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without the real stamp upon it as to what it really is" away. 

 Let us come forth from our competitions here into the clear, 

 open market and get living prices and every man so stand 

 shoulder to shoulder with his fellow." I notice as well that 

 you introduce the ladies upon your program. On the Board 

 at Elgin last year about |7,000,000 of business was transacted, 

 but we are told that in the kitchens of Illinois there must be 

 about 135,000,000 worth of butter manufactured. I do not 

 know how much of the work you farmers do at home, but 

 I have served a farming community in the course of my min- 

 istry, and I recognize the fact that the women did most of 

 the churning, when there were not any boys hanging about 

 who could be pressed into that service. So then it seems the 

 women have made $35,000,000 of butter in this State of Illi- 

 nois, and so you have done well to have brought in the women. 



A man who has for his companion in work a large-souled, 

 high-spirited woman, cannot very well make a failure of it, 

 even if he tries. 



We bid you welcome to this town. We have a busy people 

 here. The factories hum w^hen the wheels are in motion; the 

 entertainments and the church services are open in the even- 

 ing, and our people are to be found at these places in the even- 

 ing. We are a hustling set of people and we invite into the bor- 

 ders of such a town, always, people who know how to get up 

 and bring things to pass. You will enthuse us a little with 

 your spirit; may we hope that we will enthuse you a little with 

 the spirit of the place. We welcome you to the hospitality of 

 the town and I trust that you will have a royal time as you 

 live in our midst within the days that are set apart for your 

 gathering; we hope that you will be able so to plan your work 

 so that when you go home you will be able to set the milk 

 and skim it on top and then turn it over and skim it on the 

 bottom; then turn it over and skim it on the side and then 

 turn it over and skim it on the other side. 



Gentlemen, we would like to have you get the most cream 

 to put into the best butter and put on the market the best 

 product and raise Illinois to the topmost place in your line of 

 industry. We welcome you to our city. 



