the United States exported 

 butter, or what was ca'led butter, 13.531,366 pr>unds, an increase over thit of 

 1882 of 9,127,476 pounds, and of cheese we exported in 1883, 88,709,009 pounds, 

 aa excess over 1882 of 12,486,775 pounds. 



In conclusion,! may be permitted to say that the Legislature of the State, 

 near the cIosh of its session in 1882 3, passed a law appropriating five hundred 

 dollars per annum to aid the Illinois Dairymen's Association in compiling, 

 publishing and distributing their reports. This apparently necessitated 

 some change in our organization, consequently a meeting of the Association 

 was called at Elgin, March 3d, 1883, for the purpose of making a legal organ- 

 izati >n. Heretof re we were o ly ass iciated together as mutual friends with 

 no particular reference as to legality. A meeting was held at Elgin pursuant 

 to the call which proceeded to perfect a legal organization. The necessary 

 papers were drawn up, signed, acknowledged and sent to the Secretary of 

 Stitewith the following names as Directors for the fir.^t year : S. K. Bar- 

 tholomew, Marengo, McHenry county; F. W. Wr'ght, Hanover, Cook 

 countv ; C. C. Buell, Rock Falls, Whiteside county ; H. B. Gurler, DeKalb, 

 DeKalb county ; J. H. Bro >mell, Korth Aurora, Kane county ; G. P. Lord 

 and loseph Tefft, Elgin, Kane c *unty. On return of the papers they were 

 sent to Geneva, Kane county, for record, in accordance with the law of the 

 S ate. Subsequently a meeting of the Directors was held in Elgin for the 

 purpose of electing officers to serve for the first ypar. At that meeting the 

 following named persons were elected: President, Joseph Tefft; Yice 

 President, C. C. Buell ; Secretary, R. P. McGlincy ; Treasurer, J. F. Coe. 



On the third day of March next the time for which the Board of Directors 

 and ofii -ers were elected to serve will exuire, and as our annual meeting is 

 fixed for December, and that being the most convenient and proper time for 

 the election to take place, it is thought that the best course to pursue, (as 

 a number of the Directors and officers have already tendered their resigna- 

 tions), would be if the entire BoHrd of Directors and officers choose to resign 

 for the purpose of electing those who shall hold their office until the next 

 annual meeting, such resignation would most likely be accepted, and there- 

 by leave the members of this Association free to elect whomsoever they may 

 wish to serve them for the ensuing year. 



Prior to the election it would appear eminently proper for the Association 

 to adopt a code of by-laws for its future government. 



[Dr. Tefft, at the close of his address, assumed the chair, and presided 

 over the deliberations of the association.] 



Mr. C. C. Buell: If a motion would be in order, I would move that that 

 part of the president's address which relates to the election of officers be re- 

 ferred to a committee, to report at as early an hour as practicable. Car- 

 ried, and the chair appointed J. G. Lumbard, J. H. Broomell, and H. B. Gur- 

 ler as such committee. 



